Effingham, IL, Illinois: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+61 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,8562024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,7742024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+30 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Effingham, IL
TrumpR+61
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 79.5% | 19,751 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 18.8% | 4,676 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.7% | 426 |
D+60R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +19.7% |
| 1896 | +14.6% |
| 1900 | +14.2% |
| 1904 | +2.8% |
| 1908 | +12.0% |
| 1912 | +29.1% |
| 1916 | +10.1% |
| 1920 | −16.9% |
| 1924 | +2.6% |
| 1928 | −7.6% |
| 1932 | +30.4% |
| 1936 | +11.9% |
| 1940 | −1.0% |
| 1944 | −7.6% |
| 1948 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | −17.2% |
| 1956 | −20.2% |
| 1960 | −7.3% |
| 1964 | +14.8% |
| 1968 | −17.9% |
| 1972 | −29.6% |
| 1976 | −5.4% |
| 1980 | −32.2% |
| 1984 | −38.6% |
| 1988 | −26.3% |
| 1992 | −4.2% |
| 1996 | −16.6% |
| 2000 | −34.6% |
| 2004 | −41.6% |
| 2008 | −32.3% |
| 2012 | −48.0% |
| 2016 | −59.2% |
| 2020 | −59.2% |
| 2024 | −60.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,676 | 19,751 | 24,853 | ||
| R | 4,858 | 19,607 | 24,932 | ||
| R | 4,114 | 17,841 | 23,180 | ||
| R | 5,502 | 16,010 | 21,908 | ||
| R | 7,317 | 14,479 | 22,156 | ||
| R | 6,250 | 15,271 | 21,694 | ||
| R | 6,095 | 12,819 | 19,460 | ||
| R | 6,601 | 9,698 | 18,673 | ||
| R | 7,332 | 8,189 | 20,183 | ||
| R | 6,457 | 11,098 | 17,666 | ||
| R | 5,574 | 12,619 | 18,266 | ||
| R | 6,121 | 12,263 | 19,097 | ||
| R | 8,704 | 9,712 | 18,735 | ||
| R | 6,514 | 12,009 | 18,551 | ||
| R | 6,324 | 9,369 | 17,000 | ||
| D | 9,838 | 7,295 | 17,133 | ||
| R | 8,151 | 9,430 | 17,592 | ||
| R | 6,727 | 10,139 | 16,892 | ||
| R | 6,945 | 9,832 | 16,814 | ||
| D | 7,293 | 7,274 | 14,691 | ||
| R | 6,978 | 8,141 | 15,225 | ||
| R | 9,079 | 9,271 | 18,457 | ||
| D | 9,320 | 7,309 | 16,939 | ||
| D | 9,631 | 5,099 | 14,893 | ||
| R | 6,112 | 7,124 | 13,357 | ||
| D | 6,198 | 5,857 | 13,344 | ||
| R | 5,147 | 7,271 | 12,587 | ||
| D | 7,489 | 6,086 | 13,904 | ||
| D | 4,248 | 1,992 | 7,749 | ||
| D | 4,636 | 3,616 | 8,479 | ||
| D | 3,947 | 3,720 | 8,050 | ||
| D | 4,972 | 3,723 | 8,811 | ||
| D | 5,051 | 3,751 | 8,903 | ||
| D | 4,529 | 2,942 | 8,041 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
40.9%
English
10.7%
Irish
9.1%
American
9.0%
French
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
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: 40.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,774
Effingham, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Effingham, IL$78,774
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
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)8.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Effingham anchors a predominantly agricultural corridor in south-central Illinois, where Republican margins in federal races have consistently exceeded 40 points over the past decade, reflecting the region's deep rural conservative lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A population of 44,856, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,774 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Effingham, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Effingham, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 60.7 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,853 votes cast, 4,676 went Democratic and 19,751 went Republican.
What is Effingham, IL, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Effingham, 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Effingham, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Effingham, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Effingham, IL, Illinois?
Effingham, IL, Illinois has a population of 44,856 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Effingham, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Effingham, IL, Illinois is $78,774 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Effingham, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Effingham, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.