The politics in 60484 University Park, IL are driven by various local issues that are important to the community. These issues range from education and infrastructure to public safety and economic development. The University Park community is represented by a variety of political candidates who have different philosophies on how best to serve their constituents. Candidates often demonstrate their commitment to the community by taking part in debates and discussions about local issues as well as participating in town hall meetings. Additionally, these candidates work hard to engage with the community through door-to-door canvassing, hosting events, and providing top notch constituent services for those living within 60484 University Park, IL.
The political climate in Zip 60484 (University Park, IL) is somewhat 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 60484 (University Park, IL) is somewhat liberal.
University Park, Illinois is somewhat 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.
University Park, 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 60484 (University Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $5,310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)