# 2016 United States presidential election in Illinois

The 2016 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Illinois voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Illinois had 20 votes in the Electoral College.
Illinois was won by Clinton, who garnered 55.24% of the votes cast against Trump's 38.35%, thus winning the state by a margin of 17.07%. Prior to the election, news organizations accurately predicted that the state would be carried by Clinton, who was born in Illinois. Clinton won by a slightly wider margin than Barack Obama in 2012, making it one of eleven states (and the District of Columbia) in which she outperformed Obama's 2012 margin; however, due to an increase in third-party voting, her overall percentage of the vote was lower than Obama's in both his runs. Trump flipped eleven counties red, although all of them have small populations; the most populous of them, Whiteside County, has under 60,000 residents. He also became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Will, or Winnebago Counties.

## Primaries

Presidential primary elections for three parties were held in Illinois. From January 25 to February 17, 2016, the Green Party of the United States held primaries and caucuses, as part of the Green Party presidential primaries, to elect delegates representing a candidate at the 2016 Green National Convention. Physician and activist Jill Stein won a landslide of the popular vote, taking almost all of the state's 23 delegates. On March 15, 2016, both the Democratic and Republican parties held primaries in Illinois as part of a five-state contest being held on the day in both the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries. In the Democratic primaries, 156 pledged delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention were elected and awarded to candidates proportionally, according to countywide and statewide vote. In the Republican primaries, 69 delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected and awarded to the first place candidate, according to statewide vote.

### Democratic

The 2016 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on March 15, 2016, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

#### Forum

March 14, 2016 – Columbus, Ohio, and Springfield, Illinois: The tenth forum was held at 6:00 pm EDT on March 14, 2016, at the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site (Illinois) in Springfield, Illinois. It aired on MSNBC. The first section of the town hall with Bernie Sanders was moderated by Chuck Todd; the second section of the town hall with Hillary Clinton was moderated by Chris Matthews.

#### Results

Six candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:
Illinois Democratic primary, March 15, 2016 :
| Candidate | Popular vote | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | Estimated delegates | Estimated delegates |
| Candidate | Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total |
| Hillary Clinton | 1,039,555 | 50.56% | 79 | 24 | 103 |
| Bernie Sanders | 999,494 | 48.61% | 77 | 1 | 78 |
| Willie Wilson | 6,565 | 0.32% | | | |
| Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | 6,197 | 0.30% | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lawrence "Larry Joe" Cohen | 2,407 | 0.12% | | | |
| Rocky De La Fuente | 1,802 | 0.09% | | | |
| Others | 27 | 0.00% | | | |
| Uncommitted | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2,056,047 | 100% | 156 | 27 | 183 |
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### Republican

The 2016 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 15, 2016, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Ten candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:
Illinois Republican primary, March 15, 2016 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | Actual delegate count | Actual delegate count |
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Bound | Unbound | Total |
| Donald Trump | 562,464 | 38.80% | 54 | 0 | 54 |
| Ted Cruz | 438,235 | 30.23% | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| John Kasich | 286,118 | 19.74% | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Marco Rubio | 126,681 | 8.74% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Carson (withdrawn) | 11,469 | 0.79% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeb Bush (withdrawn) | 11,188 | 0.77% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rand Paul (withdrawn) | 4,718 | 0.33% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 3,428 | 0.24% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) | 2,737 | 0.19% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) | 1,540 | 0.11% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Santorum (withdrawn) | 1,154 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | Unprojected delegates: | Unprojected delegates: | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 1,449,748 | 100.00% | 69 | 0 | 69 |
| Source: The Green Papers ||||||

