† 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
GroupTaylorville, ILIllinoisUnited States
German20.2%16.1%12.5%
English13.0%6.9%9.5%
Irish10.7%10.6%9.4%
American9.4%3.3%5.3%
Italian4.8%5.4%4.8%
Scottish2.1%—1.3%
French1.9%0.7%1.6%
Polish1.3%6.0%2.2%
Mexican1.8%14.4%11.3%
Chilean0.5%——
Cuban0.3%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%1.7%1.8%
Guatemalan0.2%0.3%0.5%
African American†1.8%12.1%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
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
Taylorville, IL
Illinois
United States
Median age
43.2
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.7%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.3%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Taylorville, IL
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$62,611
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.2%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.1%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Taylorville, IL
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.5%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.8%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Taylorville, IL
Illinois
United States
Catholic
8.5%
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.2%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
67.6%
49.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.4%
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.
Taylorville, IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+9.7%
1896
+9.1%
1900
+9.8%
1904
−7.1%
1908
+5.6%
1912
+23.2%
1916
+6.8%
1920
−15.0%
1924
−9.8%
1928
−14.6%
1932
+29.7%
1936
+15.9%
1940
+5.5%
1944
+2.0%
1948
+10.5%
1952
−0.3%
1956
−6.1%
1960
+4.8%
1964
+31.8%
1968
+5.5%
1972
−14.2%
1976
+11.0%
1980
−13.4%
1984
−6.1%
1988
+8.1%
1992
+22.5%
1996
+12.6%
2000
−5.0%
2004
−19.2%
2008
−6.3%
2012
−23.0%
2016
−42.3%
2020
−44.5%
2024
−46.7%
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
25.9%Harris4,026
72.6%Trump11,278
1.6%
R+46.7
R+2.1
R+45.2
15,545
R
26.7%Biden4,335
71.2%Trump11,563
2.1%
R+44.5
R+2.2
R+49.0
16,231
R
25.8%Clinton3,992
68.1%Trump10,543
6.1%
R+42.3
R+19.3
R+44.4
15,477
R
37.3%Obama5,494
60.3%Romney8,885
2.4%
R+23.0
R+16.7
R+26.9
14,727
R
45.8%Obama6,918
52.1%McCain7,872
2.1%
R+6.3
D+12.9
R+13.6
15,100
R
40.0%Kerry6,112
59.2%Bush9,044
0.7%
R+19.2
R+14.2
R+16.7
15,267
R
46.0%Gore6,799
51.0%Bush7,537
2.9%
R+5.0
R+17.6
R+5.5
14,771
D
50.1%Clinton7,431
37.5%Dole5,563
12.4%
D+12.6
R+9.9
D+4.1
14,837
D
51.4%Clinton9,042
28.9%Bush5,087
19.7%
D+22.5
D+14.4
D+16.9
17,590
D
53.7%Dukakis8,295
45.6%Bush7,040
0.7%
D+8.1
D+14.3
D+15.9
15,436
R
46.7%Mondale7,541
52.8%Reagan8,534
0.5%
R+6.1
D+7.2
D+12.1
16,152
R
41.3%Carter6,625
54.7%Reagan8,770
4.0%
R+13.4
R+24.3
R+3.6
16,036
D
54.9%Carter9,306
43.9%Ford7,445
1.2%
D+11.0
D+25.2
D+8.9
16,960
R
42.7%McGovern7,556
57.0%Nixon10,072
0.3%
R+14.2
R+19.8
D+8.9
17,675
D
47.8%Humphrey8,465
42.3%Nixon7,486
9.9%
D+5.5
R+26.3
D+6.2
17,694
D
65.9%Johnson11,898
34.1%Goldwater6,153
0.0%
D+31.8
D+27.0
D+9.2
18,051
D
52.4%Kennedy10,207
47.5%Nixon9,263
0.1%
D+4.8
D+11.0
D+4.7
19,485
R
46.8%Stevenson9,093
52.9%Eisenhower10,282
0.3%
R+6.1
R+5.8
D+9.3
19,434
R
49.8%Stevenson9,844
50.1%Eisenhower9,906
0.1%
R+0.3
R+10.8
D+10.4
19,767
D
54.9%Truman9,366
44.4%Dewey7,576
0.7%
D+10.5
D+8.5
D+6.0
17,062
D
50.8%Roosevelt9,360
48.8%Dewey8,995
0.4%
D+2.0
R+3.5
R+5.5
18,437
D
52.4%Roosevelt11,457
46.9%Willkie10,255
0.7%
D+5.5
R+10.4
R+4.4
21,862
D
55.6%Roosevelt11,400
39.7%Landon8,145
4.8%
D+15.9
R+13.8
R+8.4
20,521
D
63.1%Roosevelt11,515
33.4%Hoover6,096
3.5%
D+29.7
D+44.3
D+11.9
18,242
R
42.1%Smith7,345
56.8%Hoover9,896
1.1%
R+14.6
R+4.8
D+2.8
17,431
R
36.3%Davis5,826
46.1%Coolidge7,398
17.6%
R+9.8
D+5.2
D+15.4
16,056
R
37.8%Cox5,398
52.7%Harding7,535
9.5%
R+15.0
R+21.7
D+11.2
14,285
D
51.0%Wilson7,982
44.2%Hughes6,923
4.9%
D+6.8
R+16.4
D+3.6
15,665
D
48.5%Wilson3,821
25.3%Taft1,994
26.2%
D+23.2
D+17.6
D+3.6
7,882
D
49.2%Bryan4,156
43.6%Taft3,686
7.2%
D+5.6
D+12.7
D+15.1
8,449
R
42.0%Parker3,297
49.1%Roosevelt3,856
8.8%
R+7.1
R+17.0
D+12.5
7,846
D
53.4%Bryan4,519
43.6%McKinley3,686
3.0%
D+9.8
D+0.8
D+17.4
8,457
D
53.8%Bryan4,639
44.7%McKinley3,857
1.4%
D+9.1
R+0.7
D+15.1
8,620
D
49.9%Cleveland3,655
40.1%Harrison2,941
10.0%
D+9.7
—
D+8.1
7,331
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
31.1%3,865
66.1%8,222
12,430
2020
R
30.5%4,874
65.8%10,515
15,972
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Taylorville, IL
Year
Total registered
2016
23,376
2018
22,775
2020
39,692
2022
21,912
2024
10,767
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+86 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,767 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Taylorville, IL in Taylorville, IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−14
2012
−162
2013
−319
2014
−263
2015
−271
2016
−153
2017
−142
2018
−279
2019
−275
2021
−69
2022
+82
2023
−4
2024
+16
2025
+86
Taylorville, IL sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 46.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.7 points.
A population of 33,538, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,611 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of New Castle, IN and Madison, IN.
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In 2024, Taylorville, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 46.7 points (R+46.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,545 votes cast, 4,026 went Democratic and 11,278 went Republican.
When did Taylorville, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Taylorville, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Taylorville, IL, Illinois?
Taylorville, IL, Illinois has a population of 33,538 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Taylorville, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Taylorville, IL, Illinois is $62,611 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Taylorville, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Taylorville, IL, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
