St. Elmo, IL
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+17.5 |
| 2012 | R+38.8 |
| 2016 | R+55.0 |
| 2020 | R+54.9 |
| 2024 | R+60.6 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,257 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+60.6 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $45,294 |
| County | Fayette County |
| State | IL |
Place narrative
St. Elmo sits in Fayette County, a rural stretch of central-southern Illinois where presidential margins have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the broader realignment of downstate small-town communities away from competitive status.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −60.6% | 106 | 441 | 6 | 553 |
| 2020 | R | −54.9% | 134 | 469 | 7 | 610 |
| 2016 | R | −55.0% | 116 | 425 | 21 | 562 |
| 2012 | R | −38.8% | 164 | 380 | 13 | 557 |
| 2008 | R | −17.5% | 238 | 344 | 24 | 606 |
| 2004† | R | −22.2% | 226 | 362 | 24 | 612 |
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 | 95.5% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.0% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $45,294 |
| Poverty rate | 27.8% |
| Median age | 40.1 |
| Age 18–29 | 15.3% |
| Age 65 and older | 18.1% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 6.2% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 0.3% |
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 Fayette County county page and the IL state page.