The 60655 zip code of Chicago, IL is a diverse area located in southwest Chicago. The area is part of the 17th Ward and represented by Alderwoman Stephanie Coleman. In recent years, she has focused her efforts on improving education and public safety within the ward. Additionally, the area is home to several state representatives such as Esther Golar and Marcus Evans Jr., both of whom are committed to increasing access to healthcare in their communities. With strong leadership, initiatives, and local involvement from representatives like Alderwoman Coleman and others, the politics of this area are actively working towards meaningful change for all residents.
The political climate in Zip 60655 (Chicago, IL) is moderately 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 60655 (Chicago, IL) is moderately liberal.
Chicago, Illinois is moderately 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 60655 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 480 contributions totaling $34,015 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $23,253 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)