Douglas County, Illinois
Precinct data
Results by precinct
37 precincts · 8,493 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -TUSCOLA 1TUSCOLA 1 | 284 | 671 | 37 | 992 | 28.6% | 67.6% | R+39.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -CAMARGO 2CAMARGO 2 | 186 | 536 | 22 | 744 | 25.0% | 72.0% | R+47.0 |
| Precinct -TUSCOLA 3TUSCOLA 3 | 184 | 427 | 12 | 623 | 29.5% | 68.5% | R+39.0 |
| Precinct -TUSCOLA 2TUSCOLA 2 | 189 | 409 | 12 | 610 | 31.0% | 67.0% | R+36.1 |
| Precinct -GARRETTGARRETT | 101 | 453 | 20 | 574 | 17.6% | 78.9% | R+61.3 |
| Precinct -BOURBON 2BOURBON 2 | 88 | 472 | 12 | 572 | 15.4% | 82.5% | R+67.1 |
| Precinct -TUSCOLA 4TUSCOLA 4 | 178 | 341 | 16 | 535 | 33.3% | 63.7% | R+30.5 |
| Precinct -NEWMANNEWMAN | 127 | 395 | 11 | 533 | 23.8% | 74.1% | R+50.3 |
| Precinct -CAMARGO 3CAMARGO 3 | 151 | 371 | 10 | 532 | 28.4% | 69.7% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -CAMARGO 1CAMARGO 1 | 107 | 387 | 19 | 513 | 20.9% | 75.4% | R+54.6 |
| Precinct -BOURBON 1BOURBON 1 | 90 | 340 | 10 | 440 | 20.5% | 77.3% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -ARCOLA 3ARCOLA 3 | 147 | 255 | 12 | 414 | 35.5% | 61.6% | R+26.1 |
| Precinct -BOWDREBOWDRE | 91 | 281 | 14 | 386 | 23.6% | 72.8% | R+49.2 |
| Precinct -ARCOLA 2ARCOLA 2 | 117 | 243 | 5 | 365 | 32.1% | 66.6% | R+34.5 |
| Precinct -ARCOLA 1ARCOLA 1 | 108 | 240 | 3 | 351 | 30.8% | 68.4% | R+37.6 |
| Precinct -SARGENTSARGENT | 23 | 156 | 2 | 181 | 12.7% | 86.2% | R+73.5 |
| Precinct -MURDOCKMURDOCK | 27 | 99 | 2 | 128 | 21.1% | 77.3% | R+56.3 |
| ARCOLA 1 Voting District17_17041AR01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ARCOLA 2 Voting District17_17041AR02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ARCOLA 3 Voting District17_17041AR03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BOURBON 1 Voting District17_17041BO01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BOURBON 2 Voting District17_17041BO02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BOURBON 3 Voting District17_17041BO03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BOWDRE 1 Voting District17_17041BW01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BOWDRE 2 Voting District17_17041BW02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CAMARGO 1 Voting District17_17041CA01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CAMARGO 2 Voting District17_17041CA02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CAMARGO 3 Voting District17_17041CA03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GARRETT 1 Voting District17_17041GA01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GARRETT 2 Voting District17_17041GA02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MURDOCK Voting District17_17041MN01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NEWMAN Voting District17_17041NM01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SARGENT Voting District17_17041SG01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| TUSCOLA 1 Voting District17_17041TU01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| TUSCOLA 2 Voting District17_17041TU02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| TUSCOLA 3 Voting District17_17041TU03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| TUSCOLA 4 Voting District17_17041TU04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.6% |
| 1896 | −10.8% |
| 1900 | −12.7% |
| 1904 | −18.1% |
| 1908 | −15.4% |
| 1912 | +5.5% |
| 1916 | −9.1% |
| 1920 | −34.4% |
| 1924 | −23.8% |
| 1928 | −37.0% |
| 1932 | +22.4% |
| 1936 | +4.4% |
| 1940 | −9.4% |
| 1944 | −16.9% |
| 1948 | −18.1% |
| 1952 | −34.3% |
| 1956 | −33.4% |
| 1960 | −24.0% |
| 1964 | +5.3% |
| 1968 | −26.2% |
| 1972 | −37.4% |
| 1976 | −9.5% |
| 1980 | −33.3% |
| 1984 | −32.6% |
| 1988 | −15.7% |
| 1992 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | −4.5% |
| 2000 | −18.6% |
| 2004 | −34.4% |
| 2008 | −21.3% |
| 2012 | −36.7% |
| 2016 | −45.7% |
| 2020 | −44.4% |
| 2024 | −46.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 27.9%1,801 | 70.2%4,529 | 6,451 |
| 2020 | R | 28.9%2,494 | 68.0%5,864 | 8,629 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,553 |
| 2018 | 11,967 |
| 2020 | 12,169 |
| 2022 | 11,809 |
| 2024 | 12,037 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−66 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,364 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,740 in average income, against $86,258 for residents who stayed — 38% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+10.0 on average — 36 points more Democratic-leaning than Douglas County, IL itself (R+46.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Champaign County, IL121D+23.8
- Coles County, IL78R+28.4
- Moultrie County, IL51R+49.0
- Piatt County, IL32R+30.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Champaign County, IL107
- Coles County, IL77
- Moultrie County, IL51
- Piatt County, IL29
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 | −208 |
| 2012 | −54 |
| 2013 | −105 |
| 2014 | +15 |
| 2015 | −129 |
| 2016 | −197 |
| 2017 | −146 |
| 2018 | −220 |
| 2019 | −61 |
| 2021 | −72 |
| 2022 | −33 |
| 2023 | −60 |
| 2024 | −28 |
| 2025 | −66 |
Douglas County, anchored by Tuscola in east-central Illinois, has shifted steadily toward lopsided Republican margins over two decades, reflecting the broader rural realignment across the Midwest's agricultural flatlands.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 22.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.1 points.
A population of 19,751, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,320 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cooper County and Adams County.
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Douglas County, Illinois. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/17041/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.