The 60613 zip code in Chicago, Illinois is home to diverse populations of people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. It is an area with strong political leanings, including members from both major parties, but also independent voters who are not affiliated with any one party. Residents of this zip code have the opportunity to be politically involved by participating in local government meetings or voting in elections for local candidates running for office. There are a variety of issues that affect this community and it is important that residents stay informed and engaged in order to make their voices heard. By staying informed on the current politics and getting involved in local initiatives, residents can ensure that their voices are heard and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 60613 (Chicago, IL) is very liberal.
Cook County, IL is very liberal. In Cook County, IL 74.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cook county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.2% to 24.0%.
Cook county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60613 (Chicago, IL) is very liberal.
Chicago, Illinois is very liberal.
Cook County, Illinois is very liberal.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very liberal.
Illinois is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Chicago, Illinois: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 60613 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,779 contributions totaling $1,420,544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 361 contributions totaling $172,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $479 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)