Republican Donald Trump defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for the presidency Tuesday night, after a wild campaign ending in a stunning, unexpected defeat for Clinton. Trump carried all of the swing states, gaining the needed Electoral College votes. But as of Wednesday morning, Clinton retained a lead in the popular vote.
Illinois was won handily by Clinton, a Chicago-area native, and the state never was considered a swing state by pundits. Clinton won the popular vote in the state 55.4 percent to Trump’s 39.4 percent. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson took 3.8 of the vote, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein got 1.4 percent.
How Illinois voted
Illinois voted as it usually does, with a pronounced Chicagoland/downstate split. Though the majority of Illinois appears to be Republican. Cook County and the six collar counties hold 65 percent of the state’s population. The area’s dense, primarily Democratic population brought Clinton ahead by more than 800,000 votes. Cook County held the largest margin for Clinton, where she outperformed Trump by more than 50 percentage points. On the other end, the county with the largest percentage of Trump voters was downstate Wayne County, where more than 80 percent of voters chose Trump.
As of 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, 99.1% of precincts reporting.
KEY: Percentage lead by county
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Rockford
Cook and collar counties, with at least 65% of the state’s population, go for Clinton.
Peoria
Bloomington
Champaign
Springfield
Quincy
Trump wins biggest margin in Wayne County, with more than 80% of vote.
East St. Louis
Carbondale
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Rockford
Chicago
Peoria
Bloomington
Champaign
Quincy
Springfield
East St. Louis
Carbondale
Lead in total votes, by county
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Republican lead
Democratic lead
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KEY:
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Republican lead
Democratic lead
KEY:
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How this election compares to previous
The urban/rural divide occurs in past elections, as well. The 2008 election of Chicagoan Barack Obama brought out more votes for Democrats.
KEY: Percentage lead by county
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2016
2012
2008
Clinton (D) vs.
Trump (R)
Obama (D) vs.
Romney (R)
Obama (D) vs.
McCain (R)
D
55.4%
D
57.6%
D
61.9%
R
R
R
39.4%
40.7%
36.8%
2004
2000
1996
Kerry (D) vs.
Bush (R)
Gore (D) vs.
Bush (R)
Clinton (D) vs.
Dole (R)
D
54.8%
D
54.6%
D
54.3%
R
R
R
44.5%
42.6%
36.8%
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2016
2012
Clinton (D) vs.
Trump (R)
Obama (D) vs.
Romney (R)
57.6%
D
55.4%
R
40.7%
39.4%
2004
2008
Kerry (D) vs.
Bush (R)
Obama (D) vs.
McCain (R)
54.8%
D
61.9%
R
44.5%
36.8%
2000
1996
Gore (D) vs.
Bush (R)
Clinton (D) vs.
Dole (R)
D
54.6%
54.3%
R
42.6%
36.8%
How the vote margins changed since 2012
Clinton led the state by 16 percentage points, compared with Obama’s 16.9-point margin in 2012. Illinois has not been won by a Republican since 1988, when the state’s electoral votes went to George H.W. Bush. Population-dense counties in the Chicago area all had margins that shifted more Democratic.
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Statewide margins
Democratic margin of victory
Republican margin of victory
+16
’16
+16.9
’12
The state margin of victory for Democratic candidates stayed about the same between 2012 and 2016.
’08
+25.1
+10.3
’04
+12.0
’00
+17.5
’96
+14.2
’92
+2.1
’88
+12.9
’84
Chicago-area counties
COOK CO.
DUPAGE CO.
Dem.
GOP
Dem.
GOP
+14.1
+53
’16
’16
+1.1
+49.4
’12
’12
Margin shifted more Democratic
Margin shifted more Democratic
KANE CO.
LAKE CO.
Dem.
GOP
Dem.
GOP
+9
+20.3
’16
’16
+1.1
+8.3
’12
’12
Margin shifted more Democratic
Margin shifted more Democratic
McHENRY CO.
WILL CO.
Dem.
GOP
Dem.
GOP
+8
+5.6
’16
’16
+8.8
+5.5
’12
’12
Margin shifted more Democratic
Margin shifted more Democratic
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Statewide margins
Democratic win
Republican win
+16
’16
The state margin of victory for Democratic candidates stayed about the same between 2012 and 2016.
+16.9
’12
’08
+25.1
+10.3
’04
+12.0
’00
+17.5
’96
+14.2
’92
+2.1
’88
+12.9
’84
Chicago-area counties
COOK CO.
Dem.
GOP
+53
’16
+49.4
’12
Margin shifted more Democratic
DUPAGE CO.
Dem.
GOP
+14.1
’16
+1.1
’12
Margin shifted more Democratic
KANE CO.
Dem.
GOP
+9
’16
+1.1
’12
Margin shifted more Democratic
LAKE CO.
Dem.
GOP
+20.3
’16
+8.3
’12
Margin shifted more Democratic
McHENRY CO.
Dem.
GOP
+8
’16
+8.8
’12
Margin shifted more Democratic
WILL CO.
Dem.
GOP
+5.6
’16
+5.5
’12
Margin shifted more Democratic
Sources: 2016 election results from the Associated Press. Previous election results from the Illinois State Board of Elections and the Federal Election Commission.
Percentage lead is the difference between the percentage of votes the winning and losing candidate receives in a county. Lead in total votes is the difference in actual vote numbers between the winning and losing candidate in a county. Shift in vote margin is the comparison between elections of the percentage of vote cast for Democratic support and Republican support.
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