The politics in 60450 Morris, IL are largely shaped by the local community's values and beliefs. The city is represented in the Illinois State Senate by Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant and in the Illinois House of Representatives by Representative John Cabello. Locally, the Mayor of Morris is Richard Kopczick, who was elected to a fourth and final term in 2019. The City Council consists of six members who work together to set government policies for the city. The people of Morris are passionate about their government and take part actively in a variety of initiatives that help shape their local government. They have played an integral role in setting up a number of programs that support economic development and job growth, as well as providing vital services for senior citizens, veterans, children, and individuals with disabilities. Their commitment to ensuring quality public services has helped maintain Morris' reputation as one of the most livable cities in Northern Illinois.
The political climate in Zip 60450 (Morris, IL) is moderately conservative.
Grundy County, IL is strongly conservative. In Grundy County, IL 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grundy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.0%.
Grundy county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60450 (Morris, IL) is moderately conservative.
Morris, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Grundy County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
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.
Morris, 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 60450 (Morris)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 244 contributions totaling $32,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 296 contributions totaling $37,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)