Moultrie County, Illinois: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+49%. Republican peak: R+49 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,4242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,7842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gibson County, IN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Moultrie CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Moultrie County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +11.7% |
| 1896 | +9.6% |
| 1900 | +6.6% |
| 1904 | −7.3% |
| 1908 | −0.3% |
| 1912 | +23.6% |
| 1916 | +6.7% |
| 1920 | −13.0% |
| 1924 | −10.6% |
| 1928 | −20.8% |
| 1932 | +28.1% |
| 1936 | +14.3% |
| 1940 | +0.8% |
| 1944 | −5.4% |
| 1948 | −0.1% |
| 1952 | −18.4% |
| 1956 | −15.4% |
| 1960 | −9.9% |
| 1964 | +19.9% |
| 1968 | −10.6% |
| 1972 | −14.4% |
| 1976 | +8.6% |
| 1980 | −18.9% |
| 1984 | −18.7% |
| 1988 | −2.5% |
| 1992 | +15.3% |
| 1996 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | −9.2% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −12.8% |
| 2012 | −27.0% |
| 2016 | −47.3% |
| 2020 | −48.9% |
| 2024 | −49.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,615 | 4,816 | 6,528 | ||
| R | 1,662 | 4,964 | 6,756 | ||
| R | 1,481 | 4,455 | 6,283 | ||
| R | 2,144 | 3,784 | 6,075 | ||
| R | 2,668 | 3,471 | 6,260 | ||
| R | 2,388 | 4,028 | 6,466 | ||
| R | 2,529 | 3,058 | 5,725 | ||
| D | 2,629 | 2,199 | 5,451 | ||
| D | 3,056 | 2,065 | 6,465 | ||
| R | 3,013 | 3,167 | 6,212 | ||
| R | 2,458 | 3,593 | 6,072 | ||
| R | 2,332 | 3,495 | 6,161 | ||
| D | 3,332 | 2,803 | 6,169 | ||
| R | 2,350 | 3,143 | 5,507 | ||
| R | 2,447 | 3,094 | 6,127 | ||
| D | 3,733 | 2,493 | 6,226 | ||
| R | 3,079 | 3,752 | 6,831 | ||
| R | 2,751 | 3,756 | 6,515 | ||
| R | 2,675 | 3,880 | 6,563 | ||
| R | 3,037 | 3,043 | 6,161 | ||
| R | 2,853 | 3,180 | 6,079 | ||
| D | 3,696 | 3,636 | 7,373 | ||
| D | 4,110 | 3,074 | 7,249 | ||
| D | 4,219 | 2,353 | 6,646 | ||
| R | 2,168 | 3,310 | 5,488 | ||
| R | 2,403 | 3,001 | 5,652 | ||
| R | 2,513 | 3,279 | 5,881 | ||
| D | 3,370 | 2,933 | 6,519 | ||
| D | 1,501 | 747 | 3,196 | ||
| R | 1,695 | 1,704 | 3,518 | ||
| R | 1,470 | 1,719 | 3,397 | ||
| D | 1,975 | 1,728 | 3,768 | ||
| D | 2,077 | 1,711 | 3,820 | ||
| D | 1,670 | 1,287 | 3,286 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.0%
English
14.0%
Irish
10.8%
American
7.9%
Italian
1.6%
Scottish
1.3%
French
1.2%
African American
0.8%
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: 40.1 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
$71,784
Moultrie County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Moultrie County$71,784
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Moultrie 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
9.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.1%
speak English only
Other Indo-European8.8%
Spanish1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Moultrie County's R+49 margin in 2024 placed it among the most decisive rural results in a state more often associated with competitive statewide contests. Its small, agriculturally rooted population of roughly 14,000 has shifted sharply rightward over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached forty-nine points in 2024. The 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A median household income of $71,784, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 14,424 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gibson County and Jefferson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Moultrie County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Moultrie County, Illinois voted Republican by 49.0 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,528 votes cast, 1,615 went Democratic and 4,816 went Republican.
What is Moultrie County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Moultrie County, Illinois in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 Moultrie County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Moultrie County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Moultrie County, Illinois?
Moultrie County, Illinois has a population of 14,424 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Moultrie County, Illinois?
Median household income in Moultrie County, Illinois is $71,784 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Moultrie County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Moultrie County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.