† 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
GroupEffingham, ILIllinoisUnited States
German40.9%16.1%12.5%
English10.7%6.9%9.5%
Irish9.1%10.6%9.4%
American9.0%3.3%5.3%
French2.0%0.7%1.6%
Italian1.9%5.4%4.8%
Scottish1.2%—1.3%
Polish0.8%6.0%2.2%
Mexican0.7%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%1.7%1.8%
Venezuelan0.3%——
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
Effingham, IL
Illinois
United States
Median age
40.7
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.0%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.2%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Effingham, IL
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$78,774
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.9%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.2%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Effingham, IL
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.5%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Effingham, IL
Illinois
United States
Catholic
18.6%
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
25.3%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
48.8%
49.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.0%
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.
Effingham, IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+19.7%
1896
+14.6%
1900
+14.2%
1904
+2.8%
1908
+12.0%
1912
+29.1%
1916
+10.1%
1920
−16.9%
1924
+2.6%
1928
−7.6%
1932
+30.4%
1936
+11.9%
1940
−1.0%
1944
−7.6%
1948
+0.1%
1952
−17.2%
1956
−20.2%
1960
−7.3%
1964
+14.8%
1968
−17.9%
1972
−29.6%
1976
−5.4%
1980
−32.2%
1984
−38.6%
1988
−26.3%
1992
−4.2%
1996
−16.6%
2000
−34.6%
2004
−41.6%
2008
−32.3%
2012
−48.0%
2016
−59.2%
2020
−59.2%
2024
−60.7%
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
18.8%Harris4,676
79.5%Trump19,751
1.7%
R+60.7
R+1.5
R+59.2
24,853
R
19.5%Biden4,858
78.6%Trump19,607
1.9%
R+59.2
D+0.1
R+63.6
24,932
R
17.7%Clinton4,114
77.0%Trump17,841
5.3%
R+59.2
R+11.3
R+61.3
23,180
R
25.1%Obama5,502
73.1%Romney16,010
1.8%
R+48.0
R+15.6
R+51.8
21,908
R
33.0%Obama7,317
65.4%McCain14,479
1.6%
R+32.3
D+9.3
R+39.6
22,156
R
28.8%Kerry6,250
70.4%Bush15,271
0.8%
R+41.6
R+7.0
R+39.1
21,694
R
31.3%Gore6,095
65.9%Bush12,819
2.8%
R+34.6
R+18.0
R+35.1
19,460
R
35.4%Clinton6,601
51.9%Dole9,698
12.7%
R+16.6
R+12.3
R+25.1
18,673
R
36.3%Clinton7,332
40.6%Bush8,189
23.1%
R+4.2
D+22.0
R+9.8
20,183
R
36.6%Dukakis6,457
62.8%Bush11,098
0.6%
R+26.3
D+12.3
R+18.5
17,666
R
30.5%Mondale5,574
69.1%Reagan12,619
0.4%
R+38.6
R+6.4
R+20.3
18,266
R
32.1%Carter6,121
64.2%Reagan12,263
3.7%
R+32.2
R+26.8
R+22.4
19,097
R
46.5%Carter8,704
51.8%Ford9,712
1.7%
R+5.4
D+24.2
R+7.4
18,735
R
35.1%McGovern6,514
64.7%Nixon12,009
0.2%
R+29.6
R+11.7
R+6.5
18,551
R
37.2%Humphrey6,324
55.1%Nixon9,369
7.7%
R+17.9
R+32.8
R+17.2
17,000
D
57.4%Johnson9,838
42.6%Goldwater7,295
0.0%
D+14.8
D+22.1
R+7.7
17,133
R
46.3%Kennedy8,151
53.6%Nixon9,430
0.1%
R+7.3
D+12.9
R+7.4
17,592
R
39.8%Stevenson6,727
60.0%Eisenhower10,139
0.2%
R+20.2
R+3.0
R+4.8
16,892
R
41.3%Stevenson6,945
58.5%Eisenhower9,832
0.2%
R+17.2
R+17.3
R+6.4
16,814
D
49.6%Truman7,293
49.5%Dewey7,274
0.8%
D+0.1
D+7.8
R+4.4
14,691
R
45.8%Roosevelt6,978
53.5%Dewey8,141
0.7%
R+7.6
R+6.6
R+15.1
15,225
R
49.2%Roosevelt9,079
50.2%Willkie9,271
0.6%
R+1.0
R+12.9
R+11.0
18,457
D
55.0%Roosevelt9,320
43.1%Landon7,309
1.8%
D+11.9
R+18.6
R+12.4
16,939
D
64.7%Roosevelt9,631
34.2%Hoover5,099
1.1%
D+30.4
D+38.0
D+12.6
14,893
R
45.8%Smith6,112
53.3%Hoover7,124
0.9%
R+7.6
R+10.1
D+9.9
13,357
D
46.4%Davis6,198
43.9%Coolidge5,857
9.7%
D+2.6
D+19.4
D+27.7
13,344
R
40.9%Cox5,147
57.8%Harding7,271
1.3%
R+16.9
R+27.0
D+9.3
12,587
D
53.9%Wilson7,489
43.8%Hughes6,086
2.4%
D+10.1
R+19.0
D+6.9
13,904
D
54.8%Wilson4,248
25.7%Taft1,992
19.5%
D+29.1
D+17.1
D+9.6
7,749
D
54.7%Bryan4,636
42.6%Taft3,616
2.7%
D+12.0
D+9.2
D+21.6
8,479
D
49.0%Parker3,947
46.2%Roosevelt3,720
4.8%
D+2.8
R+11.4
D+22.5
8,050
D
56.4%Bryan4,972
42.3%McKinley3,723
1.3%
D+14.2
R+0.4
D+21.7
8,811
D
56.7%Bryan5,051
42.1%McKinley3,751
1.1%
D+14.6
R+5.1
D+20.7
8,903
D
56.3%Cleveland4,529
36.6%Harrison2,942
7.1%
D+19.7
—
D+18.1
8,041
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
20.7%4,267
77.7%16,016
20,617
2020
R
22.3%5,485
75.3%18,520
24,587
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Effingham, IL
Year
Total registered
2016
32,776
2018
32,683
2020
33,052
2022
32,591
2024
33,232
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−103 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,113 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Effingham, IL in Effingham, IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−33
2012
−254
2013
−194
2014
−238
2015
−50
2016
−152
2017
−219
2018
−120
2019
−321
2021
−241
2022
−211
2023
−5
2024
+28
2025
−103
Effingham anchors a predominantly agricultural corridor in south-central Illinois, where Republican margins in federal races have consistently exceeded 40 points over the past decade, reflecting the region's deep rural conservative lean.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.7 points.
A population of 44,856, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,774 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wapakoneta, OH and Sidney, OH.
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In 2024, Effingham, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 60.7 points (R+60.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,853 votes cast, 4,676 went Democratic and 19,751 went Republican.
When did Effingham, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Effingham, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Effingham, IL, Illinois?
Effingham, IL, Illinois has a population of 44,856 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Effingham, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Effingham, IL, Illinois is $78,774 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Effingham, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Effingham, IL, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.
