The politics of 60189 Wheaton, IL are largely influenced by the larger state and national political environment. The city is represented by members of both the Democratic and Republican parties in local, state, and federal government. In addition to these representatives, there are a number of committees and organizations that support various causes and individuals within the area. For example, the Wheaton League of Women Voters works to inform citizens about elections and political issues while the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce strives to promote economic development in the area. Additionally, local initiatives are put forth that directly affect residents including zoning laws, taxes, ordinances, and more. Overall, politics in this part of Illinois is dynamic and ever-changing as representatives strive to serve their constituents needs by providing essential services such as public safety, transportation infrastructure improvement projects, educational resources for students, and more.
The political climate in Zip 60189 (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 60189 (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 60189 (Wheaton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,297 contributions totaling $275,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 730 contributions totaling $282,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)