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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.
Political party strength in Illinois is highly dependent upon Cook County, and the state's reputation as a blue state rests upon the fact that over 40% of its population and political power is concentrated in Chicago, Cook County, and the Chicago metropolitan area.
This comes after Aaron Del Mar, the co-chair of the Illinois Republican Party, abruptly resigned, saying Republican principles of transparency and integrity are being compromised. Del Mar did not ...
This rightward shift was a result of Republicans making ground in the highly populated collar counties combined with low voter turn-out for Democrats in Cook County, home of Chicago. [30] [31] Illinois's shifts represents broader trends across the country with Donald Trump making improvements with key-demographics, such as Hispanics. [32]
Embattled Illinois state GOP Chairman Don Tracy resigned Wednesday, ending his more than three-year run and furthering a chaotic period of leadership for a political organization bordering on ...
(The Center Square) – The state’s political leaders have already taken some lessons from preliminary election results as the Illinois State Board of Elections prepares the final election results.
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.
Republican representative and separation supporter Charles Meier introduced a resolution to change the Illinois constitution so that the Illinois Senate would be determined by counties, with each senator representing 3 counties plus a senator for each single counties with a population of 1 million, rather than senators being allocated by ...