Bond County, Illinois: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+45 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,7162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,9592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Greene County, IL · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bond CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bond County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | −10.0% |
| 1896 | −8.2% |
| 1900 | −12.1% |
| 1904 | −23.0% |
| 1908 | −17.0% |
| 1912 | +3.7% |
| 1916 | −14.5% |
| 1920 | −37.6% |
| 1924 | −23.4% |
| 1928 | −28.7% |
| 1932 | +6.6% |
| 1936 | −6.4% |
| 1940 | −16.6% |
| 1944 | −19.4% |
| 1948 | −9.3% |
| 1952 | −24.3% |
| 1956 | −21.0% |
| 1960 | −20.1% |
| 1964 | +11.0% |
| 1968 | −16.7% |
| 1972 | −24.7% |
| 1976 | −0.5% |
| 1980 | −20.8% |
| 1984 | −19.2% |
| 1988 | −2.1% |
| 1992 | +9.4% |
| 1996 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | −10.6% |
| 2004 | −11.4% |
| 2008 | −1.3% |
| 2012 | −14.6% |
| 2016 | −37.3% |
| 2020 | −40.9% |
| 2024 | −44.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,117 | 5,692 | 7,991 | ||
| R | 2,288 | 5,625 | 8,165 | ||
| R | 2,068 | 4,888 | 7,570 | ||
| R | 3,020 | 4,095 | 7,375 | ||
| R | 3,843 | 3,947 | 7,924 | ||
| R | 3,228 | 4,068 | 7,369 | ||
| R | 3,060 | 3,804 | 7,032 | ||
| D | 3,213 | 3,018 | 6,970 | ||
| D | 3,428 | 2,715 | 7,548 | ||
| R | 3,459 | 3,608 | 7,105 | ||
| R | 2,870 | 4,240 | 7,131 | ||
| R | 2,834 | 4,398 | 7,532 | ||
| R | 3,682 | 3,716 | 7,478 | ||
| R | 2,704 | 4,475 | 7,183 | ||
| R | 2,516 | 3,674 | 6,953 | ||
| D | 3,815 | 3,058 | 6,873 | ||
| R | 2,856 | 4,297 | 7,162 | ||
| R | 2,834 | 4,342 | 7,187 | ||
| R | 2,776 | 4,565 | 7,359 | ||
| R | 2,837 | 3,438 | 6,483 | ||
| R | 2,607 | 3,907 | 6,708 | ||
| R | 3,376 | 4,754 | 8,285 | ||
| R | 3,541 | 4,046 | 7,836 | ||
| D | 3,630 | 3,171 | 6,958 | ||
| R | 2,298 | 4,160 | 6,494 | ||
| R | 2,143 | 3,644 | 6,407 | ||
| R | 1,533 | 3,662 | 5,663 | ||
| R | 2,652 | 3,626 | 6,710 | ||
| D | 1,278 | 1,152 | 3,433 | ||
| R | 1,465 | 2,143 | 3,992 | ||
| R | 1,210 | 2,055 | 3,679 | ||
| R | 1,629 | 2,101 | 3,898 | ||
| R | 1,664 | 1,967 | 3,714 | ||
| R | 1,328 | 1,659 | 3,301 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.8%
Irish
12.9%
English
11.0%
American
6.8%
French
3.5%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
1.2%
African American
4.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,959
Bond County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bond County$65,959
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Bond County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)11.2%
Seniors (65+)4.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bond County, anchored by the small city of Greenville, sits in southwestern Illinois farm country and has swung increasingly toward Republican presidential candidates over the past decade, posting a 44.7-point margin in 2024.
The Democratic margin here peaked at eleven points in 1964. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 16,716, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,959 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Greene County and Switzerland County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bond County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bond County, Illinois voted Republican by 44.7 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,991 votes cast, 2,117 went Democratic and 5,692 went Republican.
What is Bond County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Bond County, Illinois in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 29 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bond County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bond County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bond County, Illinois?
Bond County, Illinois has a population of 16,716 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bond County, Illinois?
Median household income in Bond County, Illinois is $65,959 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Bond County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bond County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.