The small village of Clarendon Hills, IL with a population of 8,427 is known for its historic homes and friendly atmosphere. It is located in DuPage County and primarily governed by the Village President and Board of Trustees. The Village President is elected every four years in a nonpartisan election, while the six trustees are elected to staggered four-year terms. All trustees represent the entire village as a whole and work together to make decisions on behalf of all residents. This bipartisan decision-making helps ensure that all opinions are heard and taken into account when making any decisions regarding town matters. The Village of Clarendon Hills is also home to several local political parties including the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, Green Party, Constitution Party and Socialist Equality Party. These various political parties bring diverse views to the table when deciding how best to serve their constituents. Ultimately, it is up to Clarendon Hills residents to decide how they wish their hometown to be governed moving forward.
The political climate in Zip 60514 (Clarendon Hills, IL) is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, IL is moderately liberal. In DuPage County, IL 57.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DuPage county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.7% to 39.7%.
DuPage county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60514 (Clarendon Hills, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Clarendon Hills, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Clarendon Hills, Illinois: R r 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 60514 (Clarendon Hills)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 302 contributions totaling $85,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 229 contributions totaling $96,002 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $419 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)