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1876–2024
Taylorville, IL·Illinois

Taylorville, IL has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+47 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
LatestR+47in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population33,5382024 ACS

Taylorville, IL, Illinois: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+47 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+47MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
33,5382024 5-year
Median household income
$62,6112024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
92.1%2024 5-year
Black
2.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+32 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Taylorville, IL
TrumpR+47
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican72.6%11,278
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.9%4,026
OtherAll other candidates1.6%241
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: −46.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−46.7%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+9.7%
1896+9.1%
1900+9.8%
1904−7.1%
1908+5.6%
1912+23.2%
1916+6.8%
1920−15.0%
1924−9.8%
1928−14.6%
1932+29.7%
1936+15.9%
1940+5.5%
1944+2.0%
1948+10.5%
1952−0.3%
1956−6.1%
1960+4.8%
1964+31.8%
1968+5.5%
1972−14.2%
1976+11.0%
1980−13.4%
1984−6.1%
1988+8.1%
1992+22.5%
1996+12.6%
2000−5.0%
2004−19.2%
2008−6.3%
2012−23.0%
2016−42.3%
2020−44.5%
2024−46.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−46.7%
4,02611,27815,545
R
−44.5%
4,33511,56316,231
R
−42.3%
3,99210,54315,477
R
−23.0%
5,4948,88514,727
R
−6.3%
6,9187,87215,100
R
−19.2%
6,1129,04415,267
R
−5.0%
6,7997,53714,771
D
+12.6%
7,4315,56314,837
D
+22.5%
9,0425,08717,590
D
+8.1%
8,2957,04015,436
R
−6.1%
7,5418,53416,152
R
−13.4%
6,6258,77016,036
D
+11.0%
9,3067,44516,960
R
−14.2%
7,55610,07217,675
D
+5.5%
8,4657,48617,694
D
+31.8%
11,8986,15318,051
D
+4.8%
10,2079,26319,485
R
−6.1%
9,09310,28219,434
R
−0.3%
9,8449,90619,767
D
+10.5%
9,3667,57617,062
D
+2.0%
9,3608,99518,437
D
+5.5%
11,45710,25521,862
D
+15.9%
11,4008,14520,521
D
+29.7%
11,5156,09618,242
R
−14.6%
7,3459,89617,431
R
−9.8%
5,8267,39816,056
R
−15.0%
5,3987,53514,285
D
+6.8%
7,9826,92315,665
D
+23.2%
3,8211,9947,882
D
+5.6%
4,1563,6868,449
R
−7.1%
3,2973,8567,846
D
+9.8%
4,5193,6868,457
D
+9.1%
4,6393,8578,620
D
+9.7%
3,6552,9417,331
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.2%
English
13.0%
Irish
10.7%
American
9.4%
Italian
4.8%
Scottish
2.1%
French
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: 43.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.2%
2.9%
75–84
3.8%
5.5%
65–74
6.1%
7.5%
55–64
7.0%
7.5%
45–54
5.7%
7.7%
35–44
5.3%
6.9%
25–34
5.2%
4.3%
18–24
3.4%
7.2%
5–17
7.2%
2.6%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,611
Taylorville, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Taylorville, IL$62,611
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
10.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.2%
Working age (18–64)9.8%
Seniors (65+)10.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
8.5%
Methodist
6.4%
Other Christian
6.0%
Mainline Protestant
5.4%
Baptist
3.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 67.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-two points in 1964 and a Republican high of forty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.

A population of 33,538, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,611 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Taylorville, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Taylorville, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 46.7 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,545 votes cast, 4,026 went Democratic and 11,278 went Republican.
What is Taylorville, IL, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Taylorville, 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 18 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Taylorville, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Taylorville, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Taylorville, IL, Illinois?
Taylorville, IL, Illinois has a population of 33,538 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Taylorville, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Taylorville, IL, Illinois is $62,611 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Taylorville, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Taylorville, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.