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The2024 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, as part of the2024 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.Illinois voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote. The state of Illinois has 19 electoral votes in the Electoral College this election, followingreapportionment due to the2020 United States census in which the state lost a seat.[1]
Illinois is a stronglyblue state in theGreat Lakes region anchored byChicago, with the sparsely populatedsouthern region of the state being culturally influenced by theUpper South andBible Belt. 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 in1992 (doing so by at least 10% each time), including voting for SenatorBarack Obama from Illinois in2008 and2012 and Chicago-bornHillary Clinton in2016. This was the first election since1868 in which Illinois did not have 20 or more electoral votes.
Illinois was won by the Democratic candidateKamala Harris. Illinois shifted noticeably towards Trump, with Harris winning the state by under an 11 point margin, six points down from Biden. The state’s red shift was caused by low Democratic turnout inCook County, home to Chicago with Harris receiving about 300,000 fewer votes than Biden in Cook County, while Trump ran marginally ahead of his 2020 raw vote total in Chicago, Cook as a whole, and statewide.[2] Trump became the first Republican to win the White House withoutKendall County orMcLean County. Illinois voted to the right of Colorado for the first time since1964.
The Illinois Democratic primary was held on March 19, 2024, alongside primaries inArizona,Florida,[a]Kansas, andOhio.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Joe Biden (incumbent) | 739,646 | 91.5% | 147 | 147 | |
| Marianne Williamson | 28,777 | 3.6% | |||
| Dean Phillips (withdrawn) | 25,615 | 3.2% | |||
| Frankie Lozada (withdrawn) | 14,513 | 1.8% | |||
| Total: | 808,551 | 100.00% | 147 | 27 | 174 |
The Illinois Republican primary was held on March 19, 2024, alongside primaries inArizona,Florida, andOhio.
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 479,556 | 80.50% | 64 | 0 | 64 |
| Nikki Haley (withdrawn) | 86,278 | 14.48% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 16,990 | 2.85% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 9,758 | 1.64% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Binkley (withdrawn) | 3,114 | 0.52% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 595,696 | 100.00% | 64 | 0 | 64 |
On August 23, 2024, theIllinois State Board of Elections met in Chicago andSpringfield to certify the following list of candidates to appear on the general election ballot:
The board also issued rulings to the nomination papers of third party and independent candidates, including placeholder candidates for theLibertarian andGreen Party tickets, as well as for Kennedy and Shanahan. Both the Libertarian and Green tickets were removed from the ballot, lacking the minimum required number of 25,000 valid signatures, while Kennedy remained.[5]
