The politics of the 60656 zip code in Chicago, IL plays a major role in the lives of its residents. This area is part of the 38th Ward and is represented by Alderman Samantha Nugent. She has held this position since 2011 and has worked to ensure that her constituents’ needs are met. The ward also supports numerous non-profits and community organizations that strive to improve the quality of life in the area. Additionally, local elections for mayor, state representatives, county commissioners, and other positions bring attention to this area’s political environment. Residents vote on these issues every four years and have an active role in determining how their political system operates. With so much at stake, politics play a big part in shaping the lives of those living in 60656 Chicago, IL.
The political climate in Zip 60656 (Chicago, 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 60656 (Chicago, IL) is strongly liberal.
Chicago, 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.
Chicago, 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 60656 (Chicago)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,926 contributions totaling $37,007 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $15,847 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)