Ogle County, Illinois: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+29%. Republican peak: R+68 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 51,4952024 5-year
- Median household income
- $82,1322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Allegan County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ogle CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ogle 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 | −26.1% |
| 1896 | −40.7% |
| 1900 | −40.5% |
| 1904 | −57.4% |
| 1908 | −44.1% |
| 1912 | −3.9% |
| 1916 | −44.2% |
| 1920 | −67.7% |
| 1924 | −58.1% |
| 1928 | −56.7% |
| 1932 | −20.2% |
| 1936 | −24.4% |
| 1940 | −41.8% |
| 1944 | −45.7% |
| 1948 | −42.8% |
| 1952 | −55.7% |
| 1956 | −56.5% |
| 1960 | −46.8% |
| 1964 | −20.3% |
| 1968 | −44.0% |
| 1972 | −47.9% |
| 1976 | −25.9% |
| 1980 | −44.9% |
| 1984 | −47.3% |
| 1988 | −34.5% |
| 1992 | −12.4% |
| 1996 | −15.2% |
| 2000 | −22.6% |
| 2004 | −24.5% |
| 2008 | −7.6% |
| 2012 | −16.7% |
| 2016 | −26.0% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −29.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 8,883 | 16,450 | 25,799 | ||
| R | 9,428 | 16,248 | 26,340 | ||
| R | 8,050 | 14,352 | 24,193 | ||
| R | 9,514 | 13,422 | 23,367 | ||
| R | 11,253 | 13,144 | 24,850 | ||
| R | 9,018 | 14,918 | 24,091 | ||
| R | 7,673 | 12,325 | 20,601 | ||
| R | 6,765 | 9,558 | 18,335 | ||
| R | 6,512 | 9,008 | 20,109 | ||
| R | 5,641 | 11,644 | 17,394 | ||
| R | 4,803 | 13,503 | 18,396 | ||
| R | 4,067 | 12,533 | 18,871 | ||
| R | 6,463 | 11,073 | 17,797 | ||
| R | 4,743 | 13,512 | 18,290 | ||
| R | 4,399 | 12,168 | 17,641 | ||
| R | 6,917 | 10,430 | 17,347 | ||
| R | 4,792 | 13,226 | 18,025 | ||
| R | 3,660 | 13,194 | 16,870 | ||
| R | 3,796 | 13,351 | 17,163 | ||
| R | 3,796 | 9,519 | 13,378 | ||
| R | 3,951 | 10,680 | 14,712 | ||
| R | 4,833 | 11,838 | 16,742 | ||
| R | 5,776 | 9,576 | 15,546 | ||
| R | 5,416 | 8,224 | 13,912 | ||
| R | 2,691 | 9,808 | 12,546 | ||
| R | 1,591 | 8,449 | 11,799 | ||
| R | 1,720 | 9,322 | 11,233 | ||
| R | 3,207 | 8,639 | 12,283 | ||
| O | 1,750 | 2,014 | 6,745 | ||
| R | 1,761 | 4,848 | 7,002 | ||
| R | 1,209 | 5,109 | 6,799 | ||
| R | 2,171 | 5,255 | 7,619 | ||
| R | 2,142 | 5,210 | 7,529 | ||
| R | 2,244 | 3,939 | 6,499 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.3%
Irish
13.7%
English
9.9%
Italian
3.9%
Polish
3.9%
American
3.7%
French
1.8%
African American
1.0%
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: 42.2 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
$82,132
Ogle County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Ogle County$82,132
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Ogle 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
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.5%
Working age (18–64)6.9%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.4%
speak English only
Spanish7.1%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ogle County's mix of small manufacturing towns and agricultural townships has trended steadily more Republican over the past four presidential cycles, reaching a 29-point margin in 2024 despite modest population decline.
Its margins are typically close. the Republican margin reached sixty-eight points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-nine points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $82,132, and a 8% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Allegan County and Orange County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ogle County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ogle County, Illinois voted Republican by 29.3 points (R+29), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,799 votes cast, 8,883 went Democratic and 16,450 went Republican.
What is Ogle County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Ogle County, Illinois in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. 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 0 times, Republican 33 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in Ogle County, Illinois?
Ogle County, Illinois has a population of 51,495 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ogle County, Illinois?
Median household income in Ogle County, Illinois is $82,132 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Ogle County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ogle County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.