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Historically, Illinois was a critical swing state leaning marginally towards the Republican Party. [3] Between its admission into the Union and 1996, it voted for the losing candidate just six times - in 1824, 1840, 1848, 1884, 1916, and 1976.
It is one of the most Democratic states in the nation with all state executive offices and both state legislative branches held by Democrats. [1] [2] For most of its history, Illinois was widely considered to be a swing state, voting for the winner of all but two presidential elections in the 20th century.
The simplest measure of party strength in a state voting population is the affiliation totals from voter registration from the websites of the Secretaries of State or state Boards of Elections for the 30 states and the District of Columbia that allow registered voters to indicate a party preference when registering to vote. 20 states [a] do not ...
A movement in a myriad of rural counties across deep blue states such as Illinois and California to split off and form new states appears to be gaining some steam in the wake of the Nov. 5 election.
In the United States, 15 counties or county equivalents have never voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in their history, while 5 have never voted for the Republican nominee. [1] In recent decades, the number of electorally competitive counties has decreased, with most counties now consistently favoring one political party over the other.
Freshman Rep. Marie Newman, who ousted longtime Rep. Dan Lipinski in a primary last year, saw her seat dismantled during redistricting.
All states currently have some version of a no-fault divorce law, but Republicans in Texas and Nebraska list the dissolution or restriction of no-fault divorce in their state party political ...
Most measurements have found a significant shift towards cultural liberalism since 1970, while divergence in policies between the states has significantly increased since then. [1] Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Alabama rank among the most right-wing states. Massachusetts, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Connecticut rank among the most left-wing ...