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1876–2024
Peoria-Bloomington·Illinois

Peoria-Bloomington delivered R+12 in 2024.

A bellwether corridor where Illinois's urban-rural divide sharpens

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
LatestR+12in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population623,6892024 ACS

Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois: Industrial Catholic Metro market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+12MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
623,6892024 5-year
Median household income
$73,8942024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.3%2024 5-year
Black
8.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+39 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Peoria-Bloomington
TrumpR+12
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2024 presidential margin by county for Peoria-Bloomington, ILA map of the constituent counties of Peoria-Bloomington, IL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Woodford County, IL · R+42Putnam County, IL · R+23Peoria County, IL · D+5Stark County, IL · R+46Mason County, IL · R+42Marshall County, IL · R+36Livingston County, IL · R+46McLean County, IL · D+5Tazewell County, IL · R+27Fulton County, IL · R+24
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.2%168,851
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.9%131,299
OtherAll other candidates1.9%5,950
D+60
R+60
10 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: −12.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−12.3%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+2.7%
1896−8.9%
1900−8.0%
1904−25.5%
1908−10.7%
1912+18.5%
1916−7.2%
1920−39.0%
1924−35.2%
1928−21.4%
1932+18.4%
1936+18.1%
1940−1.8%
1944−10.4%
1948−10.8%
1952−23.9%
1956−28.4%
1960−14.8%
1964+13.2%
1968−13.7%
1972−33.2%
1976−16.7%
1980−30.2%
1984−20.8%
1988−11.6%
1992+3.7%
1996+1.0%
2000−7.9%
2004−11.7%
2008+1.5%
2012−9.8%
2016−13.2%
2020−11.2%
2024−12.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−12.3%
131,299168,851306,100
R
−11.2%
135,751170,989315,487
R
−13.2%
115,890154,872294,512
R
−9.8%
123,426150,987280,558
D
+1.5%
145,779141,403292,124
R
−11.7%
126,443160,322288,785
R
−7.9%
117,847138,658263,396
D
+1.0%
112,710110,296244,538
D
+3.7%
118,537108,328272,568
R
−11.6%
106,197134,204241,650
R
−20.8%
102,227156,115259,641
R
−30.2%
80,478159,353261,450
R
−16.7%
102,342144,181250,068
R
−33.2%
81,008162,031243,830
R
−13.7%
91,225123,136232,273
D
+13.2%
134,444103,179237,623
R
−14.8%
104,138140,362244,757
R
−28.4%
83,338149,561233,178
R
−23.9%
88,926144,842234,064
R
−10.8%
83,436103,676188,167
R
−10.4%
88,095108,583197,504
R
−1.8%
112,663116,734230,520
D
+18.1%
126,31887,043216,970
D
+18.4%
111,88076,610191,863
R
−21.4%
64,690100,452167,133
R
−35.2%
31,71083,290146,633
R
−39.0%
35,06185,683129,820
R
−7.2%
64,58175,023145,626
O
+18.5%
31,61216,51981,662
R
−10.7%
34,63543,47382,830
R
−25.5%
25,86545,95878,700
R
−8.0%
38,24945,14086,080
R
−8.9%
37,44344,88983,928
D
+2.7%
35,38933,41272,782
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.6%
Irish
13.0%
English
12.6%
American
4.9%
Italian
3.6%
Polish
2.4%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 38.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.4%
2.3%
75–84
3.0%
5.1%
65–74
5.6%
6.1%
55–64
6.3%
5.8%
45–54
5.8%
6.4%
35–44
6.2%
6.3%
25–34
6.1%
5.2%
18–24
5.2%
8.5%
5–17
8.1%
2.9%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$73,894
Peoria-Bloomington ranks near the middle of US counties.
Peoria-Bloomington$73,894
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
12.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.9%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
11.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.9%
Methodist
4.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.7%
Baptist
3.5%
Non-Christian
2.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning two mid-sized cities anchored by manufacturing and university employment, this market has historically tracked closely with statewide presidential margins, making it a reliable signal for shifts in Illinois's interior.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighteen points in 1912 and a Republican high of thirty-nine points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twelve points.

A population of 623,689, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,894 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 306,100 votes cast, 131,299 went Democratic and 168,851 went Republican.
What is Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Peoria-Bloomington, 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 market has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois has a population of 623,689 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Median household income in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois is $73,894 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The market's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.