HarrisDemocratic25.2%1,683TrumpRepublican74.0%4,939KennedyIndependent0.8%54
R+48.8- Lead
- 3,256
- Total
- 6,676
- vs nation
- R+47.3
- Turnout
- 62.4%
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Massac County, IL
Contests in this Place (89 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 62.4% of 10,783 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic25.3%1,725TrumpRepublican73.3%4,997JorgensenLibertarian1.0%65
R+48.0- Lead
- 3,272
- Total
- 6,818
- vs nation
- R+52.4
- Turnout
- 63.6%
ClintonDemocratic23.3%1,558TrumpRepublican72.4%4,846JohnsonLibertarian2.9%194
R+49.1- Lead
- 3,288
- Total
- 6,697
- vs nation
- R+51.2
- Turnout
- 67.4%
ObamaDemocratic32.2%2,092RomneyRepublican65.9%4,278JOHNSONLibertarian1.4%91
R+33.7- Lead
- 2,186
- Total
- 6,495
- vs nation
- R+37.5
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic37.5%2,693McCainRepublican60.8%4,371OtherAll other candidates1.7%122
R+23.4- Lead
- 1,678
- Total
- 7,186
- vs nation
- R+30.6
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic37.8%2,805BushRepublican61.7%4,578OtherAll other candidates0.6%41
R+23.9- Lead
- 1,773
- Total
- 7,424
- vs nation
- R+21.4
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic43.2%2,912BushRepublican54.5%3,676NaderGreen1.2%83
R+11.3- Lead
- 764
- Total
- 6,744
- vs nation
- R+11.8
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic46.9%2,841DoleRepublican41.4%2,507PerotReform11.1%675
D+5.5- Lead
- 334
- Total
- 6,058
- vs nation
- R+3.0
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 13,8652024 5-year
- Population density
- 58 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 237 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $65,1162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+8.4 in 1992MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67.7 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Trigg County, KY · twin score 92.2
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 62.4%6,724 participants ÷ 10,783 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +18.7 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -3.4 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 43.7%–44.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,724 | 10,783 ± 119 | 62.4% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 4,933 | 10,979 ± 115 | 44.9% | Audited | C/A |
| 6,899 | 10,846 ± 124 | 63.6% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 5,613 | 11,212 ± 122 | 50.1% | Audited | A/A |
| 7,807 | 11,583 ± 109 | 67.4% | Audited | A/A | |
| 6,495 | 11,841 | 54.9% | Derived | — | |
| 7,186 | 11,596 | 62.0% | Derived | — | |
| 7,424 | 11,351 extrapolated | 65.4% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
Interactive election map
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
34 precincts · 4,176 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -GRANT-14GRANT-14 | 195 | 708 | 13 | 916 | 21.3% | 77.3% | R+56.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WASHINGTON-9WASHINGTON-9 | 91 | 443 | 7 | 541 | 16.8% | 81.9% | R+65.1 |
| Precinct -FRANKLIN-15FRANKLIN-15 | 129 | 278 | 9 | 416 | 31.0% | 66.8% | R+35.8 |
| Precinct -JACKSON-8JACKSON-8 | 62 | 294 | 1 | 357 | 17.4% | 82.4% | R+65.0 |
| Precinct -BENTON-10BENTON-10 | 37 | 302 | 4 | 343 | 10.8% | 88.0% | R+77.3 |
| Precinct -LINCOLN-5LINCOLN-5 | 109 | 186 | 6 | 301 | 36.2% | 61.8% | R+25.6 |
| Precinct -METROPOLIS 3-3METROPOLIS 3-3 | 85 | 188 | 5 | 278 | 30.6% | 67.6% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -METROPOLIS 2-2METROPOLIS 2-2 | 97 | 138 | 5 | 240 | 40.4% | 57.5% | R+17.1 |
| Precinct -LOGAN-12LOGAN-12 | 40 | 162 | 3 | 205 | 19.5% | 79.0% | R+59.5 |
| Precinct -METROPOLIS 1-1METROPOLIS 1-1 | 92 | 110 | 0 | 202 | 45.5% | 54.5% | R+8.9 |
| Precinct -METROPOLIS 4-4METROPOLIS 4-4 | 63 | 123 | 3 | 189 | 33.3% | 65.1% | R+31.7 |
| Precinct -GEORGE'S CREEK-11GEORGE'S CREEK-11 | 10 | 176 | 2 | 188 | 5.3% | 93.6% | R+88.3 |
| ADKINS 17 Voting District17_1712700017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| BENTON 10 Voting District17_1712700010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| EAST BROOKLYN 7 Voting District17_1712700007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| FRANKLIN 15 Voting District17_1712700015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GEORGES CREEK 11 Voting District17_1712700011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| GRANT 14 Voting District17_1712700014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| HILLERMAN 13 Voting District17_1712700013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JACKSON 8 Voting District17_1712700008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| JEFFERSON 16 Voting District17_1712700016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| LINCOLN 5 Voting District17_1712700005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| LOGAN 12 Voting District17_1712700012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| METROPOLIS 