The city of Wheaton, IL 60187 is a diverse and vibrant community with a strong local political presence. With an estimated population of 53,270 people in 2018, it is the county seat of DuPage County. The city's politics are shaped by a variety of factors from local schools to the county government. In recent years, there has been increasing attention paid to issues related to growth and development, as well as ensuring that the city remains a safe and welcoming place for all its citizens. Local elections have featured candidates from both major political parties running for office in different positions. There is also representation on the City Council from minor parties such as Green and Libertarian, making it one of the most diverse local politics scenes in Illinois. Together this diverse group of elected officials work together to create policy that reflects the needs and interests of their constituents while always working towards making Wheaton an even better place to live and work for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 60187 (Wheaton, IL) is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, IL is moderately liberal. In DuPage County, IL 57.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DuPage county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.7% to 39.7%.
DuPage county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60187 (Wheaton, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Wheaton, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Wheaton, 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 60187 (Wheaton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,804 contributions totaling $156,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 836 contributions totaling $484,309 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $579 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)