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Who runs the political conversation in Chicago?

Speakers, stances and verbatim quotes in statements referencing Chicago.

Summary

Political conversation is loud but relatively lightly framed through religion or community identity. That framing appears in 3.2% of city mentions, below the developed-world median of 3.65%; Donald Trump, Lori Lightfoot, Rahm Emanuel and Brandon Johnson are the loudest named voices.

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Voices
Stance mix
Recent verbatim quotes
SpeakerStanceDateQuote
Deeper civic analysis
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Top political voices on Chicago

Donald Trump4,669statements
Lori Lightfoot3,404statements
Brandon Johnson1,748statements
Rahm Emanuel1,297statements
J.B. Pritzker952statements
Barack Obama845statements
JB Pritzker751statements
Joe Biden666statements
political · prism engine

Political temperature of Chicago

Share of statements with communal / polarising tags, vs a developed-world median

Communal / Polarising Share
5.3%
Developed-world Median
3.65%
Critical : Supportive Statements1.38×
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What politicians say about Chicago

Governance21.1Kdomain
Economy6,324domain
Security2,522domain
Health2,013domain
Foreign Policy1,791domain
Law & Order1,413domain
Rights1,346domain

from political statements naming the city

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