The 60640 zip code in Chicago, IL is a vibrant neighborhood with active residents who are passionate about their local politics. The area has seen many changes over the years and remains a popular place to live in the city. Residents of 60640 have been involved in numerous campaigns and initiatives that focus on improving their community, from increasing access to quality education for all children to advocating for better public transportation options. They are also very engaged in local elections, participating in forums and debates between candidates and casting their votes on election day. Despite the wide range of issues at stake, the residents of 60640 are united in their dedication to making a difference in their neighborhood and beyond.
The political climate in Zip 60640 (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 60640 (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 60640 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,456 contributions totaling $2,165,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 422 contributions totaling $224,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $532 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)