Champaign County, Illinois: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted D+24%. Republican peak: R+48 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 208,7412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $63,6832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 13.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+48 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Washington County, OR · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Champaign CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Champaign County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | −7.6% |
| 1896 | −18.2% |
| 1900 | −13.6% |
| 1904 | −28.1% |
| 1908 | −18.6% |
| 1912 | +9.8% |
| 1916 | −19.9% |
| 1920 | −47.6% |
| 1924 | −39.8% |
| 1928 | −37.1% |
| 1932 | +8.0% |
| 1936 | +6.9% |
| 1940 | −7.2% |
| 1944 | −15.5% |
| 1948 | −24.1% |
| 1952 | −32.1% |
| 1956 | −34.2% |
| 1960 | −23.5% |
| 1964 | +7.9% |
| 1968 | −15.6% |
| 1972 | −15.3% |
| 1976 | −12.2% |
| 1980 | −18.8% |
| 1984 | −17.9% |
| 1988 | −5.5% |
| 1992 | +10.4% |
| 1996 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | +17.5% |
| 2012 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | +18.3% |
| 2020 | +22.8% |
| 2024 | +23.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 54,314 | 32,965 | 89,581 | ||
| D | 57,067 | 35,285 | 95,573 | ||
| D | 50,137 | 33,368 | 91,628 | ||
| D | 40,831 | 35,312 | 78,609 | ||
| D | 48,597 | 33,871 | 84,143 | ||
| D | 41,524 | 39,896 | 82,434 | ||
| D | 35,515 | 34,645 | 74,285 | ||
| D | 32,454 | 28,232 | 66,429 | ||
| D | 35,003 | 27,096 | 76,092 | ||
| R | 29,733 | 33,247 | 63,499 | ||
| R | 27,266 | 39,224 | 66,925 | ||
| R | 21,017 | 33,329 | 65,360 | ||
| R | 26,858 | 34,546 | 63,107 | ||
| R | 24,743 | 33,700 | 58,679 | ||
| R | 18,425 | 26,027 | 48,648 | ||
| D | 25,792 | 22,010 | 47,802 | ||
| R | 17,115 | 27,793 | 45,441 | ||
| R | 13,799 | 28,190 | 42,040 | ||
| R | 13,951 | 27,188 | 41,251 | ||
| R | 11,572 | 19,156 | 31,465 | ||
| R | 13,842 | 18,935 | 32,954 | ||
| R | 17,563 | 20,314 | 38,144 | ||
| D | 18,203 | 15,808 | 34,535 | ||
| D | 16,474 | 13,995 | 31,070 | ||
| R | 8,915 | 19,494 | 28,550 | ||
| R | 5,221 | 14,244 | 22,677 | ||
| R | 5,247 | 15,573 | 21,681 | ||
| R | 9,601 | 14,632 | 25,286 | ||
| O | 4,454 | 3,220 | 12,570 | ||
| R | 4,830 | 7,162 | 12,531 | ||
| R | 3,754 | 6,954 | 11,382 | ||
| R | 5,015 | 6,660 | 12,095 | ||
| R | 4,643 | 6,780 | 11,758 | ||
| R | 4,502 | 5,290 | 10,386 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.3%
English
9.6%
Irish
9.0%
American
3.0%
Italian
2.8%
Polish
2.8%
French
1.5%
African American
10.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 30.7 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
$63,683
Champaign County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Champaign County$63,683
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Champaign 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
19.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.5%
Working age (18–64)21.5%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.0%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander7.7%
Spanish5.4%
Other Indo-European5.0%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign County leans heavily Democratic by downstate standards, posting a D+23.8 margin in 2024 — a pattern consistent with college-town counties nationwide.
The Democratic margin here reached twenty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
A population of 208,741, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,683 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Washington County and Santa Barbara County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Champaign County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Champaign County, Illinois voted Democratic by 23.8 points (D+24), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 89,581 votes cast, 54,314 went Democratic and 32,965 went Republican.
What is Champaign County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Champaign County, Illinois in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Champaign County, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Champaign County, Illinois voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Champaign County, Illinois?
Champaign County, Illinois has a population of 208,741 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Champaign County, Illinois?
Median household income in Champaign County, Illinois is $63,683 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Champaign County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Champaign County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.