Glendale Heights, IL is a suburb of Chicago located in DuPage County. The village has a rich and vibrant political landscape that serves the diverse needs of its community. Local elections are held every two years, and residents elect representatives from all levels of government including municipal, county, state, and federal representation. Issues important to Glendale Heights include economic development, public safety, education reform, infrastructure improvement, and environmental protection. The village also has a strong commitment to social justice and equality issues. Residents can stay informed on local political events through the local media outlets or by attending open meetings or forums hosted by officials representing their districts. With an engaged citizenry and committed politicians at both the local and national level, Glendale Heights is well-positioned to continue to serve its community and provide for its citizens in the years ahead.
The political climate in Zip 60139 (Glendale Heights, 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 60139 (Glendale Heights, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Glendale Heights, 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.
Glendale Heights, 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 60139 (Glendale Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 208 contributions totaling $17,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $14,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)