As in many other Republican-leaning counties, Allegany County residents are predominantly white, with nearly 95% of residents identifying solely as white. ILLINOIS Reddest county: Wayne County ...

In fact, Illinois has gone to the Democratic candidate in every presidential election since 1988, when George H.W. Bush, a Republican, defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis.

Illinois counties, including Madison, Calhoun and Clinton, voted to leave the state because some voters said state laws favor ...

The recent rumblings from downstate Illinois have caught the attention of lawmakers across the border in Indiana, where ...

GOP mail voting bottomed out in Kankakee County, where 11% of all ballots were postmarked, including less than 7% of Republican ones. In all counties except Cook, Republican mail-in rates trailed ...

Edgar and Clark County are two of 33 in Illinois where voters approved the non-binding referendum for “separating from the city of Chicago to form a new state and seek admission as such subject ...

A once proudly Republican state, Illinois is now solidly blue as Chicago’s “collar counties” move to the left.

Link, Shaw to keep political posts in Lake County. Illinois Republican Party chairman Tim Schneider resigning. Underwood disregards Oberweis' bid to toss results. Vote on new GOP chairman delayed .

Amador County is a Republican stronghold in a predominantly blue state. While nearly 60% of California voters cast their ballot for Obama, only 40% of voters in Amador County voted for the president.