Akashic

county

Pulaski 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

German15.4%16.1%12.5%

Irish9.2%10.6%9.4%

English5.9%6.9%9.5%

American4.4%3.3%5.3%

Italian1.3%5.4%4.8%

French0.5%0.7%1.6%

Scottish0.5%—1.3%

Swedish0.4%1.5%—

African American†33.2%12.1%9.9%

African0.4%0.5%0.5%

Mexican0.7%14.4%11.3%

Salvadoran0.2%—0.7%

Spanish0.1%——

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	Pulaski County	Illinois	United States
Median age	43	39.1	39.1
Age 18–24	10.8%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	23.4%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Pulaski County	Illinois	United States
Median household income	$42,463	$83,390	$84,427
Poverty rate	25.0%	11.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	13.0%	37.9%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Pulaski County	Illinois	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	0.8%	24.1%	22.3%

Religious landscape

Measure	Pulaski County	Illinois	United States
Catholic	—	24.2%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	53.7%	11.7%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	36.9%	49.2%	51.5%

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 59.9% of 3,975 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic32.3%769TrumpRepublican66.5%1,583KennedyIndependent1.0%25

R+34.2

Lead: 814
Total: 2,381
vs nation: R+32.7
Turnout: 59.9%

BidenDemocratic33.9%891TrumpRepublican64.6%1,699JorgensenLibertarian0.9%23

R+30.7

Lead: 808
Total: 2,631
vs nation: R+35.2
Turnout: 62.5%

ClintonDemocratic35.2%962TrumpRepublican61.2%1,675JohnsonLibertarian2.0%55

R+26.1

Lead: 713
Total: 2,735
vs nation: R+28.2
Turnout: 61.5%

ObamaDemocratic46.1%1,389RomneyRepublican51.9%1,564JOHNSONLibertarian1.0%31

R+5.8

Lead: 175
Total: 3,012
vs nation: R+9.7
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic50.1%1,638McCainRepublican48.7%1,593OtherAll other candidates1.2%39

D+1.4

Lead: 45
Total: 3,270
vs nation: R+5.9
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic44.1%1,372BushRepublican55.3%1,720OtherAll other candidates0.5%16

R+11.2

Lead: 348
Total: 3,108
vs nation: R+8.7
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic50.3%1,518BushRepublican47.4%1,430NaderGreen1.0%31

D+2.9

Lead: 88
Total: 3,016
vs nation: D+2.4
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic54.2%1,524DoleRepublican36.8%1,036PerotReform8.4%235

D+17.3

Lead: 488
Total: 2,814
vs nation: D+8.8
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+34.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 5,0152024 5-year
Median household income: $42,4632024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 61.9%2024 5-year
Black: 33.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 1.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+32.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+45.0 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Ben Hill County, GA · twin score 86.2

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: 59.9%2,381 participants ÷ 3,975 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +12.6 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -9.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 47.3%–52.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	2,735	4,448	61.5%	C/A
2018 · Midterm	2,554	4,368	58.5%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	2,647	4,236	62.5%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	2,049	4,107	49.9%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	2,381	3,975	59.9%	C/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 148/111.
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 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

