Hoffman Estates is a vibrant community located in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. With the population just over 51,000 people, Hoffman Estates is a diverse and thriving town that offers something for everyone. In terms of politics, Hoffman Estates has a long and established history of local government representation. The Village Board of Trustees is composed of six elected officials who are all residents of the village. They are responsible for developing and implementing policy on behalf of the citizens in order to ensure their safety, well-being and overall quality of life. In addition to this board, there are several other committees that help to bring about positive change within the community such as the Environmental Commission and the Community Relations Commission. In addition to these committees and boards, Hoffman Estates also has representatives in both state and federal governments who work hard to ensure that the interests of the village are addressed in Lansing (Michigan) and Washington D.C. respectively.
The political climate in Zip 60169 (Hoffman Estates, 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 60169 (Hoffman Estates, IL) is strongly liberal.
Hoffman Estates, 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.
Hoffman Estates, 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 60169 (Hoffman Estates)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 709 contributions totaling $61,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $26,417 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)