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POST-ELECTION REPORT Inside the Numbers: Gubernatorial Election Suburban Cook County November 4, 2014
Cook County Clerk David Orr cookcountyclerk.com
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Dear Friends: The November 4, 2014 Gubernatorial General Election brought many election changes – extended hours for early voting; early voting on the Sunday before the election; expanded grace period registration and voting; Election Day registration; and electronic pollbooks in all precincts. Voting before Election Day set records, with more mail ballots being cast than ever before and a 68.5 percent increase in pre-election day voting. The Nov. 4 election also featured one of the closest elections in Illinois history, the state treasurer’s race. That close contest was not decided until two weeks after the election, when all legally late-arriving mail ballots and valid provisional votes were counted – truly demonstrating how every vote counts. I invite you to delve into the results and analysis of how suburban Cook County voted, in this post-election report. For example: • Voting before Election Day – by mail or during early voting and grace period voting – grew to more than 26 percent this election, up from 15.4 percent in 2010. • The 51,237 mail ballots cast exceeded all previous elections in suburban Cook County, with twice as many as in 2010. • Turnout reached 49.8 percent, down from 52.5 percent in 2010 (nearly matching the 2006 turnout of 49.7 percent). • More women than men voted – 54.2 percent vs. 45.8 percent – and voters 65 and older made up about one-third of all voters. • Election Day registration was popular, as 3,604 people registered for the first time or updated their registration on Nov. 4. The busiest of our 18 sites was the Evanston Civic Center, where 455 citizens registered. • Voters of all ages used Election Day registration, but voters ages 18-34 made up nearly half of participants. • Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner won the same number of suburban Cook County townships – 16 – as Bill Brady in 2010, but Rauner received about 32,000 more votes than Brady. As always, this report, full election results and many printable maps are available on our website, cookcountyclerk.com. Sincerely,
David Orr Cook County Clerk
Suburban Cook County Post-Election Report November 4, 2014 Gubernatorial Election Table of Contents Voter Registration Up, Turnout Down Voter Registration Up in 28 Townships Turnout Down in All 30 Townships Older Voters, Women Drive Turnout Map: Turnout of Registered Voters by Precinct Durbin Wins 25 Townships, Challenger Gained Ground Map: Ballots Cast for U.S. Senator Quinn Wins Suburban Cook, Rauner Out-Performs Brady Rauner Wins More Townships, Quinn Gets More Votes Votes Cast for Governor 1994-2014 Map: Ballots Cast for Governor Party Vote by Township IL Treasurer: Frerichs Wins Suburban Cook by 73,505 Votes Map: Ballots Cast for IL Treasurer Dold Wins 10th Congressional District by 5,700 Votes Map: Ballots Cast by Precinct for Congressional District 10 Statewide Referenda Receive Resounding Support Pre-Election Day Voting Increases 68.5%, Now 26.7% of Total Turnout Election Day Registration a Huge Success Young Voters Nearly Half Of Election Day Registrations
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Summary Report • Ballots Cast • Constitutional Amendments • U.S. Senator • Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Attorney General • Secretary of State • Comptroller • Treasurer • Representatives in Congress • State Senator • Representatives in General Assembly • Water Reclamation Commissioner • President, Cook County Board of Commissioners • County Clerk • County Sheriff • County Treasurer • County Assessor • Cook County Board of Commissioners • County Board of Review, 3rd District • Superintendents of Schools • Appellate Court Judges • Circuit Court Judges • Judicial Subcircuits • Sanitary District • Retention Judges • Referenda • Write-in Votes
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Voter Registration Up, Turnout Down The number of registered voters in suburban Cook County for the Nov. 4 election was the highest of any Gubernatorial Election. The 1,398,724 registered voters in suburban Cook County represented a 2.1 percent increase over the 1,370,186 registered voters for the 2010 Gubernatorial General Election. Voter registration efforts by civic, community, education, and religious groups were instrumental at adding voters to the rolls. The Clerk’s office also expanded grace period registration to all early voting sites and executed a successful pilot of Election Day registration. Despite increased registration opportunities, overall turnout dipped to 49.8 percent.
