The village of Elwood, Illinois is located in Will County and is part of the Joliet metropolitan statistical area. The village has a population of approximately 5,000 people and is served by its own government. At the head of this government are the local political candidates elected to serve as mayor and trustees. These local politicians are responsible for creating policies that work for the good of their constituents, as well as addressing local issues like public safety, infrastructure improvements, and public services. They are also accountable for ensuring that local taxes remain low and economic development remains strong. Through their work, these local politicians ensure that Elwood remains a thriving community with a bright future ahead.
The political climate in Zip 60421 (Elwood, IL) is leaning conservative.
Will County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Will County, IL 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Will county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.8%.
Will county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60421 (Elwood, IL) is leaning conservative.
Elwood, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Will County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Elwood, 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 60421 (Elwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $735 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $4,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)