US Election 2024 Results - Illinois

Since its admission to statehood in 1818, the state of Illinois has participated in every US Presidential election. Over the years the state state has lost its electoral influence as its population has not grown with the rest of the country. The 2020 Census marked the fifth consecutive Census where the state has lost at least one electoral vote. In 2020, the state had 20 electorates. This year only 19 electorates from the state will contribute during the presidential race. An interesting fact about the state of Illinois is that its largest city, Chicago, is touted as a “Convention City”. Fondly called the “Windy City,” Chicago has hosted the most number of conventions in the United States, the 2024 DNC was the 26th one. Interestingly, the first-ever US political convention was also held in Chicago in 1860.