Turnout in the 2016 General Election was down five percent across the city, according to Chicago Board of Elections data. On Nov. 8, 70 percent of registered voters in Chicago went to the polls. Four years ago, in the 2012 General Election, turnout was 75 percent.
On the West Side, voting in the 24th, 28th, 29th and 37th Wards were even more depressed, with turnout levels down by double digits compared to 2012.
- 24th Ward: 58 percent || vs. 2012: 76 percent
- 28th Ward: 64 percent || vs. 2012: 75 percent
- 29th Ward: 67 percent || vs. 2012: 78 percent
- 37th Ward: 61 percent || vs. 2012: 74 percent
Voters in those wards selected Democratic candidates by overwhelming margins — from the top, to the bottom, of the ticket.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton won the city with 84 percent of the vote, but in those four West Side wards she generated majorities that ranged from 91 to 97 percent.
West Side voters also delivered majorities that were higher than the city average to victorious Democrats like U.S. Senator-elect Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis (7th), Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Clerk of the Circuit Court Dorothy Brown.
U.S. President
Country: (Popular vote): Clinton: 47.81 percent | Trump: 47.3 percent || (Electoral College): Clinton: | 232 || Trump: 306
State: Clinton: 55 || Trump: 39
City: Clinton: 84 percent || Trump: 12
- 24th Ward: Clinton: 97 || Trump: 1
- 28th Ward: Clinton: 94 || Trump: 4
- 29th Ward: Clinton: 91 || Trump: 7
- 37th Ward: Clinton: 96 || Trump: 3
U.S. Senator
State: Mark Kirk: 40 || Duckworth: 54
City: Mark Kirk: 16 || Duckworth: 79
- 24th Ward: Mark Kirk: 3 || Duckworth: 94
- 28th Ward: Mark Kirk: 7 || Duckworth: 90
- 29th Ward: Mark Kirk: 9 || Duckworth: 88
- 37th Ward: Mark Kirk: 4 || Duckworth: 93
U.S. Congressman
District-wide: Leef: 16 || Davis: 84
- 24th Ward: Davis: 97 percent
- 28th Ward: Davis: 93 percent
- 29th Ward: Davis: 95 percent
- 37th Ward: Davis: 96 percent
Illinois Comptroller
City: Munger: 19 percent || Mendoza: 74 percent
- 24th Ward: 90 percent
- 28th Ward: 85 percent
- 29th Ward: 84 percent
- 37th Ward: 90 percent
Cook County State’s Attorney
County: Christopher Pfannkuche: 28 || Foxx: 72
City: Christopher Pfannkuche: 18 || Foxx: 82
- 24th Ward: Foxx: 97 percent
- 28th Ward: Foxx: 93 percent
- 29th Ward: Foxx: 91 percent
- 37th Ward: Foxx: 97 percent
Clerk of the Circuit Court
County: Diane Shapiro: 33 || Dorothy Brown: 67
City: Diane Shapiro: 23 || Dorothy Brown: 77
- 24th Ward: Brown: 96 percent
- 28th Ward: Brown: 91 percent
- 29th Ward: Brown: 88 percent
- 37th Ward: Brown: 95 percent
Referendum to merge the Cook County Recorder of Deeds office into the Cook County Clerk’s office:
City: Yes: 62 percent || No: 38 percent
- 24th Ward: Yes: 58 percent || No: 42 percent
- 28th Ward: Yes: 57 percent || No: 43 percent
- 29th Ward: Yes: 57 percent || No: 43 percent
- 37th Ward: Yes: 57 percent || No: 43 percent
Earned Sick Time
City: Yes: 89 percent || No: 11 percent
- 24th Ward: Yes: 94
- 28th Ward: Yes: 92
- 29th Ward: Yes: 93
- 37th Ward: Yes: 94
Stronger Illinois Gun Laws
State: Yes: 79 || No: 21
City: Yes: 93 || No: 7
- 24th Ward: Yes 91
- 28th Ward: Yes 92
- 29th Ward: Yes 92
- 37th Ward: Yes 91
Fully Funded CPS
City: Yes: 91
- 24th Ward: Yes: 97
- 28th Ward: Yes: 95
- 29th Ward: Yes: 95
- 37th Ward: Yes: 97
Infrastructure Projects
City: Yes: 89
- 24th Ward: Yes: 89
- 28th Ward: Yes: 89
- 29th Ward: Yes: 89
- 37th Ward: Yes: 89
Mental Health Dist.
Overall: Yes: 87
- 24th Ward: Yes: 92
- 28th Ward: Yes: 89
Mental Health Tax Dist.
Overall: Yes: 78
- 24th Ward: Yes: 81
- 28th Ward: Yes: 81
