De Witt County, Illinois: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Republican peak: R+45 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,3732024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,6782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+12 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Johnson County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of De Witt CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for De Witt County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +0.6% |
| 1896 | −4.3% |
| 1900 | −6.5% |
| 1904 | −18.2% |
| 1908 | −9.6% |
| 1912 | +11.3% |
| 1916 | +0.9% |
| 1920 | −23.3% |
| 1924 | −27.5% |
| 1928 | −39.5% |
| 1932 | +11.7% |
| 1936 | +11.0% |
| 1940 | −4.0% |
| 1944 | −11.6% |
| 1948 | −11.8% |
| 1952 | −23.6% |
| 1956 | −26.3% |
| 1960 | −16.9% |
| 1964 | +9.6% |
| 1968 | −18.2% |
| 1972 | −30.5% |
| 1976 | −8.6% |
| 1980 | −32.5% |
| 1984 | −31.6% |
| 1988 | −19.3% |
| 1992 | −2.0% |
| 1996 | −1.5% |
| 2000 | −15.6% |
| 2004 | −26.7% |
| 2008 | −13.3% |
| 2012 | −26.8% |
| 2016 | −41.9% |
| 2020 | −42.8% |
| 2024 | −44.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,058 | 5,529 | 7,758 | ||
| R | 2,191 | 5,632 | 8,039 | ||
| R | 1,910 | 5,077 | 7,556 | ||
| R | 2,601 | 4,579 | 7,368 | ||
| R | 3,308 | 4,348 | 7,801 | ||
| R | 2,836 | 4,920 | 7,798 | ||
| R | 2,870 | 3,968 | 7,051 | ||
| R | 2,878 | 2,978 | 6,589 | ||
| R | 3,009 | 3,164 | 7,759 | ||
| R | 2,660 | 3,942 | 6,645 | ||
| R | 2,352 | 4,534 | 6,915 | ||
| R | 2,262 | 4,648 | 7,344 | ||
| R | 3,477 | 4,137 | 7,666 | ||
| R | 2,672 | 5,025 | 7,705 | ||
| R | 2,823 | 4,247 | 7,834 | ||
| D | 4,371 | 3,605 | 7,976 | ||
| R | 3,607 | 5,074 | 8,689 | ||
| R | 3,093 | 5,307 | 8,404 | ||
| R | 3,221 | 5,212 | 8,436 | ||
| R | 3,290 | 4,178 | 7,513 | ||
| R | 3,658 | 4,630 | 8,357 | ||
| R | 5,052 | 5,477 | 10,574 | ||
| D | 5,676 | 4,544 | 10,280 | ||
| D | 5,339 | 4,207 | 9,673 | ||
| R | 2,631 | 6,100 | 8,790 | ||
| R | 2,752 | 5,173 | 8,802 | ||
| R | 3,079 | 5,001 | 8,242 | ||
| D | 4,460 | 4,380 | 9,143 | ||
| D | 1,880 | 1,346 | 4,725 | ||
| R | 2,155 | 2,628 | 4,943 | ||
| R | 1,872 | 2,771 | 4,952 | ||
| R | 2,361 | 2,694 | 5,154 | ||
| R | 2,370 | 2,587 | 5,028 | ||
| D | 2,083 | 2,059 | 4,348 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.0%
English
14.3%
Irish
11.3%
American
7.0%
Polish
2.7%
Italian
2.2%
French
1.4%
African American
0.9%
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: 43.7 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
$71,678
De Witt County ranks near the middle of US counties.
De Witt County$71,678
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
De Witt 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
10.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.1%
Working age (18–64)8.8%
Seniors (65+)4.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.3%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
DeWitt County's 2024 presidential margin of R+44.7 reflects a broader rural realignment across central Illinois, where small-town agricultural communities have shifted sharply toward Republican candidates over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached forty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 15,373, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,678 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnson County and Pulaski County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did De Witt County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, De Witt County, Illinois voted Republican by 44.7 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,758 votes cast, 2,058 went Democratic and 5,529 went Republican.
What is De Witt County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places De Witt 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did De Witt County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which De Witt County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in De Witt County, Illinois?
De Witt County, Illinois has a population of 15,373 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in De Witt County, Illinois?
Median household income in De Witt County, Illinois is $71,678 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of De Witt County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in De Witt County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.