Morgan County, Illinois: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+33 in 1984.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,0212024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,3062024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+33 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Ionia County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Morgan CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Morgan County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +6.7% |
| 1896 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | −0.2% |
| 1904 | −11.0% |
| 1908 | −0.3% |
| 1912 | +28.8% |
| 1916 | −2.9% |
| 1920 | −28.6% |
| 1924 | −16.9% |
| 1928 | −27.3% |
| 1932 | +13.1% |
| 1936 | +5.1% |
| 1940 | −5.5% |
| 1944 | −12.3% |
| 1948 | −10.5% |
| 1952 | −22.1% |
| 1956 | −23.7% |
| 1960 | −14.8% |
| 1964 | +12.1% |
| 1968 | −16.1% |
| 1972 | −32.3% |
| 1976 | −9.0% |
| 1980 | −29.0% |
| 1984 | −33.1% |
| 1988 | −18.6% |
| 1992 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | −1.4% |
| 2000 | −15.1% |
| 2004 | −24.7% |
| 2008 | −0.8% |
| 2012 | −15.3% |
| 2016 | −29.6% |
| 2020 | −31.8% |
| 2024 | −32.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,848 | 9,607 | 14,677 | ||
| R | 5,076 | 9,950 | 15,333 | ||
| R | 4,696 | 9,076 | 14,800 | ||
| R | 5,806 | 7,972 | 14,142 | ||
| R | 7,467 | 7,591 | 15,353 | ||
| R | 5,650 | 9,392 | 15,180 | ||
| R | 5,899 | 8,058 | 14,334 | ||
| R | 6,150 | 6,352 | 14,238 | ||
| R | 6,351 | 6,566 | 16,297 | ||
| R | 6,032 | 8,808 | 14,886 | ||
| R | 5,361 | 10,683 | 16,097 | ||
| R | 5,483 | 10,406 | 16,997 | ||
| R | 7,403 | 8,885 | 16,489 | ||
| R | 5,674 | 11,103 | 16,789 | ||
| R | 6,281 | 8,902 | 16,327 | ||
| D | 9,235 | 7,240 | 16,475 | ||
| R | 7,259 | 9,791 | 17,062 | ||
| R | 6,327 | 10,262 | 16,600 | ||
| R | 6,637 | 10,405 | 17,046 | ||
| R | 6,798 | 8,398 | 15,255 | ||
| R | 6,965 | 8,923 | 15,930 | ||
| R | 9,082 | 10,137 | 19,283 | ||
| D | 9,800 | 8,844 | 18,811 | ||
| D | 10,170 | 7,787 | 18,130 | ||
| R | 5,805 | 10,192 | 16,046 | ||
| R | 5,721 | 8,223 | 14,844 | ||
| R | 4,447 | 8,169 | 12,993 | ||
| R | 7,104 | 7,536 | 14,988 | ||
| D | 3,648 | 1,466 | 7,582 | ||
| R | 3,993 | 4,019 | 8,363 | ||
| R | 3,343 | 4,248 | 8,225 | ||
| R | 4,321 | 4,341 | 8,922 | ||
| D | 4,323 | 4,317 | 8,761 | ||
| D | 4,006 | 3,471 | 7,947 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.7%
English
16.5%
Irish
12.8%
American
7.9%
Italian
3.0%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.4%
African American
3.9%
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: 41.1 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
$66,306
Morgan County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Morgan County$66,306
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Morgan 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
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.2%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Morgan County's rural, agricultural character has tracked a steady rightward shift over the past two decades, with its county seat of Jacksonville providing a small urban anchor that no longer offsets the broader regional realignment.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-three points in 1984. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 33,021, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,306 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ionia County and Jay County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Morgan County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morgan County, Illinois voted Republican by 32.4 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,677 votes cast, 4,848 went Democratic and 9,607 went Republican.
What is Morgan County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Morgan 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Morgan County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Morgan County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Morgan County, Illinois?
Morgan County, Illinois has a population of 33,021 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morgan County, Illinois?
Median household income in Morgan County, Illinois is $66,306 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Morgan County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morgan County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.