Alexander County, Illinois
Precinct data
Results by precinct
22 precincts · 2,291 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -TAMMSTAMMS | 124 | 333 | 9 | 466 | 26.6% | 71.5% | R+44.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -OLIVE BRANCHOLIVE BRANCH | 61 | 297 | 4 | 362 | 16.9% | 82.0% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -THEBESTHEBES | 45 | 261 | 0 | 306 | 14.7% | 85.3% | R+70.6 |
| Precinct -MCCLUREMCCLURE | 71 | 207 | 5 | 283 | 25.1% | 73.1% | R+48.1 |
| Precinct -CAIRO 4CAIRO 4 | 149 | 88 | 10 | 247 | 60.3% | 35.6% | D+24.7 |
| Precinct -SANDUSKYSANDUSKY | 85 | 50 | 7 | 142 | 59.9% | 35.2% | D+24.6 |
| Precinct -CAIRO 1CAIRO 1 | 104 | 22 | 2 | 128 | 81.3% | 17.2% | D+64.1 |
| Precinct -CAIRO 2CAIRO 2 | 86 | 11 | 2 | 99 | 86.9% | 11.1% | D+75.8 |
| Precinct -CAIRO 5CAIRO 5 | 69 | 26 | 4 | 99 | 69.7% | 26.3% | D+43.4 |
| Precinct -CACHECACHE | 50 | 38 | 3 | 91 | 54.9% | 41.8% | D+13.2 |
| Precinct -CAIRO 3CAIRO 3 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 68 | 88.2% | 11.8% | D+76.5 |
| CACHE Voting District17_1700300201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CAIRO 1 Voting District17_1700300101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CAIRO 2 Voting District17_1700300102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CAIRO 3 Voting District17_1700300103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CAIRO 4 Voting District17_1700300104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CAIRO 5 Voting District17_1700300105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MC CLURE Voting District17_1700300601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| OLIVE BRANCH Voting District17_1700300901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SANDUSKY Voting District17_1700300301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| TAMMS Voting District17_1700300401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| THEBES Voting District17_1700300801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −10.0% |
| 1896 | −21.3% |
| 1900 | −22.4% |
| 1904 | −29.9% |
| 1908 | −29.7% |
| 1912 | −1.4% |
| 1916 | −15.3% |
| 1920 | −24.8% |
| 1924 | −23.8% |
| 1928 | −22.8% |
| 1932 | +8.8% |
| 1936 | +11.2% |
| 1940 | +2.5% |
| 1944 | −0.3% |
| 1948 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | −9.6% |
| 1956 | −3.0% |
| 1960 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | +24.4% |
| 1968 | +5.6% |
| 1972 | −19.1% |
| 1976 | +15.9% |
| 1980 | +4.8% |
| 1984 | +5.5% |
| 1988 | +15.8% |
| 1992 | +29.0% |
| 1996 | +35.8% |
| 2000 | +19.1% |
| 2004 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | +12.6% |
| 2012 | +13.7% |
| 2016 | −8.3% |
| 2020 | −14.2% |
| 2024 | −19.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 44.8%764 | 54.5%930 | 1,707 |
| 2020 | R | 47.8%1,218 | 50.4%1,284 | 2,550 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,578 |
| 2018 | 5,354 |
| 2020 | 6,701 |
| 2022 | 4,799 |
| 2024 | 4,898 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+2 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,779 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $31,205 in average income, against $53,556 for residents who stayed — 42% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cape Girardeau County, MO38
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −209 |
| 2012 | −305 |
| 2013 | −500 |
| 2014 | −154 |
| 2015 | −321 |
| 2016 | −284 |
| 2017 | −166 |
| 2018 | −225 |
| 2019 | −263 |
| 2021 | −77 |
| 2022 | −120 |
| 2023 | −81 |
| 2024 | −76 |
| 2025 | +2 |
Alexander County, anchored by Cairo at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, has undergone one of Illinois's most dramatic partisan realignments, moving from reliably Democratic to Republican-leaning as its population fell by nearly half since 2000.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.8 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 29.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 19.2 points.
A population of 4,875, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,043 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Twiggs County and Talbot County.
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Alexander County, Illinois. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/17003/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.