Arlington Heights, IL is located in Cook County and is a part of the 6th congressional district. It has a vibrant political environment that is home to several active local political organizations. These organizations work to promote progressive and conservative ideals in the community through numerous events and activities. Additionally, Arlington Heights has elected a number of well-known figures to represent their interests at the state and federal levels. These representatives have worked diligently on behalf of Arlington Heights citizens to ensure their voices are heard. They have championed causes such as universal health care, tax reforms, education funding, and environmental protection. The local government works hard to ensure that citizens have access to quality public services, including law enforcement, fire protection, transportation options, parks and recreation programs, libraries, and more. All of these efforts help make Arlington Heights an attractive place for residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Zip 60004 (Arlington Heights, 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 60004 (Arlington Heights, IL) is strongly liberal.
Arlington Heights, 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.
Arlington Heights, 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 60004 (Arlington Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,433 contributions totaling $278,215 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,066 contributions totaling $267,781 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)