Akashic

county

Ford County, IL

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

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

German30.6%16.1%12.5%

English15.0%6.9%9.5%

Irish11.8%10.6%9.4%

American7.8%3.3%5.3%

French3.2%0.7%1.6%

Italian3.0%5.4%4.8%

Swedish2.3%1.5%—

Polish2.0%6.0%2.2%

Mexican2.8%14.4%11.3%

Guatemalan1.4%0.3%0.5%

Spaniard0.4%——

Puerto Rican0.2%1.7%1.8%

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	Ford County	Illinois	United States
Median age	41.9	39.1	39.1
Age 18–24	7.5%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	19.6%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Ford County	Illinois	United States
Median household income	$62,439	$83,390	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.4%	11.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.9%	37.9%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Ford County	Illinois	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.2%	24.1%	22.3%
Spanish	3.2%	14.0%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Ford County	Illinois	United States
Catholic	10.5%	24.2%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	19.6%	11.7%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	53.5%	49.2%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	16.4%	5.3%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 65.5% of 10,092 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic25.1%1,643TrumpRepublican72.9%4,778KennedyIndependent1.9%126

R+47.8

Lead: 3,135
Total: 6,553
vs nation: R+46.4
Turnout: 65.5%

BidenDemocratic25.2%1,754TrumpRepublican72.5%5,048JorgensenLibertarian1.4%100

R+47.3

Lead: 3,294
Total: 6,967
vs nation: R+51.7
Turnout: 81.8%

ClintonDemocratic22.1%1,414TrumpRepublican70.0%4,480JohnsonLibertarian5.1%323

R+47.9

Lead: 3,066
Total: 6,396
vs nation: R+50.0
Turnout: 63.5%

ObamaDemocratic27.5%1,656RomneyRepublican70.2%4,229JOHNSONLibertarian1.5%89

R+42.7

Lead: 2,573
Total: 6,024
vs nation: R+46.6
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic34.9%2,227McCainRepublican63.9%4,079OtherAll other candidates1.3%80

R+29.0

Lead: 1,852
Total: 6,386
vs nation: R+36.3
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic29.5%1,912BushRepublican69.6%4,511OtherAll other candidates0.9%56

R+40.1

Lead: 2,599
Total: 6,479
vs nation: R+37.7
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic34.0%2,090BushRepublican63.2%3,889NaderGreen1.9%116

R+29.2

Lead: 1,799
Total: 6,153
vs nation: R+29.8
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic35.8%2,065DoleRepublican53.3%3,077PerotReform10.2%590

R+17.5

Lead: 1,012
Total: 5,770
vs nation: R+26.1
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+47.8MIT Election Lab
Population: 13,4062024 5-year
Median household income: $62,4392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+10.9 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+66.6 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Iroquois County, IL · twin score 84.6

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 65.5%6,615 participants ÷ 10,092 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +30.4 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: +8.3 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 35.1%–43.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	6,671	10,507	63.5%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	5,089	10,271	49.5%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	8,257	10,100	81.8%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	5,277	10,278	51.3%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	6,615	10,092	65.5%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