1 Voting District17_1712700001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| METROPOLIS 2 Voting District17_1712700002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| METROPOLIS 3 Voting District17_1712700003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| METROPOLIS 4 Voting District17_1712700004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Precinct -ADKINS-17COMBADKINS-17COMB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Precinct -EAST BROOKLYN-7COMBEAST BROOKLYN-7COMB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Precinct -HILLERMAN-13COMBHILLERMAN-13COMB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Precinct -JEFFERSON-16COMBJEFFERSON-16COMB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Precinct -WEST BROOKLYN-6COMBWEST BROOKLYN-6COMB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WASHINGTON 9 Voting District17_1712700009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| WEST BROOKLYN 6 Voting District17_1712700006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Massac County, IL · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Jimmy Carter1976
52.8%
3,666 votes · D+6.3
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 52.5%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
83.0%
3,731 votes · R+67.7
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 74.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Jimmy Carter1976
3,666votes
52.8% of the vote · D+6.3
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 3,396 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2020
4,997votes
73.3% of the vote · R+48.0
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 4,939 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Walter Mondale1984
+9.2pts D vs U.S.
Place R+9.0 · U.S. R+18.2
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1976 · +4.3 pts
Republican
Charles E. Hughes1916
+53.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+50.6 · U.S. D+3.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +52.4 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RPatrick WindhorstState House · 117
Seats representing Massac County, IL. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 23.8%1,545 | 76.2%4,934 | 6,479 |
| 2020 | R | 26.1%1,734 | 73.9%4,912 | 6,646 |
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,275 |
| 2018 | 11,107 |
| 2020 | 11,485 |
| 2022 | 11,444 |
| 2024 | 11,959 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+26 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,181 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,308 in average income, against $64,228 for residents who stayed — 34% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+34.9 on average — 14 points more Democratic-leaning than Massac County, IL itself (R+48.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- McCracken County, KY71R+34.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- McCracken County, KY100
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 | −64 |
| 2012 | −189 |
| 2013 | −142 |
| 2014 | −74 |
| 2015 | −114 |
| 2016 | −69 |
| 2017 | −98 |
| 2018 | −204 |
| 2019 | −207 |
| 2021 | −82 |
| 2022 | +30 |
| 2023 | −3 |
| 2024 | +9 |
| 2025 | +26 |
Tucked into Illinois's Ohio River borderland, Massac County votes more like western Kentucky than the Chicago metro, with its 2024 presidential margin exceeding 48 points — among the widest in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.4 points in 1992 and a Republican high of 67.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.8 points.
A population of 13,865, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,116 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Trigg County and Ballard County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Trigg County
Kentucky
92.2twin score
% Evangelical2016–2020 trajectory% Catholic≠ % unaffiliated
Ballard County
Kentucky
88.8twin score
2012–2020 trajectory% Catholic≠ % unaffiliated
Crittenden County
Kentucky
87.6twin score
% Evangelical% unaffiliatedcollege share≠ median income
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Massac County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Massac County, Illinois voted Republican by 48.8 points (R+48.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,676 votes cast, 1,683 went Democratic and 4,939 went Republican.
When did Massac County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Massac County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Massac County, Illinois?
Massac County, Illinois has a population of 13,865 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Massac County, Illinois?
Median household income in Massac County, Illinois is $65,116 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Massac County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Massac County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 30 went Republican.