Many of the county wide offices were close in 2018 and 2020 and the GOP won a few but the fact that it voted to the left of the state this year and a county of its demographics and demeanor voted for someone like Pritzker in 2018 over someone like Rauner shows it is a very uphill climb for the GOP.
And it may be one of the very few counties Pritzker carries in 2022.
I mean, Pritzker only won it with a 2 point plurality and McCann got 3%. I think it'll probably go Republican for governor. People there do NOT like taxes/Madigan.
Could trump have won it if Bernie was the nominee?
Don't think so, but it would have been within single digits. Trump is a really horrible fit for the area. Though Kasich or Rubio would have very likely won it against Sanders.
Is it winnable in 2024 with the right GOP candidate?