44 precincts · 6,615 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Ford County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -PATTON 7PATTON 7	163	434	15	612	26.6%	70.9%	R+44.3
Precinct -DRUMMER 4DRUMMER 4	128	408	14	550	23.3%	74.2%	R+50.9
Precinct -PATTON 6PATTON 6	115	277	16	408	28.2%	67.9%	R+39.7
Precinct -DRUMMER 3DRUMMER 3	116	265	15	396	29.3%	66.9%	R+37.6
Precinct -DRUMMER 5DRUMMER 5	114	259	15	388	29.4%	66.8%	R+37.4
Precinct -BRENTONBRENTON	98	278	8	384	25.5%	72.4%	R+46.9
Precinct -PATTON 5PATTON 5	103	262	10	375	27.5%	69.9%	R+42.4
Precinct -DRUMMER 1DRUMMER 1	113	223	17	353	32.0%	63.2%	R+31.2
Precinct -PATTON 4PATTON 4	63	274	9	346	18.2%	79.2%	R+61.0
Precinct -DIXDIX	74	253	4	331	22.4%	76.4%	R+54.1
Precinct -PATTON 2PATTON 2	88	232	10	330	26.7%	70.3%	R+43.6
Precinct -DRUMMER 2DRUMMER 2	73	218	4	295	24.7%	73.9%	R+49.2
Precinct -PATTON 1PATTON 1	81	199	10	290	27.9%	68.6%	R+40.7
Precinct -SULLIVANTSULLIVANT	50	203	6	259	19.3%	78.4%	R+59.1
Precinct -PEACH ORCHARDPEACH ORCHARD	44	198	7	249	17.7%	79.5%	R+61.8
Precinct -ROGERSROGERS	75	140	6	221	33.9%	63.3%	R+29.4
Precinct -LYMANLYMAN	47	155	7	209	22.5%	74.2%	R+51.7
Precinct -MONAMONA	21	118	2	141	14.9%	83.7%	R+68.8
Precinct -BUTTONBUTTON	15	112	4	131	11.5%	85.5%	R+74.0
Precinct -WALLWALL	26	100	4	130	20.0%	76.9%	R+56.9
Precinct -PATTON 3PATTON 3	22	80	7	109	20.2%	73.4%	R+53.2
Precinct -PELLAPELLA	14	90	4	108	13.0%	83.3%	R+70.4
BRENTON Voting District17_17053BN01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
BUTTON Voting District17_17053BT01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
DIX Voting District17_17053DX01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
DRUMMER 1 Voting District17_17053DM01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
DRUMMER 2 Voting District17_17053DM02	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
DRUMMER 3 Voting District17_17053DM03	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
DRUMMER 4 Voting District17_17053DM04	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
DRUMMER 5 Voting District17_17053DM05	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
LYMAN Voting District17_17053LY01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
MONA Voting District17_17053MA01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PATTON 1 Voting District17_17053PT01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PATTON 2 Voting District17_17053PT02	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PATTON 3 Voting District17_17053PT03	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PATTON 4 Voting District17_17053PT04	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PATTON 5 Voting District17_17053PT05	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PATTON 6 Voting District17_17053PT06	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PATTON 7 Voting District17_17053PT07	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PEACH ORCHARD Voting District17_17053PO01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PELLA Voting District17_17053PA01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
ROGERS Voting District17_17053RG01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
SULLIVANT Voting District17_17053SV01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
WALL Voting District17_17053WL01	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−22.8%
1896	−30.1%
1900	−32.4%
1904	−48.0%
1908	−36.4%
1912	+5.5%
1916	−37.2%
1920	−66.6%
1924	−54.0%
1928	−37.8%
1932	+10.9%
1936	−9.6%
1940	−30.6%
1944	−40.1%
1948	−40.3%
1952	−49.1%
1956	−47.4%
1960	−36.3%
1964	−15.1%
1968	−37.7%
1972	−49.0%
1976	−27.9%
1980	−44.6%
1984	−46.6%
1988	−33.1%
1992	−13.4%
1996	−17.5%
2000	−29.2%
2004	−40.1%
2008	−29.0%
2012	−42.7%
2016	−47.9%
2020	−47.3%
2024	−47.8%

