Illinois's least-populous county, and one of its most lopsided
Tucked into the Shawnee Hills along the Ohio River, Pope County's roughly 4,400 residents have delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points, making it an extreme outlier in a state that trends reliably Democratic statewide.
Contextual statewide polling for Illinois. County pages stay rooted in county returns, but live statewide polling helps frame the current cycle.