22 precincts · 2,406 votes

Election

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

Pulaski County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -GRAND CHAINGRAND CHAIN	72	252	9	333	21.6%	75.7%	R+54.1
Precinct -VILLA RIDGE - AMERICAVILLA RIDGE - AMERICA	86	225	6	317	27.1%	71.0%	R+43.8
Precinct -OLMSTEDOLMSTED	66	230	10	306	21.6%	75.2%	R+53.6
Precinct -KARNAKKARNAK	30	204	3	237	12.7%	86.1%	R+73.4
Precinct -ULLINULLIN	50	182	4	236	21.2%	77.1%	R+55.9
Precinct -MOUNDS 3MOUNDS 3	125	103	4	232	53.9%	44.4%	D+9.5
Precinct -MOUND CITYMOUND CITY	94	76	5	175	53.7%	43.4%	D+10.3
Precinct -PULASKIPULASKI	85	86	4	175	48.6%	49.1%	R+0.6
Precinct -MOUNDS 2MOUNDS 2	62	82	7	151	41.1%	54.3%	R+13.2
Precinct -PERKS-WETAUGPERKS-WETAUG	26	112	1	139	18.7%	80.6%	R+61.9
Precinct -MOUNDS 1MOUNDS 1	73	31	1	105	69.5%	29.5%	D+40.0
GRAND CHAIN Voting District17_1715300201	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
KARNAK Voting District17_1715300301	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
MOUND CITY 2 Voting District17_1715300402	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
MOUNDS 1 Voting District17_1715300501	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
MOUNDS 2 Voting District17_1715300502	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
MOUNDS 3 Voting District17_1715300503	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
OLMSTED Voting District17_1715300601	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PERKS-WETAUG Voting District17_1715300701	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
PULASKI Voting District17_1715300801	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
ULLIN Voting District17_1715300901	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
VILLA RIDGE - AMERICA Voting District17_1715301001	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	−29.1%
1896	−28.6%
1900	−30.6%
1904	−45.0%
1908	−33.0%
1912	−20.5%
1916	−27.7%
1920	−27.1%
1924	−30.4%
1928	−31.3%
1932	+3.3%
1936	+0.4%
1940	−14.0%
1944	−16.7%
1948	−6.2%
1952	−17.9%
1956	−13.8%
1960	−6.0%
1964	+32.0%
1968	+7.2%
1972	−19.1%
1976	+15.0%
1980	−3.1%
1984	−5.4%
1988	+3.7%
1992	+23.0%
1996	+17.3%
2000	+2.9%
2004	−11.2%
2008	+1.4%
2012	−5.8%
2016	−26.1%
2020	−30.7%
2024	−34.2%