DemocraticRepublican

38 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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	25.1%Harris1,643	72.9%Trump4,778	1.9%Kennedy126	R+47.8	R+0.6	R+46.4	6,553
2020	R	25.2%Biden1,754	72.5%Trump5,048	1.4%Jorgensen100	R+47.3	D+0.7	R+51.7	6,967
2016	R	22.1%Clinton1,414	70.0%Trump4,480	5.1%Johnson323	R+47.9	R+5.2	R+50.0	6,396
2012	R	27.5%Obama1,656	70.2%Romney4,229	1.5%JOHNSON89	R+42.7	R+13.7	R+46.6	6,024
2008	R	34.9%Obama2,227	63.9%McCain4,079	1.3%	R+29.0	D+11.1	R+36.3	6,386
2004	R	29.5%Kerry1,912	69.6%Bush4,511	0.9%	R+40.1	R+10.9	R+37.7	6,479
2000	R	34.0%Gore2,090	63.2%Bush3,889	1.9%Nader116	R+29.2	R+11.7	R+29.8	6,153
1996	R	35.8%Clinton2,065	53.3%Dole3,077	10.2%Perot590	R+17.5	R+4.1	R+26.1	5,770
1992	R	33.6%Clinton2,175	47.0%Bush3,046	18.9%Perot1,222	R+13.4	D+19.6	R+19.0	6,481
1988	R	33.0%Dukakis2,026	66.1%Bush4,059	1.0%	R+33.1	D+13.6	R+25.4	6,145
1984	R	26.5%Mondale1,763	73.1%Reagan4,871	0.4%	R+46.6	R+2.0	R+28.4	6,663
1980	R	25.0%Carter1,803	69.6%Reagan5,024	5.4%	R+44.6	R+16.7	R+34.9	7,214
1976	R	35.6%Carter2,690	63.6%Ford4,801	0.8%	R+27.9	D+21.1	R+30.0	7,553
1972	R	25.5%McGovern1,934	74.5%Nixon5,656	0.0%	R+49.0	R+11.3	R+25.9	7,591
1968	R	27.7%Humphrey2,216	65.4%Nixon5,233	6.9%	R+37.7	R+22.6	R+37.0	8,004
1964	R	42.4%Johnson3,427	57.6%Goldwater4,650	0.0%	R+15.1	D+21.2	R+37.7	8,077
1960	R	31.8%Kennedy2,698	68.2%Nixon5,779	0.0%	R+36.3	D+11.0	R+36.5	8,478
1956	R	26.3%Stevenson2,152	73.7%Eisenhower6,027	0.0%	R+47.4	D+1.7	R+32.0	8,182
1952	R	25.4%Stevenson2,121	74.5%Eisenhower6,216	0.1%	R+49.1	R+8.8	R+38.3	8,345
1948	R	29.6%Truman2,079	69.9%Dewey4,903	0.5%	R+40.3	R+0.2	R+44.7	7,015
1944	R	29.8%Roosevelt2,270	69.9%Dewey5,317	0.2%	R+40.1	R+9.5	R+47.6	7,605
1940	R	34.6%Roosevelt3,062	65.1%Willkie5,770	0.3%	R+30.6	R+20.9	R+40.5	8,862
1936	R	44.2%Roosevelt3,715	53.8%Landon4,524	2.0%	R+9.6	R+20.6	R+33.9	8,410
1932	D	54.8%Roosevelt4,175	43.9%Hoover3,342	1.3%	D+10.9	D+48.8	R+6.9	7,616
1928	R	30.9%Smith2,098	68.7%Hoover4,668	0.4%	R+37.8	D+16.2	R+20.4	6,793
1924	R	16.5%Davis1,093	70.5%Coolidge4,672	12.8%La Follette849	R+54.0	D+12.6	R+28.9	6,624
1920	R	15.8%Cox958	82.4%Harding4,995	1.8%	R+66.6	R+29.4	R+40.4	6,062
1916	R	29.2%Wilson2,054	66.4%Hughes4,670	4.5%	R+37.2	R+42.6	R+40.3	7,038
1912	O	27.9%Wilson1,035	22.4%Taft832	49.6%	Roosevelt +21.7	D+41.9	R+14.1	3,708
1908	R	29.2%Bryan1,164	65.6%Taft2,617	5.2%	R+36.4	D+11.5	R+26.9	3,990
1904	R	23.3%Parker926	71.2%Roosevelt2,836	5.5%	R+48.0	R+15.6	R+28.3	3,982
1900	R	32.5%Bryan1,469	64.9%McKinley2,936	2.7%	R+32.4	R+2.3	R+24.9	4,526
1896	R	34.2%Bryan1,507	64.3%McKinley2,832	1.5%	R+30.1	R+7.3	R+24.0	4,406
1892	R	35.6%Cleveland1,359	58.4%Harrison2,227	6.0%	R+22.8	—	R+24.4	3,813
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 3 Senate special · 13 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	18.8%1,156	81.2%4,997	6,153
2020	R	20.0%1,366	80.0%5,451	6,817
2018	R	21.9%491	78.1%1,755	2,246

