Ford County, Illinois
Precinct data
Results by precinct
44 precincts · 6,615 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PATTON 7PATTON 7 | 163 | 434 | 15 | 612 | 26.6% | 70.9% | R+44.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DRUMMER 4DRUMMER 4 | 128 | 408 | 14 | 550 | 23.3% | 74.2% | R+50.9 |
| Precinct -PATTON 6PATTON 6 | 115 | 277 | 16 | 408 | 28.2% | 67.9% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -DRUMMER 3DRUMMER 3 | 116 | 265 | 15 | 396 | 29.3% | 66.9% | R+37.6 |
| Precinct -DRUMMER 5DRUMMER 5 | 114 | 259 | 15 | 388 | 29.4% | 66.8% | R+37.4 |
| Precinct -BRENTONBRENTON | 98 | 278 | 8 | 384 | 25.5% | 72.4% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -PATTON 5PATTON 5 | 103 | 262 | 10 | 375 | 27.5% | 69.9% | R+42.4 |
| Precinct -DRUMMER 1DRUMMER 1 | 113 | 223 | 17 | 353 | 32.0% | 63.2% | R+31.2 |
| Precinct -PATTON 4PATTON 4 | 63 | 274 | 9 | 346 | 18.2% | 79.2% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -DIXDIX | 74 | 253 | 4 | 331 | 22.4% | 76.4% | R+54.1 |
| Precinct -PATTON 2PATTON 2 | 88 | 232 | 10 | 330 | 26.7% | 70.3% | R+43.6 |
| Precinct -DRUMMER 2DRUMMER 2 | 73 | 218 | 4 | 295 | 24.7% | 73.9% | R+49.2 |
| Precinct -PATTON 1PATTON 1 | 81 | 199 | 10 | 290 | 27.9% | 68.6% | R+40.7 |
| Precinct -SULLIVANTSULLIVANT | 50 | 203 | 6 | 259 | 19.3% | 78.4% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -PEACH ORCHARDPEACH ORCHARD | 44 | 198 | 7 | 249 | 17.7% | 79.5% | R+61.8 |
| Precinct -ROGERSROGERS | 75 | 140 | 6 | 221 | 33.9% | 63.3% | R+29.4 |
| Precinct -LYMANLYMAN | 47 | 155 | 7 | 209 | 22.5% | 74.2% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -MONAMONA | 21 | 118 | 2 | 141 | 14.9% | 83.7% | R+68.8 |
| Precinct -BUTTONBUTTON | 15 | 112 | 4 | 131 | 11.5% | 85.5% | R+74.0 |
| Precinct -WALLWALL | 26 | 100 | 4 | 130 | 20.0% | 76.9% | R+56.9 |
| Precinct -PATTON 3PATTON 3 | 22 | 80 | 7 | 109 | 20.2% | 73.4% | R+53.2 |
| Precinct -PELLAPELLA | 14 | 90 | 4 | 108 | 13.0% | 83.3% | R+70.4 |
| BRENTON Voting District17_17053BN01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BUTTON Voting District17_17053BT01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| DIX Voting District17_17053DX01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| DRUMMER 1 Voting District17_17053DM01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| DRUMMER 2 Voting District17_17053DM02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| DRUMMER 3 Voting District17_17053DM03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| DRUMMER 4 Voting District17_17053DM04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| DRUMMER 5 Voting District17_17053DM05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| LYMAN Voting District17_17053LY01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MONA Voting District17_17053MA01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PATTON 1 Voting District17_17053PT01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PATTON 2 Voting District17_17053PT02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PATTON 3 Voting District17_17053PT03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PATTON 4 Voting District17_17053PT04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PATTON 5 Voting District17_17053PT05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PATTON 6 Voting District17_17053PT06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PATTON 7 Voting District17_17053PT07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PEACH ORCHARD Voting District17_17053PO01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PELLA Voting District17_17053PA01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ROGERS Voting District17_17053RG01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SULLIVANT Voting District17_17053SV01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WALL Voting District17_17053WL01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −22.8% |
| 1896 | −30.1% |
| 1900 | −32.4% |
| 1904 | −48.0% |
| 1908 | −36.4% |
| 1912 | +5.5% |
| 1916 | −37.2% |
| 1920 | −66.6% |
| 1924 | −54.0% |
| 1928 | −37.8% |
| 1932 | +10.9% |
| 1936 | −9.6% |
| 1940 | −30.6% |
| 1944 | −40.1% |
| 1948 | −40.3% |
| 1952 | −49.1% |
| 1956 | −47.4% |
| 1960 | −36.3% |
| 1964 | −15.1% |
| 1968 | −37.7% |
| 1972 | −49.0% |
| 1976 | −27.9% |
| 1980 | −44.6% |
| 1984 | −46.6% |
| 1988 | −33.1% |
| 1992 | −13.4% |
| 1996 | −17.5% |
| 2000 | −29.2% |
| 2004 | −40.1% |
| 2008 | −29.0% |
| 2012 | −42.7% |
| 2016 | −47.9% |
| 2020 | −47.3% |
| 2024 | −47.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 27.0%1,386 | 70.5%3,621 | 5,134 |
| 2020 | R | 25.7%1,765 | 70.9%4,872 | 6,876 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,586 |
| 2018 | 9,612 |
| 2020 | 9,978 |
| 2022 | 9,358 |
| 2024 | 9,871 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−53 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −719 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $45,954 in average income, against $75,828 for residents who stayed — 39% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+0.7 on average — 49 points more Democratic-leaning than Ford County, IL itself (R+47.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Champaign County, IL116D+23.8
- Iroquois County, IL45R+57.3
- McLean County, IL23D+4.9
- Livingston County, IL22R+46.3
- Cook County, IL21D+41.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Champaign County, IL108
- Iroquois County, IL41
- McLean County, IL24
- Livingston County, IL20
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 | −114 |
| 2012 | +37 |
| 2013 | −147 |
| 2014 | −85 |
| 2015 | +50 |
| 2016 | −134 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | −33 |
| 2019 | −214 |
| 2021 | +50 |
| 2022 | −174 |
| 2023 | +26 |
| 2024 | +72 |
| 2025 | −53 |
Ford County's flat, agriculture-dominated landscape anchors a voting pattern that ran nearly 48 points Republican in 2024 — among the widest margins of any county in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 66.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.8 points.
A population of 13,406, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,439 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Iroquois County and Ellsworth County.
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Ford County, Illinois. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/17053/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.