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	32.3%Harris769	66.5%Trump1,583	1.0%Kennedy25	R+34.2	R+3.5	R+32.7	2,381
2020	R	33.9%Biden891	64.6%Trump1,699	0.9%Jorgensen23	R+30.7	R+4.6	R+35.2	2,631
2016	R	35.2%Clinton962	61.2%Trump1,675	2.0%Johnson55	R+26.1	R+20.3	R+28.2	2,735
2012	R	46.1%Obama1,389	51.9%Romney1,564	1.0%JOHNSON31	R+5.8	R+7.2	R+9.7	3,012
2008	D	50.1%Obama1,638	48.7%McCain1,593	1.2%	D+1.4	D+12.6	R+5.9	3,270
2004	R	44.1%Kerry1,372	55.3%Bush1,720	0.5%	R+11.2	R+14.1	R+8.7	3,108
2000	D	50.3%Gore1,518	47.4%Bush1,430	1.0%Nader31	D+2.9	R+14.4	D+2.4	3,016
1996	D	54.2%Clinton1,524	36.8%Dole1,036	8.4%Perot235	D+17.3	R+5.7	D+8.8	2,814
1992	D	56.0%Clinton1,987	32.9%Bush1,169	10.7%Perot379	D+23.0	D+19.4	D+17.5	3,549
1988	D	51.6%Dukakis1,793	47.9%Bush1,666	0.5%	D+3.7	D+9.1	D+11.4	3,478
1984	R	47.1%Mondale1,724	52.5%Reagan1,923	0.5%	R+5.4	R+2.3	D+12.8	3,664
1980	R	47.7%Carter1,955	50.8%Reagan2,083	1.5%	R+3.1	R+18.2	D+6.6	4,099
1976	D	57.3%Carter2,489	42.3%Ford1,836	0.5%	D+15.0	D+34.2	D+13.0	4,345
1972	R	40.1%McGovern1,683	59.3%Nixon2,485	0.6%	R+19.1	R+26.4	D+4.0	4,193
1968	D	44.8%Humphrey2,076	37.6%Nixon1,741	17.6%	D+7.2	R+24.8	D+7.9	4,632
1964	D	66.0%Johnson3,332	34.0%Goldwater1,716	0.0%	D+32.0	D+38.0	D+9.4	5,048
1960	R	46.8%Kennedy2,322	52.8%Nixon2,621	0.4%	R+6.0	D+7.7	R+6.2	4,961
1956	R	43.0%Stevenson2,246	56.7%Eisenhower2,966	0.3%	R+13.8	D+4.2	D+1.6	5,227
1952	R	40.9%Stevenson2,397	58.9%Eisenhower3,447	0.2%	R+17.9	R+11.7	R+7.2	5,854
1948	R	46.6%Truman2,344	52.8%Dewey2,658	0.6%	R+6.2	D+10.5	R+10.7	5,033
1944	R	41.3%Roosevelt2,311	58.0%Dewey3,248	0.7%	R+16.7	R+2.7	R+24.2	5,598
1940	R	42.7%Roosevelt3,456	56.8%Willkie4,589	0.5%	R+14.0	R+14.4	R+24.0	8,085
1936	D	49.8%Roosevelt3,804	49.4%Landon3,774	0.9%	D+0.4	R+2.9	R+23.9	7,645
1932	D	51.2%Roosevelt3,446	47.9%Hoover3,225	0.8%	D+3.3	D+34.6	R+14.5	6,726
1928	R	33.9%Smith1,726	65.2%Hoover3,319	0.9%	R+31.3	R+0.9	R+13.8	5,092
1924	R	31.2%Davis1,700	61.6%Coolidge3,355	7.2%La Follette390	R+30.4	R+3.3	R+5.2	5,449
1920	R	35.7%Cox2,276	62.8%Harding4,002	1.4%	R+27.1	D+0.6	R+0.9	6,368
1916	R	35.1%Wilson2,159	62.7%Hughes3,863	2.2%	R+27.7	R+7.1	R+30.8	6,158
1912	R	30.7%Wilson978	51.3%Taft1,632	18.0%	R+20.5	D+12.4	R+40.1	3,183
1908	R	32.2%Bryan1,080	65.2%Taft2,185	2.5%	R+33.0	D+12.0	R+23.4	3,349
1904	R	25.7%Parker792	70.7%Roosevelt2,180	3.6%	R+45.0	R+14.5	R+25.4	3,083
1900	R	34.2%Bryan1,077	64.8%McKinley2,039	1.0%	R+30.6	R+2.0	R+23.0	3,147
1896	R	35.4%Bryan1,152	64.0%McKinley2,081	0.6%	R+28.6	D+0.5	R+22.5	3,253
1892	R	34.1%Cleveland897	63.2%Harrison1,662	2.7%	R+29.1	—	R+30.8	2,629
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	28.2%657	71.8%1,675	2,332
2020	R	31.0%803	69.0%1,787	2,590
2018	R	42.0%226	58.0%312	538