### Green

The 2016 Illinois Green Party presidential primary was held from January 25 through February 17 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Green Party's state primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. It was run by the Green Party of Illinois. Illinois' primary was the first to be held of the series of presidential primaries held by the Green Party of the United States. Registered Green party voters could participate in the primary through an online ballot or at select caucus sites in the state on various dates. 23 delegates to the 2016 Green National Convention were up for election in this primary.
Five candidates stood for election, including a sixth "uncommitted" option for the ballot. The candidates included activist and Green nominee in the 2012 presidential election, Jill Stein, singer-songwriter Darryl Cherney, businesswoman Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry, perennial candidate Kent Mesplay, and professor William "Bill" Kreml. By the end of the primary, 134 votes were cast, with Stein winning a landslide 89% of the vote. 20 delegates from Illinois to the convention were allocated to Stein following the primary, with 1 being allocated to William Kreml and 2 being sent as uncommitted delegates.
Illinois Green Party presidential primary, January 25 - February 17, 2016 :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | National delegates |
| Jill Stein | 119 | 88.81% | 20 |
| William Kreml | 5 | 3.73% | 1 |
| Kent Mesplay | 2 | 1.49% | 0 |
| Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry | 2 | 1.49% | 0 |
| Darryl Cherney | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Uncommitted | 10 | 7.46% | 2 |
| Total | 134 | 100.00% | 23 |

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Los Angeles Times | Safe D | November 6, 2016 |
| CNN | Safe D | November 4, 2016 |
| Cook Political Report | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Electoral-vote.com | Safe D | November 8, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
| RealClearPolitics | Likely D | November 8, 2016 |
| Fox News | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |

### Results

2016 United States presidential election in Illinois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine | 3,090,729 | 55.24% |
| | Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence | 2,146,015 | 38.35% |
| | Libertarian | Gary Johnson Bill Weld | 209,596 | 3.79% |
| | Green | Jill Stein Ajamu Baraka | 76,802 | 1.39% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 13,282 | 0.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,536,424 | 100.00 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### By county

