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East Moline·Illinois

East Moline delivered D+19.4 in 2024.

20082024·5 elections
IL
East Moline
HarrisD+19.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic58.6%4,551
Donald TrumpRepublican39.2%3,046
OtherAll other candidates2.2%172
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +19.4% in 2024.+19.4%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+33.1%
2012+31.9%
2016+18.1%
2020+22.8%
2024+19.4%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+19.4%
4,5513,0467,769
D
+22.8%
5,0623,1558,379
D
+18.1%
4,5363,0598,140
D
+31.9%
5,3492,7618,110
D
+33.1%
5,8122,8858,835

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.
IndicatorEast MolineCityIllinoisStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White58.7%61.0%61.0%
Black21.0%13.6%12.2%
Asian2.9%6.0%6.0%
Two or more races11.4%10.9%12.6%
Other race6.1%8.6%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino17.5%18.8%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$61,779$83,390$84,427
Poverty rate19.8%11.8%12.5%
Median age38.939.139.1
Age 18–248.9%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older20.4%16.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)21.2%37.8%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home24.9%24.0%22.3%
Spanish10.2%14.0%13.6%
Other languages6.6%0.6%0.8%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)3.7%0.3%0.7%
Other Indo-European1.5%2.6%2.0%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 18.7%German 16.1%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 10.6%Irish 10.6%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 9.3%English 6.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic10.0%County context24.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant8.0%County context11.7%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed68.2%County context49.2%51.5%
Mainline Protestant7.2%County context5.3%5.2%

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
18.7%
Irish
10.6%
English
9.3%
American
3.5%
Italian
2.7%
Polish
1.6%
Scottish
1.5%
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
75.1%
speak English only
Spanish10.2%
Other languages6.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)3.7%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island1.5%
Arabic0.7%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
10.0%
Evangelical Protestant
8.0%
Mainline Protestant
7.2%
Black Protestant
3.4%
Latter-day Saints
1.0%
Other Christian
0.6%
Hindu
0.6%
Muslim
0.6%
Orthodox Christian
0.3%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted68.2%
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.

East Moline sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.1 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.4 points.

A population of 20,904, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,779 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did East Moline, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, East Moline, Illinois voted Democratic by 19.4 points (D+19.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,769 votes cast, 4,551 went Democratic and 3,046 went Republican.
What is East Moline, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places East Moline, 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 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in East Moline, Illinois?
East Moline, Illinois has a population of 20,904 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in East Moline, Illinois?
Median household income in East Moline, Illinois is $61,779 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of East Moline, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in East Moline, Illinois from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.