† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBurlington, IA-ILUnited States
German28.5%12.5%
Irish12.8%9.4%
English10.6%9.5%
American6.8%5.3%
Swedish3.8%—
French2.1%1.6%
Dutch2.1%—
Scottish1.6%1.3%
African American†3.9%9.9%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%
Mexican2.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.8%
Dominican0.2%0.7%
Asian Indian0.7%1.4%
Filipino0.2%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Burlington, IA-IL
United States
Median age
43.4
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
22.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Burlington, IA-IL
United States
Median household income
$62,831
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.0%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Burlington, IA-IL
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.8%
22.3%
Spanish
1.1%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Burlington, IA-IL
United States
Catholic
8.9%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
6.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
65.5%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
14.4%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Burlington, IA-IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+7.0%
1896
−14.1%
1900
−10.6%
1904
−22.3%
1908
−8.2%
1912
+10.6%
1916
−9.7%
1920
−41.3%
1924
−39.7%
1928
−32.8%
1932
+21.9%
1936
+0.4%
1940
−24.9%
1944
−14.4%
1948
+1.5%
1952
−19.3%
1956
−15.1%
1960
−6.8%
1964
+35.5%
1968
+4.7%
1972
−9.6%
1976
+8.8%
1980
−0.1%
1984
+5.1%
1988
+18.5%
1992
+22.3%
1996
+25.7%
2000
+18.5%
2004
+18.6%
2008
+22.2%
2012
+17.5%
2016
−10.2%
2020
−12.3%
2024
−18.7%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
39.8%Harris8,961
58.5%Trump13,163
1.7%
R+18.7
R+6.4
R+17.2
22,518
R
42.7%Biden10,080
55.0%Trump12,986
2.3%
R+12.3
R+2.1
R+16.8
23,612
R
41.1%Clinton9,367
51.3%Trump11,684
7.6%
R+10.2
R+27.7
R+12.3
22,789
D
57.9%Obama13,866
40.4%Romney9,677
1.7%
D+17.5
R+4.7
D+13.6
23,953
D
60.2%Obama14,677
38.0%McCain9,262
1.8%
D+22.2
D+3.6
D+14.9
24,384
D
58.8%Kerry14,725
40.3%Bush10,078
0.9%
D+18.6
D+0.1
D+21.0
25,027
D
57.6%Gore13,381
39.1%Bush9,093
3.3%
D+18.5
R+7.2
D+17.9
23,231
D
57.3%Clinton12,714
31.6%Dole7,011
11.1%
D+25.7
D+3.4
D+17.2
22,193
D
52.8%Clinton13,322
30.5%Bush7,688
16.8%
D+22.3
D+3.8
D+16.8
25,238
D
59.0%Dukakis13,678
40.4%Bush9,378
0.6%
D+18.5
D+13.4
D+26.3
23,195
D
52.3%Mondale13,142
47.2%Reagan11,848
0.5%
D+5.1
D+5.2
D+23.4
25,128
R
47.0%Carter11,586
47.0%Reagan11,601
6.0%
R+0.1
R+8.8
D+9.7
24,663
D
53.8%Carter13,420
45.0%Ford11,233
1.2%
D+8.8
D+18.4
D+6.7
24,943
R
44.6%McGovern10,613
54.2%Nixon12,905
1.2%
R+9.6
R+14.3
D+13.5
23,794
D
48.9%Humphrey11,799
44.2%Nixon10,676
6.8%
D+4.7
R+30.8
D+5.4
24,127
D
67.6%Johnson16,165
32.2%Goldwater7,693
0.2%
D+35.5
D+42.2
D+12.9
23,896
R
46.5%Kennedy11,569
53.3%Nixon13,250
0.2%
R+6.8
D+8.3
R+6.9
24,864
R
42.4%Stevenson10,250
57.5%Eisenhower13,895
0.1%
R+15.1
D+4.2
D+0.3
24,173
R
40.2%Stevenson10,144
59.5%Eisenhower15,021
0.4%
R+19.3
R+20.8
R+8.5
25,260
D
49.9%Truman10,257
48.4%Dewey9,957
1.7%
D+1.5
D+15.9
R+3.0
20,567
R
42.4%Roosevelt9,093
56.8%Dewey12,183
0.7%
R+14.4
D+10.5
R+21.9
21,432
R
37.3%Roosevelt8,555
62.2%Willkie14,252
0.4%
R+24.9
R+25.3
R+34.8
22,906
D
45.4%Roosevelt9,507
45.0%Landon9,426
9.5%
D+0.4
R+21.5
R+23.9
20,925
D
59.0%Roosevelt11,767
37.1%Hoover7,405
3.9%
D+21.9
D+54.7
D+4.1
19,941
R
33.1%Smith6,643
65.9%Hoover13,242
1.0%
R+32.8
D+6.9
R+15.4
20,092
R
18.2%Davis3,419
58.0%Coolidge10,874
23.8%
R+39.7
D+1.5
R+14.6
18,761
R
25.3%Cox4,189
66.5%Harding11,034
8.2%
R+41.3
R+31.6
R+15.1
16,581
R
42.9%Wilson5,438
52.6%Hughes6,660
4.5%
R+9.7
R+20.3
R+12.8
12,663
D
37.4%Wilson3,890
26.8%Taft2,784
35.8%
D+10.6
D+18.9
R+8.9
10,392
R
43.7%Bryan4,795
51.9%Taft5,700
4.4%
R+8.2
D+14.0
D+1.3
10,975
R
34.6%Parker3,751
56.9%Roosevelt6,164
8.5%
R+22.3
R+11.7
R+2.6
10,839
R
43.0%Bryan4,885
53.5%McKinley6,087
3.5%
R+10.6
D+3.5
R+3.0
11,367
R
41.4%Bryan4,703
55.5%McKinley6,305
3.2%
R+14.1
R+21.1
R+8.0
11,370
D
52.3%Cleveland5,447
45.3%Harrison4,713
2.4%
D+7.0
—
D+5.4
10,413
voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2014D+19.5
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+18.7
Burlington, IA-IL registers Democratic but votes Republican — a 38-point gap between how voters register and how they vote, the signature of ancestral registration that trails realignment.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Burlington, IA-IL
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2008 (partial)
29,105
14,090
6,189
8,813
13
2010 (partial)
29,212
13,226
6,657
9,311
18
2012 (partial)
29,401
12,904
6,809
9,659
29
2014 (partial)
28,313
12,003
6,492
9,766
52
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+6 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,519 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Burlington, IA-IL in Burlington, IA-IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−300
2012
+8
2013
+83
2014
−290
2015
−234
2016
−387
2017
−332
2018
−303
2019
−191
2021
−220
2022
−286
2023
+37
2024
−110
2025
+6
The Burlington metro straddles the Iowa-Illinois state line, and its two sides have historically split their presidential-level votes by several points, making cross-river comparison a useful stress test for regional partisan models.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.5 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 41.3 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.7 points.
A population of 44,680, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,831 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fort Madison, IA and Galesburg, IL.
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In 2024, Burlington, IA-IL, Illinois voted Republican by 18.7 points (R+18.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 22,518 votes cast, 8,961 went Democratic and 13,163 went Republican.
When did Burlington, IA-IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Burlington, IA-IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Burlington, IA-IL, Illinois?
Burlington, IA-IL, Illinois has a population of 44,680 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burlington, IA-IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Burlington, IA-IL, Illinois is $62,831 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Burlington, IA-IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Burlington, IA-IL, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