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The2024 Democratic National Convention was held from August 19 to 22, 2024, at theUnited Center inChicago.[6] It was the first instance of a major party's presidential nominating convention held in Illinois since1996.[7] Here, party delegates voted on their platform for the election and formally nominated vice presidentKamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, with Minnesota governorTim Walz as her running mate.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Political Report[8] | Solid D | December 19, 2023 |
| Inside Elections[9] | Solid D | April 26, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] | Safe D | June 29, 2023 |
| Decision Desk HQ/The Hill[11] | Safe D | June 13, 2024 |
| CNalysis[12] | Solid D | December 30, 2023 |
| CNN[13] | Solid D | January 14, 2024 |
| The Economist[14] | Likely D | August 23, 2024 |
| 538[15] | Solid D | October 2, 2024 |
| RCP[16] | Likely D | June 26, 2024 |
| NBC News[17] | Safe D | October 6, 2024 |
Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Kamala Harris Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote[18] | October 4–28, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 58% | 42% | – |
| ActiVote[19] | September 3 – October 5, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 59% | 41% | – |
| ActiVote[20] | August 6–29, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 58% | 42% | – |
Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Joe Biden Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Zogby Strategies[21][A] | April 13–21, 2024 | 643 (LV) | – | 53% | 40% | 7% |
| Emerson College[22] | October 1–4, 2023 | 468 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 43% | 34% | 23% |
| Cor Strategies[23] | August 24–27, 2023 | 811 (RV) | – | 55% | 35% | 10% |
| Emerson College[24][B] | October 20–24, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 49% | 37% | 14% |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[25][C] | October 10–11, 2022 | 770 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 51% | 42% | 7% |
| Emerson College[26] | September 21–23, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 51% | 38% | 11% |
Joe Biden vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Joe Biden Democratic | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Zogby Strategies[21][A] | April 13–21, 2024 | 643 (LV) | – | 46% | 43% | 11% |
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. Donald Trump
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent | Donald Trump Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Zogby Strategies[21][A] | April 13–21, 2024 | 643 (LV) | – | 48% | 37% | 15% |
J. B. Pritzker vs. Donald Trump
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | J. B. Pritzker Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[25] | October 10–11, 2022 | 770 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 51% | 42% | 7% |
Joe Biden vs. Ron DeSantis
