The small town of Coal City, IL (zip code 60416) is part of Grundy County and is governed by a mayor and six trustees. It has a rich history in coal mining, with the mines being an important source of employment for many years. Currently, the economy of Coal City is supported by several local businesses, including a grocery store and a hardware store. The town also boasts several parks and recreational facilities, as well as two churches that are popular spots for community gatherings. Although there are no specific political candidates running currently in Coal City, there is still plenty of interest amongst residents in local politics. Community members come together frequently to discuss current issues and to voice their opinions on how they believe their town should be run. The people of Coal City recognize that it has always been a close-knit community, and this attitude continues today as they work together to shape the future of their town through meaningful dialogue and decision-making.
The political climate in Zip 60416 (Coal City, IL) is moderately conservative.
Grundy County, IL is strongly conservative. In Grundy County, IL 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grundy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.0%.
Grundy county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60416 (Coal City, IL) is moderately conservative.
Coal City, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Grundy County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
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.
Coal City, Illinois: r R d r R R
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 60416 (Coal City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $1,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $6,609 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)