Politics in 60164 Northlake, IL are generally quite local and involve the voting public's involvement in deciding who gets elected to the local government positions. The most recent election was held in April 2021 and saw the re-election of Mayor Bill Reardon for another term. Other positions on the ballot included City Clerk, City Treasurer and Alderman. In order to ensure that all voices are heard, there are several organizations in the area that encourage people to become informed about political issues and educate themselves about candidates before going to the polls. These organizations also strive to ensure fair elections and provide resources for voters so they can make an educated decision when casting their ballots. With local government positions being voted on by residents of 60164 Northlake, IL, it is important for citizens to take part in the electoral process to ensure that their voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 60164 (Northlake, 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 60164 (Northlake, IL) is strongly liberal.
Northlake, 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.
Northlake, 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 60164 (Northlake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $6,648 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $7,989 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)