The politics in 60154 Westchester, IL are largely centered around the local community. The main political parties active in the area are the Democratic Party and Republican Party, with both parties fielding candidates for various positions in local government. Local elections focus on issues such as schools, public safety, infrastructure projects, and taxes. Both parties strive to promote their respective platforms and encourage people to get involved in the political process by voting and attending debates or other events. There is also a vibrant civic culture within 60154 Westchester as community members regularly participate in town hall meetings and get involved in campaigns for local candidates. In addition, many of the residents are actively engaged in charities or non-profit organizations that work to provide assistance to those who need it most. These efforts ensure that everyone is heard and that all voices have a chance to influence decisions made at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 60154 (Westchester, 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 60154 (Westchester, IL) is strongly liberal.
Westchester, 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.
Westchester, 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 60154 (Westchester)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 635 contributions totaling $40,714 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 454 contributions totaling $32,892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)