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	27.0%1,386	70.5%3,621	5,134
2020Class II	R	25.7%Dick Durbin1,765	70.9%Mark Curran4,872	6,876
2016Class III	R	22.5%Tammy Duckworth1,421	71.2%Mark Kirk4,507	6,328
2014Class II	R	28.1%Dick Durbin1,256	67.8%Jim Oberweis3,034	4,477
2010Class III	R	17.9%Alex Giannoulias823	74.9%Mark Kirk3,441	4,596
2008Class II	D	49.8%Dick Durbin3,122	47.1%Steve Sauerberg2,955	6,274
2004Class III	D	48.4%Barack Obama3,021	47.9%Alan Keyes2,984	6,236
2002Class II	R	47.1%Dick Durbin2,202	51.3%Jim Durkin2,399	4,675
1998Class III	R	25.1%Carol Moseley-Braun1,301	72.7%Peter Fitzgerald3,773	5,193
1996Class II	R	36.1%Dick Durbin2,061	60.9%Al Salvi3,476	5,709
1992Class III	R	38.5%Carol Moseley-Braun2,431	55.9%Richard Williamson3,530	6,315
1990Class II	D	50.9%Paul Simon2,482	49.1%Lynn Martin2,394	4,876
1986Class III	R	47.1%Alan J. Dixon2,230	52.0%Judy Koehler2,460	4,732
1984Class II	R	34.2%Paul Simon2,254	63.9%Charles H. Percy4,215	6,599
1980Class III	R	35.6%Alan J. Dixon2,534	63.7%David C. O'Neal4,535	7,119
1978Class II	R	39.7%Alex Seith1,928	60.1%Charles H. Percy2,919	4,856
1974Class III	R	43.3%Adlai Stevenson III2,558	56.6%George M. Burditt3,341	5,901
1972Class II	R	25.2%Roman Pucinski1,887	74.8%Charles H. Percy5,609	7,498
1968Class III	R	29.3%William G. Clark2,278	70.6%Everett Dirksen5,488	7,778
1966Class II	R	31.6%Paul H. Douglas2,157	68.4%Charles H. Percy4,677	6,834
1962Class III	R	30.2%Sidney R. Yates2,079	69.8%Everett Dirksen4,808	6,887
1960Class II	R	36.4%Paul H. Douglas3,019	63.6%Samuel W. Witwer5,284	8,303
1956Class III	R	29.5%Richard Stengel2,364	70.5%Everett Dirksen5,642	8,007
1954Class II	R	29.2%Paul H. Douglas1,731	70.8%Joseph T. Meek4,198	5,929
1950Class III	R	26.1%Scott W. Lucas1,836	73.7%Everett Dirksen5,181	7,026
1948Class II	R	32.9%Paul H. Douglas2,259	66.8%C. Wayland Brooks4,592	6,872
1944Class III	R	31.3%Scott W. Lucas2,334	68.4%Richard J. Lyons5,095	7,447
1942Class II	R	25.7%Raymond McKeough1,672	74.1%C. Wayland Brooks4,818	6,502
1938Class III	R	37.0%Scott W. Lucas2,589	62.8%Richard J. Lyons4,391	6,990
1936Class II	R	42.9%James H. Lewis3,439	55.1%Otis F. Glenn4,418	8,020
1932Class III	R	49.2%William H. Dieterich3,569	50.0%Otis F. Glenn3,629	7,261
1930Class II	D	51.8%James H. Lewis2,251	36.5%Ruth H. McCormick1,585	4,348
1926Class III	R	25.8%George E. Brennan1,211	57.2%Frank L. Smith2,687	4,699
1924Class II	R	23.7%Albert A. Sprague1,446	76.1%Charles S. Deneen4,644	6,100
1920Class III	R	17.1%Peter A. Waller1,039	81.2%William B. McKinley4,935	6,079
1918Class II	R	24.4%James H. Lewis695	73.1%Medill McCormick2,085	2,852
1914Class III	R	25.1%Roger C. Sullivan803	39.9%Lawrence Y. Sherman1,276	3,196

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1970Special · Class III	R	41.3%Adlai Stevenson III2,477	58.7%Ralph T. Smith3,523	6,003
1940Special · Class II	R	34.9%James M. Slattery3,001	64.9%C. Wayland Brooks5,583	8,602
1928Special · Class III	R	31.0%Anton J. Cermak1,999	68.8%Otis F. Glenn4,443	6,456

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	23.8%Jb Pritzker1,230	73.1%Darren Bailey3,776	5,168
2018	R	19.5%Jb Pritzker971	70.2%Bruce Rauner3,495	4,979
2014	R	19.0%Pat Quinn854	75.8%Bruce Rauner3,401	4,484
2010	R	19.5%Pat Quinn906	74.3%Bill Brady3,452	4,643
2006	R	24.2%Rod Blagojevich1,060	62.9%Judy Baar Topinka2,759	4,386
2002	R	33.7%Rod Blagojevich1,599	63.4%Jim Ryan3,004	4,738
1998	R	38.3%Glenn Poshard2,011	60.4%George Ryan3,169	5,248
1994	R	17.9%Dawn Clark Netsch846	80.8%Jim Edgar3,815	4,724
1990	R	34.9%Neil Hartigan1,703	64.1%Jim Edgar3,122	4,874
1986	R	4.8%''No nominee''230	62.8%Jim Thompson2,995	4,771
1982	R	27.4%Adlai Stevenson III1,414	71.7%Jim Thompson3,705	5,166
1978	R	23.8%Michael Bakalis1,198	76.1%Jim Thompson3,824	5,028
1976	R	20.2%Michael Howlett1,515	79.7%Jim Thompson5,987	7,510

