Trump beat Harris among pretrial detainees in Chicago's biggest jail

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : Trump received support from about 49 percent of voters in the precinct, while Harris earned the support of 47 percent.
53% : Trump gained with nearly every population group in the race against Vice President Kamala Harris this year, sweeping each battleground state and narrowly winning the popular vote.
51% : The election saw substantial rightward shifts in some blue states, including Illinois, which shifted six points toward Trump.
50% : A poll conducted by The Marshall Project earlier this year found that about half of incarcerated people said they would vote for Trump in the election, a finding that closely reflected the national popular vote this year, as well as the results from Cook County.
49% : Put another way, the precinct went from voting for Biden by 44 points to backing Trump by about one-and-a-half points, more than a 45 point swing in only four years.
47% : The election results aren't the first indication that Trump has remained popular among the incarcerated population, despite his tough-on-crime rhetoric and policy positions that were key in this year's elections.
44% : Christopher Uggen, regents professor and distinguished McKnight professor in sociology, law and public affairs at the University of Minnesota, told Newsweek that support for Trump among the population of incarcerated detainees is less surprising in 2024 than it would have been 20 years ago as working-class and lower-income Americans, who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, shift toward Republicans.
42% : On the campaign trail, Trump has portrayed himself as the candidate who is stronger on crime, a key issue for many voters this year.
40% : It also found a "substantial minority" of incarcerated Black men would vote for Trump as well.
39% : "So, to some extent the current move toward Trump is in line with the national trends fueled by the economy, immigration concerns, and other campaign issues," he said.
39% : Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels, maintains his innocence and has sought to appeal the case.
31% : Trump was the first major party presidential nominee to be convicted of a felony.
30% : According to data from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Trump narrowly carried the precinct that is home to the Cook County Department of Corrections, which houses individuals who have been accused of a crime but have not yet gone to trial, as well as some surrounding areas.
28% : Those gains were even reflected in Cook Count Jail, where Trump performed much stronger than he did four years ago against President Joe Biden.
25% : Trump and Harris have offered different visions for criminal justice over the years.
21% : But in the end, Trump handily beat Harris among voters who listed crime and safety as their top issue, according to exit polls.

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