The politics in 60632 Chicago, IL are heavily influenced by the city's large population. The area is home to a diverse range of people from all walks of life and is a melting pot for political ideas. Every two years, Chicago holds local elections for various offices including Mayor, Alderman, Treasurer, Clerk, and Assessor. These elected officials are responsible for setting policy in the area and making decisions that impact the lives of those living in 60632. Each election cycle brings out a range of candidates with different ideologies and platforms; it is up to the citizens of 60632 to decide which candidate best represents their interests and values. By electing the right person to office, the citizens can ensure that their voice is heard in matters related to local politics.
The political climate in Zip 60632 (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 60632 (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 60632 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 796 contributions totaling $66,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $48,627 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $395 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)