Meet the Chicagoans who are voting for Donald Trump even though their home city hosted the DNC

Several Chicago natives have publicly revealed they will be voting for Donald Trump, despite the city hosting the Democratic National Convention since Monday. 

DailyMail.com spoke to over a dozen people on the streets of Chicago to understand how the Windy City felt about the upcoming election. 

One man, a Chicago native, told DailyMail.com that he was going to vote for Trump because 'I feel like his policies are better.'

'I want the border to shut down. Democrats aren't really offering anything.'

Closing off the Southern border with Mexico is one of Trump's flagship policies, having touted it since his first presidential campaign in 2015. 

When asked about how he felt about the DNC being in his home city, the Chicago native calmly said that  everything was 'well under control', adding that the security situation was 'better than I expected.'

One man said that while Donald Trump 'may be racist... he did things for the country that a lot of presidents didn't do'

One man, who got into a heated argument with a passerby, told DailyMail.com: 'Everything is more expensive now. When Trump was in office, we had stimulus checks' 

One man, a Chicago native, told DailyMail.com that he was going to vote for Trump because 'I feel like his policies are better'

One man, who got into a heated argument with a passerby, told DailyMail.com: 'Everything is more expensive now. When Trump was in office, we had stimulus checks.'

A fellow protester said: 'People need to know the facts.'

Trump signed major bills into force in the early months of the pandemic, which included stimulus checks.  

One man said that while Donald Trump 'may be racist... he did things for the country that a lot of presidents didn't do.'

When asked whether he could forgive the racism in exchange for Trump helping America, he said: 'A little bit.'

While the vast majority of Chicagoans said they would be voting for Kamala Harris, several said they were on Team Trump. 

Chicago has historically been a historically Democrat city, having had a Democrat mayor every since year since 1927. 

Former president Barack Obama (pictured, right) lived in the city for years with his wife, Michelle (pictured, left), having worked there as a community organiser and a civil rights lawyer

Supporters attend the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 22, 2024

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris' stepdaughter Ella Emhoff and Harris' great-niece Leela, play with balloons on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention

US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she arrives onstage to speak on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention

Former president Barack Obama lived in the city for years with his wife, Michelle, having worked there as a community organiser and a civil rights lawyer. 

The pair are planning on building Barack Obama Presidential Centre on the city's South Side. Construction began in 2021, and it is expected to be completed by 2026. 

Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party's nomination and offered her policy agenda on the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Now, a stark reality exists as activists, operatives and party leaders begin leaving Chicago: The real test for Harris has only just begun.

Meanwhile, on a dirt road below the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona, Donald Trump used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel beams to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing the border and that of his opponent.

Today, the Republican presidential nominee is set to appear just miles away from independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the Phoenix area as speculation grows that Kennedy could drop his bid and give Trump his endorsement.