Chicago skyline
A view of the Chicago skyline.
  • Democratic pollster Celinda Lake said Chicago's low voter turnout last week is a "warning sign."
  • "These cities need to be engines of turnout," she recently told The Chicago Sun-Times.
  • Chicago is a blue stronghold, but get-out-the-vote operations in other cities will be key for Biden.

In August, Chicago will play a key role in President Joe Biden's reelection bid as he's set to accept the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination in the populous Midwestern city.

But if last week's primary vote count in Chicago is any indication, Biden will have to continue working to engage voters — especially young voters — in what will be a tough reelection bid against former President Donald Trump.