† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupCarbondaleIllinoisUnited States
German15.3%16.1%12.5%
English10.6%6.9%9.5%
Irish8.2%10.6%9.4%
Italian3.0%5.4%4.8%
American2.5%3.3%5.3%
French1.9%0.7%1.6%
Scottish1.9%—1.3%
Polish1.5%6.0%2.2%
African American†25.1%12.1%9.9%
African0.8%0.5%0.5%
Asian Indian1.8%2.1%1.4%
Chinese1.2%1.0%1.3%
Nepalese1.2%——
Korean1.0%0.4%0.4%
Pakistani0.4%0.3%—
Bangladeshi0.4%——
Mexican5.2%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.7%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.3%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Carbondale
Illinois
United States
Median age
24.6
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
39.1%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
9.9%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Carbondale
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$32,128
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
37.4%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
48.2%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Carbondale
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.5%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
3.5%
14.0%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
4.3%
2.6%
2.0%
Korean
1.0%
0.3%
0.3%
Arabic
2.1%
0.6%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Carbondale
Illinois
United States
Catholic
—
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Carbondale, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+49.0%
2008
+55.1%
2012
+52.1%
2016
+47.4%
2020
+53.4%
2024
+51.2%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
74.0%Harris5,455
22.8%Trump1,683
3.1%
D+51.2
R+2.2
D+52.7
7,367
D
75.0%Biden5,252
21.6%Trump1,514
3.4%
D+53.4
D+5.9
D+48.9
7,004
D
68.2%Clinton6,107
20.7%Trump1,857
11.1%
D+47.4
R+4.7
D+45.3
8,961
D
74.2%Obama6,801
22.0%Romney2,020
3.8%
D+52.1
R+3.0
D+48.3
9,171
D
76.4%Obama7,589
21.3%McCain2,113
2.3%
D+55.1
D+6.1
D+47.9
9,934
D
74.3%Kerry7,079
25.2%Bush2,407
0.5%
D+49.0
—
D+51.5
9,534
Southern Illinois University anchors Carbondale's population and gives this Jackson County city a distinctly younger, more transient electorate than the rural downstate counties that surround it.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 55.1 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.2 points.
A population of 22,158, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $32,128 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Isla Vista and Prairie View.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Carbondale, Illinois voted Democratic by 51.2 points (D+51.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,367 votes cast, 5,455 went Democratic and 1,683 went Republican.
How many people live in Carbondale, Illinois?
Carbondale, Illinois has a population of 22,158 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Carbondale, Illinois?
Median household income in Carbondale, Illinois is $32,128 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Carbondale, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Carbondale, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