Gubernatorial Election Turnout: 1990-2014 Year 1990
Registered Voters 1,245,107
1994
1,272,630
1998
1,262,137
2002
1,365,947
2006
1,370,230
2010
1,370,186
2014
1,398,724
Ballots Cast
Turnout
654,674 632,598 680,917 697,872 680,696 719,090 696,403
52.6% 49.7% 53.9% 51.1% 49.7% 52.5% 49.8%
Suburban Cook County Turnout in Gubernatorial Primary and General Elections 70.0% 60.0%
52.8%
50.0%
53.9%
51.1%
49.7%
49.7%
52.5%
49.8%
40.0% 30.0% 30.2%
20.0%
33.4% 28.0%
25.0%
23.9%
25.5% 16.0%
10.0% 0.0%
1990
1994
1998
2002
Primary
2006 General
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2010
2014
Voter Registration Up In 28 Townships The number of registered voters - not including Election Day or grace period registrants - increased in 28 of suburban Cook County’s 30 townships as compared to the 2010 Gubernatorial General Election. Hanover Township had the largest percentage increase in registered voters of any township, growing by about 3,000 voters for a 6.81 percent jump. Schaumburg Township added 2,610 voters, and Wheeling Township increased by 2,228.
Suburban Cook County: Voter Registration in Gubernatorial Elections # of Registered Voters Township
Nov. 2006
Nov. 2010
Nov. 2014
% Change 2010-2014
Barrington
9,431
9,815
10,469
6.66%
Berwyn
23,859
24,405
24,662
1.05%
Bloom
53,370
51,573
51,773
0.39%
Bremen
64,753
64,455
65,121
1.03%
Calumet
10,279
10,480
10,738
2.46%
Cicero
25,346
26,472
28,236
6.66%
Elk Grove
43,517
43,538
44,871
3.06%
Evanston
45,891
43,219
42,573
-1.49%
Hanover
38,858
41,960
44,819
6.81%
Lemont
12,310
13,147
13,941
6.04%
Leyden
42,612
42,453
43,786
3.14%
Lyons
60,203
59,558
61,556
3.35%
Maine
72,767
73,448
75,165
2.34%
New Trier
38,168
38,345
39,050
1.84%
Niles
60,467
61,398
62,934
2.50%
Northfield
55,747
55,594
56,880
2.31%
Norwood Park
15,009
14,851
15,087
1.59%
Oak Park
33,773
33,389
34,004
1.84%
Orland
63,588
64,504
65,370
1.34%
Palatine
58,887
59,345
61,005
2.80%
Palos
32,156
32,171
32,718
1.70%
Proviso
86,975
83,903
85,127
1.46%
Rich
46,442
48,107
49,423
2.74%
River Forest
7,291
7,206
7,436
3.19%
Riverside
10,097
10,133
10,253
1.18%
Schaumburg
67,213
67,055
69,665
3.89%
Stickney
18,519
18,701
19,394
3.71%
Thornton
102,661
101,156
100,131
-1.01%
Wheeling
84,021
83,962
86,190
2.65%
Worth
86,020
85,843
86,347
0.59%
1,370,230
1,370,186
1,398,724*
2.08%
Suburban Cook
* Does not include Election Day or grace period registrants.
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Turnout Down In All 30 Townships In all 30 suburban Cook County townships, the turnout percentage and number of ballots cast were less in 2014 than 2010. New Trier Township had the highest turnout (65.4%) for the fourth consecutive gubernatorial election. Turnout only topped 60 percent in one other township – Oak Park. As in 2006 and 2010, Cicero Township had the lowest turnout (32.1%).
