The town of 60456 Hometown, IL is a bustling community filled with vibrant people and plenty of opportunities. The local politics in the area are largely focused on promoting the continued growth and development of the region while also working to ensure that all residents have access to the resources they need. The city council works diligently to make sure that all voices in the community are heard and reflected in any decisions made for the greater good. Local candidates regularly run for office, and through their campaigns they seek to build bridges between communities, create economic opportunities, and ultimately improve the quality of life for everyone living in 60456 Hometown, IL.
The political climate in Zip 60456 (Hometown, 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 60456 (Hometown, IL) is strongly liberal.
Hometown, 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.
Hometown, 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 60456 (Hometown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $6,033 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $529 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)