The town of Western Springs, IL 60558 is known for its quaint atmosphere and small-town charm. It is a place where politics often take a backseat to the day-to-day activities that make up the fabric of the community. Nonetheless, important political decisions are still made on a local level that affect the lives of its residents. Elections are held every two years to decide who will serve on the town's Board of Trustees, which oversees various aspects of governance such as budgeting, services, and improvements to public infrastructure. Local residents regularly have an opportunity to get involved in these elections by casting their vote for their favored candidate or attending meetings and voicing their opinion on issues affecting the town. In addition, there are always plenty of opportunities for citizens to participate in civic engagement activities to help shape policy decisions and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 60558 (Western Springs, IL) is moderately 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 60558 (Western Springs, IL) is moderately liberal.
Western Springs, Illinois is moderately 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.
Western Springs, 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 60558 (Western Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,077 contributions totaling $249,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 363 contributions totaling $175,673 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $484 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)