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Around 40% of the population of Illinois live in the northeast Cook County alone, and 75% live within the wider Chicago metropolitan area. (Figures from 2020) The population of the state of Illinois is heavily concentrated in Cook County, including the city of Chicago. With 40% of the population, the county has a large impact of state politics. [1]
It is the oldest extant state party in Illinois and one of just two recognized parties in the state, along with the Republican Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Illinois' U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship.
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.
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.
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.
Elections in Illinois are directly administered by 109 election authorities. Seven municipalities each have an election commission as the local election authority only within that municipality. Outside of those, the county clerk is the local election authority in 100 counties, and 2 counties have a separate election commission . [ 3 ]
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the 17 U.S. representatives from the State of Illinois, one from each of the state's 17 congressional districts.
Elected the 13th Illinois Governor (1861–1865) Elected United States Senator from Illinois (1865–1871) Robert R. Hitt: Appointed the 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (1881) Served as a regent of the Smithsonian Institution (1893–1906) William Lorimer: Elected United States Senator from Illinois (1909–1912) Henry Hyde