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1876–2024
Monroe County, Illinois
Monroe County·Illinois

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

A small river-county bloc that swings reliably deep red in statewide races

18762024·38 elections
Monroe County, Illinois · Nyttend · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+36
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
35,036
2024 ACS
Most similar
Washington County
IL · similarity 0.99
25 precincts · 20,902 votes cast
Trump · R+36
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−36.3%
6,47314,05520,902
2020R
−35.7%
6,56914,14221,206
2016R
−36.7%
5,53512,62919,354
2012R
−26.7%
6,21510,88817,494
2008R
−10.7%
7,9539,88118,083
2004R
−16.4%
6,7889,46816,370
2000R
−13.3%
5,7977,63213,796
1996R
−4.8%
4,7985,35011,535
1992D
+0.7%
4,8944,80712,542
1988R
−16.1%
4,5296,27510,851
1984R
−36.0%
3,2566,93610,217
1980R
−32.2%
3,1216,3159,924
1976R
−16.7%
3,9845,6029,716
1972R
−37.2%
2,9586,4799,466
1968R
−24.7%
2,8225,0869,167
1964D
+7.8%
4,6053,9368,541
1960R
−16.4%
3,3984,7318,133
1956R
−28.1%
2,6484,7157,364
1952R
−30.1%
2,4304,5286,959
1948R
−25.3%
2,0263,4035,432
1944R
−32.1%
2,0684,0326,109
1940R
−25.4%
2,8264,7547,602
1936D
+3.7%
3,4773,2266,850
1932D
+28.9%
3,9932,1866,259
1928D
+3.8%
2,9342,7215,665
1924R
−20.7%
1,3692,3904,943
1920R
−48.0%
9322,9554,215
1916R
−14.5%
2,1042,8254,964
1912R
−1.1%
1,3981,4333,155
1908R
−6.8%
1,5121,7333,273
1904R
−5.9%
1,4401,6223,100
1900D
+6.7%
1,7571,5353,308
1896D
+6.6%
1,6521,4463,131
1892D
+15.9%
1,6111,1532,879
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
Catholic & Orthodox
20.3%
Other Christian
15.1%
Mainline Protestant
14.7%
Baptist
4.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Methodist
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Tucked along the Mississippi south of St. Louis, Monroe County has shifted steadily rightward over two decades, delivering a 36-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 despite sitting within commuting distance of a major metro area.

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

Monroe County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $102,880, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 35,036 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 Washington County and Warren County.