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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