Crawford County, Illinois: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+52%. Republican peak: R+52 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,5112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,6742024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+25 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jasper County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Crawford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Crawford County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican 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 | +2.2% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −0.0% |
| 1904 | −10.1% |
| 1908 | −3.2% |
| 1912 | +25.1% |
| 1916 | +4.4% |
| 1920 | −11.6% |
| 1924 | −6.4% |
| 1928 | −26.2% |
| 1932 | +14.2% |
| 1936 | +2.8% |
| 1940 | −10.4% |
| 1944 | −14.8% |
| 1948 | −10.3% |
| 1952 | −26.3% |
| 1956 | −26.6% |
| 1960 | −23.2% |
| 1964 | +7.6% |
| 1968 | −24.6% |
| 1972 | −30.7% |
| 1976 | −4.8% |
| 1980 | −26.0% |
| 1984 | −33.2% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | −3.9% |
| 2000 | −19.3% |
| 2004 | −31.0% |
| 2008 | −13.0% |
| 2012 | −31.6% |
| 2016 | −49.0% |
| 2020 | −51.3% |
| 2024 | −52.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,048 | 6,727 | 8,935 | ||
| R | 2,202 | 7,043 | 9,441 | ||
| R | 1,992 | 6,277 | 8,739 | ||
| R | 2,858 | 5,585 | 8,633 | ||
| R | 3,883 | 5,070 | 9,129 | ||
| R | 3,194 | 6,083 | 9,332 | ||
| R | 3,333 | 4,974 | 8,500 | ||
| R | 3,627 | 3,965 | 8,693 | ||
| D | 3,964 | 3,606 | 9,671 | ||
| R | 3,555 | 4,951 | 8,571 | ||
| R | 3,130 | 6,261 | 9,424 | ||
| R | 3,372 | 5,894 | 9,710 | ||
| R | 5,007 | 5,522 | 10,622 | ||
| R | 3,477 | 6,568 | 10,055 | ||
| R | 3,383 | 5,870 | 10,098 | ||
| D | 5,624 | 4,834 | 10,458 | ||
| R | 4,245 | 6,809 | 11,058 | ||
| R | 3,906 | 6,747 | 10,662 | ||
| R | 3,947 | 6,768 | 10,724 | ||
| R | 4,150 | 5,111 | 9,364 | ||
| R | 4,482 | 6,056 | 10,617 | ||
| R | 5,703 | 7,036 | 12,805 | ||
| D | 6,164 | 5,823 | 12,099 | ||
| D | 6,081 | 4,550 | 10,800 | ||
| R | 3,495 | 5,989 | 9,522 | ||
| R | 4,223 | 4,830 | 9,425 | ||
| R | 4,092 | 5,188 | 9,430 | ||
| D | 5,570 | 5,084 | 10,977 | ||
| D | 2,691 | 1,266 | 5,676 | ||
| R | 2,890 | 3,090 | 6,252 | ||
| R | 1,850 | 2,296 | 4,428 | ||
| R | 2,299 | 2,301 | 4,685 | ||
| D | 2,342 | 2,172 | 4,557 | ||
| D | 1,875 | 1,790 | 3,939 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.9%
English
14.6%
Irish
9.5%
American
7.5%
French
2.0%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.4%
African American
2.7%
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: 42.6 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
$71,674
Crawford County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Crawford County$71,674
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Crawford 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
12.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.0%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.2%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 59.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Crawford county, in southeastern Illinois, has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 52-point margin in 2024 despite a shrinking population base that now sits just above 20,000 residents.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
A population of 18,511, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,674 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jasper County and Clark County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Crawford County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Crawford County, Illinois voted Republican by 52.4 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,935 votes cast, 2,048 went Democratic and 6,727 went Republican.
What is Crawford County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Crawford County, Illinois in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 8 times, Republican 26 times, and other 0 times.
When did Crawford County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Crawford County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Crawford County, Illinois?
Crawford County, Illinois has a population of 18,511 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Crawford County, Illinois?
Median household income in Crawford County, Illinois is $71,674 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Crawford County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Crawford County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.