The politics in 60621 Chicago, IL are greatly impacted by the local government. The area is represented in Congress by Bobby L. Rush, a Democrat who has served the district since 1993. At the state level, the area is represented by Senator Elgie Sims and Representative Sonya Harper, both Democrats currently serving their first terms. On the county level, Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer serves as Commissioner of District 2. All three representatives are actively involved in fighting for an improved quality of life for residents of 60621 Chicago, IL and strive to ensure that all citizens have access to basic needs such as education, healthcare, and job opportunities. These representatives work closely with other community leaders to provide resources to those in need and advocate for policy changes that will improve the lives of all citizens in the area.
The political climate in Zip 60621 (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 60621 (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 60621 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $2,832 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)