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1892–2024
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Peoria-Bloomington
presidential margin
2008D+1.52012R+9.82016R+13.22020R+11.22024R+12.3
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+12.3
2024
median income$73,894U.S. $80,734 · IL $83,390
median age38.9U.S. 39.1 · IL 39.1
poverty rate12.4%U.S. 12.5% · IL 11.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.3%U.S. 35.6% · IL 37.9%
non-english6.4%U.S. 22.3% · IL 24.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German25.6%
Irish13.0%
English12.6%
African American†7.2%
African0.6%
Mexican3.5%
Puerto Rican0.4%
Asian Indian1.6%
Chinese0.5%
Filipino0.3%
religion
other traditions
Mainline9.8%
Black Protestant1.8%
Muslim1.3%
Hindu0.7%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois

Akashic
Peoria-BloomingtonTrumpR+12.3
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2024 presidential margin by county for Peoria-Bloomington, ILA map of the constituent counties of Peoria-Bloomington, IL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Woodford County, IL · R+42.0Putnam County, IL · R+22.8Peoria County, IL · D+4.6Stark County, IL · R+45.6Mason County, IL · R+42.2Marshall County, IL · R+36.0McLean County, IL · D+4.9Tazewell County, IL · R+26.6Fulton County, IL · R+23.8Livingston County, IL · R+46.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.2%168,851
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.9%131,299
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.9%5,950
D+60
R+60
10 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (10 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Peoria-Bloomington, IL — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Fulton County, ILRepublicanR+23.8
Livingston County, ILRepublicanR+46.3
Marshall County, ILRepublicanR+36.0
Mason County, ILRepublicanR+42.2
McLean County, ILDemocraticD+4.9
Peoria County, ILDemocraticD+4.6
Putnam County, ILRepublicanR+22.8
Stark County, ILRepublicanR+45.6
Tazewell County, ILRepublicanR+26.6
Woodford County, ILRepublicanR+42.0
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.9%Harris131,299
55.2%Trump168,851
1.9%Kennedy5,950
−12.3%
306,100
R
43.0%Biden135,751
54.2%Trump170,989
2.8%Jorgensen8,747
−11.2%
315,487
R
39.3%Clinton115,890
52.6%Trump154,872
8.1%Johnson23,750
−13.2%
294,512
R
44.0%Obama123,426
53.8%Romney150,987
2.2%Johnson6,145
−9.8%
280,558
D
49.9%Obama145,779
48.4%McCain141,403
1.7%Nader4,942
+1.5%
292,124
R
43.8%Kerry126,443
55.5%Bush160,322
0.7%Badnarik2,020
−11.7%
288,785
R
44.7%Gore117,847
52.6%Bush138,658
2.6%Nader6,891
−7.9%
263,396
D
46.1%Clinton112,710
45.1%Dole110,296
8.8%Perot21,532
+1.0%
244,538
D
43.5%Clinton118,537
39.7%Bush108,328
16.8%Perot45,703
+3.7%
272,568
R
43.9%Dukakis106,197
55.5%Bush134,204
0.5%Paul1,249
−11.6%
241,650
R
39.4%Mondale102,227
60.1%Reagan156,115
0.5%Bergland1,299
−20.8%
259,641
R
30.8%Carter80,478
60.9%Reagan159,353
8.3%Anderson21,619
−30.2%
261,450
R
40.9%Carter102,342
57.7%Ford144,181
1.4%McCarthy3,545
−16.7%
250,068
R
33.2%McGovern81,008
66.5%Nixon162,031
0.3%Schmitz791
−33.2%
243,830
R
39.3%Humphrey91,225
53.0%Nixon123,136
7.7%Wallace17,912
−13.7%
232,273
D
56.6%Johnson134,444
43.4%Goldwater103,179
0.0%
+13.2%
237,623
R
42.5%Kennedy104,138
57.3%Nixon140,362
0.1%Byrd257
−14.8%
244,757
R
35.7%Stevenson83,338
64.1%Eisenhower149,561
0.1%Andrews279
−28.4%
233,178
R
38.0%Stevenson88,926
61.9%Eisenhower144,842
0.1%Hallinan296
−23.9%
234,064
R
44.3%Truman83,436
55.1%Dewey103,676
0.6%Thurmond1,055
−10.8%
188,167
R
44.6%Roosevelt88,095
55.0%Dewey108,583
0.4%Thomas826
−10.4%
197,504
R
48.9%Roosevelt112,663
50.6%Willkie116,734
0.5%Thomas1,123
−1.8%
230,520
D
58.2%Roosevelt126,318
40.1%Landon87,043
1.7%Lemke3,609
+18.1%
216,970
D
58.3%Roosevelt111,880
39.9%Hoover76,610
1.8%Thomas3,373
+18.4%
191,863
R
38.7%Smith64,690
60.1%Hoover100,452
1.2%Thomas1,991
−21.4%
167,133
R
21.6%Davis31,710
56.8%Coolidge83,290
21.6%La Follette31,633
−35.2%
146,633
R
27.0%Cox35,061
66.0%Harding85,683
7.0%Debs9,076
−39.0%
129,820
R
44.3%Wilson64,581
51.5%Hughes75,023
4.1%Benson6,022
−7.2%
145,626
O
38.7%Wilson31,612
20.2%Taft16,519
41.1%Roosevelt33,531
Roosevelt +2.3
81,662
R
41.8%Bryan34,635
52.5%Taft43,473
5.7%Debs4,722
−10.7%
82,830
R
32.9%Parker25,865
58.4%Roosevelt45,958
8.7%Debs6,877
−25.5%
78,700
R
44.4%Bryan38,249
52.4%McKinley45,140
3.1%Woolley2,691
−8.0%
86,080
R
44.6%Bryan37,443
53.5%McKinley44,889
1.9%Palmer1,596
−8.9%
83,928
D
48.6%Cleveland35,389
45.9%Harrison33,412
5.5%Weaver3,981
+2.7%
72,782
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −12.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−12.3%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+2.7%
1896−8.9%
1900−8.0%
1904−25.5%
1908−10.7%
1912+18.5%
1916−7.2%
1920−39.0%
1924−35.2%
1928−21.4%
1932+18.4%
1936+18.1%
1940−1.8%
1944−10.4%
1948−10.8%
1952−23.9%
1956−28.4%
1960−14.8%
1964+13.2%
1968−13.7%
1972−33.2%
1976−16.7%
1980−30.2%
1984−20.8%
1988−11.6%
1992+3.7%
1996+1.0%
2000−7.9%
2004−11.7%
2008+1.5%
2012−9.8%
2016−13.2%
2020−11.2%
2024−12.3%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Peoria-BloomingtonTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 396,913 in 2024.360.1K720.2K1.1M1.4M396.9K20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Peoria-Bloomington
YearTotal registered
2016282,801
2018391,232
20201,440,416
2022384,384
2024396,913
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

Spanning two mid-sized cities anchored by manufacturing and university employment, this market has historically tracked closely with statewide presidential margins, making it a reliable signal for shifts in Illinois's interior.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 39.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.3 points.

A population of 623,689, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,894 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Butte-Bozeman and Champaign & Springfield-Decatur.

Political twins — media markets

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

Butte-Bozeman
Montana
73.5twin score
12-yr trend% Latinoelasticity≠ college share
Champaign & Springfield-Decatur
Illinois
72.3twin score
% White% Latinoelasticity
Lansing
Michigan
65.5twin score
elasticity% White% Latino≠ Scottish 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 Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 306,100 votes cast, 131,299 went Democratic and 168,851 went Republican.
When did Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois has a population of 623,689 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Median household income in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois is $73,894 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.