| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 52.7% | 2,124 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 46.1% | 1,857 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.2% | 50 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | −9.8% |
| 2016 | −1.7% |
| 2020 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | −6.6% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 46.1%Harris1,857 | 52.7%Trump2,124 | 1.2% | 4,031 | ||
| O | 48.9%Biden1,991 | 48.9%Trump1,991 | 2.2%incl. Jorgensen | 4,071 | ||
| R | 46.0%Clinton1,418 | 47.7%Trump1,469 | 6.3%incl. Johnson | 3,080 | ||
| R | 45.1%Obama1,073 | 54.9%Romney1,307 | 0.0% | 2,380 | ||
| D | 52.1%Obama1,346 | 46.0%McCain1,188 | 1.9% | 2,582 |
Demographics
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | GilbertsCity | IllinoisState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 66.3% | 61.0% | 61.0% |
| Black | 0.3% | 13.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 6.5% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 18.7% | 10.9% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 8.2% | 8.6% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24.4% | 18.8% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $146,333 | $83,390 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 5.5% | 11.8% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 40.6 | 39.1 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 9.0% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 15.5% | 16.9% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 38.1% | 37.9% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 31.8% | 24.1% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 26.1% | 14.0% | 13.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2.0% |
| Russian, Polish, or other Slavic | 1.1% | 2.5% | 0.7% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | Mexican 27.8% | German 16.1% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | German 18.2% | Mexican 14.4% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 10.7% | Irish 10.6% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 33.6%County context | 24.2% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 8.7%County context | 11.7% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 43.3%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.
Gilberts sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 9.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.6 points.
A population of 8,606, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $146,333 describe the city.
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