• Telorand@reddthat.com
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      Land doesn’t vote. Chicago easily outnumbers the population of the rest of the state. Illinois might be red without Chicago, but that doesn’t mean they’re the majority just because they are spread out over the remaining area.

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      Its more than chicagoland and the vast majority of the populace. But yeah south of kankaee is sorta enclaves here and there.

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      As someone who lives in St. Louis, holy fucking shit this is true. As soon as you get past the ruins of East St. Louis, it turns to trump world really quick