Map: How All of Illinois Voted on a Graduated Income Tax – City Bureau

Trump only won 57% of downstate voters, while “no” votes on the tax amendment garnered 67% of the vote. There are fewer affluent voters downstate, which means “people that weren’t necessarily going to be affected by the graduated income tax [were] voting two to one against it,” said Scott Kennedy, data analyst at the Center for Illinois Politics.

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