 However, they are no match for Champaign and Urbana, which account for over 60 percent of the county's population.George Bush senior in 1988 was the last Republican to carry the county, and Barack Obama's 2008 performance was the best by a Democrat.Donald Trump had a particularly poor showing in the county, receiving a little over 35% of the vote, his third-worst showing in the state and his worst outside the Chicago area.