The 60615 zip code in Chicago, IL is a vibrant community area that is known for its diverse population and bustling local businesses. The area has seen a great amount of growth over the years and continues to be one of the most sought after places to live in Chicago. Politically, the 60615 zip code is a part of Illinois' Seventh Congressional District, which is represented by Congresswoman Danny K. Davis. In addition, the area has a number of state representatives and senators who work within their respective chambers to pass legislation that impacts the lives of constituents across Illinois. The neighborhood also elects several local leaders who are responsible for ensuring that services such as libraries, parks, schools, and healthcare facilities are adequately maintained. The people living in this area are passionate about exercising their right to vote and actively engage in political debates when topics such as job opportunities or public safety arise.
The political climate in Zip 60615 (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 60615 (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 60615 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,301 contributions totaling $1,535,109 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 420 contributions totaling $57,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)