2024 presidential election
Aurora
HarrisD+30.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 64.2% | 38,273 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 33.5% | 19,933 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.3% | 1,380 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +32.9% |
| 2012 | +28.5% |
| 2016 | +37.6% |
| 2020 | +39.8% |
| 2024 | +30.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 64.2%Harris38,273 | 33.5%Trump19,933 | 2.3% | 59,586 | ||
| D | 68.8%Biden45,290 | 29.0%Trump19,104 | 2.1%incl. Jorgensen | 65,804 | ||
| D | 65.2%Clinton38,671 | 27.6%Trump16,362 | 7.3%incl. Johnson | 59,346 | ||
| D | 64.3%Obama35,158 | 35.7%Romney19,560 | 0.0% | 54,718 | ||
| D | 65.8%Obama36,831 | 32.9%McCain18,402 | 1.3% | 55,949 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | AuroraCity | IllinoisState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 36.7% | 61.0% | 61.0% |
| Black | 11.0% | 13.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 12.4% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 25.3% | 10.9% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 14.5% | 8.6% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41.6% | 18.8% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $93,633 | $83,390 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 11.8% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 35.2 | 39.1 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.8% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 15.8% | 16.9% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 41.5% | 37.9% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 30.6% | 24.1% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 21.5% | 14.0% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 3.2% | 2.6% | 2.0% |
| Russian, Polish, or other Slavic | 1.9% | 2.5% | 0.7% |
| Other Asian & Pacific Island | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Mexican 23.0% | German 16.1% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | German 17.6% | Mexican 14.4% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 11.4% | Irish 10.6% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 33.5%County context | 24.2% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 8.9%County context | 11.7% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 42.9%County context | 49.2% | 51.5% |
ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.
Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the origins and ancestries reported within it.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
23.0%
Puerto Rican
1.7%
Colombian
0.5%
Guatemalan
0.4%
Cuban
0.3%
Spanish
0.3%
Salvadoran
0.3%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
17.6%
Irish
11.4%
Italian
8.2%
Polish
7.8%
English
6.4%
American
2.6%
Swedish
2.3%
French
1.5%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.5%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
2.6%
Filipino
1.3%
Chinese
0.6%
Pakistani
0.6%
Korean
0.3%
Laotian
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Nigerian
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,633
Aurora$93,633
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)6.6%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
69.4%
speak English only
Spanish21.5%
Other Indo-European3.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.9%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.2%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.8%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.5%
Arabic0.4%
Other languages0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Korean0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted42.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.
Aurora sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 9.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.8 points.
A population of 179,898, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $93,633 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Aurora, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Aurora, Illinois voted Democratic by 30.8 points (D+30.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 59,586 votes cast, 38,273 went Democratic and 19,933 went Republican.
How many people live in Aurora, Illinois?
Aurora, Illinois has a population of 179,898 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Aurora, Illinois?
Median household income in Aurora, Illinois is $93,633 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Aurora, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Aurora, Illinois from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.