Fulton County, Illinois: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+24%. Democratic peak: D+26 in 1992.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+24MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,0202024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,5992024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1992MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+26 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Floyd County, IA · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fulton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fulton County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +2.8% |
| 1896 | −1.8% |
| 1900 | −3.0% |
| 1904 | −23.0% |
| 1908 | −9.7% |
| 1912 | +14.7% |
| 1916 | −5.2% |
| 1920 | −26.3% |
| 1924 | −20.4% |
| 1928 | −22.7% |
| 1932 | +22.1% |
| 1936 | +11.7% |
| 1940 | −2.4% |
| 1944 | −10.7% |
| 1948 | −7.1% |
| 1952 | −22.5% |
| 1956 | −17.4% |
| 1960 | −8.1% |
| 1964 | +25.2% |
| 1968 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | −24.1% |
| 1976 | −1.4% |
| 1980 | −15.0% |
| 1984 | −0.1% |
| 1988 | +12.7% |
| 1992 | +26.3% |
| 1996 | +23.6% |
| 2000 | +12.3% |
| 2004 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | +21.3% |
| 2012 | +11.0% |
| 2016 | −14.9% |
| 2020 | −20.1% |
| 2024 | −23.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,980 | 9,827 | 16,144 | ||
| R | 6,503 | 9,867 | 16,724 | ||
| R | 6,133 | 8,492 | 15,797 | ||
| D | 8,328 | 6,632 | 15,411 | ||
| D | 9,732 | 6,251 | 16,323 | ||
| D | 9,080 | 7,818 | 17,035 | ||
| D | 8,940 | 6,936 | 16,277 | ||
| D | 8,857 | 5,155 | 15,706 | ||
| D | 9,725 | 5,062 | 17,701 | ||
| D | 9,046 | 6,999 | 16,108 | ||
| R | 9,131 | 9,147 | 18,377 | ||
| R | 7,481 | 10,316 | 18,957 | ||
| R | 9,314 | 9,588 | 19,090 | ||
| R | 7,529 | 12,328 | 19,949 | ||
| D | 9,622 | 9,582 | 20,509 | ||
| D | 13,030 | 7,785 | 20,815 | ||
| R | 10,194 | 11,999 | 22,251 | ||
| R | 8,702 | 12,375 | 21,125 | ||
| R | 8,414 | 13,302 | 21,760 | ||
| R | 8,226 | 9,504 | 17,933 | ||
| R | 8,946 | 11,117 | 20,229 | ||
| R | 12,198 | 12,816 | 25,228 | ||
| D | 12,864 | 10,130 | 23,422 | ||
| D | 12,144 | 7,579 | 20,611 | ||
| R | 6,591 | 10,600 | 17,680 | ||
| R | 5,011 | 8,664 | 17,921 | ||
| R | 5,293 | 9,523 | 16,072 | ||
| R | 8,686 | 9,735 | 19,997 | ||
| O | 3,902 | 2,263 | 11,130 | ||
| R | 4,906 | 6,077 | 12,025 | ||
| R | 3,791 | 6,373 | 11,246 | ||
| R | 5,762 | 6,130 | 12,221 | ||
| R | 5,979 | 6,195 | 12,303 | ||
| D | 5,253 | 4,948 | 10,822 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.3%
English
15.9%
Irish
10.6%
American
7.2%
Italian
3.3%
Scottish
2.5%
French
1.8%
African American
2.3%
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: 43.9 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
$60,599
Fulton County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fulton County$60,599
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Fulton 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
13.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.5%
Working age (18–64)12.2%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
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 69.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fulton County sits along the Illinois River in the west-central part of the state and has moved steadily toward Republican presidential margins over the past decade, reflecting a broader rural realignment across the region.
The Democratic margin here peaked at twenty-six points in 1992. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-four points.
A population of 33,020, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,599 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Floyd County and Itasca County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fulton County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fulton County, Illinois voted Republican by 23.8 points (R+24), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,144 votes cast, 5,980 went Democratic and 9,827 went Republican.
What is Fulton County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Fulton County, Illinois in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Fulton County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fulton County, Illinois voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Fulton County, Illinois?
Fulton County, Illinois has a population of 33,020 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fulton County, Illinois?
Median household income in Fulton County, Illinois is $60,599 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Fulton County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fulton County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.