The politics in 60544 Plainfield, IL are focused on local concerns and initiatives that help the community. There are a number of local political candidates running for office in the area, each offering their own unique ideas and perspectives on how to better serve the people of Plainfield, IL. The candidates focus heavily on issues like crime, education, economic development, and public safety. They strive to create a safe and prosperous place to live for everyone. All of the candidates have been engaging with citizens through door-to-door campaigns, town hall meetings, social media outreach, and more. Despite having competitive races this election season, the candidates seem united in their desire to make Plainfield a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 60544 (Plainfield, IL) is leaning liberal.
Will County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Will County, IL 53.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Will county remained moderately Democratic, 53.1% to 44.8%.
Will county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60544 (Plainfield, IL) is leaning liberal.
Plainfield, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Will County, Illinois is somewhat 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.
Plainfield, 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 60544 (Plainfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 701 contributions totaling $38,398 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 263 contributions totaling $68,883 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)