When was the last time any reporter checked the demographics of Chicago?

 

The only combining form of 'demo-' you'll find here is in the words 'Democratic', "Democrats', and 'Democrat'.  16 of 'em.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

New York Times, 3/1/2023

Now, an unanticipated mayoral runoff in the country’s third largest city between Paul Vallas, the white former Chicago public schools chief running as the tough-on-crime candidate, and Brandon Johnson, a Black, progressive Cook County commissioner questioning traditional methods of policing, will elevate public safety on the national stage and test how ugly the Democratic divide might get in a city known for bare-knuckled politics and racial division. 

“Oh, it’s going to be good,” Christopher Z. Mooney, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said of the runoff contest, which will culminate on April 4. “It’s going to get pretty rancorous, and underlying all of it will be the racial subtext. ê