Montgomery County, Illinois
Precinct data
Results by precinct
80 precincts · 12,896 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -NORTH LITCHFIELD 6NORTH LITCHFIELD 6 | 212 | 435 | 26 | 673 | 31.5% | 64.6% | R+33.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -RAYMONDRAYMOND | 139 | 468 | 21 | 628 | 22.1% | 74.5% | R+52.4 |
| Precinct -NORTH LITCHFIELD 1NORTH LITCHFIELD 1 | 155 | 401 | 20 | 576 | 26.9% | 69.6% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -HILLSBORO 5HILLSBORO 5 | 201 | 341 | 13 | 555 | 36.2% | 61.4% | R+25.2 |
| Precinct -HILLSBORO 3HILLSBORO 3 | 193 | 331 | 19 | 543 | 35.5% | 61.0% | R+25.4 |
| Precinct -EAST FORK 1EAST FORK 1 | 132 | 386 | 11 | 529 | 25.0% | 73.0% | R+48.0 |
| Precinct -HILLSBORO 6HILLSBORO 6 | 174 | 326 | 17 | 517 | 33.7% | 63.1% | R+29.4 |
| Precinct -SOUTH LITCHFIELD 2SOUTH LITCHFIELD 2 | 147 | 325 | 22 | 494 | 29.8% | 65.8% | R+36.0 |
| Precinct -EAST FORK 3EAST FORK 3 | 143 | 333 | 10 | 486 | 29.4% | 68.5% | R+39.1 |
| Precinct -IRVINGIRVING | 105 | 367 | 13 | 485 | 21.6% | 75.7% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -BOIS D'ARCBOIS D'ARC | 124 | 324 | 14 | 462 | 26.8% | 70.1% | R+43.3 |
| Precinct -BUTLER GROVEBUTLER GROVE | 135 | 298 | 19 | 452 | 29.9% | 65.9% | R+36.1 |
| Precinct -NOKOMIS 2NOKOMIS 2 | 93 | 335 | 11 | 439 | 21.2% | 76.3% | R+55.1 |
| Precinct -NORTH LITCHFIELD 2NORTH LITCHFIELD 2 | 125 | 279 | 12 | 416 | 30.0% | 67.1% | R+37.0 |
| Precinct -SOUTH LITCHFIELD 1SOUTH LITCHFIELD 1 | 99 | 278 | 9 | 386 | 25.6% | 72.0% | R+46.4 |
| Precinct -NORTH LITCHFIELD 3NORTH LITCHFIELD 3 | 108 | 261 | 8 | 377 | 28.6% | 69.2% | R+40.6 |
| Precinct -HILLSBORO 1HILLSBORO 1 | 112 | 227 | 11 | 350 | 32.0% | 64.9% | R+32.9 |
| Precinct -NOKOMIS 4NOKOMIS 4 | 83 | 253 | 9 | 345 | 24.1% | 73.3% | R+49.3 |
| Precinct -SOUTH LITCHFIELD 4SOUTH LITCHFIELD 4 | 86 | 236 | 9 | 331 | 26.0% | 71.3% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct -HILLSBORO 2HILLSBORO 2 | 100 | 212 | 17 | 329 | 30.4% | 64.4% | R+34.0 |
| Precinct -NOKOMIS 3NOKOMIS 3 | 68 | 225 | 9 | 302 | 22.5% | 74.5% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -WITT 1WITT 1 | 51 | 234 | 9 | 294 | 17.3% | 79.6% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -NORTH LITCHFIELD 5NORTH LITCHFIELD 5 | 84 | 201 | 6 | 291 | 28.9% | 69.1% | R+40.2 |
| Precinct -NORTH LITCHFIELD 4NORTH LITCHFIELD 4 | 75 | 204 | 10 | 289 | 26.0% | 70.6% | R+44.6 |
| Precinct -AUDUBONAUDUBON | 48 | 226 | 8 | 282 | 17.0% | 80.1% | R+63.1 |
| Precinct -ZANESVILLEZANESVILLE | 37 | 215 | 8 | 260 | 14.2% | 82.7% | R+68.5 |
| Precinct -HILLSBORO 4HILLSBORO 4 | 66 | 175 | 7 | 248 | 26.6% | 70.6% | R+44.0 |
| Precinct -PITMANPITMAN | 54 | 149 | 6 | 209 | 25.8% | 71.3% | R+45.5 |
| Precinct -SOUTH LITCHFIELD 3SOUTH LITCHFIELD 3 | 50 | 139 | 8 | 197 | 25.4% | 70.6% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -WALSHVILLEWALSHVILLE | 43 | 138 | 2 | 183 | 23.5% | 75.4% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -GRISHAM 1GRISHAM 1 | 50 | 118 | 10 | 178 | 28.1% | 66.3% | R+38.2 |
| Precinct -WITT 2WITT 2 | 40 | 126 | 4 | 170 | 23.5% | 74.1% | R+50.6 |
| Precinct -NOKOMIS 1NOKOMIS 1 | 35 | 115 | 3 | 153 | 22.9% | 75.2% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct -GRISHAM 2GRISHAM 2 | 34 | 100 | 2 | 136 | 25.0% | 73.5% | R+48.5 |
| Precinct -ROUNTREEROUNTREE | 16 | 111 | 1 | 128 | 12.5% | 86.7% | R+74.2 |
| Precinct -HARVELHARVEL | 36 | 67 | 3 | 106 | 34.0% | 63.2% | R+29.2 |
| Precinct -EAST FORK 2EAST FORK 2 | 32 | 63 | 2 | 97 | 33.0% | 64.9% | R+32.0 |
| AUDUBON 1 Voting District17_1713500101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BOIS D'ARC 1 Voting District17_1713500201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BUTLER GROVE Voting District17_1713500301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| EAST FORK 1 Voting District17_1713500401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| EAST FORK 2 Voting District17_1713500402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| EAST FORK 3 Voting District17_1713500403 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| EAST FORK 4 Voting District17_1713500404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| FILLMORE Voting District17_1713500501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GRISHAM 1 Voting District17_1713500601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GRISHAM 2 Voting District17_1713500602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HARVEL Voting District17_1713500701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HILLSBORO 1 Voting District17_1713500801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HILLSBORO 2 Voting District17_1713500802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HILLSBORO 3 Voting District17_1713500803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HILLSBORO 4 Voting District17_1713500804 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HILLSBORO 5 Voting District17_1713500805 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HILLSBORO 6 Voting District17_1713500806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| IRVING 1 Voting