† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupManhattanIllinoisUnited States
German22.6%16.1%12.5%
Irish17.7%10.6%9.4%
Polish14.3%6.0%2.2%
Italian11.8%5.4%4.8%
English7.4%6.9%9.5%
American3.4%3.3%5.3%
Swedish2.2%1.5%—
Dutch1.8%——
Mexican7.9%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.7%1.8%
African American†2.4%12.1%9.9%
African0.6%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
Manhattan
Illinois
United States
Median age
32.8
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
8.2%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Manhattan
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$128,522
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.2%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.0%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Manhattan
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.1%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
6.0%
14.0%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
4.0%
2.5%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Manhattan
Illinois
United States
Catholic
—
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.2%
51.5%
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.
Manhattan, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−20.4%
2008
−1.6%
2012
−12.6%
2016
−22.2%
2020
−24.8%
2024
−29.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
34.4%Harris1,863
63.9%Trump3,462
1.8%
R+29.5
R+4.7
R+28.0
5,421
R
36.6%Biden1,783
61.5%Trump2,992
1.9%
R+24.8
R+2.6
R+29.3
4,867
R
35.5%Clinton1,362
57.7%Trump2,214
6.7%
R+22.2
R+9.6
R+24.3
3,834
R
42.8%Obama1,450
55.4%Romney1,878
1.8%
R+12.6
R+11.1
R+16.5
3,389
R
48.4%Obama1,648
49.9%McCain1,701
1.7%
R+1.6
D+18.9
R+8.8
3,406
R
39.7%Kerry1,196
60.1%Bush1,811
0.2%
R+20.4
—
R+18.0
3,012
Manhattan sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 29.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.5 points.
A population of 11,026, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $128,522 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Channahon and Minooka.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Manhattan, Illinois voted Republican by 29.5 points (R+29.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,421 votes cast, 1,863 went Democratic and 3,462 went Republican.
How many people live in Manhattan, Illinois?
Manhattan, Illinois has a population of 11,026 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Manhattan, Illinois?
Median household income in Manhattan, Illinois is $128,522 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Manhattan, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Manhattan, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