| County | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Adams | 7,676 | 23.76% | 22,790 | 70.54% | 1,844 | 5.70% | −15,114 | −46.78% | 32,310 |
| Alexander | 1,262 | 44.75% | 1,496 | 53.05% | 62 | 2.20% | −234 | −8.30% | 2,820 |
| Bond | 2,068 | 27.32% | 4,888 | 64.57% | 614 | 8.11% | −2,820 | −37.25% | 7,570 |
| Boone | 8,986 | 39.07% | 12,282 | 53.40% | 1,733 | 7.53% | −3,296 | −14.33% | 23,001 |
| Brown | 476 | 20.01% | 1,796 | 75.49% | 107 | 4.50% | −1,320 | −55.48% | 2,379 |
| Bureau | 6,029 | 36.38% | 9,281 | 56.01% | 1,261 | 7.61% | −3,252 | −19.63% | 16,571 |
| Calhoun | 739 | 28.74% | 1,721 | 66.94% | 111 | 4.32% | −982 | −38.20% | 2,571 |
| Carroll | 2,447 | 32.87% | 4,434 | 59.56% | 564 | 7.57% | −1,987 | −26.69% | 7,445 |
| Cass | 1,621 | 31.64% | 3,216 | 62.76% | 287 | 5.60% | −1,595 | −31.12% | 5,124 |
| Champaign | 50,137 | 54.72% | 33,368 | 36.42% | 8,123 | 8.86% | 16,769 | 18.30% | 91,628 |
| Christian | 3,992 | 25.79% | 10,543 | 68.12% | 942 | 6.09% | −6,551 | −42.33% | 15,477 |
| Clark | 1,877 | 23.68% | 5,622 | 70.91% | 429 | 5.41% | −3,745 | −47.23% | 7,928 |
| Clay | 1,020 | 16.06% | 5,021 | 79.07% | 309 | 4.87% | −4,001 | −63.01% | 6,350 |
| Clinton | 3,945 | 22.65% | 12,412 | 71.26% | 1,062 | 6.09% | −8,467 | −48.61% | 17,419 |
| Coles | 7,309 | 33.35% | 13,003 | 59.33% | 1,606 | 7.32% | −5,694 | −25.98% | 21,918 |
| Cook | 1,611,946 | 73.93% | 453,287 | 20.79% | 115,111 | 5.28% | 1,158,659 | 53.14% | 2,180,344 |
| Crawford | 1,992 | 22.79% | 6,277 | 71.83% | 470 | 5.38% | −4,285 | −49.04% | 8,739 |
| Cumberland | 1,031 | 18.51% | 4,206 | 75.50% | 334 | 5.99% | −3,175 | −56.99% | 5,571 |
| DeKalb | 20,466 | 46.94% | 19,091 | 43.79% | 4,043 | 9.27% | 1,375 | 3.15% | 43,600 |
| DeWitt | 1,910 | 25.28% | 5,077 | 67.19% | 569 | 7.53% | −3,167 | −41.91% | 7,556 |
| Douglas | 1,949 | 23.78% | 5,698 | 69.53% | 548 | 6.69% | −3,749 | −45.75% | 8,195 |
| DuPage | 228,622 | 53.08% | 166,415 | 38.64% | 35,637 | 8.28% | 62,207 | 14.44% | 430,674 |
| Edgar | 1,793 | 22.70% | 5,645 | 71.46% | 461 | 5.84% | −3,852 | −48.76% | 7,899 |
| Edwards | 434 | 13.06% | 2,778 | 83.57% | 112 | 3.37% | −2,344 | −70.51% | 3,324 |
| Effingham | 3,083 | 17.51% | 13,635 | 77.43% | 891 | 5.06% | −10,552 | −59.92% | 17,609 |
| Fayette | 1,819 | 18.97% | 7,372 | 76.86% | 400 | 4.17% | −5,553 | −57.89% | 9,591 |
| Ford | 1,414 | 22.11% | 4,480 | 70.04% | 502 | 7.85% | −3,066 | −47.93% | 6,396 |
| Franklin | 4,727 | 25.26% | 13,116 | 70.10% | 868 | 4.64% | −8,389 | −44.84% | 18,711 |
| Fulton | 6,133 | 38.82% | 8,492 | 53.76% | 1,172 | 7.42% | −2,359 | −14.94% | 15,797 |
| Gallatin | 657 | 24.27% | 1,942 | 71.74% | 108 | 3.99% | −1,285 | −47.47% | 2,707 |
| Greene | 1,205 | 21.58% | 4,145 | 74.22% | 235 | 4.20% | −2,940 | −52.64% | 5,585 |
| Grundy | 8,065 | 34.71% | 13,454 | 57.90% | 1,718 | 7.39% | −5,389 | −23.19% | 23,237 |
| Hamilton | 802 | 19.30% | 3,206 | 77.14% | 148 | 3.56% | −2,404 | −57.84% | 4,156 |
| Hancock | 2,139 | 23.45% | 6,430 | 70.50% | 552 | 6.05% | −4,291 | −47.05% | 9,121 |
| Hardin | 420 | 19.55% | 1,653 | 76.96% | 75 | 3.49% | −1,233 | −57.41% | 2,148 |
| Henderson | 1,155 | 32.83% | 2,155 | 61.26% | 208 | 5.91% | −1,000 | −28.43% | 3,518 |
| Henry | 8,871 | 36.00% | 13,985 | 56.75% | 1,787 | 7.25% | −5,114 | −20.75% | 24,643 |
