Douglas County, Illinois: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+46%. Republican peak: R+46 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+46MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,7512024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,3202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+22 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+46 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cass County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Douglas CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Douglas 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 | −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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,198 | 6,076 | 8,410 | ||
| R | 2,335 | 6,227 | 8,760 | ||
| R | 1,949 | 5,698 | 8,195 | ||
| R | 2,430 | 5,334 | 7,921 | ||
| R | 3,228 | 5,005 | 8,356 | ||
| R | 2,767 | 5,702 | 8,540 | ||
| R | 3,215 | 4,734 | 8,152 | ||
| R | 2,955 | 3,272 | 7,013 | ||
| D | 3,341 | 3,309 | 8,276 | ||
| R | 3,184 | 4,378 | 7,598 | ||
| R | 2,886 | 5,691 | 8,604 | ||
| R | 2,564 | 5,330 | 8,294 | ||
| R | 3,826 | 4,635 | 8,522 | ||
| R | 2,656 | 5,840 | 8,506 | ||
| R | 2,824 | 5,058 | 8,537 | ||
| D | 4,695 | 4,223 | 8,918 | ||
| R | 3,532 | 5,761 | 9,299 | ||
| R | 2,774 | 5,559 | 8,339 | ||
| R | 2,706 | 5,530 | 8,241 | ||
| R | 2,893 | 4,181 | 7,129 | ||
| R | 3,323 | 4,684 | 8,035 | ||
| R | 4,513 | 5,451 | 10,031 | ||
| D | 5,029 | 4,606 | 9,694 | ||
| D | 4,954 | 3,108 | 8,236 | ||
| R | 2,239 | 4,890 | 7,171 | ||
| R | 2,315 | 4,046 | 7,270 | ||
| R | 2,308 | 4,885 | 7,491 | ||
| R | 3,768 | 4,564 | 8,741 | ||
| D | 1,633 | 1,386 | 4,467 | ||
| R | 1,917 | 2,656 | 4,800 | ||
| R | 1,685 | 2,518 | 4,595 | ||
| R | 2,106 | 2,733 | 4,928 | ||
| R | 2,140 | 2,666 | 4,867 | ||
| R | 1,999 | 2,246 | 4,449 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.5%
English
11.5%
American
8.3%
Irish
7.4%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.9%
African American
1.1%
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: 38.7 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
$77,320
Douglas County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Douglas County$77,320
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Douglas County ranks in the top 25% 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
8.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.5%
Working age (18–64)8.0%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European12.6%
Spanish6.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached forty-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-six points.
A population of 19,751, a 89% 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 Cass County and Phelps County. A non-English-speaking share of 20% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Douglas County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Douglas County, Illinois voted Republican by 46.1 points (R+46), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,410 votes cast, 2,198 went Democratic and 6,076 went Republican.
What is Douglas County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Douglas County, Illinois in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 Douglas County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Douglas County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Douglas County, Illinois?
Douglas County, Illinois has a population of 19,751 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Douglas County, Illinois?
Median household income in Douglas County, Illinois is $77,320 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Douglas County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Douglas County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.