Township
Nov. 4, 2014 Registered Ballots Turnout Voters Cast (%)
Historical Gubernatorial Election Turnout (%) 2010 2006 2002 1998 (%) (%) (%) (%)
Barrington
10,469
5,680
54.3%
58.8
59.5
53.6
56.5
Berwyn
24,662
9,875
40.0%
40.6
44.7
44.6
49.0
Bloom
51,770
24,176
46.7%
48.8
43.4
45.1
50.2
Bremen
65,118
30,481
46.8%
48.5
45.0
45.9
52.3
Calumet
10,738
4,932
45.9%
49.2
43.4
46.7
48.6
Cicero
28,236
9,066
32.1%
34.5
41.4
45.1
48.8
Elk Grove
44,869
22,298
49.7%
51.8
53.1
50.5
53.0
Evanston
42,577
24,846
58.4%
60.2
53.0
51.7
59.0
Hanover
44,819
18,034
40.2%
45.4
45.6
44.5
40.9
Lemont
13,941
7,599
54.5%
60.5
54.6
58.1
54.1
Leyden
43,786
17,794
40.6%
44.3
46.9
47.8
49.4
Lyons
61,555
32,251
52.4%
54.7
53.0
53.8
53.8
Maine
75,165
36,887
49.1%
50.2
51.4
52.9
53.8
New Trier
39,050
25,531
65.4%
69.9
64.9
63.4
69.6
Niles
62,933
28,498
45.3%
51.2
49.4
55.4
55.5
Northfield
56,880
32,586
57.3%
61.7
60.6
57.4
60.3
Norwood Park
15,087
6,844
45.4%
46.7
50.1
54.5
54.7
Oak Park
34,004
20,546
60.4%
63.2
59.4
58.1
63.4
Orland
65,375
33,249
50.9%
52.0
47.7
51.5
57.3
Palatine
61,005
31,941
52.4%
55.6
53.0
49.7
53.1
Palos
32,718
16,749
51.2%
53.5
52.0
52.9
57.0
Proviso
85,126
42,465
49.9%
51.8
48.9
49.1
53.1
Rich
49,422
27,830
56.3%
58.9
54.2
53.8
60.2
River Forest
7,436
4,426
59.5%
65.5
59.7
61.1
71.3
Riverside
10,253
5,771
56.3%
58.5
61.4
58.6
61.3
Schaumburg
69,665
32,634
46.8%
48.9
46.3
45.0
47.1
Stickney
19,394
7,483
38.6%
41.6
44.6
48.0
48.1
Thornton
100,134
47,430
47.4%
49.7
44.2
48.6
51.9
Wheeling
86,190
46,017
53.4%
57.0
54.1
53.0
54.9
Worth
86,347
42,484
49.2%
50.6
50.2
52.9
53.1
1,398,724
696,403
49.8%
52.5%
49.7%
51.1%
53.9%
Suburban Cook
Highest Turnout %
Lowest Turnout %
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Older Voters, Women Drive Turnout Who turned out to vote in the gubernatorial general election? More women than men, and many more older voters than younger ones. An analysis of turnout by age and gender shows that as the age of voters goes up, their overall turnout increases. More women than men voted, by a margin of 54.2 percent to 45.8 percent. Broken down by age and gender, the group with the greatest number of voters who turned out for the election were women between 55 and 64 years old – they made up 13.2 percent of total turnout. Next highest were men ages 55 to 64 years old (11.7 percent). Voters 55 and older made up 55.9 percent of all voters in the Nov. 4 election. Nearly 31 percent of voters were 65 years old and older. The percentage of voters 75 years and older was nearly double that of 25- to 34-year-old voters – 13.8 percent vs. 7.7 percent.
Turnout by Age & Gender 100,000 11.7% of all ballots cast
90,000
13.2% of all ballots cast
80,000
Ballots Cast
70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
Male
Female
4
55-64
65-74
75+
Turnout of Registered Voters by Precinct November 4, 2014 Gubernatorial General Election Cook County, Illinois Palatine
Barrington
Wheeling
Northfield
.
New Trier
Evanston
Hanover
Schaumburg
Niles
Maine
Elk Grove
49
50 41 41 Norwood Park
32
43
1
Riverside
45 - 49%
Berwyn
40 - 44%
24
Cicero
>55%
2
Chicago 25
22
Stickney
Lyons
42
27
28 29
Proviso
26
37
Park
50 - 54%
44
35
31
River Forest Oak
70%
Northlake
Wolf
70%
Northlake
Wolf