Oak Park, IL (60304) is a vibrant and diverse community located in the western suburbs of Chicago. It is a historic village with rich cultural heritage and bustling economy. The local government of Oak Park, IL (60304) is responsible for managing the affairs of the community, which include providing services such as education, public safety, transportation, recreational activities and economic development. The local government is composed of a mayor, six trustees and several appointed administrators who are elected by the citizens every four years. Oak Park’s political leaders are committed to making sure their constituents get the best quality services from their local government. They are also dedicated to creating an environment where everyone can thrive regardless of their race, gender or income level. Through careful planning and fiscal responsibility, Oak Park has been able to develop innovative initiatives that benefit residents in areas such as economic development, public safety and infrastructure improvements. In addition, the leadership in Oak Park understands how important it is to engage citizens in decision-making processes and they work hard to ensure that all voices are heard throughout the process. This commitment to inclusion has helped make Oak Park one of the most politically engaged communities in Illinois.
The political climate in Zip 60304 (Oak Park, 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 60304 (Oak Park, IL) is strongly liberal.
Oak Park, 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.
Oak 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 60304 (Oak Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,047 contributions totaling $364,572 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $16,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)