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Ford County, IL
Year	Total registered
2016	9,586
2018	9,612
2020	9,978
2022	9,358
2024	9,871

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−53 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −719 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $45,954 in average income, against $75,828 for residents who stayed — 39% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean D+0.7 on average — 49 points more Democratic-leaning than Ford County, IL itself (R+47.8).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Champaign County, IL116D+23.8
Iroquois County, IL45R+57.3
McLean County, IL23D+4.9
Livingston County, IL22R+46.3
Cook County, IL21D+41.6

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Champaign County, IL108
Iroquois County, IL41
McLean County, IL24
Livingston County, IL20

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Ford County, IL in Ford County, IL: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−114
2012	+37
2013	−147
2014	−85
2015	+50
2016	−134
2017	0
2018	−33
2019	−214
2021	+50
2022	−174
2023	+26
2024	+72
2025	−53

Ford County's flat, agriculture-dominated landscape anchors a voting pattern that ran nearly 48 points Republican in 2024 — among the widest margins of any county in the state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 66.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.8 points.

A population of 13,406, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,439 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Iroquois County and Ellsworth County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Iroquois County

Illinois

84.6twin score

2004–2012 trajectoryelasticity≠ French ancestry

Ellsworth County

Kansas

84.2twin score

2004–2016 trajectory12-yr trend≠ French ancestry

Clay County

Kansas

84.2twin score

2012–2016 trajectory12-yr trend% White≠ Swedish ancestry

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Ford County, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, Ford County, Illinois voted Republican by 47.8 points (R+47.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,553 votes cast, 1,643 went Democratic and 4,778 went Republican.

When did Ford County, Illinois last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Ford County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1932.

How many people live in Ford County, Illinois?

Ford County, Illinois has a population of 13,406 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Ford County, Illinois?

Median household income in Ford County, Illinois is $62,439 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Ford County, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ford County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.

Measure

Ford County

Illinois

United States

Median age

41.9

39.1

Age 18–24

7.5%

9.1%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

19.6%

16.9%

17.2%

Measure

Ford County

Illinois

United States

Median household income

$62,439

$83,390

$84,427

Poverty rate

12.4%

11.8%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

18.9%

37.9%

35.6%

Measure

Ford County

Illinois

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

4.2%

24.1%

22.3%

Spanish

3.2%

14.0%

13.6%

Measure

Ford County

Illinois

United States

Catholic

10.5%

24.2%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

19.6%

11.7%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

53.5%

49.2%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

16.4%

5.3%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+47.8MIT Election Lab

Population

13,4062024 5-year

Median household income

$62,4392024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

89.4%2024 5-year

Black

0.3%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

5.3%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+10.9 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+66.6 in 1920MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Iroquois County, IL · twin score 84.6

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

6,671

10,507

63.5%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

5,089

10,271

49.5%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

8,257

10,100

81.8%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

5,277

10,278

51.3%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

6,615

10,092

65.5%

A/A

Ford County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -PATTON 7PATTON 7

