Rolling Meadows, IL, is a small city located in Cook County. The community has an active political culture that focuses on local issues and policies. With a population of 24,664 as of the 2020 census, Rolling Meadows is home to several different levels of government that include a mayor and a city council. The mayor and council members are elected by the citizens every two years and work together to provide for their constituents. There are also other smaller organizations such as school boards, library boards, fire protection districts, and other local committees that work to ensure the public鈥檚 safety and rights are protected. Because of its size, Rolling Meadows offers plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in their local politics; whether through voting or attending informational forums on upcoming issues. Local politicians strive to make sure that decisions made reflect the needs of those living in the area while also ensuring progress takes place in an equitable manner for all people regardless of race or income level.
The political climate in Zip 60008 (Rolling Meadows, 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 60008 (Rolling Meadows, IL) is strongly liberal.
Rolling Meadows, 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.
Rolling Meadows, 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 60008 (Rolling Meadows)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,673 contributions totaling $54,473 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 249 contributions totaling $32,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)