Barrington, IL — Elections 2008–2024

2024 presidential election

Barrington

HarrisD+11.8

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	54.9%	3,452
Donald TrumpRepublican	43.2%	2,712
OtherAll other candidates	1.9%	120

D+60

R+60

2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 2008–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
2008	−6.5%
2012	−20.2%
2016	+3.8%
2020	+11.5%
2024	+11.8%

DemocraticRepublican

5 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	D	54.9%Harris3,452	43.2%Trump2,712	1.9%	+11.8%	6,284
2020	D	54.8%Biden3,587	43.3%Trump2,833	1.9%incl. Jorgensen	+11.5%	6,542
2016	D	47.4%Clinton2,701	43.6%Trump2,482	9.0%incl. Johnson	+3.8%	5,698
2012	R	39.9%Obama2,119	60.1%Romney3,194	0.0%	−20.2%	5,313
2008	R	45.9%Obama2,550	52.4%McCain2,913	1.6%	−6.5%	5,554

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. 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.
Indicator	BarringtonCity	IllinoisState	United StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White	83.2%	61.0%	61.0%
Black	1.3%	13.6%	12.2%
Asian	7.9%	6.0%	6.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	10.9%	12.6%
Other race	2.0%	8.6%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	18.8%	19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income	$147,989	$83,390	$84,427
Poverty rate	4.6%	11.8%	12.5%
Median age	43.9	39.1	39.1
Age 18–24	9.3%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	15.8%	16.9%	17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	44.7%	37.9%	35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home	34.0%	24.1%	22.3%
Spanish	20.2%	14.0%	13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	3.7%	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	3.2%	2.6%	2.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island	1.4%	1.0%	1.1%
Ancestry
Largest ancestry	German 11.8%	German 16.1%	German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestry	Irish 9.1%	Irish 10.6%	English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestry	Polish 7.2%	English 6.9%	Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic	29.8%County context	24.2%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	7.5%County context	11.7%	16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed	47.1%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 ancestries typically reported within it.

German

11.8%

Irish

9.1%

Polish

7.2%

Italian

5.3%

English

4.7%

American

2.7%

French

1.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 43.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.6%

4.4%

65–74

5.0%

6.2%

55–64

6.4%

6.3%

45–54

6.4%

6.8%

35–44

6.8%

7.1%

25–34

7.0%

4.8%

18–24

4.5%

8.5%

5–17

8.2%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$147,989

Barrington$147,989

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

4.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.3%

Working age (18–64)10.2%

Seniors (65+)11.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

66.0%

speak English only

Spanish20.2%

Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3.7%

Other Indo-European3.2%

Other Asian & Pacific Island1.4%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)1.3%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1.0%

Other languages0.8%

Arabic0.7%

Korean0.6%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.5%

German or other West Germanic0.4%

Vietnamese0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic

29.8%

Evangelical Protestant

7.5%

Muslim

4.8%

Black Protestant

3.8%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Jewish

1.3%

Other Christian

0.9%

Orthodox Christian

0.6%

Buddhist

0.4%

Latter-day Saints

0.3%

Hindu

0.2%

Other faiths

0.1%

Unaffiliated or not counted47.1%

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.

Barrington sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 11.8 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 20.2 points in 2012. The 2024 margin was 11.8 points.

A population of 11,077, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $147,989 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Barrington, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, Barrington, Illinois voted Democratic by 11.8 points (D+11.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,284 votes cast, 3,452 went Democratic and 2,712 went Republican.

What is Barrington, Illinois's political typology?

Akashic places Barrington, Illinois in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 2 times, and other 0 times.

When did Barrington, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Barrington, Illinois voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in Barrington, Illinois?

Barrington, Illinois has a population of 11,077 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Barrington, Illinois?

Median household income in Barrington, Illinois is $147,989 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Barrington, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Barrington, Illinois from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 2 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Barrington delivered D+11.8 in 2024.

Demographics

Demographic Profile

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