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1876–2024
Springfield, IL·Illinois

Springfield, IL delivered R+7 in 2024.

State-capital metro where government employment anchors the local economy

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
LatestR+7in 2024
TypologyStable Rural Rightcluster typology
Population207,0422024 ACS

Springfield, IL, Illinois: Stable Rural Right metro. In 2024, voted R+7%. Republican peak: R+33 in 1972.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+7MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
Population
207,0422024 5-year
Median household income
$75,7552024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
79.1%2024 5-year
Black
12.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+33 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Springfield, IL
TrumpR+7
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2024 presidential margin by county for Springfield, IL, ILA map of the constituent counties of Springfield, IL, IL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Menard County, IL · R+41Sangamon County, IL · R+5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican52.5%55,478
Kamala HarrisDemocratic45.4%47,908
OtherAll other candidates2.1%2,216
D+60
R+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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −7.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−7.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+11.9%
1896−0.2%
1900+0.8%
1904−14.0%
1908−3.8%
1912+23.1%
1916−6.4%
1920−28.5%
1924−23.3%
1928−21.3%
1932+10.6%
1936+4.0%
1940−5.6%
1944−7.9%
1948−7.9%
1952−9.2%
1956−20.0%
1960−8.2%
1964+12.6%
1968−10.7%
1972−32.6%
1976−6.9%
1980−24.3%
1984−23.5%
1988−14.8%
1992−0.2%
1996−4.4%
2000−14.0%
2004−19.2%
2008+3.2%
2012−9.9%
2016−10.9%
2020−6.5%
2024−7.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−7.2%
47,90855,478105,602
R
−6.5%
50,93958,249112,096
R
−10.9%
42,72454,175104,888
R
−9.9%
44,20754,173100,448
D
+3.2%
54,00650,617106,292
R
−19.2%
40,76760,312101,949
R
−14.0%
40,57854,23697,687
R
−4.4%
41,10645,28093,973
R
−0.2%
42,31642,475103,159
R
−14.8%
39,83253,73594,108
R
−23.5%
35,88558,01194,289
R
−24.3%
30,94352,99490,734
R
−6.9%
40,31846,44688,389
R
−32.6%
27,30754,11582,338
R
−10.7%
31,18239,49077,991
D
+12.6%
45,56435,39980,979
R
−8.2%
37,86144,60382,528
R
−20.0%
30,78246,13976,960
R
−9.2%
35,47242,69978,224
R
−7.9%
31,23936,61368,241
R
−7.9%
30,60135,88466,671
R
−5.6%
34,83738,99574,086
D
+4.0%
35,43332,62969,947
D
+10.6%
36,19829,18366,466
R
−21.3%
22,76835,20058,296
R
−23.3%
14,59426,37450,663
R
−28.5%
12,86424,70241,592
R
−6.4%
20,64723,59345,983
D
+23.1%
9,9364,61423,072
R
−3.8%
11,09912,02224,446
R
−14.0%
9,07712,34323,353
D
+0.8%
11,57711,40123,463
R
−0.2%
10,60010,64021,642
D
+11.9%
9,4137,28717,908
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
21.1%
English
12.7%
Irish
12.3%
American
5.0%
Italian
4.5%
Polish
2.0%
Scottish
1.9%
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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.5%
2.4%
75–84
3.2%
5.3%
65–74
6.2%
6.6%
55–64
7.0%
5.9%
45–54
6.2%
6.2%
35–44
6.7%
5.8%
25–34
6.3%
4.0%
18–24
4.0%
8.4%
5–17
7.9%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$75,755
Springfield, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Springfield, IL$75,755
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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.4%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
15.3%
Other Christian
12.3%
Mainline Protestant
7.0%
Baptist
4.7%
Methodist
4.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Springfield's workforce skews heavily toward public-sector jobs tied to state government, insulating it from some private-sector swings while making its fiscal health unusually sensitive to Springfield's own budget cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of twenty-three points in 1912 and a Republican high of thirty-three points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seven points.

A population of 207,042, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,755 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Springfield, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Springfield, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 7.2 points (R+7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 105,602 votes cast, 47,908 went Democratic and 55,478 went Republican.
What is Springfield, IL, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Springfield, IL, Illinois in the "Stable Rural Right" 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 7 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Springfield, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Springfield, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Springfield, IL, Illinois?
Springfield, IL, Illinois has a population of 207,042 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Springfield, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Springfield, IL, Illinois is $75,755 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Springfield, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Springfield, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.