Sangamon County, Illinois
Latest: 2024
Competitive — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 77.3% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(17) | 2.9% |
▶Black / African American(10) | 12.7% |
▶Asian(6) | 2.3% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(8) | 0.3% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.6% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 18.9% | 40.1% |
| Catholic | 15.3% | 32.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.7% | 16.3% |
| Other | 2.6% | 5.5% |
| Black Protestant | 2.5% | 5.3% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| Non-religious | 52.9% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+5.0 |
| 2020 | Trump+4.3 |
| 2016 | Trump+9.2 |
| 2012 | Romney+8.6 |
| 2008 | Obama+4.3 |
| 2004 | Bush+18.1 |
| 2000 | Bush+13.2 |
| 1996 | Dole+3.7 |
| 1992 | Clinton+0.4 |
Sangamon, Illinois is a county that has a population of 194,947. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+5.0. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46.5% | 51.4% | R+5.0 | R+0.6 |
| 2020 | 46.5% | 50.9% | R+4.3 | D+4.8 |
| 2016 | 41.6% | 50.8% | R+9.2 | R+0.6 |
| 2012 | 44.7% | 53.3% | R+8.6 | R+13.0 |
| 2008 | 51.2% | 46.9% | D+4.3 | D+22.5 |
| 2004 | 40.5% | 58.6% | R+18.1 | R+4.9 |
| 2000 | 42.3% | 55.5% | R+13.2 | R+9.5 |
| 1996 | 44.2% | 47.9% | R+3.7 | R+4.1 |
| 1992 | 41.4% | 40.9% | D+0.4 | D+14.5 |
| 1988 | 42.7% | 56.8% | R+14.1 | D+8.5 |
| 1984 | 38.5% | 61.1% | R+22.6 | D+0.9 |
| 1980 | 34.5% | 57.9% | R+23.5 | R+17.1 |
| 1976 | 45.9% | 52.2% | R+6.4 | D+25.7 |
| 1972 | 33.4% | 65.5% | R+32.1 | R+22.6 |
| 1968 | 40.5% | 50.0% | R+9.6 | R+22.7 |
| 1964 | 56.6% | 43.4% | D+13.1 | D+20.5 |
| 1960 | 46.3% | 53.6% | R+7.4 | D+12.2 |
| 1956 | 40.2% | 59.8% | R+19.5 | R+11.5 |
| 1952 | 45.9% | 54.0% | R+8.0 | R+0.9 |
| 1948 | 46.1% | 53.3% | R+7.1 | — |
What defines Sangamon?
Sangamon has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (1D, 5R) — a genuine swing geography. It has a moderately diverse, middle-class electorate where education levels and suburban growth shape the partisan balance.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2008, Republicans in 2024
- Turnout decreased by 4.0 percentage points since the previous presidential election
- Closest recent contest: 2020 at just 4.3 points
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