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Elections / 2016 · Dem primary · IL

Clinton led Illinois's 2016 Democratic presidential primary.

County-level returns aggregated statewide; Clinton led by 1.9 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.

Statewide result
Illinois 2016 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
CandidateVotesShare
Clinton1,039,55550.6%
Sanders999,49448.6%
Other16,9980.8%
By county (102)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
CountyLed byMarginVotes
Cook CountyClinton+8.21,180,130
DuPage CountySanders+5.0126,376
Lake CountyClinton+5.795,435
Will CountySanders+5.490,946
Kane CountySanders+12.854,148
St. Clair CountyClinton+20.740,396
Madison CountySanders+11.035,360
McHenry CountySanders+22.034,061
Champaign CountySanders+33.232,252
Winnebago CountySanders+5.332,049
Peoria CountyClinton+4.822,003
McLean CountySanders+25.420,821
Rock Island CountyClinton+4.519,838
Sangamon CountySanders+5.719,813
Kendall CountySanders+16.513,509
Tazewell CountySanders+9.713,207
DeKalb CountySanders+33.412,527
LaSalle CountySanders+12.112,144
Macon CountyClinton+8.711,063
Kankakee CountySanders+8.010,734
Jackson CountySanders+24.67,598
Williamson CountySanders+13.17,069
Macoupin CountySanders+11.76,457
Knox CountySanders+4.26,256
Whiteside CountySanders+3.56,048
Vermilion CountyClinton+4.15,948
Grundy CountySanders+20.25,205
Franklin CountySanders+11.75,172
Fulton CountySanders+8.14,769
Boone CountySanders+17.24,763
Ogle CountySanders+19.04,463
Coles CountySanders+19.04,289
Henry CountyClinton+2.24,263
Stephenson CountySanders+1.04,059
Jefferson CountySanders+2.83,559
Adams CountyClinton+3.73,513
Bureau CountySanders+9.83,427
Marion CountySanders+2.33,421
Lee CountySanders+20.33,282
Monroe CountySanders+10.43,253
Christian CountySanders+4.32,990
Randolph CountySanders+8.22,947
Woodford CountySanders+11.72,920
Montgomery CountySanders+1.02,589
Jo Daviess CountyClinton+3.72,566
McDonough CountySanders+16.42,544
Saline CountySanders+4.52,294
Morgan CountySanders+15.62,253
Clinton CountySanders+16.42,207
Effingham CountySanders+17.72,151
Union CountySanders+10.92,126
Jersey CountySanders+10.91,966
Livingston CountySanders+11.61,914
Mercer CountyClinton+4.71,845
Piatt CountySanders+12.51,832
Perry CountySanders+4.21,826
Shelby CountySanders+8.91,776
Logan CountySanders+13.61,727
Bond CountySanders+8.51,600
Warren CountySanders+1.01,481
Iroquois CountySanders+23.21,452
Mason CountyClinton+0.21,385
Gallatin CountySanders+10.01,316
Fayette CountySanders+2.11,286
Alexander CountyClinton+26.21,284
Carroll CountySanders+1.31,282
Clark CountySanders+8.11,256
De Witt CountySanders+8.01,238
Crawford CountyClinton+2.01,219
Marshall CountySanders+1.51,161
White CountyClinton+2.91,154
Douglas CountySanders+13.91,145
Hancock CountyClinton+14.61,119
Greene CountySanders+2.61,081
Cass CountySanders+3.31,074
Moultrie CountySanders+9.41,055
Massac CountyClinton+4.61,051
Washington CountySanders+18.01,031
Richland CountySanders+10.11,024
Calhoun CountySanders+5.7995
Hamilton CountySanders+6.9976
Pike CountyClinton+4.7976
Putnam CountySanders+5.0974
Edgar CountySanders+2.3941
Cumberland CountySanders+16.7920
Menard CountySanders+10.4897
Lawrence CountySanders+1.6890
Clay CountySanders+7.2842
Jasper CountySanders+13.1809
Johnson CountySanders+7.4800
Wayne CountySanders+12.9773
Ford CountySanders+20.3737
Wabash CountyClinton+1.5716
Schuyler CountyClinton+10.9677
Henderson CountyClinton+6.6651
Pulaski CountyClinton+26.9624
Stark CountySanders+4.3418
Hardin CountySanders+15.0401
Brown CountyClinton+1.2325
Scott CountySanders+3.4322
Edwards CountySanders+1.7297
Pope CountySanders+22.9293