The politics of 60502 Aurora, IL are heavily influenced by the local government and its representatives. 60502 is located in DuPage County, and is represented in the Illinois House of Representatives by Christine Winger (R-45) and Tom Cullerton (D-23). In the U.S. House of Reps, the district is represented by Sean Casten (D-IL 6th). The residents of this zip code are engaged in a variety of issues ranging from education to public safety, with a focus on improving their community. Voters tend to lean towards Democratic candidates, with President Biden receiving 67% of the vote in 2020. To keep up with current political events in 60502 Aurora, IL, many people follow local news sources such as Patch or The Aurora Beacon. Through these resources they can stay informed on upcoming elections or any other important events that might affect them and their communities.
The political climate in Zip 60502 (Aurora, IL) is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, IL is moderately liberal. In DuPage County, IL 57.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DuPage county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.7% to 39.7%.
DuPage county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 60502 (Aurora, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Aurora, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
DuPage County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Aurora, Illinois: R r 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 60502 (Aurora)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 885 contributions totaling $84,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $68,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)