Freeport, IL, Illinois: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+19%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+19MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,7682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,0432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Freeport, IL
TrumpR+19
Constituent county margins for Freeport, IL, ILOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 58.8% | 12,347 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 39.4% | 8,278 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.8% | 370 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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 | +1.9% |
| 1896 | −10.9% |
| 1900 | −7.8% |
| 1904 | −18.6% |
| 1908 | −5.9% |
| 1912 | +27.4% |
| 1916 | −21.4% |
| 1920 | −53.0% |
| 1924 | −38.1% |
| 1928 | −36.3% |
| 1932 | +8.7% |
| 1936 | +2.9% |
| 1940 | −22.3% |
| 1944 | −21.2% |
| 1948 | −17.4% |
| 1952 | −37.2% |
| 1956 | −38.3% |
| 1960 | −26.4% |
| 1964 | +8.0% |
| 1968 | −24.0% |
| 1972 | −35.9% |
| 1976 | −23.4% |
| 1980 | −22.5% |
| 1984 | −35.6% |
| 1988 | −20.5% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −9.5% |
| 2000 | −13.7% |
| 2004 | −15.5% |
| 2008 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | −1.6% |
| 2016 | −16.3% |
| 2020 | −15.7% |
| 2024 | −19.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,278 | 12,347 | 20,995 | ||
| R | 9,055 | 12,521 | 22,111 | ||
| R | 7,768 | 11,083 | 20,343 | ||
| R | 10,165 | 10,512 | 21,128 | ||
| D | 11,349 | 9,909 | 21,605 | ||
| R | 8,913 | 12,212 | 21,320 | ||
| R | 8,062 | 10,715 | 19,378 | ||
| R | 7,145 | 8,871 | 18,125 | ||
| R | 7,899 | 9,005 | 21,656 | ||
| R | 7,460 | 11,342 | 18,945 | ||
| R | 6,723 | 14,237 | 21,131 | ||
| R | 6,195 | 10,779 | 20,388 | ||
| R | 7,192 | 11,678 | 19,137 | ||
| R | 6,404 | 13,584 | 20,019 | ||
| R | 7,040 | 11,821 | 19,928 | ||
| D | 10,854 | 9,252 | 20,106 | ||
| R | 8,055 | 13,872 | 21,995 | ||
| R | 6,349 | 14,245 | 20,614 | ||
| R | 6,605 | 14,446 | 21,086 | ||
| R | 7,409 | 10,564 | 18,122 | ||
| R | 7,755 | 11,948 | 19,821 | ||
| R | 8,911 | 14,040 | 23,045 | ||
| D | 10,567 | 9,943 | 21,342 | ||
| D | 10,728 | 8,963 | 20,198 | ||
| R | 5,579 | 11,992 | 17,643 | ||
| R | 2,452 | 8,638 | 16,216 | ||
| R | 2,772 | 9,570 | 12,821 | ||
| R | 5,463 | 8,620 | 14,744 | ||
| D | 3,850 | 1,367 | 9,060 | ||
| R | 4,076 | 4,605 | 9,041 | ||
| R | 3,275 | 4,876 | 8,611 | ||
| R | 3,983 | 4,677 | 8,910 | ||
| R | 3,776 | 4,728 | 8,729 | ||
| D | 3,717 | 3,574 | 7,643 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
36.8%
Irish
13.0%
English
10.1%
Italian
3.1%
American
3.1%
Polish
2.2%
French
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: 45.3 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
$64,043
Freeport, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Freeport, IL$64,043
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
13.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)12.8%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.2%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Freeport anchors Stephenson County, a historically industrial corner of northwest Illinois where a shrinking factory base has coincided with a long-term rightward shift in presidential margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-seven points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty-three points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nineteen points.
A population of 43,768, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,043 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Freeport, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Freeport, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 19.4 points (R+19), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,995 votes cast, 8,278 went Democratic and 12,347 went Republican.
What is Freeport, IL, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Freeport, 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Freeport, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Freeport, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Freeport, IL, Illinois?
Freeport, IL, Illinois has a population of 43,768 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Freeport, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Freeport, IL, Illinois is $64,043 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Freeport, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Freeport, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.