The village of Wadsworth, IL (zip code 60083) is a small community in Lake County with a population of just under 4,000. It is governed by an elected president and six trustees who serve on the village board. The board members are responsible for making decisions that affect the day-to-day operations of the community. These decisions can range from budgeting to public works projects or even approving/denying permits and licenses. Additionally, they act as liaisons between the village and its residents when it comes to voicing concerns or looking for ways to improve the local area. Wadsworth is also home to a number of local organizations dedicated to supporting the community through advocacy and service opportunities such as volunteer firefighting, fundraising events, and providing educational resources. Overall, Wadsworth has a strong sense of civic responsibility with its citizens actively taking part in decision-making that affects their lives locally.
The political climate in Zip 60083 (Wadsworth, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, IL is strongly liberal. In Lake County, IL 60.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.8% to 36.8%.
Lake county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60083 (Wadsworth, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Wadsworth, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Lake County, Illinois is strongly 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.
Wadsworth, 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 60083 (Wadsworth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 530 contributions totaling $29,774 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $25,053 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)