163

434

612

26.6%

70.9%

R+44.3

Precinct -DRUMMER 4DRUMMER 4

128

408

550

23.3%

74.2%

R+50.9

Precinct -PATTON 6PATTON 6

115

277

408

28.2%

67.9%

R+39.7

Precinct -DRUMMER 3DRUMMER 3

116

265

396

29.3%

66.9%

R+37.6

Precinct -DRUMMER 5DRUMMER 5

114

259

388

29.4%

66.8%

R+37.4

Precinct -BRENTONBRENTON

278

384

25.5%

72.4%

R+46.9

Precinct -PATTON 5PATTON 5

103

262

375

27.5%

69.9%

R+42.4

Precinct -DRUMMER 1DRUMMER 1

113

223

353

32.0%

63.2%

R+31.2

Precinct -PATTON 4PATTON 4

274

346

18.2%

79.2%

R+61.0

Precinct -DIXDIX

253

331

22.4%

76.4%

R+54.1

Precinct -PATTON 2PATTON 2

232

330

26.7%

70.3%

R+43.6

Precinct -DRUMMER 2DRUMMER 2

218

295

24.7%

73.9%

R+49.2

Precinct -PATTON 1PATTON 1

199

290

27.9%

68.6%

R+40.7

Precinct -SULLIVANTSULLIVANT

203

259

19.3%

78.4%

R+59.1

Precinct -PEACH ORCHARDPEACH ORCHARD

198

249

17.7%

79.5%

R+61.8

Precinct -ROGERSROGERS

140

221

33.9%

63.3%

R+29.4

Precinct -LYMANLYMAN

155

209

22.5%

74.2%

R+51.7

Precinct -MONAMONA

118

141

14.9%

83.7%

R+68.8

Precinct -BUTTONBUTTON

112

131

11.5%

85.5%

R+74.0

Precinct -WALLWALL

100

130

20.0%

76.9%

R+56.9

Precinct -PATTON 3PATTON 3

109

20.2%

73.4%

R+53.2

Precinct -PELLAPELLA

108

13.0%

83.3%

R+70.4

BRENTON Voting District17_17053BN01

—

No votes

BUTTON Voting District17_17053BT01

—

No votes

DIX Voting District17_17053DX01

—

No votes

DRUMMER 1 Voting District17_17053DM01

—

No votes

DRUMMER 2 Voting District17_17053DM02

—

No votes

DRUMMER 3 Voting District17_17053DM03

—

No votes

DRUMMER 4 Voting District17_17053DM04

—

No votes

DRUMMER 5 Voting District17_17053DM05

—

No votes

LYMAN Voting District17_17053LY01

—

No votes

MONA Voting District17_17053MA01

—

No votes

PATTON 1 Voting District17_17053PT01

—

No votes

PATTON 2 Voting District17_17053PT02

—

No votes

PATTON 3 Voting District17_17053PT03

—

No votes

PATTON 4 Voting District17_17053PT04

—

No votes

PATTON 5 Voting District17_17053PT05

—

No votes

PATTON 6 Voting District17_17053PT06

—

No votes

PATTON 7 Voting District17_17053PT07

—

No votes

PEACH ORCHARD Voting District17_17053PO01

—

No votes

PELLA Voting District17_17053PA01

—

No votes

ROGERS Voting District17_17053RG01

—

No votes

SULLIVANT Voting District17_17053SV01

—

No votes

WALL Voting District17_17053WL01

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−22.8%
1896	−30.1%
1900	−32.4%
1904	−48.0%
1908	−36.4%
1912	+5.5%
1916	−37.2%
1920	−66.6%
1924	−54.0%
1928	−37.8%
1932	+10.9%
1936	−9.6%
1940	−30.6%
1944	−40.1%
1948	−40.3%
1952	−49.1%
1956	−47.4%
1960	−36.3%
1964	−15.1%
1968	−37.7%
1972	−49.0%
1976	−27.9%
1980	−44.6%
1984	−46.6%
1988	−33.1%
1992	−13.4%
1996	−17.5%
2000	−29.2%
2004	−40.1%
2008	−29.0%
2012	−42.7%
2016	−47.9%
2020	−47.3%
2024	−47.8%

DemocraticRepublican

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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

