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1876–2024
Centralia, IL·Illinois

Centralia, IL has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+49 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
LatestR+49in 2024
TypologyAppalachian Realignerscluster typology
Population37,0002024 ACS

Centralia, IL, Illinois: Appalachian Realigners metro. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+49 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+49MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Appalachian RealignersAkashic typology
Population
37,0002024 5-year
Median household income
$61,2402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+27 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+49 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Centralia, IL
TrumpR+49
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican74.0%12,409
Kamala HarrisDemocratic24.6%4,116
OtherAll other candidates1.4%237
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: −49.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−49.5%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+6.6%
1896+14.2%
1900+9.6%
1904−10.4%
1908+7.1%
1912+24.2%
1916+9.7%
1920−17.8%
1924−8.4%
1928−21.8%
1932+26.0%
1936+12.9%
1940+13.7%
1944+3.4%
1948+6.4%
1952−7.4%
1956−11.7%
1960−9.9%
1964+27.3%
1968−2.2%
1972−21.3%
1976+5.9%
1980−21.3%
1984−19.5%
1988−0.6%
1992+20.7%
1996+11.4%
2000−1.0%
2004−10.0%
2008−2.0%
2012−19.1%
2016−43.8%
2020−46.6%
2024−49.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−49.5%
4,11612,40916,762
R
−46.6%
4,52412,67817,494
R
−43.8%
4,36911,85917,098
R
−19.1%
6,2259,24815,820
R
−2.0%
8,3458,69117,364
R
−10.0%
7,6949,41317,224
R
−1.0%
8,0688,24016,663
D
+11.4%
7,7925,99915,763
D
+20.7%
9,6695,76418,883
R
−0.6%
8,5928,69517,373
R
−19.5%
7,59911,30018,945
R
−21.3%
6,99010,96918,678
D
+5.9%
9,8348,72918,720
R
−21.3%
6,96810,75517,754
R
−2.2%
7,7378,13417,649
D
+27.3%
12,3637,06019,423
R
−9.9%
9,11611,12120,250
R
−11.7%
8,55110,81319,385
R
−7.4%
9,31710,80420,140
D
+6.4%
8,8787,79816,884
D
+3.4%
10,0799,40819,640
D
+13.7%
13,80710,46124,476
D
+12.9%
10,8208,32119,446
D
+26.0%
10,7916,27617,380
R
−21.8%
5,8239,11015,052
R
−8.4%
4,7685,88913,381
R
−17.8%
4,3516,62012,715
D
+9.7%
7,8926,43814,964
D
+24.2%
3,4931,5867,892
D
+7.1%
4,0013,4357,963
R
−10.4%
2,4903,1906,751
D
+9.6%
3,9283,2217,340
D
+14.2%
3,8352,8706,782
D
+6.6%
2,7092,3245,827
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.2%
English
13.6%
Irish
12.3%
American
8.0%
Polish
2.3%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.8%
2.5%
75–84
3.1%
5.7%
65–74
6.1%
6.6%
55–64
7.2%
5.8%
45–54
5.7%
6.1%
35–44
5.9%
5.9%
25–34
5.9%
3.6%
18–24
3.5%
8.8%
5–17
8.5%
3.2%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,240
Centralia, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Centralia, IL$61,240
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
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.5%
Working age (18–64)14.7%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
17.9%
Baptist
14.3%
Mainline Protestant
5.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.4%
Methodist
4.1%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Centralia, IL sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-seven points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.

A population of 37,000, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,240 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Centralia, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Centralia, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 49.5 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,762 votes cast, 4,116 went Democratic and 12,409 went Republican.
What is Centralia, IL, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Centralia, IL, Illinois in the "Appalachian Realigners" 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Centralia, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Centralia, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Centralia, IL, Illinois?
Centralia, IL, Illinois has a population of 37,000 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Centralia, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Centralia, IL, Illinois is $61,240 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Centralia, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Centralia, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Appalachian Realigners" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.