| Iroquois | 2,504 | 19.11% | 9,750 | 74.42% | 848 | 6.47% | −7,246 | −55.31% | 13,102 |
| Jackson | 11,634 | 47.26% | 10,843 | 44.05% | 2,140 | 8.69% | 791 | 3.21% | 24,617 |
| Jasper | 924 | 18.08% | 3,975 | 77.76% | 213 | 4.16% | −3,051 | −59.68% | 5,112 |
| Jefferson | 4,425 | 26.03% | 11,695 | 68.80% | 879 | 5.17% | −7,270 | −42.77% | 16,999 |
| Jersey | 2,679 | 24.37% | 7,748 | 70.49% | 564 | 5.14% | −5,069 | −46.12% | 10,991 |
| Jo Daviess | 4,462 | 39.37% | 6,121 | 54.01% | 751 | 6.62% | −1,659 | −14.64% | 11,334 |
| Johnson | 1,142 | 18.76% | 4,649 | 76.35% | 298 | 4.89% | −3,507 | −57.59% | 6,089 |
| Kane | 103,665 | 51.91% | 82,734 | 41.43% | 13,288 | 6.66% | 20,931 | 10.48% | 199,687 |
| Kankakee | 18,971 | 40.10% | 25,129 | 53.12% | 3,205 | 6.78% | −6,158 | −13.02% | 47,305 |
| Kendall | 24,884 | 46.03% | 24,961 | 46.18% | 4,210 | 7.79% | −77 | −0.15% | 54,055 |
| Knox | 10,083 | 44.81% | 10,737 | 47.71% | 1,683 | 7.48% | −654 | −2.90% | 22,503 |
| Lake | 171,095 | 56.37% | 109,767 | 36.16% | 22,658 | 7.47% | 61,328 | 20.21% | 303,520 |
| LaSalle | 19,543 | 39.29% | 26,689 | 53.65% | 3,511 | 7.06% | −7,146 | −14.36% | 49,743 |
| Lawrence | 1,290 | 21.17% | 4,521 | 74.19% | 283 | 4.64% | −3,231 | −53.02% | 6,094 |
| Lee | 5,528 | 35.69% | 8,612 | 55.60% | 1,349 | 8.71% | −3,084 | −19.91% | 15,489 |
| Livingston | 4,023 | 26.22% | 10,208 | 66.54% | 1,111 | 7.24% | −6,185 | −40.32% | 15,342 |
| Logan | 3,313 | 26.72% | 8,181 | 65.97% | 907 | 7.31% | −4,868 | −39.25% | 12,401 |
| Macon | 18,343 | 38.17% | 26,866 | 55.90% | 2,851 | 5.93% | −8,523 | −17.73% | 48,060 |
| Macoupin | 6,689 | 29.87% | 14,322 | 63.96% | 1,380 | 6.17% | −7,633 | −34.09% | 22,391 |
| Madison | 50,587 | 38.86% | 70,490 | 54.15% | 9,102 | 6.99% | −19,903 | −15.29% | 130,179 |
| Marion | 4,369 | 25.55% | 11,859 | 69.36% | 870 | 5.09% | −7,490 | −43.81% | 17,098 |
| Marshall | 1,789 | 29.90% | 3,785 | 63.25% | 410 | 6.85% | −1,996 | −33.35% | 5,984 |
| Mason | 2,014 | 31.02% | 4,058 | 62.50% | 421 | 6.48% | −2,044 | −31.48% | 6,493 |
| Massac | 1,558 | 23.26% | 4,846 | 72.36% | 293 | 4.38% | −3,288 | −49.10% | 6,697 |
| McDonough | 5,288 | 40.23% | 6,795 | 51.70% | 1,061 | 8.07% | −1,507 | −11.47% | 13,144 |
| McHenry | 60,803 | 42.24% | 71,612 | 49.75% | 11,515 | 8.01% | −10,809 | −7.51% | 143,930 |
| McLean | 36,196 | 44.51% | 37,237 | 45.79% | 7,891 | 9.70% | −1,041 | −1.28% | 81,324 |
| Menard | 1,817 | 27.89% | 4,231 | 64.94% | 467 | 7.17% | −2,414 | −37.05% | 6,515 |
| Mercer | 3,071 | 36.02% | 4,807 | 56.39% | 647 | 7.59% | −1,736 | −20.37% | 8,525 |
| Monroe | 5,535 | 28.60% | 12,629 | 65.25% | 1,190 | 6.15% | −7,094 | −36.65% | 19,354 |
| Montgomery | 3,504 | 27.00% | 8,630 | 66.50% | 844 | 6.50% | −5,126 | −39.50% | 12,978 |
| Morgan | 4,696 | 31.73% | 9,076 | 61.32% | 1,028 | 6.95% | −4,380 | −29.59% | 14,800 |
| Moultrie | 1,481 | 23.57% | 4,455 | 70.91% | 347 | 5.52% | −2,974 | −47.34% | 6,283 |
| Ogle | 8,050 | 33.27% | 14,352 | 59.32% | 1,791 | 7.41% | −6,302 | −26.05% | 24,193 |
| Peoria | 38,060 | 48.12% | 35,633 | 45.05% | 5,409 | 6.83% | 2,427 | 3.07% | 79,102 |
| Perry | 2,462 | 24.93% | 6,855 | 69.42% | 557 | 5.65% | −4,393 | −44.49% | 9,874 |
| Piatt | 2,645 | 29.19% | 5,634 | 62.19% | 781 | 8.62% | −2,989 | −33.00% | 9,060 |
