Why is Sangamon County, Illinois so Republican? (user search)
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« on: November 28, 2017, 07:36:10 PM »
Downstate Illinois' hatred of all things Chicago, including their Democratic party machine, is part of it.

Aside from the state government, Sangamon County is just a very white (84%), medium-sized county of about 200,000 in the Midwest. Those counties tend to vote Republican.
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