Prospect Heights, IL is a part of Cook County and is located in northeast Illinois. Though Prospect Heights is a small town with a population of around 16,000 people, it plays an important role in the politics of Cook County. It has been home to many prominent candidates from both major parties over the years. Local politicians have served at the national level as well as in state government positions. In recent years, local political issues such as public safety, economic development, and education have been important topics for discussion among Prospect Heights residents and representatives. The town also serves as a major hub for regional transportation services and is home to several parks and recreational centers. With its close proximity to Chicago, Prospect Heights provides its citizens with easy access to many cultural attractions and opportunities for employment in nearby cities.
The political climate in Zip 60070 (Prospect Heights, 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 60070 (Prospect Heights, IL) is strongly liberal.
Prospect Heights, 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.
Prospect Heights, 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 60070 (Prospect Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,043 contributions totaling $64,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 181 contributions totaling $94,522 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)