The 60651 area of Chicago, IL is a vibrant residential neighborhood. It provides a safe and inclusive environment for its citizens. This community is served by many skilled local politicians who are dedicated to providing the best possible services to residents. These elected officials strive to create policies that promote economic growth, social safety, and improved quality of life. Additionally, they are committed to preserving the area’s unique character while promoting responsible economic development. Local politicians engage actively with their constituents through public forums, town hall meetings, and other events where they address issues such as housing affordability, public safety, education reform, and infrastructure improvements. Working in collaboration with state and national representatives, these leaders help ensure that the 60651 area remains an attractive place to live for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 60651 (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 60651 (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 60651 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 382 contributions totaling $34,666 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $13,128 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $656 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)