| Pike | 1,413 | 18.76% | 5,754 | 76.41% | 363 | 4.83% | −4,341 | −57.65% | 7,530 |
| Pope | 375 | 17.51% | 1,678 | 78.34% | 89 | 4.15% | −1,303 | −60.83% | 2,142 |
| Pulaski | 962 | 35.17% | 1,675 | 61.24% | 98 | 3.59% | −713 | −26.07% | 2,735 |
| Putnam | 1,147 | 36.86% | 1,767 | 56.78% | 198 | 6.36% | −620 | −19.92% | 3,112 |
| Randolph | 3,439 | 24.23% | 10,023 | 70.61% | 732 | 5.16% | −6,584 | −46.38% | 14,194 |
| Richland | 1,584 | 20.59% | 5,739 | 74.59% | 371 | 4.82% | −4,155 | −54.00% | 7,694 |
| Rock Island | 32,298 | 50.47% | 26,998 | 42.19% | 4,698 | 7.34% | 5,300 | 8.28% | 63,994 |
| Saline | 2,572 | 22.59% | 8,276 | 72.70% | 536 | 4.71% | −5,704 | −50.11% | 11,384 |
| Sangamon | 40,907 | 41.58% | 49,944 | 50.77% | 7,522 | 7.65% | −9,037 | −9.19% | 98,373 |
| Schuyler | 1,075 | 28.04% | 2,524 | 65.83% | 235 | 6.13% | −1,449 | −37.79% | 3,834 |
| Scott | 535 | 20.51% | 1,966 | 75.38% | 107 | 4.11% | −1,431 | −54.87% | 2,608 |
| Shelby | 2,288 | 20.71% | 8,229 | 74.48% | 532 | 4.81% | −5,941 | −53.77% | 11,049 |
| St. Clair | 60,756 | 50.03% | 53,857 | 44.35% | 6,823 | 5.62% | 6,899 | 5.68% | 121,436 |
| Stark | 751 | 27.38% | 1,778 | 64.82% | 214 | 7.80% | −1,027 | −37.44% | 2,743 |
| Stephenson | 7,768 | 38.19% | 11,083 | 54.48% | 1,492 | 7.33% | −3,315 | −16.29% | 20,343 |
| Tazewell | 20,685 | 31.95% | 38,707 | 59.78% | 5,359 | 8.27% | −18,022 | −27.83% | 64,751 |
| Union | 2,402 | 27.88% | 5,790 | 67.20% | 424 | 4.92% | −3,388 | −39.32% | 8,616 |
| Vermilion | 10,039 | 32.58% | 19,087 | 61.93% | 1,692 | 5.49% | −9,048 | −29.35% | 30,818 |
| Wabash | 1,151 | 21.07% | 4,047 | 74.07% | 266 | 4.86% | −2,896 | −53.00% | 5,464 |
| Warren | 2,987 | 38.26% | 4,275 | 54.76% | 545 | 6.98% | −1,288 | −16.50% | 7,807 |
| Washington | 1,448 | 19.47% | 5,571 | 74.90% | 419 | 5.63% | −4,123 | −55.43% | 7,438 |
| Wayne | 1,048 | 12.62% | 6,967 | 83.93% | 286 | 3.45% | −5,919 | −71.31% | 8,301 |
| White | 1,412 | 19.25% | 5,640 | 76.89% | 283 | 3.86% | −4,228 | −57.64% | 7,335 |
| Whiteside | 11,035 | 43.14% | 12,615 | 49.31% | 1,932 | 7.55% | −1,580 | −6.17% | 25,582 |
| Will | 151,927 | 49.94% | 132,720 | 43.63% | 19,579 | 6.43% | 19,207 | 6.31% | 304,226 |
| Williamson | 8,581 | 26.94% | 21,570 | 67.72% | 1,701 | 5.34% | −12,989 | −40.78% | 31,852 |
| Winnebago | 55,713 | 46.41% | 55,624 | 46.33% | 8,718 | 7.26% | 89 | 0.08% | 120,055 |
| Woodford | 5,092 | 25.63% | 13,207 | 66.49% | 1,565 | 7.88% | −8,115 | −40.86% | 19,864 |
| Totals | 3,090,729 | 55.24% | 2,146,015 | 38.35% | 358,535 | 6.41% | 944,714 | 16.89% | 5,595,279 |
* Democratic — +12.5-15%
* Democratic — +10-12.5%
* Democratic — +7.5-10%
* Democratic — +2.5-5%
* Democratic — +0-2.5%
* Republican — +0-2.5%
* Republican — +5-7.5%
* Republican — +7.5-10%
* Republican — +10-12.5%
* Republican — +12.5-15%
* Republican — +>15%
* Democratic  Hold Republican  Hold  Gain from Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
* Alexander (largest city: Cairo)
* Carroll (largest city: Savanna)
* Fulton (largest city: Canton)
* Henderson (largest village: Oquawka)
* Henry (largest city: Kewanee)
* Jo Daviess (largest city: Galena)
* Knox (largest city: Galesburg)
* Mercer (largest city: Aledo)
* Putnam (largest village: Granville)
* Warren (largest city: Monmouth)
* Whiteside (largest city: Sterling)

