Jasper County, Illinois: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+65%. Republican peak: R+65 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+65MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,1802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,7552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 96.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cumberland County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jasper CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jasper 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 | +16.9% |
| 1896 | +18.4% |
| 1900 | +14.4% |
| 1904 | +3.2% |
| 1908 | +10.6% |
| 1912 | +20.7% |
| 1916 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | −4.8% |
| 1924 | +1.8% |
| 1928 | −2.3% |
| 1932 | +31.1% |
| 1936 | +12.4% |
| 1940 | −5.0% |
| 1944 | −4.7% |
| 1948 | −0.4% |
| 1952 | −15.8% |
| 1956 | −3.5% |
| 1960 | −5.7% |
| 1964 | +13.2% |
| 1968 | −16.4% |
| 1972 | −23.8% |
| 1976 | −0.4% |
| 1980 | −30.3% |
| 1984 | −35.3% |
| 1988 | −17.1% |
| 1992 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | −4.0% |
| 2000 | −26.0% |
| 2004 | −32.8% |
| 2008 | −17.6% |
| 2012 | −41.2% |
| 2016 | −59.7% |
| 2020 | −62.4% |
| 2024 | −65.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 912 | 4,449 | 5,425 | ||
| R | 1,007 | 4,494 | 5,586 | ||
| R | 924 | 3,975 | 5,112 | ||
| R | 1,436 | 3,514 | 5,043 | ||
| R | 2,063 | 2,964 | 5,131 | ||
| R | 1,781 | 3,529 | 5,336 | ||
| R | 1,815 | 3,119 | 5,021 | ||
| R | 2,038 | 2,234 | 4,951 | ||
| D | 2,284 | 1,996 | 5,480 | ||
| R | 2,135 | 3,024 | 5,189 | ||
| R | 1,750 | 3,673 | 5,454 | ||
| R | 1,846 | 3,548 | 5,612 | ||
| R | 2,772 | 2,794 | 5,650 | ||
| R | 2,114 | 3,461 | 5,657 | ||
| R | 2,012 | 2,944 | 5,686 | ||
| D | 3,406 | 2,614 | 6,020 | ||
| R | 3,027 | 3,393 | 6,421 | ||
| R | 2,895 | 3,107 | 6,002 | ||
| R | 2,728 | 3,753 | 6,491 | ||
| R | 2,936 | 2,957 | 5,943 | ||
| R | 3,142 | 3,453 | 6,624 | ||
| R | 3,689 | 4,082 | 7,815 | ||
| D | 4,149 | 3,221 | 7,502 | ||
| D | 4,390 | 2,300 | 6,726 | ||
| R | 3,055 | 3,201 | 6,272 | ||
| D | 3,144 | 3,030 | 6,397 | ||
| R | 2,971 | 3,279 | 6,351 | ||
| D | 3,884 | 3,110 | 7,168 | ||
| D | 2,042 | 1,227 | 3,944 | ||
| D | 2,317 | 1,860 | 4,325 | ||
| D | 2,024 | 1,889 | 4,179 | ||
| D | 2,591 | 1,923 | 4,626 | ||
| D | 2,724 | 1,867 | 4,653 | ||
| D | 2,217 | 1,519 | 4,135 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
38.4%
Irish
11.1%
English
9.9%
American
7.5%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
1.3%
Polish
0.9%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 44.3 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
$74,755
Jasper County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Jasper County$74,755
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Jasper 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
11.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.4%
Working age (18–64)7.1%
Seniors (65+)21.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jasper County's presidential margin exceeded 65 points in 2024, placing it among the most Republican-leaning counties in a state whose statewide results run in the opposite direction. Its population of roughly 10,000 reflects decades of rural demographic thinning.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-five points.
A population of 9,180, a 97% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,755 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cumberland County and Ohio County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jasper County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jasper County, Illinois voted Republican by 65.2 points (R+65), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,425 votes cast, 912 went Democratic and 4,449 went Republican.
What is Jasper County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Jasper County, Illinois in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Jasper County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jasper County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Jasper County, Illinois?
Jasper County, Illinois has a population of 9,180 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jasper County, Illinois?
Median household income in Jasper County, Illinois is $74,755 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Jasper County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jasper County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.