25.1%Harris1,643

72.9%Trump4,778

1.9%Kennedy126

R+47.8

R+0.6

R+46.4

6,553

2020

25.2%Biden1,754

72.5%Trump5,048

1.4%Jorgensen100

R+47.3

D+0.7

R+51.7

6,967

2016

22.1%Clinton1,414

70.0%Trump4,480

5.1%Johnson323

R+47.9

R+5.2

R+50.0

6,396

2012

27.5%Obama1,656

70.2%Romney4,229

1.5%JOHNSON89

R+42.7

R+13.7

R+46.6

6,024

2008

34.9%Obama2,227

63.9%McCain4,079

1.3%

R+29.0

D+11.1

R+36.3

6,386

2004

29.5%Kerry1,912

69.6%Bush4,511

0.9%

R+40.1

R+10.9

R+37.7

6,479

2000

34.0%Gore2,090

63.2%Bush3,889

1.9%Nader116

R+29.2

R+11.7

R+29.8

6,153

1996

35.8%Clinton2,065

53.3%Dole3,077

10.2%Perot590

R+17.5

R+4.1

R+26.1

5,770

1992

33.6%Clinton2,175

47.0%Bush3,046

18.9%Perot1,222

R+13.4

D+19.6

R+19.0

6,481

1988

33.0%Dukakis2,026

66.1%Bush4,059

1.0%

R+33.1

D+13.6

R+25.4

6,145

1984

26.5%Mondale1,763

73.1%Reagan4,871

0.4%

R+46.6

R+2.0

R+28.4

6,663

1980

25.0%Carter1,803

69.6%Reagan5,024

5.4%

R+44.6

R+16.7

R+34.9

7,214

1976

35.6%Carter2,690

63.6%Ford4,801

0.8%

R+27.9

D+21.1

R+30.0

7,553

1972

25.5%McGovern1,934

74.5%Nixon5,656

0.0%

R+49.0

R+11.3

R+25.9

7,591

1968

27.7%Humphrey2,216

65.4%Nixon5,233

6.9%

R+37.7

R+22.6

R+37.0

8,004

1964

42.4%Johnson3,427

57.6%Goldwater4,650

0.0%

R+15.1

D+21.2

R+37.7

8,077

1960

31.8%Kennedy2,698

68.2%Nixon5,779

0.0%

R+36.3

D+11.0

R+36.5

8,478

1956

26.3%Stevenson2,152

73.7%Eisenhower6,027

0.0%

R+47.4

D+1.7

R+32.0

8,182

1952

25.4%Stevenson2,121

74.5%Eisenhower6,216

0.1%

R+49.1

R+8.8

R+38.3

8,345

1948

29.6%Truman2,079

69.9%Dewey4,903

0.5%

R+40.3

R+0.2

R+44.7

7,015

1944

29.8%Roosevelt2,270

69.9%Dewey5,317

0.2%

R+40.1

R+9.5

R+47.6

7,605

1940

34.6%Roosevelt3,062

65.1%Willkie5,770

0.3%

R+30.6

R+20.9

R+40.5

8,862

1936

44.2%Roosevelt3,715

53.8%Landon4,524

2.0%

R+9.6

R+20.6

R+33.9

8,410

1932

54.8%Roosevelt4,175

43.9%Hoover3,342

1.3%

D+10.9

D+48.8

R+6.9

7,616

1928

30.9%Smith2,098

68.7%Hoover4,668

0.4%

R+37.8

D+16.2

R+20.4

6,793

1924

16.5%Davis1,093

70.5%Coolidge4,672

12.8%La Follette849

R+54.0

D+12.6

R+28.9

6,624

1920

15.8%Cox958

82.4%Harding4,995

1.8%

R+66.6

R+29.4

R+40.4

6,062

1916

29.2%Wilson2,054

66.4%Hughes4,670

4.5%

R+37.2

R+42.6

R+40.3

7,038

1912

27.9%Wilson1,035

22.4%Taft832

49.6%

Roosevelt +21.7

D+41.9

R+14.1

3,708

1908

29.2%Bryan1,164

65.6%Taft2,617

5.2%

R+36.4

D+11.5

R+26.9

3,990

1904

23.3%Parker926

71.2%Roosevelt2,836

5.5%

R+48.0

R+15.6

R+28.3

3,982

1900

32.5%Bryan1,469

64.9%McKinley2,936

2.7%

R+32.4

R+2.3

R+24.9

4,526

1896

34.2%Bryan1,507

64.3%McKinley2,832

1.5%

R+30.1

R+7.3

R+24.0

4,406

1892

35.6%Cleveland1,359

58.4%Harrison2,227

6.0%

R+22.8

—

R+24.4

3,813

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

18.8%1,156

81.2%4,997

6,153

2020

20.0%1,366

80.0%5,451

6,817

2018

21.9%491

78.1%1,755

2,246

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

27.0%1,386

70.5%3,621

5,134

2020Class II

25.7%Dick Durbin1,765

70.9%Mark Curran4,872

6,876

2016Class III

22.5%Tammy Duckworth1,421

71.2%Mark Kirk4,507

6,328

2014Class II

28.1%Dick Durbin1,256

67.8%Jim Oberweis3,034

4,477

2010Class III

17.9%Alex Giannoulias823

74.9%Mark Kirk3,441

4,596

2008Class II

49.8%Dick Durbin3,122

47.1%Steve Sauerberg2,955

6,274

2004Class III

48.4%Barack Obama3,021

47.9%Alan Keyes2,984

6,236

2002Class II

47.1%Dick Durbin2,202

51.3%Jim Durkin2,399

4,675

1998Class III

25.1%Carol Moseley-Braun1,301

72.7%Peter Fitzgerald3,773

5,193

1996Class II

36.1%Dick Durbin2,061

60.9%Al Salvi3,476

5,709

1992Class III

38.5%Carol Moseley-Braun2,431

55.9%Richard Williamson3,530

6,315

1990Class II

50.9%Paul Simon2,482

49.1%Lynn Martin2,394

4,876

1986Class III

47.1%Alan J. Dixon2,230

52.0%Judy Koehler2,460

4,732

1984Class II

34.2%Paul Simon2,254

63.9%Charles H. Percy4,215

