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[1] [full citation needed] The 1860 Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated home-state candidate Abraham Lincoln. During the 1880s, 1890s, and early 20th century, Chicago also had an underground radical tradition with large and highly organized socialist, communist, anarchist and labor organizations. [2]
In recent years, Chicago's suburban collar counties continue to trend Democratic as well, contributing to the end of its swing state status, even as rural areas became even more heavily Republican. [4] Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, was elected as Illinois' Governor in 2002, the first Democrat elected since
It is one of the most Democratic states in the nation with all state executive offices and both state legislative branches held by Democrats. [1] [2] For most of its history, Illinois was widely considered to be a swing state, voting for the winner of all but two presidential elections in the 20th century.
Two Chicago incumbent U.S. House Democrats in competitive races won easy victories in Tuesday’s Illinois primary, while a downstate GOP U.S. House incumbent who received former President Donald ...
Map based on last Senate election in each state as of 2024. Starting with the 2000 United States presidential election, the terms "red state" and "blue state" have referred to US states whose voters vote predominantly for one party—the Republican Party in red states and the Democratic Party in blue states—in presidential and other statewide elections.
Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic injustice and the war in Gaza.
The state Democratic or Republican Party controls the governorship, the state legislative houses, and U.S. Senate representation. Nebraska's legislature is unicameral (i.e., it has only one legislative house) and is officially non-partisan, though party affiliation still has an unofficial influence on the legislative process.
The real drama in Chicago will stem from the speeches. Biden is the first president since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 not to seek a second term — and the only president in U.S. history to ...