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Joe Biden Democratic | Ron DeSantis Republican | Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cor Strategies[23] | August 24–27, 2023 | 811 (RV) | – | 53% | 35% | 12% |
Swing by county| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3,062,863 | 54.37% | 3.17% | ||
| Republican | 2,449,079 | 43.47% |  2.92% | ||
| Independent | 80,426 | 1.43% | N/A | ||
| Green (Write-in) | 31,023 | 0.55% | 0.04% | ||
| Libertarian (Write-in) | 3,510 | 0.06% | 1.04% | ||
| Socialism and Liberation (Write-in) |
| 2,877 | 0.05% | 0.07% | |
| Independent (Write-in) | 1,569 | 0.03% | N/A | ||
| American Solidarity (Write-in) |
| 1,391 | 0.02% | 0.13% | |
| All otherwrite-ins | Various | 572 | 0.01% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 5,633,310 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Harris 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | Trump 50–60% 60–70% |
| County | Kamala Harris Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 8,111 | 25.43% | 23,161 | 72.61% | 628 | 1.96% | −15,050 | −47.18% | 31,900 |
| Alexander | 904 | 39.72% | 1,341 | 58.92% | 31 | 1.36% | −437 | −19.20% | 2,276 |
| Bond | 2,117 | 26.41% | 5,692 | 71.01% | 207 | 2.58% | −3,575 | −44.60% | 8,016 |
| Boone | 10,159 | 41.71% | 13,673 | 56.14% | 525 | 2.15% | −3,514 | −14.43% | 24,357 |
| Brown | 467 | 18.95% | 1,938 | 78.62% | 60 | 2.43% | −1,471 | −59.67% | 2,465 |
| Bureau | 5,900 | 36.71% | 9,784 | 60.88% | 387 | 2.41% | −3,884 | −24.17% | 16,071 |
| Calhoun | 560 | 20.86% | 2,059 | 76.71% | 65 | 2.43% | −1,499 | −55.85% | 2,684 |
| Carroll | 2,600 | 33.09% | 5,082 | 64.68% | 175 | 2.23% | −2,482 | −31.59% | 7,857 |
| Cass | 1,438 | 27.44% | 3,712 | 70.83% | 91 | 1.73% | −2,274 | −43.39% | 5,241 |
| Champaign | 54,314 | 60.18% | 32,965 | 36.52% | 2,977 | 3.30% | 21,349 | 23.66% | 90,256 |
| Christian | 4,026 | 25.81% | 11,278 | 72.29% | 296 | 1.90% | −7,252 | −46.48% | 15,600 |
| Clark | 1,927 | 23.42% | 6,130 | 74.50% | 171 | 2.08% | −4,203 | −51.08% | 8,228 |
| Clay | 1,054 | 15.55% | 5,610 | 82.77% | 114 | 1.68% | −4,556 | −67.22% | 6,778 |
| Clinton | 4,447 | 23.03% | 14,407 | 74.62% | 452 | 2.35% | −9,960 | −51.59% | 19,306 |
| Coles | 7,495 | 34.68% | 13,606 | 62.95% | 512 | 2.37% | −6,111 | −28.27% | 21,613 |
| Cook | 1,447,821 | 69.63% | 583,852 | 28.08% | 47,566 | 2.29% | 863,969 | 42.00% | 2,079,239 |
| Crawford | 2,048 | 22.87% | 6,727 | 75.13% | 179 | 2.00% | −4,679 | −52.26% | 8,954 |
| Cumberland | 1,059 | 18.28% | 4,627 | 79.89% | 106 | 1.83% | −3,568 | −61.61% | 5,792 |
| DeKalb | 23,648 | 50.12% | 22,716 | 48.14% | 822 | 1.74% | 932 | 1.98% | 47,186 |
| DeWitt | 2,058 | 26.49% | 5,529 | 71.18% | 181 | 2.33% | −3,471 | −44.69% | 7,768 |
| Douglas | 2,198 | 26.02% | 6,076 | 71.92% | 174 | 2.06% | −3,878 | −45.90% | 8,448 |
| DuPage | 251,164 | 55.86% | 191,243 | 42.53% | 7,253 | 1.61% | 59,921 | 13.33% | 449,660 |
| Edgar | 1,816 | 22.91% | 5,955 | 75.11% | 157 | 1.98% | −4,139 | −52.20% | 7,928 |
