The newly elected Pope Leo XIV voted not only at the Pope Conference, but also in the U.S. elections.
this Pope born in Chicago - According to voting records shared with the Illinois Election Commission's CBS News and Data, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost voted in the Chicago suburbs of New Lenox, Illinois, and voted in New Lenox, Illinois, and participated in the primary election on both sides.
Illinois does not have a party registration, but to vote in the primary, you have to choose a party to vote to vote. Prevost voted for more Republican primary than Democrats, and his last primaries were the 2016 Republican presidential primary.
He last voted in the 2024 general election, although he didn't know what party he voted for.
This is based on the record, a Prevost file "L2 Data" shared with CBS News with GOP consultant Jared Small, a paid service used by the political campaign that provides access to individual voter files provided by each state. CBS News has also contacted the Will County Staff Office for a copy of this data.
He voted in the Republican primary in 2012, 2014 and 2016, including the presidential primary in 2012 and 2016.
L2 data records show that he last voted in the 2010 Democratic primary. He also voted in the party's presidential primary in 2008.
He participated in at least nine general elections, including five presidential election cycles: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2024. He voted in the 2016 or 2020 elections without record.
Records show that he also voted to pass the "merger election" when the local Illinois office voted in April 2001.
Account X, under the name of Prevost, included two articles criticizing Republican Vice President JD Vance in February, and the 2015 Washington Post written by U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, titled “Why Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric is such a problem.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance congratulate Pope Leo 14 On Thursday, Mr. Trump told reporters that having the U.S. pope is "the honor of our country."
The new pope studied in the Chicago Catholic Theological Union and was appointed a pastor in 1982. He has held several positions in the province of Augustine, Chicago. He is also a fan of the Chicago White Sox professional baseball team, according to WGN's interview with his brother John Prevost.