Altamont, IL
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+38.5 |
| 2012 | R+52.9 |
| 2016 | R+64.6 |
| 2020 | R+63.2 |
| 2024 | R+62.8 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 2,282 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+62.8 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $75,510 |
| County | Effingham County |
| State | IL |
Place narrative
Altamont anchors Effingham County's western edge, a corner of Illinois where Republican margins in statewide races have consistently reached 70-plus percent over the past decade.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −62.8% | 191 | 887 | 31 | 1,109 |
| 2020 | R | −63.2% | 197 | 907 | 19 | 1,123 |
| 2016 | R | −64.6% | 153 | 813 | 55 | 1,021 |
| 2012 | R | −52.9% | 211 | 701 | 14 | 926 |
| 2008 | R | −38.5% | 287 | 660 | 21 | 968 |
| 2004† | R | −46.7% | 244 | 680 | 9 | 933 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
† 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source reported that cycle at county or municipality level (COVID-era consolidated reporting), so block-level detail is interpolated from adjacent cycles and scaled to certified totals.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 91.6% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Asian | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.3% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $75,510 |
| Poverty rate | 15.1% |
| Median age | 38.9 |
| Age 18–29 | 8.8% |
| Age 65 and older | 21.7% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 21.8% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 4.6% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Effingham County county page and the IL state page.