In the United States, we use two different types of presidential elections. The elections form a two-step process and are used together to determine the winner. The first of these is the primary election. This election serves as a party nomination for the political office.
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 116,250, as of the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the sixth most populated city in the state. It is the largest city in central Illinois.
Champaign County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 201,081. It is the 10th-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Urbana. Champaign County is part of the ChampaignâUrbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The twin cities of Urbana and Champaign are the only cities in the county and they nearly surround the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.