JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<a href="javascript:;" id="clickMe">click me</a>
<div id="changeMe"></div>
CSS
div {
background-image: url(http://placehold.it/200x200);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
height: 200px;
width: 200px;
}
JavaScript
$('#clickMe').on('click', function() {
$('#changeMe').css('background-image', 'url(http://placehold.it/200x200/ff0000)');
})