| Edwards | 457 | 13.87% | 2,794 | 84.80% | 44 | 1.33% | −2,337 | −70.93% | 3,295 |
| Effingham | 3,617 | 18.88% | 15,124 | 78.96% | 413 | 2.16% | −11,507 | −60.08% | 19,154 |
| Fayette | 1,632 | 16.95% | 7,847 | 81.52% | 147 | 1.53% | −6,215 | −64.57% | 9,626 |
| Ford | 1,643 | 24.99% | 4,778 | 72.67% | 154 | 2.34% | −3,135 | −47.68% | 6,575 |
| Franklin | 4,257 | 24.00% | 13,200 | 74.41% | 282 | 1.59% | −8,943 | −50.41% | 17,739 |
| Fulton | 5,980 | 36.89% | 9,827 | 60.62% | 405 | 2.49% | −3,847 | −23.73% | 16,212 |
| Gallatin | 561 | 22.13% | 1,923 | 75.86% | 51 | 2.01% | −1,362 | −53.73% | 2,535 |
| Greene | 1,220 | 20.08% | 4,719 | 77.68% | 136 | 2.24% | −3,499 | −57.60% | 6,075 |
| Grundy | 9,143 | 34.28% | 16,997 | 63.74% | 528 | 1.98% | −7,854 | −29.46% | 26,668 |
| Hamilton | 739 | 17.62% | 3,385 | 80.71% | 70 | 1.67% | −2,646 | −63.09% | 4,194 |
| Hancock | 2,183 | 23.97% | 6,708 | 73.67% | 215 | 2.36% | −4,525 | −49.70% | 9,106 |
| Hardin | 357 | 18.47% | 1,546 | 79.98% | 30 | 1.55% | −1,189 | −61.51% | 1,933 |
| Henderson | 1,026 | 29.57% | 2,369 | 68.27% | 75 | 2.16% | −1,343 | −38.70% | 3,470 |
| Henry | 9,226 | 36.64% | 15,359 | 60.99% | 596 | 2.37% | −6,133 | −24.35% | 25,181 |
| Iroquois | 2,747 | 20.57% | 10,376 | 77.70% | 231 | 1.73% | −7,629 | −57.13% | 13,354 |
| Jackson | 11,394 | 50.46% | 10,614 | 47.00% | 574 | 2.54% | 780 | 3.46% | 22,582 |
| Jasper | 912 | 16.77% | 4,449 | 81.81% | 77 | 1.42% | −3,537 | −65.04% | 5,438 |
| Jefferson | 4,240 | 25.38% | 12,189 | 72.97% | 275 | 1.65% | −7,949 | −47.59% | 16,704 |
| Jersey | 2,816 | 23.98% | 8,684 | 73.95% | 243 | 2.07% | −5,868 | −49.97% | 11,743 |
| Jo Daviess | 5,051 | 40.50% | 7,136 | 57.22% | 285 | 2.28% | −2,085 | −16.72% | 12,472 |
| Johnson | 1,241 | 20.33% | 4,798 | 78.62% | 64 | 1.05% | −3,557 | −58.29% | 6,103 |
| Kane | 120,077 | 54.00% | 99,260 | 44.64% | 3,027 | 1.36% | 20,817 | 9.36% | 222,364 |
| Kankakee | 18,399 | 38.50% | 28,285 | 59.19% | 1,101 | 2.31% | −9,886 | −20.69% | 47,785 |
| Kendall | 32,977 | 49.99% | 31,970 | 48.46% | 1,023 | 1.55% | 1,007 | 1.53% | 65,970 |
| Knox | 9,838 | 44.13% | 11,917 | 53.45% | 540 | 2.42% | -2,079 | −9.32% | 22,295 |
| Lake | 184,642 | 58.89% | 120,402 | 38.40% | 8,514 | 2.71% | 64,240 | 20.49% | 313,558 |
| LaSalle | 21,029 | 39.91% | 30,717 | 58.30% | 942 | 1.79% | −9,688 | −18.39% | 52,688 |
| Lawrence | 1,283 | 20.94% | 4,715 | 76.97% | 128 | 2.09% | −3,432 | −56.03% | 6,126 |
| Lee | 6,105 | 37.75% | 9,680 | 59.86% | 387 | 2.39% | −3,575 | −22.11% | 16,172 |
| Livingston | 4,311 | 25.94% | 11,970 | 72.02% | 340 | 2.04% | −7,659 | −46.08% | 16,621 |
| Logan | 3,543 | 28.07% | 8,757 | 69.38% | 321 | 2.55% | −5,214 | −41.31% | 12,621 |
| Macon | 18,009 | 39.57% | 26,562 | 58.37% | 938 | 2.06% | −8,553 | −18.80% | 45,509 |
| Macoupin | 6,892 | 29.32% | 16,065 | 68.35% | 546 | 2.32% | −9,173 | −39.03% | 23,503 |
| Madison | 56,341 | 42.18% | 73,925 | 55.34% | 3,317 | 2.48% | −17,584 | −13.16% | 133,583 |
| Marion | 4,116 | 24.50% | 12,409 | 73.85% | 278 | 1.65% | −8,293 | −49.35% | 16,803 |
