Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+41 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,8762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Marion-Herrin, IL
TrumpR+39
Constituent county margins for Marion-Herrin, 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 | 68.6% | 22,686 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 29.9% | 9,890 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.5% | 492 |
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 | −7.9% |
| 1896 | −7.9% |
| 1900 | −14.7% |
| 1904 | −29.9% |
| 1908 | −14.0% |
| 1912 | +0.5% |
| 1916 | −10.9% |
| 1920 | −30.2% |
| 1924 | −15.7% |
| 1928 | −3.6% |
| 1932 | +19.1% |
| 1936 | +8.6% |
| 1940 | +0.7% |
| 1944 | −11.6% |
| 1948 | −2.7% |
| 1952 | −10.4% |
| 1956 | −13.0% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.4% |
| 1972 | −20.9% |
| 1976 | +11.8% |
| 1980 | −14.0% |
| 1984 | −12.5% |
| 1988 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | +17.0% |
| 1996 | +11.0% |
| 2000 | −6.8% |
| 2004 | −21.4% |
| 2008 | −14.8% |
| 2012 | −24.8% |
| 2016 | −40.8% |
| 2020 | −37.3% |
| 2024 | −38.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,890 | 22,686 | 33,068 | ||
| R | 10,206 | 22,801 | 33,730 | ||
| R | 8,581 | 21,570 | 31,852 | ||
| R | 10,647 | 17,909 | 29,254 | ||
| R | 12,589 | 17,039 | 30,141 | ||
| R | 11,685 | 18,086 | 29,960 | ||
| R | 12,192 | 14,012 | 26,939 | ||
| D | 12,510 | 9,734 | 25,272 | ||
| D | 14,361 | 9,462 | 28,760 | ||
| D | 12,712 | 12,274 | 25,130 | ||
| R | 11,614 | 14,930 | 26,630 | ||
| R | 10,779 | 14,451 | 26,228 | ||
| D | 13,600 | 10,703 | 24,553 | ||
| R | 9,202 | 14,101 | 23,492 | ||
| R | 9,660 | 11,886 | 23,588 | ||
| D | 14,613 | 9,130 | 23,743 | ||
| R | 11,335 | 13,732 | 25,096 | ||
| R | 10,345 | 13,438 | 23,810 | ||
| R | 10,838 | 13,348 | 24,223 | ||
| R | 9,841 | 10,386 | 20,357 | ||
| R | 9,974 | 12,594 | 22,671 | ||
| D | 14,645 | 14,433 | 29,217 | ||
| D | 14,663 | 12,319 | 27,334 | ||
| D | 12,961 | 8,714 | 22,265 | ||
| R | 10,139 | 10,913 | 21,309 | ||
| R | 6,117 | 9,366 | 20,689 | ||
| R | 4,728 | 10,118 | 17,834 | ||
| R | 8,172 | 10,262 | 19,138 | ||
| D | 3,258 | 3,209 | 9,267 | ||
| R | 3,513 | 4,786 | 9,093 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 4,044 | 6,859 | ||
| R | 2,760 | 3,723 | 6,540 | ||
| R | 2,582 | 3,027 | 5,637 | ||
| R | 2,118 | 2,504 | 4,878 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.3%
English
14.2%
Irish
13.6%
American
5.9%
Italian
4.7%
Polish
2.1%
French
2.1%
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: 41.6 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
$65,604
Marion-Herrin, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marion-Herrin, IL$65,604
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
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.8%
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 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Williamson County anchors this small metro, a historically union-Democrat stronghold that shifted sharply Republican over the past two decades as coal employment declined and cultural realignment reshaped working-class voting patterns.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-three points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-one points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A population of 66,876, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,604 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 38.7 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,068 votes cast, 9,890 went Democratic and 22,686 went Republican.
What is Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Marion-Herrin, 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois?
Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois has a population of 66,876 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois is $65,604 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.