2024 presidential election
Loves Park
TrumpR+7.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 52.4% | 5,935 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 45.2% | 5,118 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 275 |
D+60R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | −2.5% |
| 2016 | −9.1% |
| 2020 | −5.1% |
| 2024 | −7.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 45.2%Harris5,118 | 52.4%Trump5,935 | 2.4% | 11,328 | ||
| R | 46.2%Biden5,378 | 51.3%Trump5,969 | 2.5%incl. Jorgensen | 11,633 | ||
| R | 41.5%Clinton4,303 | 50.6%Trump5,250 | 8.0%incl. Johnson | 10,379 | ||
| R | 48.8%Obama5,144 | 51.2%Romney5,403 | 0.0% | 10,547 | ||
| D | 52.4%Obama5,617 | 45.3%McCain4,862 | 2.3% | 10,722 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Loves ParkCity | IllinoisState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 74.1% | 61.0% | 61.0% |
| Black | 7.8% | 13.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 12.4% | 10.9% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 2.8% | 8.6% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.7% | 18.8% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $61,868 | $83,390 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 14.4% | 11.8% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 37.2 | 39.1 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 18.5% | 16.9% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 25.1% | 37.9% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 15.5% | 24.1% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 10.7% | 14.0% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 22.1% | German 16.1% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Mexican 12.9% | Mexican 14.4% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 11.8% | Irish 10.6% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 24.1%County context | 24.2% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 20.3%County context | 11.7% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 43.6%County context | 49.2% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 6.4%County context | 5.3% | 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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
22.1%
Irish
11.8%
English
9.1%
Italian
6.7%
Swedish
6.3%
Polish
3.9%
American
2.9%
Norwegian
2.7%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
12.9%
Puerto Rican
1.0%
Salvadoran
0.4%
Cuban
0.3%
Spaniard
0.2%
Guatemalan
0.2%
Ecuadorian
0.2%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.3%
Nigerian
0.2%
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Asian Indian
0.5%
Laotian
0.5%
Filipino
0.4%
Chinese
0.4%
Vietnamese
0.2%
Burmese
0.2%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Aztec
0.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 37.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,868
Loves Park$61,868
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)13.6%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.5%
speak English only
Spanish10.7%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.8%
Other languages0.8%
Arabic0.5%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
German or other West Germanic0.1%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Korean0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted43.6%
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.
Loves Park sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 7.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 9.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.2 points.
A population of 23,502, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,868 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Loves Park, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Loves Park, Illinois voted Republican by 7.2 points (R+7.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,328 votes cast, 5,118 went Democratic and 5,935 went Republican.
What is Loves Park, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Loves Park, 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 1 times, Republican 4 times, and other 0 times.
When did Loves Park, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Loves Park, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Loves Park, Illinois?
Loves Park, Illinois has a population of 23,502 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Loves Park, Illinois?
Median household income in Loves Park, Illinois is $61,868 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Loves Park, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Loves Park, Illinois from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 4 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.