The politics in 60439 Lemont, IL are an important part of the area's culture and identity. Lemont is situated in eastern Illinois and is a village with a population of just over 16,000 people. It is part of Cook County and is home to a number of different political parties and organizations with their own distinct beliefs and agendas for the village. There are numerous individuals who stand for election each year to represent the interests of the citizens within Lemont. These candidates serve on various committees, boards and councils that address issues such as public safety, economic development or infrastructure improvements. The current mayor has been in office since 2013 and works closely with the other local officials to ensure that the policies being enacted benefit all of its citizens. Additionally, there are a variety of civic engagement groups that support causes that are important to members of the community, such as environmental protection or advocating for social justice. All in all, politics in 60439 Lemont, IL remain an integral part of life in this small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Zip 60439 (Lemont, IL) is moderately 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 60439 (Lemont, IL) is moderately liberal.
Lemont, Illinois is moderately 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.
Lemont, 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 60439 (Lemont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 630 contributions totaling $89,108 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 283 contributions totaling $88,083 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)