The small town of 60556 Waterman, IL is home to a population of just over 2,000 people. It is a fairly conservative area politically and the town officials are mostly comprised of members of the Republican party. Locally elected officials work hard to ensure that the needs of its citizens are met and that resources are used efficiently. Recently, there have been initiatives to bring more jobs to the community and create further economic growth. The town also makes sure that it is safe for its residents by providing quality education through their school system and creating strong law enforcement programs. Residents take pride in their town and often come together for events such as parades and festivals. Waterman has a strong sense of community and all the local government officials strive to keep it that way.
The political climate in Zip 60556 (Waterman, IL) is leaning conservative.
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 60556 (Waterman, IL) is leaning conservative.
Waterman, Illinois is leaning conservative.
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.
Waterman, 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 60556 (Waterman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $554 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,010 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)