In the small village of Cortland, IL (zip code 60112), politics are a major part of daily life. The village is currently led by Mayor Amy Bounds, who was elected to her first term in 2013 and has since been re-elected twice. She is joined on the village board by six trustees who are elected to four-year terms with staggered elections. These elected officials are responsible for setting policy, enacting laws, and allocating resources for the citizens of Cortland. Along with other local politics such as school boards and county commissioners, these officials help shape both the future of Cortland and its people. Additionally, residents of 60112 have access to state representatives through their district office located in nearby DeKalb County. Overall, it is clear that politics play an important role in the lives of Cortland residents as they work together to better serve their community.
The political climate in Zip 60112 (Cortland, IL) is leaning conservative.
DeKalb County, IL is leaning liberal. In DeKalb County, IL 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained moderately Democratic, 51.4% to 45.6%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60112 (Cortland, IL) is leaning conservative.
Cortland, Illinois is leaning conservative.
DeKalb County, Illinois is leaning 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.
Cortland, 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 60112 (Cortland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $1,931 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)