Malta, IL is a small town located in DeKalb County with a population of 3,534 according to the 2010 census. While the population might be small, there is still a political presence in the area. Residents can participate in local politics by casting their vote in elections for local officials such as mayor and city council members. During election season, candidates from both major parties are encouraged to reach out to the community and explain their vision for Malta's future. There are also several civic organizations based in Malta that provide opportunities for residents to become involved with issues impacting their town. These groups often host events throughout the year that allow citizens to voice their opinions and participate in meaningful conversations about current topics related to local politics.
The political climate in Zip 60150 (Malta, IL) is leaning conservative.
DeKalb County, IL is leaning liberal. In DeKalb County, IL 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained moderately Democratic, 51.4% to 45.6%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60150 (Malta, IL) is leaning conservative.
Malta, Illinois is leaning conservative.
DeKalb County, Illinois is leaning 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.
Malta, 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 60150 (Malta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $2,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)