Golf, IL is a small town located just outside of Chicago. It has an active local political scene, and citizens are encouraged to participate in the discussion and voting process. The town is important for its local politics because it is the consolidated government for the surrounding area. The Mayor and City Council of Golf, IL have many responsibilities that include managing the municipal budget, handling public works operations, and supporting community programs. They also work to ensure that all of their citizens' needs are met by providing services such as public safety, road maintenance, waste management, and economic development. Each year during election season there are several candidates running for Mayor or City Council who bring different viewpoints on how they think best to serve their community. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending meetings or forums hosted by their local government or registering to vote in their ward or district.
The political climate in Golf, 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
Golf, IL 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.
Golf, 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 Golf, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,314 contributions totaling $806,178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,035 contributions totaling $592,045 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $572 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)