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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.
The Cook Partisan Voting Index, abbreviated PVI or CPVI, is a measurement of how partisan a U.S. congressional district or U.S. state is. [1] This partisanship is indicated as lean towards either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, [2] compared to the nation as a whole, based on how that district or state voted in the previous two presidential elections.
A movement in a myriad of rural counties across deep blue states such as Illinois and California to ... the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president assailed liberal-run cities, claiming that they were ...
Outside of Chicago, the suburban collar counties continue trending Democratic [3] while downstate Illinois can be considered more conservative with several Democratic leaning regions including Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington-Normal, Rockford, Peoria, the Quad Cities, and suburban St. Louis. [4]
The most liberal, not surprisingly, is San Francisco. The study ranked all U.S. cities with a population over 250,000 based on local government policies and positions.
The 15th congressional district of Illinois is currently located in central Illinois. It was located in eastern and southeastern Illinois until 2022. It is currently represented by Republican Mary Miller. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+22, it is one of the most Republican-leaning districts in Illinois. [2]
Freshman Rep. Marie Newman, who ousted longtime Rep. Dan Lipinski in a primary last year, saw her seat dismantled during redistricting.
It has a reputation for being by far the most liberal state in the Great Lakes region. 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.