District17_1713500901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NOKOMIS 1 Voting District17_1713501001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NOKOMIS 2 Voting District17_1713501002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NOKOMIS 3 Voting District17_1713501003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NOKOMIS 4 Voting District17_1713501004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NOKOMIS 5 Voting District17_1713501005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NORTH LITCHFIELD 1 Voting District17_1713501101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NORTH LITCHFIELD 2 Voting District17_1713501102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NORTH LITCHFIELD 3 Voting District17_1713501103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NORTH LITCHFIELD 4 Voting District17_1713501104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NORTH LITCHFIELD 5 Voting District17_1713501105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| NORTH LITCHFIELD 6 Voting District17_1713501106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PITMAN Voting District17_1713501201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -FILLMORE CONSOLIDATEDFILLMORE CONSOLIDATED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| RAYMOND Voting District17_1713501301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ROUNTREE Voting District17_1713501401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SOUTH FILLMORE Voting District17_1713501501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SOUTH LITCHFIELD 1 Voting District17_1713501601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SOUTH LITCHFIELD 2 Voting District17_1713501602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SOUTH LITCHFIELD 3 Voting District17_1713501603 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SOUTH LITCHFIELD 4 Voting District17_1713501604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WALSHVILLE Voting District17_1713501701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WITT 1 Voting District17_1713501801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WITT 2 Voting District17_1713501802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WITT 3 Voting District17_1713501803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ZANESVILLE Voting District17_1713501901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +10.8% |
| 1896 | +6.3% |
| 1900 | +6.3% |
| 1904 | −4.2% |
| 1908 | +1.5% |
| 1912 | +18.6% |
| 1916 | +5.3% |
| 1920 | −19.0% |
| 1924 | −14.1% |
| 1928 | −9.7% |
| 1932 | +26.3% |
| 1936 | +10.5% |
| 1940 | −4.1% |
| 1944 | −6.7% |
| 1948 | −2.7% |
| 1952 | −10.0% |
| 1956 | −12.8% |
| 1960 | −2.0% |
| 1964 | +24.4% |
| 1968 | −1.4% |
| 1972 | −13.6% |
| 1976 | +6.0% |
| 1980 | −20.9% |
| 1984 | −12.5% |
| 1988 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | +20.3% |
| 1996 | +12.4% |
| 2000 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | −6.7% |
| 2008 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | −14.1% |
| 2016 | −39.5% |
| 2020 | −41.0% |
| 2024 | −44.0% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 32.2%3,407 | 65.7%6,954 | 10,589 |
| 2020 | R | 31.9%4,293 | 65.0%8,738 | 13,439 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 20,194 |
| 2018 | 17,971 |
| 2020 | 18,088 |
| 2022 | 16,866 |
| 2024 | 17,509 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+335 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −690 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,596 in average income, against $73,076 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+33.4 on average — 11 points more Democratic-leaning than Montgomery County, IL itself (R+44.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Macoupin County, IL81R+39.2
- Madison County, IL44R+13.2
- Sangamon County, IL40R+4.9
- Christian County, IL33R+46.7
- Bond County, IL30R+44.7
- Fayette County, IL25R+64.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Macoupin County, IL90
- Sangamon County, IL51
- Madison County, IL41
- Christian County, IL30
- Bond County, IL24
- Fayette County, IL21
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 | −171 |
| 2012 | −228 |
| 2013 | −208 |
| 2014 | +156 |
| 2015 | −180 |
| 2016 | −66 |
| 2017 | −226 |
| 2018 | −41 |
| 2019 | −213 |
| 2021 | +96 |
| 2022 | +8 |
| 2023 | −81 |
| 2024 | +129 |
| 2025 | +335 |
Montgomery County's R+44 presidential margin in 2024 places it among the most lopsided counties in a state that tilts heavily Democratic statewide, reflecting a largely rural, agricultural population concentrated around the small city of Hillsboro.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 44.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.0 points.
A population of 27,942, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,620 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Macoupin County and Vermillion County.
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Montgomery County, Illinois. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/17135/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.