Charleston-Mattoon, IL · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain, and this place is a single county: Coles County, Illinois. The figures below are that county’s, which is the same territory — not a larger unit standing in for it.
Presidential nominating contests in Charleston-Mattoon, IL, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Charleston-Mattoon, IL
Year
Total registered
2016
30,780
2018
30,551
2020
31,260
2022
30,103
2024
30,501
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−14 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −4,221 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Charleston-Mattoon, IL in Charleston-Mattoon, IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−263
2012
−358
2013
−298
2014
−630
2015
−432
2016
−464
2017
−528
2018
−538
2019
−210
2021
+721
2022
−904
2023
−104
2024
−199
2025
−14
Spanning Coles and Calhoun counties across central Illinois, this metro blends a regional university presence in Charleston with Mattoon's manufacturing base, producing an electorate that has shifted steadily toward Republican margins over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 38.6 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.4 points.
A population of 46,777, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,478 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Terre Haute, IN and Muncie, IN.
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How did Charleston-Mattoon, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Charleston-Mattoon, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 28.4 points (R+28.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,507 votes cast, 7,495 went Democratic and 13,606 went Republican.
When did Charleston-Mattoon, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Charleston-Mattoon, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Charleston-Mattoon, IL, Illinois?
Charleston-Mattoon, IL, Illinois has a population of 46,777 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Charleston-Mattoon, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Charleston-Mattoon, IL, Illinois is $56,478 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Charleston-Mattoon, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Charleston-Mattoon, IL, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
