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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.
The state has voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election beginning in 1992 (doing so by at least 10% each time), including voting for Senator Barack Obama from Illinois in 2008 and 2012 and Chicago-born Hillary Clinton in 2016. This was the first election since 1868 in which Illinois did not have 20 or more electoral votes.
(The Center Square) – The Nov. 5 General Election was two weeks ago, but Illinois continues to count vote-by-mail ballots. An election integrity group says the practice could be reigned in ...
(The Center Square) – Veto session begins at the Illinois Statehouse in Springfield Tuesday and last week’s election of Donald Trump may be top of mind. Gov. J.B. Pritzker expects the Illinois ...
Following the 2018 elections, all six statewide elected offices are held by a Democrat. [1] There is a significant division between Democratic-leaning cities and college towns, and highly conservative rural regions, which continue to be dominated by Republicans, but are drowned out due to their relatively low population.
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Illinois, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1818, Illinois has participated in every U.S. presidential election. From 1896 to 1996, Illinois was a bellwether state, voting for the winner of the presidential election 24 of 26 times, the exceptions being 1916 and 1976.
The election day for the consolidated election is the first Tuesday in April of each odd year, unless that day is during Passover, in which case the election is the first Tuesday after Passover. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Its associated consolidated primary election is held on the preceding last Tuesday in February. [ 7 ]
Here are live updates from around Illinois on Election Day 2024. This story will be refreshed all day with what you need to know about elections in the Peoria area and beyond.