Politics in the Sycamore, IL 60178 area are largely aligned with the national trends. The local government is led by a mayor and board of trustees, who are elected every four years. Voter turnout is typically high, as citizens take an active interest in deciding who should represent their interests in local government. National political issues often play a role in local politics, as many of the same issues that affect the country as a whole can have an impact on Sycamore, IL. Local politicians often focus on issues such as economic development and public safety. In recent years, there have been efforts to increase public awareness about sustainability and reduce pollution in the area. Additionally, candidates often focus on improving healthcare and education services for residents within the town limits.
The political climate in Zip 60178 (Sycamore, IL) is leaning liberal.
DeKalb County, IL is leaning liberal. In DeKalb County, IL 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained moderately Democratic, 51.4% to 45.6%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60178 (Sycamore, IL) is leaning liberal.
Sycamore, Illinois is leaning liberal.
DeKalb County, Illinois is leaning 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.
Sycamore, 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 60178 (Sycamore)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,096 contributions totaling $77,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 203 contributions totaling $48,247 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)