The city of Dolton, IL is a small town in Cook County with a vibrant and engaged population. The local political candidates running for office strive to serve their constituents and ensure that the needs of the community are met. The current mayor, Riley Rogers, has been in office since 2017 and has worked on initiatives to improve the quality of life for Dolton residents by facilitating economic growth and strengthening public safety services. Recently, Mayor Rogers proposed a plan to invest in infrastructure improvements such as better roads and sidewalks, upgraded public transportation systems, and improved park facilities. Additionally, the City Council has been working to make sure that all its citizens have access to quality education resources such as after-school programs and early childhood education centers. The community of Dolton values its political leaders who are dedicated to making sure that everyone鈥檚 voice is heard.
The political climate in Dolton, 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
Dolton, IL 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.
Dolton, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Dolton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,011 contributions totaling $60,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $30,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)