6,599

1980Class III

35.6%Alan J. Dixon2,534

63.7%David C. O'Neal4,535

7,119

1978Class II

39.7%Alex Seith1,928

60.1%Charles H. Percy2,919

4,856

1974Class III

43.3%Adlai Stevenson III2,558

56.6%George M. Burditt3,341

5,901

1972Class II

25.2%Roman Pucinski1,887

74.8%Charles H. Percy5,609

7,498

1968Class III

29.3%William G. Clark2,278

70.6%Everett Dirksen5,488

7,778

1966Class II

31.6%Paul H. Douglas2,157

68.4%Charles H. Percy4,677

6,834

1962Class III

30.2%Sidney R. Yates2,079

69.8%Everett Dirksen4,808

6,887

1960Class II

36.4%Paul H. Douglas3,019

63.6%Samuel W. Witwer5,284

8,303

1956Class III

29.5%Richard Stengel2,364

70.5%Everett Dirksen5,642

8,007

1954Class II

29.2%Paul H. Douglas1,731

70.8%Joseph T. Meek4,198

5,929

1950Class III

26.1%Scott W. Lucas1,836

73.7%Everett Dirksen5,181

7,026

1948Class II

32.9%Paul H. Douglas2,259

66.8%C. Wayland Brooks4,592

6,872

1944Class III

31.3%Scott W. Lucas2,334

68.4%Richard J. Lyons5,095

7,447

1942Class II

25.7%Raymond McKeough1,672

74.1%C. Wayland Brooks4,818

6,502

1938Class III

37.0%Scott W. Lucas2,589

62.8%Richard J. Lyons4,391

6,990

1936Class II

42.9%James H. Lewis3,439

55.1%Otis F. Glenn4,418

8,020

1932Class III

49.2%William H. Dieterich3,569

50.0%Otis F. Glenn3,629

7,261

1930Class II

51.8%James H. Lewis2,251

36.5%Ruth H. McCormick1,585

4,348

1926Class III

25.8%George E. Brennan1,211

57.2%Frank L. Smith2,687

4,699

1924Class II

23.7%Albert A. Sprague1,446

76.1%Charles S. Deneen4,644

6,100

1920Class III

17.1%Peter A. Waller1,039

81.2%William B. McKinley4,935

6,079

1918Class II

24.4%James H. Lewis695

73.1%Medill McCormick2,085

2,852

1914Class III

25.1%Roger C. Sullivan803

39.9%Lawrence Y. Sherman1,276

3,196

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1970Special · Class III

41.3%Adlai Stevenson III2,477

58.7%Ralph T. Smith3,523

6,003

1940Special · Class II

34.9%James M. Slattery3,001

64.9%C. Wayland Brooks5,583

8,602

1928Special · Class III

31.0%Anton J. Cermak1,999

68.8%Otis F. Glenn4,443

6,456

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

23.8%Jb Pritzker1,230

73.1%Darren Bailey3,776

5,168

2018

19.5%Jb Pritzker971

70.2%Bruce Rauner3,495

4,979

2014

19.0%Pat Quinn854

75.8%Bruce Rauner3,401

4,484

2010

19.5%Pat Quinn906

74.3%Bill Brady3,452

4,643

2006

24.2%Rod Blagojevich1,060

62.9%Judy Baar Topinka2,759

4,386

2002

33.7%Rod Blagojevich1,599

63.4%Jim Ryan3,004

4,738

1998

38.3%Glenn Poshard2,011

60.4%George Ryan3,169

5,248

1994

17.9%Dawn Clark Netsch846

80.8%Jim Edgar3,815

4,724

1990

34.9%Neil Hartigan1,703

64.1%Jim Edgar3,122

4,874

1986

4.8%''No nominee''230

62.8%Jim Thompson2,995

4,771

1982

27.4%Adlai Stevenson III1,414

71.7%Jim Thompson3,705

5,166

1978

23.8%Michael Bakalis1,198

76.1%Jim Thompson3,824

5,028

1976

20.2%Michael Howlett1,515

79.7%Jim Thompson5,987

7,510

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Ford County, IL
Year	Total registered
2016	9,586
2018	9,612
2020	9,978
2022	9,358
2024	9,871

How did Ford County, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, Ford County, Illinois voted Republican by 47.8 points (R+47.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,553 votes cast, 1,643 went Democratic and 4,778 went Republican.

When did Ford County, Illinois last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Ford County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1932.

How many people live in Ford County, Illinois?

Ford County, Illinois has a population of 13,406 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Ford County, Illinois?

Median household income in Ford County, Illinois is $62,439 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Ford County, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ford County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican.