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1876–2024
Pontiac, IL·Illinois

Pontiac, IL has voted Republican in twenty-three straight presidential elections — R+46 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
LatestR+46in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population35,5652024 ACS

Pontiac, IL, Illinois: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+52 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+46MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
35,5652024 5-year
Median household income
$73,7902024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
89.1%2024 5-year
Black
3.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+10 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Pontiac, IL
TrumpR+46
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican72.3%11,970
Kamala HarrisDemocratic26.0%4,311
OtherAll other candidates1.6%268
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: −46.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1936−46.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−0.2%
1896−14.1%
1900−17.4%
1904−34.2%
1908−16.5%
1912+9.6%
1916−20.0%
1920−52.5%
1924−45.2%
1928−31.9%
1932+8.7%
1936−7.9%
1940−28.5%
1944−33.1%
1948−33.0%
1952−43.0%
1956−45.7%
1960−32.8%
1964−9.4%
1968−37.1%
1972−44.2%
1976−31.5%
1980−44.2%
1984−45.7%
1988−34.5%
1992−11.7%
1996−13.6%
2000−21.8%
2004−29.2%
2008−19.2%
2012−31.4%
2016−40.3%
2020−44.1%
2024−46.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−46.3%
4,31111,97016,549
R
−44.1%
4,61512,20817,214
R
−40.3%
4,02310,20815,342
R
−31.4%
5,0209,75315,077
R
−19.2%
6,1899,19115,625
R
−29.2%
5,63210,31616,039
R
−21.8%
5,8299,18715,421
R
−13.6%
5,6417,65314,788
R
−11.7%
6,0078,00417,098
R
−34.5%
5,00910,32415,405
R
−45.7%
4,56712,29116,919
R
−44.2%
4,11111,54416,823
R
−31.5%
5,17410,09715,640
R
−44.2%
5,11013,21718,339
R
−37.1%
5,23411,96318,160
R
−9.4%
8,47610,23918,715
R
−32.8%
6,64213,13919,783
R
−45.7%
5,19713,93919,143
R
−43.0%
5,61214,09519,727
R
−33.0%
5,61811,18416,876
R
−33.1%
6,23112,43618,719
R
−28.5%
7,72213,90921,686
R
−7.9%
9,19010,80120,334
D
+8.7%
10,0248,40318,589
R
−31.9%
5,73711,16116,992
R
−45.2%
2,9119,69515,025
R
−52.5%
3,10110,38213,874
R
−20.0%
6,4629,80116,710
O
+9.6%
3,3342,4449,258
R
−16.5%
3,7785,3589,596
R
−34.2%
2,7856,0189,465
R
−17.4%
4,0245,80510,207
R
−14.1%
4,0685,4369,712
R
−0.2%
3,9603,9808,545
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.5%
Irish
14.2%
English
10.1%
American
5.3%
Italian
4.7%
Polish
3.0%
French
2.0%
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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.9%
2.5%
75–84
3.0%
6.0%
65–74
5.8%
7.1%
55–64
7.0%
5.8%
45–54
5.4%
6.9%
35–44
6.0%
6.7%
25–34
5.7%
4.1%
18–24
3.3%
8.5%
5–17
7.7%
3.2%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,790
Pontiac, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pontiac, IL$73,790
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
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.9%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
10.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.6%
Methodist
8.1%
Other Christian
6.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.2%
Baptist
4.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of ten points in 1912 and a Republican high of fifty-two points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.

A population of 35,565, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,790 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Pontiac, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pontiac, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 46.3 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,549 votes cast, 4,311 went Democratic and 11,970 went Republican.
What is Pontiac, IL, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Pontiac, 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 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pontiac, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pontiac, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Pontiac, IL, Illinois?
Pontiac, IL, Illinois has a population of 35,565 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pontiac, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Pontiac, IL, Illinois is $73,790 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Pontiac, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pontiac, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.