The politics of 60432 Joliet, IL are largely determined by the greater Will County area. This is a predominantly Democratic region due to the high population of minority groups and working class citizens who tend to vote for progressive candidates. The majority of Joliet’s local elections are fought between Democratic and Republican candidates, although non-partisan positions such as judgeships are often elected without party affiliation. Currently, the county seat is held by Democrat Carla Johnston, a former councilwoman. She has been in office since 2019 and is running for re-election this year. In addition to state representatives from both major parties, there are numerous city and village councils throughout Will County that work on local issues specific to their townships. These elections typically put an emphasis on issues such as infrastructure improvement, business growth and job creation.
The political climate in Zip 60432 (Joliet, IL) is somewhat liberal.
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 60432 (Joliet, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Joliet, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
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.
Joliet, 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 60432 (Joliet)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $19,947 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $16,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)