POST-ELECTION REPORT Inside the Numbers: Gubernatorial Election Suburban Cook County November 4, 2014 Cook County Clerk David Orr cookcountyclerk.com COOK COUNTY CLERK DAVID ORR 69 W. Washington, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60602 TEL (312) 603-0996 FAX (312) 603-9788 WEB cookcountyclerk.com 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 1 Summary Report Voter Registration Up in 28 Townships 2 • Ballots Cast 22 Turnout Down in All 30 Townships 3 • Constitutional Amendments 22 Older Voters, Women Drive Turnout 4 • U.S. Senator 22 Map: Turnout of Registered Voters • Governor 22 by Precinct 5 • Lieutenant Governor 22 Durbin Wins 25 Townships, • Attorney General 22 Challenger Gained Ground 6 • Secretary of State 23 Map: Ballots Cast for U.S. Senator 7 • Comptroller 23 Quinn Wins Suburban Cook, • Treasurer 23 Rauner Out-Performs Brady 8 • Representatives in Congress 23-25 Rauner Wins More Townships, • State Senator 25-26 Quinn Gets More Votes 9 • Representatives in General Assembly 26-33 Votes Cast for Governor 1994-2014 10-11 • Water Reclamation Commissioner 34 Map: Ballots Cast for Governor 12 • President, Cook County Board Party Vote by Township 13 of Commissioners 34 IL Treasurer: Frerichs Wins • County Clerk 34 Suburban Cook by 73,505 Votes 14 • County Sheriff 34 Map: Ballots Cast for IL Treasurer 15 • County Treasurer 34 Dold Wins 10th Congressional District by 5,700 Votes 16 • County Assessor 34 Map: Ballots Cast by Precinct for • Cook County Board Congressional District 10 17 of Commissioners 34-36 Statewide Referenda Receive • County Board of Review, Resounding Support 18 3rd District 37 Pre-Election Day Voting Increases • Superintendents of Schools 37 68.5%, Now 26.7% of Total Turnout 19 • Appellate Court Judges 37 Election Day Registration a Huge Success 20 • Circuit Court Judges 37-39 Young Voters Nearly Half Of Election • Judicial Subcircuits 39-41 Day Registrations 21 • Sanitary District 41 • Retention Judges 41-51 • Referenda 52-59 • Write-in Votes 60-61 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 Registered Voters Ballots Cast Turnout 1990 1,245,107 654,674 52.6% 1994 1,272,630 632,598 49.7% 1998 1,262,137 680,917 53.9% 2002 1,365,947 697,872 51.1% 2006 1,370,230 680,696 49.7% 2010 1,370,186 719,090 52.5% 2014 1,398,724 696,403 49.8% Suburban Cook County Turnout in Gubernatorial Primary and General Elections 70.0% 60.0% 52.8% 53.9% 52.5% 49.7% 51.1% 49.7% 49.8% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 33.4% 30.2% 28.0% 25.5% 20.0% 23.9% 25.0% 16.0% 10.0% 0.0% 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 Primary General 1 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 % Change Township Nov. 2006 Nov. 2010 Nov. 2014 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% Suburban Cook 1,370,230 1,370,186 1,398,724* 2.08% * Does not include Election Day or grace period registrants. 2 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%). Nov. 4, 2014 Historical Gubernatorial Election Turnout (%) Registered Ballots Turnout 2010 2006 2002 1998 Township Voters Cast (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) 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 Suburban Cook 1,398,724 696,403 49.8% 52.5% 49.7% 51.1% 53.9% Highest Turnout % Lowest Turnout % 3 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.