The politics in 60026 Glenview, IL are largely determined by local issues such as taxes and public safety. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will represent the community in the various local government bodies. These elected officials include members of the Village Board of Trustees, which is responsible for managing the village's financial and administrative affairs; and members of the School Board, which oversees educational policies and spending. Other important positions include the Mayor, who serves as head of government, and aldermen, who make up the legislative branch of village government. Many candidates running for office have strong ties to Glenview through their education or employment with one of its many corporations or institutions. They also have varying views on issues facing Glenview residents, such as affordable housing and access to quality health care.
The political climate in Zip 60026 (Glenview, IL) is strongly liberal.
Cook County, IL is very liberal. In Cook County, IL 74.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 24.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cook county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 74.2% to 24.0%.
Cook county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60026 (Glenview, IL) is strongly liberal.
Glenview, Illinois is strongly liberal.
Cook County, Illinois is very 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.
Glenview, Illinois: D D 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 60026 (Glenview)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,809 contributions totaling $284,313 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 476 contributions totaling $203,097 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $427 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)