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1876–2024
Bloomington, IL·Illinois

Bloomington, IL delivered D+5 in 2024.

University and state-agency payrolls anchor an unusually stable local economy

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
LatestD+5in 2024
TypologyRealigning Affluent Suburbcluster typology
Population171,5562024 ACS

Bloomington, IL, Illinois: Realigning Affluent Suburb metro. In 2024, voted D+5%. Republican peak: R+40 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+5MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Realigning Affluent SuburbAkashic typology
Population
171,5562024 5-year
Median household income
$79,9052024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
78.0%2024 5-year
Black
8.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
6.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+12 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bloomington, IL
HarrisD+5
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.4%44,495
Donald TrumpRepublican46.6%40,290
OtherAll other candidates2.0%1,737
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: +4.9% in 2024.flipped D · 2020+4.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−6.5%
1896−21.8%
1900−17.1%
1904−30.9%
1908−18.5%
1912+4.8%
1916−11.7%
1920−40.2%
1924−32.9%
1928−31.6%
1932+11.4%
1936+12.0%
1940−9.6%
1944−16.0%
1948−17.5%
1952−29.6%
1956−35.2%
1960−27.8%
1964+1.1%
1968−25.3%
1972−35.3%
1976−25.9%
1980−33.5%
1984−33.8%
1988−24.1%
1992−4.4%
1996−7.0%
2000−14.9%
2004−15.9%
2008+1.2%
2012−11.0%
2016−1.3%
2020+3.9%
2024+4.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+4.9%
44,49540,29086,522
D
+3.9%
43,93340,50287,387
R
−1.3%
36,19637,23781,324
R
−11.0%
31,88339,94773,469
D
+1.2%
37,68936,76775,750
R
−15.9%
29,87741,27671,620
R
−14.9%
24,93634,00860,898
R
−7.0%
22,70826,42853,435
R
−4.4%
23,09025,72659,285
R
−24.1%
18,65930,57249,511
R
−33.8%
15,88032,22148,349
R
−33.5%
13,58730,09649,232
R
−25.9%
16,60128,49345,879
R
−35.3%
14,82431,06045,955
R
−25.3%
12,77922,28437,630
D
+1.1%
19,55019,12038,670
R
−27.8%
13,97124,75838,761
R
−35.2%
12,33225,75838,111
R
−29.6%
13,29624,49437,826
R
−17.5%
12,90418,43031,517
R
−16.0%
14,01119,36633,562
R
−9.6%
18,02421,86540,166
D
+12.0%
21,50816,82639,132
D
+11.4%
19,53515,45035,871
R
−31.6%
10,74220,78031,789
R
−32.9%
6,82616,55029,582
R
−40.2%
6,41116,68025,555
R
−11.7%
11,69914,98828,153
D
+4.8%
5,3564,62415,294
R
−18.5%
5,9828,95316,023
R
−30.9%
4,1498,77214,955
R
−17.1%
6,6139,48716,818
R
−21.8%
6,3289,96416,712
R
−6.5%
6,4877,44514,764
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.6%
Irish
14.4%
English
13.1%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.7%
Polish
3.3%
Scottish
1.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
1.8%
75–84
2.3%
4.1%
65–74
4.8%
5.5%
55–64
5.7%
5.5%
45–54
5.5%
6.2%
35–44
6.1%
6.4%
25–34
6.3%
8.1%
18–24
8.8%
8.0%
5–17
7.9%
2.6%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,905
Bloomington, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bloomington, IL$79,905
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)9.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.3%
speak English only
Spanish3.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Other Indo-European2.7%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
14.9%
Mainline Protestant
7.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.6%
Methodist
5.2%
Non-Christian
4.1%
Baptist
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Illinois State University and a major State Farm corporate campus, the Bloomington-Normal metro votes more competitively than its downstate neighbors, reflecting a white-collar, degree-dense workforce that tempers the region's broader rural lean.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twelve points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.

A population of 171,556, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,905 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bloomington, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bloomington, IL, Illinois voted Democratic by 4.9 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 86,522 votes cast, 44,495 went Democratic and 40,290 went Republican.
What is Bloomington, IL, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Bloomington, IL, Illinois in the "Realigning Affluent Suburb" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bloomington, IL, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bloomington, IL, Illinois voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Bloomington, IL, Illinois?
Bloomington, IL, Illinois has a population of 171,556 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bloomington, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Bloomington, IL, Illinois is $79,905 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Bloomington, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bloomington, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Realigning Affluent Suburb" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.