Politics in 60160 Melrose Park, IL are diverse and dynamic. The city council is composed of seven members, each representing its own district. They are tasked with promoting the welfare of all residents in Melrose Park and making decisions that benefit the entire community. In addition to the city council, there are also local political candidates running for office in this area. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and ideologies, making sure that there is representation for everyone in Melrose Park. Local elections are held every two years, allowing residents to have their voices heard and be part of the decision-making process that affects their lives. Every vote counts, so it’s important for people living in 60160 Melrose Park to exercise their right to vote and make their opinions known.
The political climate in Zip 60160 (Melrose Park, IL) is very 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 60160 (Melrose Park, IL) is very liberal.
Melrose Park, Illinois is very 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.
Melrose Park, 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 60160 (Melrose Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 328 contributions totaling $37,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $6,167 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)