Dixon, IL Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Dixon, IL, Illinois: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+22MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population: 33,8692024 5-year
Median household income: $70,2922024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 85.8%2024 5-year
Black: 5.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Dixon, IL

TrumpR+22

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	60.1%	9,680
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	37.9%	6,105
OtherAll other candidates	2.0%	328

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−11.9%
1896	−31.4%
1900	−30.2%
1904	−45.6%
1908	−31.5%
1912	+8.0%
1916	−31.2%
1920	−61.2%
1924	−49.7%
1928	−34.6%
1932	−4.1%
1936	−12.7%
1940	−30.2%
1944	−35.9%
1948	−34.5%
1952	−43.5%
1956	−44.0%
1960	−29.5%
1964	−7.2%
1968	−31.9%
1972	−37.8%
1976	−17.2%
1980	−53.1%
1984	−47.9%
1988	−31.6%
1992	−7.3%
1996	−5.5%
2000	−13.4%
2004	−18.2%
2008	−3.0%
2012	−7.3%
2016	−19.9%
2020	−19.6%
2024	−22.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−22.2%	6,105	9,680	16,113
2020	R	−19.6%	6,407	9,630	16,440
2016	R	−19.9%	5,528	8,612	15,489
2012	R	−7.3%	6,937	8,059	15,348
2008	R	−3.0%	7,765	8,258	16,318
2004	R	−18.2%	6,416	9,307	15,876
2000	R	−13.4%	6,111	8,069	14,620
1996	R	−5.5%	5,895	6,677	14,182
1992	R	−7.3%	5,530	6,652	15,417
1988	R	−31.6%	4,608	8,903	13,596
1984	R	−47.9%	3,919	11,178	15,155
1980	R	−53.1%	3,170	11,373	15,438
1976	R	−17.2%	6,076	8,674	15,076
1972	R	−37.8%	4,788	10,636	15,489
1968	R	−31.9%	4,727	9,598	15,255
1964	R	−7.2%	7,315	8,445	15,760
1960	R	−29.5%	5,896	10,835	16,739
1956	R	−44.0%	4,531	11,653	16,189
1952	R	−43.5%	4,700	11,941	16,651
1948	R	−34.5%	4,368	9,001	13,441
1944	R	−35.9%	4,899	10,397	15,317
1940	R	−30.2%	6,005	11,228	17,285
1936	R	−12.7%	6,845	8,914	16,232
1932	R	−4.1%	7,182	7,802	15,161
1928	R	−34.6%	4,476	9,238	13,760
1924	R	−49.7%	2,367	8,363	12,057
1920	R	−61.2%	1,715	7,615	9,646
1916	R	−31.2%	4,087	7,985	12,479
1912	O	+8.0%	1,995	1,482	6,436
1908	R	−31.5%	2,144	4,255	6,701
1904	R	−45.6%	1,604	4,634	6,642
1900	R	−30.2%	2,528	4,820	7,585
1896	R	−31.4%	2,469	4,797	7,405
1892	R	−11.9%	2,740	3,513	6,477
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

28.2%

Irish

15.3%

English

11.4%

Polish

4.1%

American

3.8%

Italian

3.2%

French

2.2%

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: 43.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.2%

85+

1.7%

3.0%

75–84

3.4%

5.9%

65–74

6.1%

7.7%

55–64

6.8%

6.5%

45–54

5.3%

7.5%

35–44

5.2%

7.8%

25–34

5.6%

3.6%

18–24

3.1%

7.5%

5–17

7.4%

2.2%

2.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,292

Dixon, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.

Dixon, IL$70,292

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

11.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.0%

Working age (18–64)11.6%

Seniors (65+)12.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.4%

speak English only

Spanish2.8%

Other Indo-European1.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.0%

Mainline Protestant

9.3%

Methodist

5.8%

Baptist

2.9%

Other Christian

2.8%

Non-Christian

1.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Dixon anchors Lee County, a reliably Republican corner of northwestern Illinois where blue-collar industry and rural demographics have kept presidential margins wide even as the state trends Democratic statewide.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eight points in 1912 and a Republican high of sixty-one points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-two points.

A population of 33,869, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,292 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Dixon, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, Dixon, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 22.2 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,113 votes cast, 6,105 went Democratic and 9,680 went Republican.

What is Dixon, IL, Illinois's political typology?

Akashic places Dixon, IL, Illinois in the "Farm Belt" 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 0 times, Republican 33 times, and other 1 times.

How many people live in Dixon, IL, Illinois?

Dixon, IL, Illinois has a population of 33,869 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Dixon, IL, Illinois?

Median household income in Dixon, IL, Illinois is $70,292 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Dixon, IL, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dixon, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Dixon, IL has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential elections — R+22 in 2024.

Key facts

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