† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupRochelle, ILIllinoisUnited States
German31.3%16.1%12.5%
Irish13.7%10.6%9.4%
English9.9%6.9%9.5%
Swedish5.1%1.5%—
Italian3.9%5.4%4.8%
Polish3.9%6.0%2.2%
American3.7%3.3%5.3%
Norwegian2.8%——
Mexican10.3%14.4%11.3%
Dominican0.5%—0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.7%1.8%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†1.1%12.1%9.9%
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
Rochelle, IL
Illinois
United States
Median age
42.2
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.0%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rochelle, IL
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$82,132
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.4%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.3%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rochelle, IL
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.6%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
7.1%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rochelle, IL
Illinois
United States
Catholic
24.6%
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.1%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.5%
49.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.5%
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.
Rochelle, IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−26.1%
1896
−40.7%
1900
−40.5%
1904
−57.4%
1908
−44.1%
1912
−3.9%
1916
−44.2%
1920
−67.7%
1924
−58.1%
1928
−56.7%
1932
−20.2%
1936
−24.4%
1940
−41.8%
1944
−45.7%
1948
−42.8%
1952
−55.7%
1956
−56.5%
1960
−46.8%
1964
−20.3%
1968
−44.0%
1972
−47.9%
1976
−25.9%
1980
−44.9%
1984
−47.3%
1988
−34.5%
1992
−12.4%
1996
−15.2%
2000
−22.6%
2004
−24.5%
2008
−7.6%
2012
−16.7%
2016
−26.0%
2020
−25.9%
2024
−29.3%
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
34.4%Harris8,883
63.8%Trump16,450
1.8%
R+29.3
R+3.4
R+27.9
25,799
R
35.8%Biden9,428
61.7%Trump16,248
2.5%
R+25.9
D+0.2
R+30.3
26,340
R
33.3%Clinton8,050
59.3%Trump14,352
7.4%
R+26.0
R+9.3
R+28.1
24,193
R
40.7%Obama9,514
57.4%Romney13,422
1.8%
R+16.7
R+9.1
R+20.6
23,367
R
45.3%Obama11,253
52.9%McCain13,144
1.8%
R+7.6
D+16.9
R+14.9
24,850
R
37.4%Kerry9,018
61.9%Bush14,918
0.6%
R+24.5
R+1.9
R+22.0
24,091
R
37.2%Gore7,673
59.8%Bush12,325
2.9%
R+22.6
R+7.3
R+23.1
20,601
R
36.9%Clinton6,765
52.1%Dole9,558
11.0%
R+15.2
R+2.8
R+23.8
18,335
R
32.4%Clinton6,512
44.8%Bush9,008
22.8%
R+12.4
D+22.1
R+18.0
20,109
R
32.4%Dukakis5,641
66.9%Bush11,644
0.6%
R+34.5
D+12.8
R+26.8
17,394
R
26.1%Mondale4,803
73.4%Reagan13,503
0.5%
R+47.3
R+2.4
R+29.1
18,396
R
21.6%Carter4,067
66.4%Reagan12,533
12.0%
R+44.9
R+19.0
R+35.1
18,871
R
36.3%Carter6,463
62.2%Ford11,073
1.5%
R+25.9
D+22.0
R+28.0
17,797
R
25.9%McGovern4,743
73.9%Nixon13,512
0.2%
R+47.9
R+3.9
R+24.8
18,290
R
24.9%Humphrey4,399
69.0%Nixon12,168
6.1%
R+44.0
R+23.8
R+43.3
17,641
R
39.9%Johnson6,917
60.1%Goldwater10,430
0.0%
R+20.3
D+26.5
R+42.8
17,347
R
26.6%Kennedy4,792
73.4%Nixon13,226
0.0%
R+46.8
D+9.7
R+47.0
18,025
R
21.7%Stevenson3,660
78.2%Eisenhower13,194
0.1%
R+56.5
R+0.8
R+41.1
16,870
R
22.1%Stevenson3,796
77.8%Eisenhower13,351
0.1%
R+55.7
R+12.9
R+44.9
17,163
R
28.4%Truman3,796
71.2%Dewey9,519
0.5%
R+42.8
D+3.0
R+47.3
13,378
R
26.9%Roosevelt3,951
72.6%Dewey10,680
0.6%
R+45.7
R+3.9
R+53.2
14,712
R
28.9%Roosevelt4,833
70.7%Willkie11,838
0.4%
R+41.8
R+17.4
R+51.8
16,742
R
37.2%Roosevelt5,776
61.6%Landon9,576
1.2%
R+24.4
R+4.3
R+48.7
15,546
R
38.9%Roosevelt5,416
59.1%Hoover8,224
2.0%
R+20.2
D+36.5
R+38.0
13,912
R
21.4%Smith2,691
78.2%Hoover9,808
0.4%
R+56.7
D+1.4
R+39.3
12,546
R
13.5%Davis1,591
71.6%Coolidge8,449
14.9%
R+58.1
D+9.6
R+32.9
11,799
R
15.3%Cox1,720
83.0%Harding9,322
1.7%
R+67.7
R+23.5
R+41.5
11,233
R
26.1%Wilson3,207
70.3%Hughes8,639
3.6%
R+44.2
R+40.3
R+47.4
12,283
O
25.9%Wilson1,750
29.9%Taft2,014
44.2%
Roosevelt +14.3
D+40.2
R+23.5
6,745
R
25.1%Bryan1,761
69.2%Taft4,848
5.6%
R+44.1
D+13.3
R+34.5
7,002
R
17.8%Parker1,209
75.1%Roosevelt5,109
7.1%
R+57.4
R+16.9
R+37.7
6,799
R
28.5%Bryan2,171
69.0%McKinley5,255
2.5%
R+40.5
D+0.3
R+32.9
7,619
R
28.4%Bryan2,142
69.2%McKinley5,210
2.4%
R+40.7
R+14.7
R+34.7
7,529
R
34.5%Cleveland2,244
60.6%Harrison3,939
4.9%
R+26.1
—
R+27.7
6,499
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
35.6%6,920
62.3%12,105
19,415
2020
R
36.4%9,492
59.6%15,520
26,054
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Rochelle, IL
Year
Total registered
2016
34,029
2018
32,882
2020
34,202
2022
34,724
2024
37,669
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+167 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −3,380 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Rochelle, IL in Rochelle, IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−431
2012
−349
2013
−587
2014
−402
2015
−406
2016
−486
2017
−182
2018
−185
2019
−172
2021
−142
2022
−32
2023
−60
2024
−113
2025
+167
Rochelle, IL sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 67.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.3 points.
A population of 51,495, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,132 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dixon, IL and Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI.
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In 2024, Rochelle, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 29.3 points (R+29.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,799 votes cast, 8,883 went Democratic and 16,450 went Republican.
How many people live in Rochelle, IL, Illinois?
Rochelle, IL, Illinois has a population of 51,495 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rochelle, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Rochelle, IL, Illinois is $82,132 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Rochelle, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Rochelle, IL, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican.
