† 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
1 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
GroupCharleston-Mattoon, ILIllinoisUnited States
German22.1%16.1%12.5%
Irish14.2%10.6%9.4%
English11.4%6.9%9.5%
American5.9%3.3%5.3%
Italian1.8%5.4%4.8%
Scottish1.3%—1.3%
Dutch1.2%——
Polish1.0%6.0%2.2%
Mexican2.9%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.7%1.8%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
African American†3.3%12.1%9.9%
Asian Indian0.4%2.1%1.4%
Filipino0.4%1.0%0.9%
Chinese0.2%1.0%1.3%
Korean0.2%0.4%0.4%
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
Charleston-Mattoon, IL
Illinois
United States
Median age
37.5
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
16.9%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.4%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Charleston-Mattoon, IL
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$56,478
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.7%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.9%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Charleston-Mattoon, IL
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.1%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.3%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Charleston-Mattoon, IL
Illinois
United States
Catholic
11.1%
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
29.5%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
51.0%
49.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.2%
5.3%
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.
Charleston-Mattoon, IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−1.1%
1896
−6.4%
1900
−8.9%
1904
−16.6%
1908
−5.0%
1912
+14.1%
1916
−3.3%
1920
−18.9%
1924
−18.4%
1928
−38.6%
1932
+20.3%
1936
+15.0%
1940
+4.0%
1944
−2.9%
1948
−1.4%
1952
−23.3%
1956
−24.3%
1960
−17.0%
1964
+12.3%
1968
−15.7%
1972
−26.2%
1976
−11.8%
1980
−25.4%
1984
−32.3%
1988
−13.9%
1992
+5.8%
1996
+4.7%
2000
−7.9%
2004
−15.1%
2008
+3.2%
2012
−11.1%
2016
−26.0%
2020
−26.3%
2024
−28.4%
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
34.8%Harris7,495
63.3%Trump13,606
1.9%
R+28.4
R+2.1
R+26.9
21,507
R
35.6%Biden8,067
61.9%Trump14,037
2.5%
R+26.3
R+0.4
R+30.8
22,668
R
33.3%Clinton7,309
59.3%Trump13,003
7.3%
R+26.0
R+14.9
R+28.1
21,918
R
43.2%Obama9,262
54.3%Romney11,631
2.5%
R+11.1
R+14.2
R+14.9
21,437
D
50.8%Obama11,716
47.6%McCain10,978
1.7%
D+3.2
D+18.3
R+4.1
23,076
R
42.0%Kerry9,566
57.1%Bush13,015
0.9%
R+15.1
R+7.2
R+12.7
22,780
R
44.3%Gore8,904
52.2%Bush10,495
3.5%
R+7.9
R+12.6
R+8.4
20,093
D
46.4%Clinton8,950
41.7%Dole8,038
12.0%
D+4.7
R+1.1
R+3.8
19,298
D
42.2%Clinton9,402
36.3%Bush8,098
21.5%
D+5.8
D+19.8
D+0.3
22,300
R
42.7%Dukakis8,327
56.6%Bush11,043
0.7%
R+13.9
D+18.4
R+6.2
19,504
R
33.6%Mondale7,156
65.9%Reagan14,044
0.4%
R+32.3
R+6.9
R+14.1
21,295
R
32.6%Carter6,743
58.0%Reagan11,994
9.4%
R+25.4
R+13.6
R+15.7
20,671
R
42.8%Carter8,639
54.7%Ford11,021
2.5%
R+11.8
D+14.4
R+13.9
20,162
R
36.7%McGovern7,988
62.9%Nixon13,681
0.4%
R+26.2
R+10.4
R+3.0
21,751
R
37.1%Humphrey7,337
52.9%Nixon10,449
10.0%
R+15.7
R+28.1
R+15.0
19,766
D
56.2%Johnson11,377
43.8%Goldwater8,878
0.0%
D+12.3
D+29.3
R+10.2
20,255
R
41.5%Kennedy8,629
58.5%Nixon12,166
0.1%
R+17.0
D+7.3
R+17.2
20,814
R
37.8%Stevenson7,569
62.1%Eisenhower12,436
0.0%
R+24.3
R+1.0
R+8.9
20,015
R
38.3%Stevenson7,876
61.6%Eisenhower12,660
0.1%
R+23.3
R+21.8
R+12.5
20,556
R
49.1%Truman8,393
50.6%Dewey8,638
0.3%
R+1.4
D+1.5
R+5.9
17,084
R
48.4%Roosevelt8,936
51.3%Dewey9,473
0.3%
R+2.9
R+6.9
R+10.4
18,463
D
51.8%Roosevelt11,409
47.8%Willkie10,528
0.3%
D+4.0
R+11.0
R+5.9
22,014
D
57.2%Roosevelt11,931
42.2%Landon8,800
0.7%
D+15.0
R+5.3
R+9.3
20,868
D
59.7%Roosevelt11,081
39.4%Hoover7,313
0.9%
D+20.3
D+58.9
D+2.5
18,559
R
30.5%Smith5,071
69.1%Hoover11,479
0.3%
R+38.6
R+20.2
R+21.1
16,607
R
36.5%Davis5,544
54.9%Coolidge8,342
8.6%
R+18.4
D+0.5
D+6.8
15,194
R
39.9%Cox5,811
58.8%Harding8,563
1.4%
R+18.9
R+15.6
D+7.3
14,574
R
47.5%Wilson7,772
50.8%Hughes8,314
1.6%
R+3.3
R+17.4
R+6.5
16,351
D
41.0%Wilson3,453
26.9%Taft2,263
32.2%
D+14.1
D+19.1
R+5.4
8,426
R
45.8%Bryan3,957
50.8%Taft4,388
3.3%
R+5.0
D+11.6
D+4.6
8,632
R
38.9%Parker3,435
55.5%Roosevelt4,901
5.6%
R+16.6
R+7.7
D+3.1
8,828
R
44.7%Bryan3,921
53.6%McKinley4,706
1.7%
R+8.9
R+2.5
R+1.4
8,779
R
46.1%Bryan3,982
52.5%McKinley4,534
1.4%
R+6.4
R+5.3
R+0.3
8,633
R
47.5%Cleveland3,611
48.6%Harrison3,693
3.9%
R+1.1
—
R+2.7
7,604
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
35.9%5,924
62.2%10,270
16,500
2020
R
36.4%8,138
59.9%13,379
22,329
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.
