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Washington (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton is a New Yorker. And an Arkansan. And an Illinoisan. And at times also even a Pennsylvanian.

While the question -- Where is Hillary Clinton from? -- may seem simple, the answer was made harder as Clinton traveled the country over the last six months stumping for Democratic candidates during the midterms and peddling her memoir. People from at least four states like to lay claim to Clinton, and the former secretary of state never shied away from those signs of citizenship.

Born in Park Ridge, Illinois in 1947, Clinton rose to prominence during her 20-year stay in Arkansas from 1974 to 1992. After living in Washington, D.C., for eight years as first lady, Clinton moved to Chappaqua, New York and represented the Empire State for eight years in the Senate.

Geographical identity politics are a core part of the American campaign trail from local offices all the way up Pennsylvania Avenue -- just ask Dick Lugar or Scott Brown -- and having home roots that are considered authentic by voters is a key part of messaging for any presidential hopeful, and that includes Clinton.

At times, she plays up her Arkansas roots and slight southern accent. In other forums, she is the former senator from New York and resident of Chappaqua. And when she is anywhere in the Midwest, Clinton is the Chicago Cubs-loving child from Park Ridge, Illinois.

The Clintons currently maintain their primary residence in New York and another home in Washington, D.C.

Clinton's returning to one of these "home" states this weekend -- Arkansas -- for a 10th anniversary celebration of the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock.

Here is how Clinton is linked to four states -- Illinois, Arkansas, New York and Pennsylvania -- and why it matters.

Illinois:

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Just where is Hillary Clinton from?