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	36.8%730	62.0%1,231	1,986
2020Class II	R	41.4%Dick Durbin1,066	56.9%Mark Curran1,466	2,576
2016Class III	D	52.1%Tammy Duckworth1,394	45.1%Mark Kirk1,206	2,675
2014Class II	D	51.9%Dick Durbin1,329	44.2%Jim Oberweis1,132	2,559
2010Class III	R	42.8%Alex Giannoulias1,155	52.9%Mark Kirk1,429	2,700
2008Class II	D	62.9%Dick Durbin1,971	34.1%Steve Sauerberg1,067	3,133
2004Class III	D	59.0%Barack Obama1,749	38.3%Alan Keyes1,137	2,966
2002Class II	D	56.7%Dick Durbin1,535	41.7%Jim Durkin1,129	2,707
1998Class III	R	42.0%Carol Moseley-Braun1,157	56.2%Peter Fitzgerald1,549	2,757
1996Class II	D	53.2%Dick Durbin1,436	43.9%Al Salvi1,185	2,698
1992Class III	D	56.1%Carol Moseley-Braun1,924	41.7%Richard Williamson1,429	3,427
1990Class II	D	72.0%Paul Simon2,253	28.0%Lynn Martin874	3,127
1986Class III	D	62.2%Alan J. Dixon1,815	37.0%Judy Koehler1,081	2,920
1984Class II	D	58.4%Paul Simon2,155	40.6%Charles H. Percy1,500	3,691
1980Class III	D	56.1%Alan J. Dixon2,079	43.6%David C. O'Neal1,615	3,705
1978Class II	D	50.2%Alex Seith1,722	49.5%Charles H. Percy1,696	3,429
1974Class III	D	57.7%Adlai Stevenson III2,021	42.0%George M. Burditt1,472	3,502
1972Class II	R	40.3%Roman Pucinski1,617	59.4%Charles H. Percy2,380	4,009
1968Class III	R	49.2%William G. Clark2,048	50.7%Everett Dirksen2,107	4,159
1966Class II	R	47.6%Paul H. Douglas2,059	52.4%Charles H. Percy2,264	4,323
1962Class III	D	50.5%Sidney R. Yates2,089	49.5%Everett Dirksen2,044	4,133
1960Class II	D	52.1%Paul H. Douglas2,474	47.5%Samuel W. Witwer2,257	4,747
1956Class III	R	44.5%Richard Stengel2,130	55.3%Everett Dirksen2,644	4,785
1954Class II	R	46.5%Paul H. Douglas2,126	53.5%Joseph T. Meek2,449	4,575
1950Class III	R	46.1%Scott W. Lucas2,320	53.3%Everett Dirksen2,682	5,030
1948Class II	R	45.7%Paul H. Douglas2,151	53.8%C. Wayland Brooks2,532	4,706
1944Class III	R	41.8%Scott W. Lucas2,226	57.6%Richard J. Lyons3,065	5,319
1942Class II	R	28.5%Raymond McKeough1,327	71.0%C. Wayland Brooks3,313	4,664
1938Class III	R	47.2%Scott W. Lucas3,187	52.7%Richard J. Lyons3,556	6,754
1936Class II	D	49.6%James H. Lewis3,561	49.5%Otis F. Glenn3,554	7,173
1932Class III	D	50.1%William H. Dieterich3,105	49.4%Otis F. Glenn3,062	6,199
1930Class II	R	47.2%James H. Lewis1,824	47.6%Ruth H. McCormick1,840	3,864
1926Class III	R	24.4%George E. Brennan665	72.8%Frank L. Smith1,985	2,726
1924Class II	R	32.9%Albert A. Sprague1,730	66.7%Charles S. Deneen3,504	5,251
1920Class III	R	35.8%Peter A. Waller2,267	62.9%William B. McKinley3,981	6,332
1918Class II	R	35.8%James H. Lewis848	63.7%Medill McCormick1,507	2,366
1914Class III	R	26.9%Roger C. Sullivan727	64.5%Lawrence Y. Sherman1,742	2,701

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	49.9%Adlai Stevenson III1,878	49.9%Ralph T. Smith1,879	3,762
1940Special · Class II	R	42.3%James M. Slattery3,196	57.2%C. Wayland Brooks4,327	7,560
1928Special · Class III	R	34.3%Anton J. Cermak1,591	65.0%Otis F. Glenn3,012	4,634

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	28.8%Jb Pritzker584	69.2%Darren Bailey1,404	2,029
2018	R	42.7%Jb Pritzker1,005	46.5%Bruce Rauner1,094	2,355
2014	R	35.7%Pat Quinn917	57.9%Bruce Rauner1,487	2,569
2010	R	37.8%Pat Quinn1,082	56.9%Bill Brady1,631	2,865
2006	D	57.3%Rod Blagojevich1,587	34.3%Judy Baar Topinka950	2,772
2002	D	53.8%Rod Blagojevich1,533	44.5%Jim Ryan1,268	2,850
1998	D	67.6%Glenn Poshard1,938	32.1%George Ryan920	2,868
1994	R	25.6%Dawn Clark Netsch712	73.1%Jim Edgar2,035	2,783
1990	D	52.2%Neil Hartigan1,660	47.4%Jim Edgar1,507	3,182
1986	R	11.1%''No nominee''331	50.8%Jim Thompson1,511	2,972
1982	R	48.5%Adlai Stevenson III1,648	50.7%Jim Thompson1,721	3,395
1978	R	44.7%Michael Bakalis1,581	55.0%Jim Thompson1,944	3,534
1976	R	45.6%Michael Howlett1,898	54.2%Jim Thompson2,256	4,161

