Sesser, IL
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | D+12.3 |
| 2012 | D+1.6 |
| 2016 | R+39.5 |
| 2020 | R+42.5 |
| 2024 | R+45.4 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 2,023 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+45.4 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $52,604 |
| County | Franklin County |
| State | IL |
Place narrative
Sesser sits in deep southern Illinois, where decades of coal-industry decline have reshaped both the local economy and voting patterns, with the surrounding Franklin County trending increasingly Republican in recent election cycles.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −45.4% | 248 | 672 | 15 | 935 |
| 2020 | R | −42.5% | 274 | 686 | 10 | 970 |
| 2016 | R | −39.5% | 273 | 660 | 47 | 980 |
| 2012 | D | +1.6% | 494 | 478 | 22 | 994 |
| 2008 | D | +12.3% | 542 | 421 | 25 | 988 |
| 2004† | D | +7.9% | 539 | 458 | 25 | 1,022 |
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 | 94.5% |
| Black | 0.0% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.2% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $52,604 |
| Poverty rate | 19.6% |
| Median age | 38.3 |
| Age 18–29 | 14.5% |
| Age 65 and older | 16.5% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 18.0% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 2.9% |
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 Franklin County county page and the IL state page.