Winnetka, IL 60093 is located in Cook County and is part of the 8th Congressional District. It is a small suburb that is known for its well-educated population and low crime rate. Politically, Winnetka leans Democratic as Cook County is dominated by Democrats. The current congressman representing the area is Raja Krishnamoorthi. The Congressman has been actively involved in several progressive initiatives such as efforts to raise the minimum wage, protect Social Security and Medicare, and provide tax relief for working families. Locally, there are a few elected officials including state representatives and senators from both parties. In addition to these representatives, Winnetka also elects members of the Board of Education who oversee local education needs and programming. All elections are closely watched by local constituents who take an active role in politics to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 60093 (Winnetka, 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 60093 (Winnetka, IL) is moderately liberal.
Winnetka, 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.
Winnetka, 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 60093 (Winnetka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,654 contributions totaling $5,454,692 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $630 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,949 contributions totaling $4,751,548 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,611 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)