In 60534 Lyons, IL, politics are shaped by the local government and the community. The government is composed of a mix of elected officials who work together to ensure that the needs of the community are met. Local residents have a say in their local politics through voting in elections for mayor, village presidents, trustees, and other offices. Issues such as taxes, zoning laws, public safety, and education are among the important topics discussed and voted on at these meetings. Political events such as town hall meetings and debates are also held to give citizens an opportunity to voice their opinion on matters that affect them directly. It's clear that residents in 60534 Lyons take great pride in their community and actively participate in improving it through active involvement in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 60534 (Lyons, 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 60534 (Lyons, IL) is strongly liberal.
Lyons, 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.
Lyons, 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 60534 (Lyons)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $5,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $778 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)