JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<a href="somelink.php" id="myLink">my link</a>
JavaScript
var demo = 123;
document.getElementById('myLink').setAttribute('href', 'somelink.php?demo=' + demo);
<a href="somelink.php" id="myLink">my link</a>
var demo = 123;
document.getElementById('myLink').setAttribute('href', 'somelink.php?demo=' + demo);