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1876–2024
Marshall County, Illinois
Marshall County·Illinois

Marshall County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

A rural Illinois county where presidential margins have widened sharply over two decades

18762024·38 elections
Marshall County, Illinois · ProfDEH · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+36
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
11,647
2024 ACS
Most similar
Warren County
PA · similarity 1.00
14 precincts · 6,127 votes cast
Trump · R+36
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−36.0%
1,9134,1196,127
2020R
−34.5%
2,0054,1976,345
2016R
−33.4%
1,7893,7855,984
2012R
−14.2%
2,4553,2905,869
2008R
−1.0%
3,0813,1456,333
2004R
−14.1%
2,8063,7346,584
2000R
−9.7%
2,5703,1455,907
1996D
+3.3%
2,6402,4535,714
1992D
+5.0%
2,8192,4916,496
1988R
−13.3%
2,7423,5886,367
1984R
−25.8%
2,3864,0606,493
1980R
−36.4%
1,9034,3496,711
1976R
−21.7%
2,5704,0176,662
1972R
−35.0%
2,1414,4526,602
1968R
−21.6%
2,4553,8976,677
1964D
+5.2%
3,5613,2096,770
1960R
−16.4%
2,9814,1507,138
1956R
−35.9%
2,2454,7647,014
1952R
−34.8%
2,3434,8507,201
1948R
−20.1%
2,5143,7856,318
1944R
−23.5%
2,5964,1956,801
1940R
−15.0%
3,3434,5277,910
1936D
+7.8%
4,1493,5447,760
1932D
+13.2%
4,1333,1667,345
1928R
−17.5%
2,8284,0296,865
1924R
−30.0%
1,8363,7766,465
1920R
−39.2%
1,5683,7345,523
1916R
−15.4%
2,5933,5796,403
1912D
+23.8%
1,6857903,768
1908R
−4.7%
1,7141,8933,776
1904R
−16.5%
1,5452,1903,913
1900R
−7.2%
1,9082,2104,187
1896R
−7.9%
1,8882,2164,161
1892D
+6.9%
1,8341,5903,534
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
13.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.2%
Other Christian
8.0%
Methodist
3.4%
Baptist
1.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Marshall County sits in the Illinois River valley with a small, aging population that has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates since 2000, recording a 36-point margin in 2024.

The Republican margin in Marshall County reached its widest at thirty-nine points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Marshall County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,585, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 11,647 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Warren County and Spencer County.