The 60411 zip code of Chicago Heights in Cook County, IL is part of a congressionally designated minority-majority district. Represented by Rep. Bobby Rush, the city is strongly Democratic and has seen a decline in population over recent years. Politically, Chicago Heights has traditionally leaned toward progressive policies with an emphasis on social justice and economic equity. The local political scene is largely focused on issues such as public safety, education reform, job creation, and criminal justice reform. Voter turnout for local elections tends to be higher than average due to the enthusiasm of many dedicated civic leaders who are committed to making the city a better place for their families and neighbors.
The political climate in Zip 60411 (Chicago Heights, IL) is strongly 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 60411 (Chicago Heights, IL) is strongly liberal.
Chicago Heights, Illinois is strongly 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 Heights, 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 60411 (Chicago Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,593 contributions totaling $59,211 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $16,323 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)