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What Chicago Neighborhoods Will Vote For Trump In 2016?

By Kelly Bauer | November 8, 2016 5:38pm
 Mt. Greenwood was the only one of Chicago's 77 community areas to go Republican during the 2012 election.
Mt. Greenwood was the only one of Chicago's 77 community areas to go Republican during the 2012 election.
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CHICAGO — Chicago is often seen as a Democratic stronghold, but in 2012 at least one of the city's neighborhoods went red — and it might happen again.

Overall, President Barack Obama racked up 853,817 votes in 2012 while Romney claimed just 148,185 in Chicago. Just one of the city's 77 community areas voted Republican: Mount Greenwood, which saw 54.26 percent of its votes go to then-candidate Mitt Romney.

There are Republican supporters in the neighborhood this year, too. Teri King, who supported Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, said she thought the candidate's odds were 50-50 but she wouldn't be upset if he lost.

"They both suck, but I supported him," said King, who wore a Trump hat, on Election Day. "You [have] got to pick your poison."

READ: How Every Chicago Neighborhood Voted In The 2012 Presidential Election

King hopes Trump will accept the results of the election if he loses. The businessman had previously said the election was "rigged" against him and was hesitant to say he'd accept a loss.

"If Hillary wins, she wins," King said. "No one leaves this country."

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