† 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
GroupMcLeansboroIllinoisUnited States
German25.9%16.1%12.5%
Irish13.6%10.6%9.4%
English12.8%6.9%9.5%
American8.5%3.3%5.3%
Scottish4.5%—1.3%
Polish2.8%6.0%2.2%
French2.7%0.7%1.6%
Dutch1.5%——
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
McLeansboro
Illinois
United States
Median age
41.8
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.3%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
McLeansboro
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$45,422
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
22.3%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.0%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
McLeansboro
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.3%
24.1%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
McLeansboro
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.
McLeansboro, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−16.8%
2008
−10.1%
2012
−27.3%
2016
−52.1%
2020
−55.6%
2024
−59.9%
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
19.2%Harris249
79.0%Trump1,026
1.8%
R+59.9
R+4.2
R+58.4
1,298
R
21.5%Biden292
77.1%Trump1,049
1.5%
R+55.6
R+3.6
R+60.1
1,361
R
21.9%Clinton287
74.0%Trump969
4.1%
R+52.1
R+24.8
R+54.2
1,310
R
35.0%Obama443
62.3%Romney788
2.7%
R+27.3
R+17.2
R+31.1
1,265
R
43.0%Obama588
53.1%McCain726
3.8%
R+10.1
D+6.7
R+17.4
1,366
R
40.3%Kerry597
57.0%Bush846
2.7%
R+16.8
—
R+14.3
1,483
McLeansboro serves as the governmental and commercial hub of Hamilton County, a sparsely populated downstate region that has shifted toward Republican margins by double digits over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 59.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.9 points.
A population of 2,675, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,422 describe the city.
In 2024, McLeansboro, Illinois voted Republican by 59.9 points (R+59.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,298 votes cast, 249 went Democratic and 1,026 went Republican.
How many people live in McLeansboro, Illinois?
McLeansboro, Illinois has a population of 2,675 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in McLeansboro, Illinois?
Median household income in McLeansboro, Illinois is $45,422 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of McLeansboro, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in McLeansboro, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
