The politics of 60647 Chicago, IL are largely shaped by the city's diverse population. The city is home to a wide range of ethnicities, religions, and cultures that have all brought their unique perspectives and values to the local political landscape. This includes two wards represented in the City Council, as well as numerous civic organizations representing particular constituencies. In addition to this representation within government institutions, grassroots organizations have also formed throughout the area to advocate on behalf of specific causes and interests. Issues ranging from economic development and affordable housing to criminal justice reform have been championed in recent years by a variety of individuals, groups, and elected officials. As residents continue to strive for meaningful change in their local communities, they will undoubtedly shape the future of politics in 60647 Chicago, IL for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 60647 (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 60647 (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 60647 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,885 contributions totaling $1,171,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 318 contributions totaling $162,572 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $511 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)