Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts—about 18%—are represented by Republicans in a state where President Trump won 44% of the 2024 vote. The nonpartisan Gerrymandering Project at Princeton University awarded the congressional map approved in Illinois in 2021 with two “F” grades, one in the category of partisan fairness and another for geographic features.
Threat to our democracy.
“They decided to cheat and we’re going to respond in kind.”
Not a great quote from the DNC chair.
August 5, 2025