Hardin County, Illinois
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 1,501 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -MONROEMONROE | 62 | 288 | 10 | 360 | 17.2% | 80.0% | R+62.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -CAVE IN ROCKCAVE IN ROCK | 54 | 280 | 5 | 339 | 15.9% | 82.6% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -MCFARLANMCFARLAN | 53 | 265 | 7 | 325 | 16.3% | 81.5% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -STONE CHURCHSTONE CHURCH | 59 | 224 | 5 | 288 | 20.5% | 77.8% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -ROCKROCK | 42 | 139 | 8 | 189 | 22.2% | 73.5% | R+51.3 |
| CAVE-IN-ROCK 7 Voting District17_1706900701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MCFARLAN 6 Voting District17_1706900601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MONROE 2 Voting District17_1706900201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -WEST ROSICLAREWEST ROSICLARE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ROCK 1 Voting District17_1706900101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| STONE CHURCH 5 Voting District17_1706900501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| W ROSICLARE 3 Voting District17_1706900301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +2.6% |
| 1896 | +7.1% |
| 1900 | +5.3% |
| 1904 | −7.4% |
| 1908 | −8.6% |
| 1912 | −3.0% |
| 1916 | −5.6% |
| 1920 | −24.2% |
| 1924 | −0.7% |
| 1928 | −30.2% |
| 1932 | +1.6% |
| 1936 | −0.6% |
| 1940 | −8.3% |
| 1944 | −19.4% |
| 1948 | −11.5% |
| 1952 | −11.8% |
| 1956 | −14.1% |
| 1960 | −14.0% |
| 1964 | +10.6% |
| 1968 | −10.2% |
| 1972 | −25.3% |
| 1976 | +6.9% |
| 1980 | −13.1% |
| 1984 | −16.7% |
| 1988 | −6.9% |
| 1992 | +21.4% |
| 1996 | +20.4% |
| 2000 | −6.9% |
| 2004 | −23.7% |
| 2008 | −19.4% |
| 2012 | −34.0% |
| 2016 | −57.4% |
| 2020 | −57.4% |
| 2024 | −61.7% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 24.4%402 | 73.9%1,220 | 1,650 |
| 2020 | R | 28.5%591 | 69.0%1,431 | 2,073 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,148 |
| 2018 | 3,419 |
| 2020 | 3,079 |
| 2022 | 3,066 |
| 2024 | 3,022 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+2 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −105 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $32,696 in average income, against $62,078 for residents who stayed — 47% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Saline County, IL26
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 | −7 |
| 2012 | −1 |
| 2013 | −70 |
| 2014 | +7 |
| 2015 | −39 |
| 2016 | −45 |
| 2017 | −27 |
| 2018 | +7 |
| 2019 | −38 |
| 2021 | +54 |
| 2022 | −6 |
| 2023 | +55 |
| 2024 | +3 |
| 2025 | +2 |
Hardin County sits at the southeastern tip of Illinois along the Ohio River, where a sparse, rural population has produced some of the state's widest Republican presidential margins over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.4 points in 1992 and a Republican high of 61.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.7 points.
A population of 3,605, a 96% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,271 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Benton County and Hickory County.
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Hardin County, Illinois. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/17069/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.