† 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
GroupGodfreyIllinoisUnited States
German28.9%16.1%12.5%
Irish14.4%10.6%9.4%
English14.2%6.9%9.5%
American5.3%3.3%5.3%
Italian5.1%5.4%4.8%
Polish2.6%6.0%2.2%
French2.5%0.7%1.6%
Scottish1.6%—1.3%
African American†4.6%12.1%9.9%
Mexican1.1%14.4%11.3%
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
Godfrey
Illinois
United States
Median age
48.4
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.6%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.7%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Godfrey
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$94,543
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.4%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.4%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Godfrey
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.2%
24.1%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Godfrey
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.
Godfrey, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−11.9%
2008
−5.5%
2012
−19.4%
2016
−25.9%
2020
−20.2%
2024
−17.6%
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
R
40.0%Harris4,152
57.6%Trump5,979
2.4%
R+17.6
D+2.6
R+16.1
10,380
R
38.7%Biden4,038
58.9%Trump6,153
2.4%
R+20.2
D+5.7
R+24.7
10,446
R
33.9%Clinton3,318
59.8%Trump5,859
6.3%
R+25.9
R+6.5
R+28.0
9,799
R
38.9%Obama3,618
58.4%Romney5,426
2.7%
R+19.4
R+14.0
R+23.3
9,298
R
46.4%Obama4,606
51.9%McCain5,151
1.7%
R+5.5
D+6.4
R+12.8
9,930
R
43.8%Kerry4,226
55.7%Bush5,373
0.4%
R+11.9
—
R+9.4
9,640
Godfrey sits along the Mississippi River bluffs in Madison County, a once reliably Democratic industrial belt that has swung sharply toward Republicans in recent cycles, making mid-size suburbs like this one central to statewide margin math.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.9 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.6 points.
A population of 17,712, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,543 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Boulder City and Williamson.
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, Godfrey, Illinois voted Republican by 17.6 points (R+17.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,380 votes cast, 4,152 went Democratic and 5,979 went Republican.
How many people live in Godfrey, Illinois?
Godfrey, Illinois has a population of 17,712 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Godfrey, Illinois?
Median household income in Godfrey, Illinois is $94,543 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Godfrey, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Godfrey, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