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Pulaski County, IL
Year	Total registered
2016	4,417
2018	5,761
2020	4,539
2022	4,327
2024	4,471

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−28 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −844 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $42,381 in average income, against $54,752 for residents who stayed — 23% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Union County, IL24

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 Pulaski County, IL in Pulaski County, IL: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−129
2012	−7
2013	−40
2014	−91
2015	−110
2016	−38
2017	−90
2018	−94
2019	−82
2021	−60
2022	−56
2023	+32
2024	−51
2025	−28

Pulaski County sits at Illinois's southern tip along the Mississippi, with a population under 7,500 that has declined for decades. Despite a historically biracial rural electorate, recent presidential margins have shifted decisively, reaching R+34 in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 45.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.2 points.

A population of 5,015, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,463 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ben Hill County and Pickens County.

Political twins — counties

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

Ben Hill County

Georgia

86.2twin score

% Evangelical% Blackmedian income≠ Irish ancestry

Pickens County

Alabama

82.3twin score

% Evangelical% Blackcollege share≠ American ancestry

Monroe County

Alabama

81.6twin score

median income% Blackcollege share≠ Irish 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 Pulaski County, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, Pulaski County, Illinois voted Republican by 34.2 points (R+34.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,381 votes cast, 769 went Democratic and 1,583 went Republican.

When did Pulaski County, Illinois last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Pulaski County, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Pulaski County, Illinois?

Pulaski County, Illinois has a population of 5,015 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Pulaski County, Illinois is $42,463 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Pulaski County, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pulaski County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.

Measure

Pulaski County

Illinois

United States

Median age

39.1

Age 18–24

10.8%

9.1%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

23.4%

16.9%

17.2%

Measure

Pulaski County

Illinois

United States

Median household income

$42,463

$83,390

$84,427

Poverty rate

25.0%

11.8%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

13.0%

37.9%

35.6%

Measure

Pulaski County

Illinois

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

0.8%

24.1%

22.3%

Measure

Pulaski County

Illinois

United States

Catholic

—

24.2%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

53.7%

11.7%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

36.9%

49.2%

51.5%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+34.2MIT Election Lab

Population

5,0152024 5-year

Median household income

$42,4632024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

61.9%2024 5-year

Black

33.6%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

1.0%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+32.0 in 1964MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+45.0 in 1904MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Ben Hill County, GA · twin score 86.2

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

2,735

4,448

61.5%

C/A

2018 · Midterm

2,554

4,368

58.5%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

2,647

4,236

62.5%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

2,049

4,107

49.9%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

2,381

3,975

59.9%

C/A

Pulaski County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -GRAND CHAINGRAND CHAIN

