† 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
GroupPittsfieldIllinoisUnited States
German21.4%16.1%12.5%
English12.8%6.9%9.5%
American10.5%3.3%5.3%
Irish10.4%10.6%9.4%
Scottish2.4%—1.3%
French2.3%0.7%1.6%
Italian1.6%5.4%4.8%
Dutch0.8%——
Mexican0.8%14.4%11.3%
Colombian0.3%0.3%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
Pittsfield
Illinois
United States
Median age
43.3
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
5.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.5%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Pittsfield
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$54,643
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.9%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
22.3%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Pittsfield
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.9%
24.1%
22.3%
Other Indo-European
1.5%
2.6%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Pittsfield
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.
Pittsfield, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−30.4%
2008
−19.8%
2012
−36.9%
2016
−55.7%
2020
−56.0%
2024
−60.1%
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
18.8%Harris406
78.9%Trump1,705
2.3%
R+60.1
R+4.1
R+58.7
2,160
R
20.9%Biden489
77.0%Trump1,797
2.1%
R+56.0
R+0.3
R+60.5
2,335
R
19.9%Clinton420
75.6%Trump1,598
4.5%
R+55.7
R+18.9
R+57.8
2,114
R
30.5%Obama629
67.3%Romney1,390
2.2%
R+36.9
R+17.0
R+40.7
2,065
R
38.9%Obama831
58.8%McCain1,254
2.3%
R+19.8
D+10.6
R+27.1
2,134
R
34.8%Kerry754
65.2%Bush1,413
0.0%
R+30.4
—
R+27.9
2,168
Pittsfield anchors Pike County, a sparsely populated stretch of west-central Illinois where agricultural economies and small-town demographics have long shaped predictable, lopsided margins in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 60.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.1 points.
A population of 4,420, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,643 describe the city.
In 2024, Pittsfield, Illinois voted Republican by 60.1 points (R+60.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,160 votes cast, 406 went Democratic and 1,705 went Republican.
How many people live in Pittsfield, Illinois?
Pittsfield, Illinois has a population of 4,420 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pittsfield, Illinois?
Median household income in Pittsfield, Illinois is $54,643 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Pittsfield, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Pittsfield, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
