The politics in 60901 Kankakee, IL are a reflection of the local community. The city's mayor is Chasity Wells-Armstrong, who was elected in 2019. She has worked hard to create an atmosphere of positive growth and opportunity in Kankakee. Under her leadership, the city has implemented measures such as a tax incentive program for businesses, created a new grant program to promote economic development, and provided resources to help small businesses grow. Additionally, the city has provided financial assistance for local organizations and initiatives that benefit the citizens of Kankakee. The city council also works with residents to ensure policies reflect their needs and interests. Community engagement is key for Kankakee’s elected officials to become acquainted with residents’ opinions on issues that affect them directly, such as education, public safety, and quality of life. Ultimately, Kankakee is home to many strong voices advocating for their community's well-being politically, economically, and socially.
The political climate in Zip 60901 (Kankakee, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Kankakee County, IL is moderately conservative. In Kankakee County, IL 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kankakee county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
Kankakee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60901 (Kankakee, IL) is somewhat conservative.
Kankakee, Illinois is somewhat conservative.
Kankakee County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Kankakee Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Kankakee, Illinois: r R d r R R
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 60901 (Kankakee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 420 contributions totaling $39,001 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 208 contributions totaling $99,765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $480 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)