252

333

21.6%

75.7%

R+54.1

Precinct -VILLA RIDGE - AMERICAVILLA RIDGE - AMERICA

225

317

27.1%

71.0%

R+43.8

Precinct -OLMSTEDOLMSTED

230

306

21.6%

75.2%

R+53.6

Precinct -KARNAKKARNAK

204

237

12.7%

86.1%

R+73.4

Precinct -ULLINULLIN

182

236

21.2%

77.1%

R+55.9

Precinct -MOUNDS 3MOUNDS 3

125

103

232

53.9%

44.4%

D+9.5

Precinct -MOUND CITYMOUND CITY

175

53.7%

43.4%

D+10.3

Precinct -PULASKIPULASKI

175

48.6%

49.1%

R+0.6

Precinct -MOUNDS 2MOUNDS 2

151

41.1%

54.3%

R+13.2

Precinct -PERKS-WETAUGPERKS-WETAUG

112

139

18.7%

80.6%

R+61.9

Precinct -MOUNDS 1MOUNDS 1

105

69.5%

29.5%

D+40.0

GRAND CHAIN Voting District17_1715300201

—

No votes

KARNAK Voting District17_1715300301

—

No votes

MOUND CITY 2 Voting District17_1715300402

—

No votes

MOUNDS 1 Voting District17_1715300501

—

No votes

MOUNDS 2 Voting District17_1715300502

—

No votes

MOUNDS 3 Voting District17_1715300503

—

No votes

OLMSTED Voting District17_1715300601

—

No votes

PERKS-WETAUG Voting District17_1715300701

—

No votes

PULASKI Voting District17_1715300801

—

No votes

ULLIN Voting District17_1715300901

—

No votes

VILLA RIDGE - AMERICA Voting District17_1715301001

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−29.1%
1896	−28.6%
1900	−30.6%
1904	−45.0%
1908	−33.0%
1912	−20.5%
1916	−27.7%
1920	−27.1%
1924	−30.4%
1928	−31.3%
1932	+3.3%
1936	+0.4%
1940	−14.0%
1944	−16.7%
1948	−6.2%
1952	−17.9%
1956	−13.8%
1960	−6.0%
1964	+32.0%
1968	+7.2%
1972	−19.1%
1976	+15.0%
1980	−3.1%
1984	−5.4%
1988	+3.7%
1992	+23.0%
1996	+17.3%
2000	+2.9%
2004	−11.2%
2008	+1.4%
2012	−5.8%
2016	−26.1%
2020	−30.7%
2024	−34.2%