#### By congressional district

Clinton won 11 of 18 congressional districts, both candidates won a district held by the other party.
| District | Clinton | Trump | Representative |
| 1st | 75% | 22% | Bobby Rush |
| 2nd | 79% | 19% | Robin Kelly |
| 3rd | 55% | 39% | Dan Lipinski |
| 4th | 81% | 13% | Luis Gutierrez |
| 5th | 70% | 24% | Mike Quigley |
| 6th | 50% | 43% | Peter Roskam |
| 7th | 87% | 9% | Danny K. Davis |
| 8th | 58% | 36% | Tammy Duckworth |
| 8th | 58% | 36% | Raja Krishnamoorthi |
| 9th | 69% | 25% | Jan Schakowsky |
| 10th | 61% | 32% | Robert Dold |
| 10th | 61% | 32% | Brad Schneider |
| 11th | 58% | 35% | Bill Foster |
| 12th | 40% | 55% | Mike Bost |
| 13th | 44% | 50% | Rodney Davis |
| 14th | 45% | 48% | Randy Hultgren |
| 15th | 24% | 71% | John Shimkus |
| 16th | 38% | 55% | Adam Kinzinger |
| 17th | 47% | 47% | Cheri Bustos |
| 18th | 33% | 60% | Darin LaHood |

### Turnout

For the state-run primaries (Democratic and Republican), turnout was 45.73%, with 3,505,795 votes cast. For the general election, turnout was 68.95%, with 5,536,424 votes cast.

## Analysis

Clinton's win in Illinois was largely the result of a lopsided victory in Cook County, the state's most populous county and home of Chicago, the city where Clinton was born and raised. Trump meanwhile won most of the downstate rural counties by large margins. Many of these counties had voted for Clinton's husband in both his 1992 and 1996 presidential runs. This is also the first presidential election in history where a Republican managed to win the White House nationally while failing to carry any of Chicago's collar counties (winning only McHenry County). To put in perspective the political turnaround in the region, between the 1854 creation of the Republican party and Barack Obama's 2008 election, Democrats only won any of the collar counties in just five landslide elections. In 1932 and 1936, Franklin Roosevelt carried Will County; In 1964, Lyndon Johnson carried Will and Lake; Bill Clinton carried Will in 1992 and added Lake to that in 1996. Illinois, along with Minnesota, was one of the only two Midwestern states not won by Donald Trump. The election marked the first time since 1988 in which Illinois did not vote the same as neighboring Wisconsin, and the first time since 1960 when the Democratic candidate won Illinois, while losing Wisconsin.
Cook County, the collar counties, and the downstate counties of Champaign and McLean were the only ones to swing towards Clinton. Knowing these statistics, if one were to subtract Cook County's total votes from the rest of Illinois, Trump would have won the state with 1,692,728 votes to Clinton's 1,478,783 votes. Peoria County matched the national popular vote this year, as it did in the 2012 election.
Had Clinton won the election, she would have become the second president born in Illinois after Ronald Reagan, although both politicians jump-started their political careers in elected office elsewhere. Reagan served as Governor of California while Clinton served as a United States Senator from New York.
As of the 2024 election, this is the most recent election where Kendall County and McLean County have voted Republican.