The politics in 60527 Burr Ridge, IL are primarily centered around local government and initiatives that benefit the citizens of the city. The City Council is a non-partisan elected body made up of seven members who work together to make decisions that impact the community. These decisions range from zoning ordinances and budgetary allocations to public works projects and programs that improve the quality of life for all residents. Local candidates often run for office based on their experience in municipal government, past successes, and their commitment to addressing the specific needs of the community. Burr Ridge also participates in a variety of county-level elections where citizens cast their votes for a variety of state-wide positions such as governor, senator, representative, etc. All these elections help ensure that Burr Ridge residents have a voice at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 60527 (Burr Ridge, 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 60527 (Burr Ridge, IL) is somewhat liberal.
Burr Ridge, 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.
Burr Ridge, 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 60527 (Burr Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,118 contributions totaling $1,008,306 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 933 contributions totaling $405,084 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $434 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)