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

32.3%Harris769

66.5%Trump1,583

1.0%Kennedy25

R+34.2

R+3.5

R+32.7

2,381

2020

33.9%Biden891

64.6%Trump1,699

0.9%Jorgensen23

R+30.7

R+4.6

R+35.2

2,631

2016

35.2%Clinton962

61.2%Trump1,675

2.0%Johnson55

R+26.1

R+20.3

R+28.2

2,735

2012

46.1%Obama1,389

51.9%Romney1,564

1.0%JOHNSON31

R+5.8

R+7.2

R+9.7

3,012

2008

50.1%Obama1,638

48.7%McCain1,593

1.2%

D+1.4

D+12.6

R+5.9

3,270

2004

44.1%Kerry1,372

55.3%Bush1,720

0.5%

R+11.2

R+14.1

R+8.7

3,108

2000

50.3%Gore1,518

47.4%Bush1,430

1.0%Nader31

D+2.9

R+14.4

D+2.4

3,016

1996

54.2%Clinton1,524

36.8%Dole1,036

8.4%Perot235

D+17.3

R+5.7

D+8.8

2,814

1992

56.0%Clinton1,987

32.9%Bush1,169

10.7%Perot379

D+23.0

D+19.4

D+17.5

3,549

1988

51.6%Dukakis1,793

47.9%Bush1,666

0.5%

D+3.7

D+9.1

D+11.4

3,478

1984

47.1%Mondale1,724

52.5%Reagan1,923

0.5%

R+5.4

R+2.3

D+12.8

3,664

1980

47.7%Carter1,955

50.8%Reagan2,083

1.5%

R+3.1

R+18.2

D+6.6

4,099

1976

57.3%Carter2,489

42.3%Ford1,836

0.5%

D+15.0

D+34.2

D+13.0

4,345

1972

40.1%McGovern1,683

59.3%Nixon2,485

0.6%

R+19.1

R+26.4

D+4.0

4,193

1968

44.8%Humphrey2,076

37.6%Nixon1,741

17.6%

D+7.2

R+24.8

D+7.9

4,632

1964

66.0%Johnson3,332

34.0%Goldwater1,716

0.0%

D+32.0

D+38.0

D+9.4

5,048

1960

46.8%Kennedy2,322

52.8%Nixon2,621

0.4%

R+6.0

D+7.7

R+6.2

4,961

1956

43.0%Stevenson2,246

56.7%Eisenhower2,966

0.3%

R+13.8

D+4.2

D+1.6

5,227

1952

40.9%Stevenson2,397

58.9%Eisenhower3,447

0.2%

R+17.9

R+11.7

R+7.2

5,854

1948

46.6%Truman2,344

52.8%Dewey2,658

0.6%

R+6.2

D+10.5

R+10.7

5,033

1944

41.3%Roosevelt2,311

58.0%Dewey3,248

0.7%

R+16.7

R+2.7

R+24.2

5,598

1940

42.7%Roosevelt3,456

56.8%Willkie4,589

0.5%

R+14.0

R+14.4

R+24.0

8,085

1936

49.8%Roosevelt3,804

49.4%Landon3,774

0.9%

D+0.4

R+2.9

R+23.9

7,645

1932

51.2%Roosevelt3,446

47.9%Hoover3,225

0.8%

D+3.3

D+34.6

R+14.5

6,726

1928

33.9%Smith1,726

65.2%Hoover3,319

0.9%

R+31.3

R+0.9

R+13.8

5,092

1924

31.2%Davis1,700

61.6%Coolidge3,355

7.2%La Follette390

R+30.4

R+3.3

R+5.2

5,449

1920

35.7%Cox2,276

62.8%Harding4,002

1.4%

R+27.1

D+0.6

R+0.9

6,368

1916

35.1%Wilson2,159

62.7%Hughes3,863

2.2%

R+27.7

R+7.1

R+30.8

6,158

1912

30.7%Wilson978

51.3%Taft1,632

18.0%

R+20.5

D+12.4

R+40.1

3,183

1908

32.2%Bryan1,080

65.2%Taft2,185

2.5%

R+33.0

D+12.0

R+23.4

3,349

1904

25.7%Parker792

70.7%Roosevelt2,180

3.6%

R+45.0

R+14.5

R+25.4

3,083

1900

34.2%Bryan1,077

64.8%McKinley2,039

1.0%

R+30.6

R+2.0

R+23.0

3,147

1896

35.4%Bryan1,152

64.0%McKinley2,081

0.6%

R+28.6

D+0.5

R+22.5

3,253

1892

34.1%Cleveland897

63.2%Harrison1,662

2.7%

R+29.1

—

R+30.8

2,629

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

28.2%657

71.8%1,675

2,332

2020

31.0%803

69.0%1,787

2,590

2018

42.0%226

58.0%312

538

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

36.8%730

62.0%1,231

1,986

2020Class II

41.4%Dick Durbin1,066

56.9%Mark Curran1,466

2,576

2016Class III

52.1%Tammy Duckworth1,394

45.1%Mark Kirk1,206

2,675

2014Class II

51.9%Dick Durbin1,329

44.2%Jim Oberweis1,132

2,559

2010Class III

42.8%Alex Giannoulias1,155

52.9%Mark Kirk1,429

2,700

2008Class II

62.9%Dick Durbin1,971

34.1%Steve Sauerberg1,067

3,133

2004Class III

59.0%Barack Obama1,749

38.3%Alan Keyes1,137

2,966

2002Class II

56.7%Dick Durbin1,535

41.7%Jim Durkin1,129

2,707

1998Class III

42.0%Carol Moseley-Braun1,157

56.2%Peter Fitzgerald1,549

2,757

1996Class II

53.2%Dick Durbin1,436

43.9%Al Salvi1,185

2,698

1992Class III

56.1%Carol Moseley-Braun1,924

41.7%Richard Williamson1,429

3,427

1990Class II

72.0%Paul Simon2,253

28.0%Lynn Martin874

3,127

1986Class III

62.2%Alan J. Dixon1,815

37.0%Judy Koehler1,081

2,920

1984Class II

