† 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
GroupHighlandIllinoisUnited States
German30.4%16.1%12.5%
Irish15.2%10.6%9.4%
English15.0%6.9%9.5%
American5.6%3.3%5.3%
Italian5.4%5.4%4.8%
Polish2.7%6.0%2.2%
French2.6%0.7%1.6%
Scottish1.7%—1.3%
Mexican2.4%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.7%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.3%0.5%
Spanish0.2%——
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
Highland
Illinois
United States
Median age
41.8
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
5.1%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Highland
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$82,551
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.0%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.8%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Highland
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Highland
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.
Highland, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−22.3%
2008
−16.3%
2012
−30.8%
2016
−41.6%
2020
−37.6%
2024
−36.1%
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
30.7%Harris1,711
66.8%Trump3,726
2.5%
R+36.1
D+1.4
R+34.7
5,575
R
30.0%Biden1,647
67.6%Trump3,708
2.4%
R+37.6
D+4.1
R+42.0
5,488
R
25.1%Clinton1,265
66.8%Trump3,359
8.1%
R+41.6
R+10.9
R+43.7
5,031
R
33.2%Obama1,530
64.0%Romney2,946
2.7%
R+30.8
R+14.5
R+34.6
4,602
R
41.0%Obama1,950
57.3%McCain2,726
1.7%
R+16.3
D+6.0
R+23.6
4,759
R
38.7%Kerry1,791
61.0%Bush2,826
0.3%
R+22.3
—
R+19.9
4,631
Highland sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 41.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.4 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 36.1 points.
A population of 10,262, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,551 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Germantown and New Haven.
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, Highland, Illinois voted Republican by 36.1 points (R+36.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,575 votes cast, 1,711 went Democratic and 3,726 went Republican.
How many people live in Highland, Illinois?
Highland, Illinois has a population of 10,262 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Highland, Illinois?
Median household income in Highland, Illinois is $82,551 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Highland, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Highland, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
