Champaign-Urbana, IL, Illinois
Akashic| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 56.0% | 59,161 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 41.5% | 43,847 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent | 2.5% | 2,634 |
County-level results (3 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Champaign County, IL | Democratic | D+23.8 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 56.0%Harris59,161 | 41.5%Trump43,847 | 2.5%Kennedy2,634 | 105,642 | ||
| D | 55.3%Biden62,150 | 41.4%Trump46,581 | 3.3%Jorgensen3,660 | 112,391 | ||
| D | 50.6%Clinton54,196 | 40.6%Trump43,482 | 8.8%Johnson9,406 | 107,084 | ||
| D | 48.8%Obama45,577 | 48.1%Romney44,954 | 3.0%Johnson2,844 | 93,375 | ||
| D | 54.9%Obama54,683 | 43.1%McCain42,941 | 1.9%Nader1,904 | 99,528 | ||
| R | 47.8%Kerry46,560 | 51.1%Bush49,799 | 1.2%Badnarik1,140 | 97,499 | ||
| R | 46.3%Gore41,093 | 48.6%Bush43,153 | 5.2%Nader4,577 | 88,823 | ||
| D | 47.5%Clinton37,793 | 43.4%Dole34,574 | 9.1%Perot7,244 | 79,611 | ||
| D | 44.7%Clinton40,698 | 36.5%Bush33,218 | 18.8%Perot17,104 | 91,020 | ||
| R | 45.3%Dukakis34,858 | 53.9%Bush41,443 | 0.8%Paul620 | 76,921 | ||
| R | 39.1%Mondale31,869 | 60.3%Reagan49,095 | 0.6%Bergland503 | 81,467 | ||
| R | 31.4%Carter25,241 | 53.8%Reagan43,220 | 14.8%Anderson11,931 | 80,392 | ||
| R | 42.0%Carter33,057 | 55.7%Ford43,789 | 2.3%McCarthy1,834 | 78,680 | ||
| R | 39.4%McGovern29,071 | 60.2%Nixon44,413 | 0.3%Schmitz254 | 73,738 | ||
| R | 36.2%Humphrey23,088 | 55.3%Nixon35,233 | 8.5%Wallace5,390 | 63,711 | ||
| D | 52.6%Johnson33,116 | 47.4%Goldwater29,801 | 0.0% | 62,917 | ||
| R | 37.0%Kennedy22,702 | 62.1%Nixon38,078 | 0.9%Byrd538 | 61,318 | ||
| R | 32.0%Stevenson18,307 | 67.9%Eisenhower38,839 | 0.1%Andrews55 | 57,201 | ||
| R | 32.4%Stevenson18,292 | 67.4%Eisenhower38,105 | 0.2%Hallinan131 | 56,528 | ||
| R | 35.9%Truman16,012 | 62.2%Dewey27,705 | 1.9%Thurmond827 | 44,544 | ||
| R | 39.8%Roosevelt18,753 | 59.7%Dewey28,164 | 0.5%Thomas230 | 47,147 | ||
| R | 43.8%Roosevelt24,189 | 55.6%Willkie30,648 | 0.6%Thomas328 | 55,165 | ||
| D | 51.0%Roosevelt26,002 | 47.6%Landon24,263 | 1.5%Lemke741 | 51,006 | ||
| D | 53.9%Roosevelt24,849 | 44.5%Hoover20,516 | 1.7%Thomas764 | 46,129 | ||
| R | 31.0%Smith12,972 | 68.6%Hoover28,727 | 0.5%Thomas201 | 41,900 | ||
| R | 22.9%Davis8,047 | 64.5%Coolidge22,715 | 12.6%La Follette4,446 | 35,208 | ||
| R | 23.8%Cox8,108 | 73.0%Harding24,851 | 3.1%Debs1,068 | 34,027 | ||
| R | 37.1%Wilson14,683 | 58.9%Hughes23,314 | 3.9%Benson1,553 | 39,550 | ||
| O | 34.5%Wilson6,906 | 25.6%Taft5,116 | 40.0%Roosevelt8,001 | 20,023 | ||
| R | 36.6%Bryan7,524 | 58.9%Taft12,128 | 4.5%Debs922 | 20,574 | ||
| R | 31.1%Parker6,014 | 63.6%Roosevelt12,305 | 5.3%Debs1,022 | 19,341 | ||
| R | 39.5%Bryan8,389 | 57.6%McKinley12,244 | 2.9%Woolley608 | 21,241 | ||
| R | 39.0%Bryan8,108 | 58.7%McKinley12,191 | 2.2%Palmer465 | 20,764 | ||
| R | 42.2%Cleveland7,757 | 52.5%Harrison9,655 | 5.3%Weaver973 | 18,385 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −10.3% |
| 1896 | −19.7% |
| 1900 | −18.1% |
| 1904 | −32.5% |
| 1908 | −22.4% |
| 1912 | +8.9% |
| 1916 | −21.8% |
| 1920 | −49.2% |
| 1924 | −41.7% |
| 1928 | −37.6% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +3.4% |
| 1940 | −11.7% |
| 1944 | −20.0% |
| 1948 | −26.3% |
| 1952 | −35.0% |
| 1956 | −35.9% |
| 1960 | −25.1% |
| 1964 | +5.3% |
| 1968 | −19.1% |
| 1972 | −20.8% |
| 1976 | −13.6% |
| 1980 | −22.4% |
| 1984 | −21.1% |
| 1988 | −8.6% |
| 1992 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | −2.3% |
| 2004 | −3.3% |
| 2008 | +11.8% |
| 2012 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | +13.9% |
| 2024 | +14.5% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 156,431 |
| 2018 | 145,822 |
| 2020 | 165,173 |
| 2022 | 158,668 |
| 2024 | 169,828 |
Home to the University of Illinois flagship campus, Champaign-Urbana turns notably more Democratic than surrounding McLean and Vermilion counties, making it a reliable turnout target in statewide races decided by single-digit margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 14.5 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 49.2 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.5 points.
A population of 238,842, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,789 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Columbia, MO and Ann Arbor, MI.
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