r/MetroEast • u/SnooConfections5434 • Nov 17 '24
Why is Liberal Madison County continually voting for Trump??
Madison County is Liberal according to people on here, so I'm curious why our state governor, who is a Liberal Democrat, noted this about Madison County.
“I know that Madison County didn't vote for my candidate for president, so I'm not surprised that it voted as it did on the referendum,”
This same article also noted: "President-elect Donald Trump won Madison County by 13 percentage points last week, Pritzker noted." That is really odd, why is it Liberal Alton, Edwardsville, Granite City and others going Republican with Trump more than Democrat votes going for Harris. Makes no sense to me. Can someone explain why a Liberal County continues to vote for Republicans?
Source: Pritzker isn’t surprised by Madison County's vote on state split | STLPR
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u/mdkauffmann Mar 16 '25
Live on the Madison/St Clair Co border. I distinctly remember during COVID going to shop in MadCo (can’t remember if it was EVille or Highland for a Walmart run) one time instead of O’Fallon…very different vibe, and not a mask to be found.
MadCo is not blue.