| Marshall | 1,913 | 31.09% | 4,119 | 66.93% | 122 | 1.98% | −2,206 | −35.84% | 6,154 |
| Mason | 1,773 | 27.69% | 4,464 | 69.73% | 165 | 2.58% | −2,691 | −42.04% | 6,402 |
| Massac | 1,683 | 25.11% | 4,939 | 73.68% | 81 | 1.21% | −3,256 | −48.57% | 6,703 |
| McDonough | 4,736 | 39.38% | 6,987 | 58.10% | 302 | 2.52% | −2,251 | −18.72% | 12,025 |
| McHenry | 75,370 | 46.22% | 83,933 | 51.47% | 3,779 | 2.31% | −8,563 | −5.25% | 163,082 |
| McLean | 44,495 | 51.08% | 40,290 | 46.25% | 2,330 | 2.67% | 4,205 | 4.83% | 87,115 |
| Menard | 1,834 | 28.41% | 4,499 | 69.69% | 123 | 1.90% | −2,665 | −41.28% | 6,456 |
| Mercer | 2,950 | 35.23% | 5,215 | 62.28% | 208 | 2.49% | −2,265 | −27.05% | 8,373 |
| Monroe | 6,473 | 30.80% | 14,055 | 66.88% | 486 | 2.32% | −7,582 | −36.08% | 21,014 |
| Montgomery | 3,573 | 26.97% | 9,378 | 70.80% | 295 | 2.23% | −5,805 | −43.83% | 13,246 |
| Morgan | 4,848 | 33.03% | 9,607 | 65.46% | 222 | 1.51% | −4,759 | −32.43% | 14,677 |
| Moultrie | 1,615 | 24.67% | 4,816 | 73.56% | 116 | 1.77% | −3,201 | −48.89% | 6,547 |
| Ogle | 8,883 | 34.30% | 16,450 | 63.51% | 567 | 2.19% | −7,567 | −29.21% | 25,900 |
| Peoria | 40,564 | 50.88% | 36,896 | 46.28% | 2,262 | 2.84% | 3,668 | 4.60% | 79,722 |
| Perry | 2,146 | 23.16% | 6,949 | 75.00% | 170 | 1.84% | −4,803 | −51.84% | 9,265 |
| Piatt | 3,204 | 33.56% | 6,104 | 63.94% | 238 | 2.50% | −2,900 | −30.38% | 9,546 |
| Pike | 1,302 | 17.30% | 6,086 | 80.88% | 137 | 1.82% | −4,784 | −63.58% | 7,525 |
| Pope | 416 | 19.48% | 1,698 | 79.53% | 21 | 0.99% | −1,282 | −60.05% | 2,135 |
| Pulaski | 769 | 32.23% | 1,583 | 66.35% | 34 | 1.42% | −814 | −34.12% | 2,386 |
| Putnam | 1,254 | 37.46% | 2,014 | 60.16% | 80 | 2.38% | −760 | −22.70% | 3,348 |
| Randolph | 3,461 | 24.08% | 10,624 | 73.92% | 288 | 2.00% | −7,163 | −49.84% | 14,373 |
| Richland | 1,747 | 22.48% | 5,889 | 75.77% | 136 | 1.75% | −4,142 | −53.29% | 7,772 |
| Rock Island | 34,126 | 53.59% | 28,061 | 44.07% | 1,492 | 2.34% | 6,065 | 9.52% | 63,679 |
| Saline | 2,634 | 24.78% | 7,830 | 73.67% | 165 | 1.55% | −5,196 | −48.89% | 10,629 |
| Sangamon | 46,074 | 46.18% | 50,979 | 51.09% | 2,720 | 2.73% | −4,905 | −4.91% | 99,773 |
| Schuyler | 961 | 25.51% | 2,720 | 72.21% | 86 | 2.28% | −1,759 | −46.70% | 3,767 |
| Scott | 488 | 18.83% | 2,071 | 79.90% | 33 | 1.27% | −1,583 | −61.07% | 2,592 |
| Shelby | 2,240 | 19.14% | 9,267 | 79.18% | 196 | 1.68% | −7,027 | −60.04% | 11,703 |
| St. Clair | 63,433 | 52.61% | 54,021 | 44.80% | 3,118 | 2.59% | 9,412 | 7.81% | 120,572 |
| Stark | 725 | 26.22% | 1,983 | 71.72% | 57 | 2.06% | −1,258 | −45.50% | 2,765 |
| Stephenson | 8,278 | 39.28% | 12,347 | 58.58% | 451 | 2.14% | −4,069 | −19.30% | 21,076 |
| Tazewell | 24,325 | 35.54% | 42,451 | 62.02% | 1,666 | 2.44% | −18,126 | −26.48% | 68,442 |
| Union | 2,285 | 27.64% | 5,837 | 70.60% | 146 | 1.76% | −3,552 | −42.96% | 8,268 |
| Vermilion | 9,254 | 31.21% | 19,777 | 66.70% | 620 | 2.09% | −10,523 | −35.49% | 29,651 |
| Wabash | 1,200 | 22.25% | 4,095 | 75.93% | 98 | 1.82% | −2,895 | −53.68% | 5,393 |
