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1876–2024
Rochelle, IL·Illinois

Rochelle, IL has voted Republican in twenty-eight straight presidential elections — R+29 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
LatestR+29in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population51,4952024 ACS

Rochelle, IL, Illinois: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+29MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
51,4952024 5-year
Median household income
$82,1322024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.6%2024 5-year
Black
1.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
11.9%2024 5-year
Peak Republican margin
R+68 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Rochelle, IL
TrumpR+29
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican63.8%16,450
Kamala HarrisDemocratic34.4%8,883
OtherAll other candidates1.8%466
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: −29.3% in 2024.−29.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−26.1%
1896−40.7%
1900−40.5%
1904−57.4%
1908−44.1%
1912−3.9%
1916−44.2%
1920−67.7%
1924−58.1%
1928−56.7%
1932−20.2%
1936−24.4%
1940−41.8%
1944−45.7%
1948−42.8%
1952−55.7%
1956−56.5%
1960−46.8%
1964−20.3%
1968−44.0%
1972−47.9%
1976−25.9%
1980−44.9%
1984−47.3%
1988−34.5%
1992−12.4%
1996−15.2%
2000−22.6%
2004−24.5%
2008−7.6%
2012−16.7%
2016−26.0%
2020−25.9%
2024−29.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−29.3%
8,88316,45025,799
R
−25.9%
9,42816,24826,340
R
−26.0%
8,05014,35224,193
R
−16.7%
9,51413,42223,367
R
−7.6%
11,25313,14424,850
R
−24.5%
9,01814,91824,091
R
−22.6%
7,67312,32520,601
R
−15.2%
6,7659,55818,335
R
−12.4%
6,5129,00820,109
R
−34.5%
5,64111,64417,394
R
−47.3%
4,80313,50318,396
R
−44.9%
4,06712,53318,871
R
−25.9%
6,46311,07317,797
R
−47.9%
4,74313,51218,290
R
−44.0%
4,39912,16817,641
R
−20.3%
6,91710,43017,347
R
−46.8%
4,79213,22618,025
R
−56.5%
3,66013,19416,870
R
−55.7%
3,79613,35117,163
R
−42.8%
3,7969,51913,378
R
−45.7%
3,95110,68014,712
R
−41.8%
4,83311,83816,742
R
−24.4%
5,7769,57615,546
R
−20.2%
5,4168,22413,912
R
−56.7%
2,6919,80812,546
R
−58.1%
1,5918,44911,799
R
−67.7%
1,7209,32211,233
R
−44.2%
3,2078,63912,283
O
−3.9%
1,7502,0146,745
R
−44.1%
1,7614,8487,002
R
−57.4%
1,2095,1096,799
R
−40.5%
2,1715,2557,619
R
−40.7%
2,1425,2107,529
R
−26.1%
2,2443,9396,499
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.3%
Irish
13.7%
English
9.9%
Italian
3.9%
Polish
3.9%
American
3.7%
French
1.8%
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: 42.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.9%
2.8%
75–84
3.3%
5.6%
65–74
5.5%
7.2%
55–64
7.1%
6.2%
45–54
6.0%
6.4%
35–44
5.9%
5.7%
25–34
5.5%
3.9%
18–24
3.9%
8.5%
5–17
8.4%
2.8%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$82,132
Rochelle, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Rochelle, IL$82,132
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
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.5%
Working age (18–64)6.9%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish7.1%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
24.6%
Mainline Protestant
9.4%
Other Christian
5.7%
Methodist
4.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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

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

A population of 51,495, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,132 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Rochelle, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rochelle, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 29.3 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,799 votes cast, 8,883 went Democratic and 16,450 went Republican.
What is Rochelle, IL, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Rochelle, IL, Illinois in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" 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 Rochelle, IL, Illinois?
Rochelle, IL, Illinois has a population of 51,495 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rochelle, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Rochelle, IL, Illinois is $82,132 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Rochelle, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rochelle, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.