58.4%Paul Simon2,155

40.6%Charles H. Percy1,500

3,691

1980Class III

56.1%Alan J. Dixon2,079

43.6%David C. O'Neal1,615

3,705

1978Class II

50.2%Alex Seith1,722

49.5%Charles H. Percy1,696

3,429

1974Class III

57.7%Adlai Stevenson III2,021

42.0%George M. Burditt1,472

3,502

1972Class II

40.3%Roman Pucinski1,617

59.4%Charles H. Percy2,380

4,009

1968Class III

49.2%William G. Clark2,048

50.7%Everett Dirksen2,107

4,159

1966Class II

47.6%Paul H. Douglas2,059

52.4%Charles H. Percy2,264

4,323

1962Class III

50.5%Sidney R. Yates2,089

49.5%Everett Dirksen2,044

4,133

1960Class II

52.1%Paul H. Douglas2,474

47.5%Samuel W. Witwer2,257

4,747

1956Class III

44.5%Richard Stengel2,130

55.3%Everett Dirksen2,644

4,785

1954Class II

46.5%Paul H. Douglas2,126

53.5%Joseph T. Meek2,449

4,575

1950Class III

46.1%Scott W. Lucas2,320

53.3%Everett Dirksen2,682

5,030

1948Class II

45.7%Paul H. Douglas2,151

53.8%C. Wayland Brooks2,532

4,706

1944Class III

41.8%Scott W. Lucas2,226

57.6%Richard J. Lyons3,065

5,319

1942Class II

28.5%Raymond McKeough1,327

71.0%C. Wayland Brooks3,313

4,664

1938Class III

47.2%Scott W. Lucas3,187

52.7%Richard J. Lyons3,556

6,754

1936Class II

49.6%James H. Lewis3,561

49.5%Otis F. Glenn3,554

7,173

1932Class III

50.1%William H. Dieterich3,105

49.4%Otis F. Glenn3,062

6,199

1930Class II

47.2%James H. Lewis1,824

47.6%Ruth H. McCormick1,840

3,864

1926Class III

24.4%George E. Brennan665

72.8%Frank L. Smith1,985

2,726

1924Class II

32.9%Albert A. Sprague1,730

66.7%Charles S. Deneen3,504

5,251

1920Class III

35.8%Peter A. Waller2,267

62.9%William B. McKinley3,981

6,332

1918Class II

35.8%James H. Lewis848

63.7%Medill McCormick1,507

2,366

1914Class III

26.9%Roger C. Sullivan727

64.5%Lawrence Y. Sherman1,742

2,701

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

49.9%Adlai Stevenson III1,878

49.9%Ralph T. Smith1,879

3,762

1940Special · Class II

42.3%James M. Slattery3,196

57.2%C. Wayland Brooks4,327

7,560

1928Special · Class III

34.3%Anton J. Cermak1,591

65.0%Otis F. Glenn3,012

4,634

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

28.8%Jb Pritzker584

69.2%Darren Bailey1,404

2,029

2018

42.7%Jb Pritzker1,005

46.5%Bruce Rauner1,094

2,355

2014

35.7%Pat Quinn917

57.9%Bruce Rauner1,487

2,569

2010

37.8%Pat Quinn1,082

56.9%Bill Brady1,631

2,865

2006

57.3%Rod Blagojevich1,587

34.3%Judy Baar Topinka950

2,772

2002

53.8%Rod Blagojevich1,533

44.5%Jim Ryan1,268

2,850

1998

67.6%Glenn Poshard1,938

32.1%George Ryan920

2,868

1994

25.6%Dawn Clark Netsch712

73.1%Jim Edgar2,035

2,783

1990

52.2%Neil Hartigan1,660

47.4%Jim Edgar1,507

3,182

1986

11.1%''No nominee''331

50.8%Jim Thompson1,511

2,972

1982

48.5%Adlai Stevenson III1,648

50.7%Jim Thompson1,721

3,395

1978

44.7%Michael Bakalis1,581

55.0%Jim Thompson1,944

3,534

1976

45.6%Michael Howlett1,898

54.2%Jim Thompson2,256

4,161

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Pulaski County, IL
Year	Total registered
2016	4,417
2018	5,761
2020	4,539
2022	4,327
2024	4,471

How did Pulaski County, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, Pulaski County, Illinois voted Republican by 34.2 points (R+34.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,381 votes cast, 769 went Democratic and 1,583 went Republican.

When did Pulaski County, Illinois last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Pulaski County, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Pulaski County, Illinois?

Pulaski County, Illinois has a population of 5,015 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Pulaski County, Illinois is $42,463 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Pulaski County, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pulaski County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.