| Warren | 2,711 | 36.29% | 4,579 | 61.30% | 180 | 2.41% | −1,868 | −25.01% | 7,470 |
| Washington | 1,564 | 20.59% | 5,892 | 77.56% | 141 | 1.85% | −4,328 | −56.97% | 7,597 |
| Wayne | 1,155 | 13.93% | 7,019 | 84.66% | 117 | 1.41% | −5,864 | −70.73% | 8,291 |
| White | 1,390 | 19.62% | 5,586 | 78.84% | 109 | 1.54% | −4,196 | −59.22% | 7,085 |
| Whiteside | 11,012 | 41.48% | 14,898 | 56.11% | 640 | 2.41% | −3,886 | −14.63% | 26,550 |
| Will | 162,874 | 50.10% | 157,672 | 48.50% | 4,425 | 1.40% | 5,202 | 1.60% | 328,937 |
| Williamson | 9,890 | 29.81% | 22,686 | 68.38% | 598 | 1.81% | −12,796 | −38.57% | 33,174 |
| Winnebago | 59,942 | 49.13% | 59,257 | 48.56% | 2,819 | 2.31% | 685 | 0.57% | 122,018 |
| Woodford | 5,958 | 28.03% | 14,837 | 69.79% | 463 | 2.18% | −8,879 | −41.76% | 21,258 |
| Totals | 3,062,863 | 54.37% | 2,449,079 | 43.47% | 121,928 | 2.16% | 613,784 | 10.89% | 5,633,870 |
Harris won 14 of 17 congressional districts.[28]
| District | Harris | Trump | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 65% | 33% | Jonathan Jackson |
| 2nd | 66% | 33% | Robin Kelly |
| 3rd | 64% | 33% | Delia Ramirez |
| 4th | 63% | 35% | Chuy García |
| 5th | 67% | 31% | Mike Quigley |
| 6th | 51% | 45% | Sean Casten |
| 7th | 81% | 17% | Danny Davis |
| 8th | 52% | 45% | Raja Krishnamoorthi |
| 9th | 67% | 31% | Jan Schakowsky |
| 10th | 60% | 38% | Brad Schneider |
| 11th | 54% | 43% | Bill Foster |
| 12th | 27% | 71% | Mike Bost |
| 13th | 54% | 43% | Nikki Budzinski |
| 14th | 51% | 46% | Lauren Underwood |
| 15th | 29% | 69% | Mary Miller |
| 16th | 38% | 60% | Darin LaHood |
| 17th | 51% | 46% | Eric Sorensen |
The 2024 presidential election resulted inKamala Harris carrying the state ofIllinois, a historicDemocratic stronghold in the Midwest. Illinois has not been won by aRepublican candidate at the presidential level since1988 as a result of most of the population being concentrated in theChicago metropolitan area. However, Illinois took a massive 6.1% shift towards the right from2020.[29] This rightward shift was a result of Republicans making ground in the highly populatedcollar counties combined with low voter turn-out for Democrats inCook County, home ofChicago.[30][31]
Despite Illinois shifting rightward, Harris became the first Democratic nominee to win over 60% of the vote inChampaign County, Illinois (home to theUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). Harris also wonMcLean County (home toIllinois State University) despite losing the presidential election. Both counties shifted slightly leftward, highlighting Harris's gains among White women with college degrees, who according to exit polls voted for Harris by a margin of 58-41%.[32]
Illinois's shift represents broader trends across the country withDonald Trump making improvements with key-demographics, such asHispanics.[33] Donald Trump's improvement among most demographics can be attributed to people's concern regarding the state of the economy and the inflation rate.[34]
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