Piatt County, Illinois
Precinct data
Results by precinct
32 precincts · 9,612 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -MONTICELLO 4MONTICELLO 4 | 464 | 619 | 34 | 1,117 | 41.5% | 55.4% | R+13.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -SANGAMON 2SANGAMON 2 | 373 | 650 | 39 | 1,062 | 35.1% | 61.2% | R+26.1 |
| Precinct -MONTICELLO 2MONTICELLO 2 | 419 | 573 | 31 | 1,023 | 41.0% | 56.0% | R+15.1 |
| Precinct -MONTICELLO 1MONTICELLO 1 | 276 | 469 | 35 | 780 | 35.4% | 60.1% | R+24.7 |
| Precinct -BLUE RIDGEBLUE RIDGE | 204 | 517 | 23 | 744 | 27.4% | 69.5% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct -SANGAMON 1SANGAMON 1 | 234 | 387 | 12 | 633 | 37.0% | 61.1% | R+24.2 |
| Precinct -MONTICELLO 3MONTICELLO 3 | 278 | 329 | 24 | 631 | 44.1% | 52.1% | R+8.1 |
| Precinct -WILLOW BRANCHWILLOW BRANCH | 181 | 397 | 24 | 602 | 30.1% | 65.9% | R+35.9 |
| Precinct -BEMENT 2BEMENT 2 | 155 | 334 | 15 | 504 | 30.8% | 66.3% | R+35.5 |
| Precinct -BEMENT 1BEMENT 1 | 132 | 281 | 14 | 427 | 30.9% | 65.8% | R+34.9 |
| Precinct -GOOSE CREEKGOOSE CREEK | 117 | 299 | 9 | 425 | 27.5% | 70.4% | R+42.8 |
| Precinct -CERRO GORDO 1CERRO GORDO 1 | 91 | 300 | 5 | 396 | 23.0% | 75.8% | R+52.8 |
| Precinct -UNITY 1UNITY 1 | 81 | 293 | 10 | 384 | 21.1% | 76.3% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -CERRO GORDO 4CERRO GORDO 4 | 89 | 276 | 10 | 375 | 23.7% | 73.6% | R+49.9 |
| Precinct -UNITY 2UNITY 2 | 65 | 241 | 12 | 318 | 20.4% | 75.8% | R+55.3 |
| Precinct -CERRO GORDO 2CERRO GORDO 2 | 45 | 139 | 7 | 191 | 23.6% | 72.8% | R+49.2 |
| BEMENT 1 Voting District17_1714700101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BEMENT 2 Voting District17_1714700102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| BLUE RIDGE 1 Voting District17_1714700201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CERRO GORDO 1 Voting District17_1714700301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CERRO GORDO 2 Voting District17_1714700302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| CERRO GORDO 4 Voting District17_1714700304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GOOSE CREEK Voting District17_1714700401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MONTICELLO 1 Voting District17_1714700501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MONTICELLO 2 Voting District17_1714700502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MONTICELLO 3 Voting District17_1714700503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MONTICELLO 4 Voting District17_1714700504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SANGAMON 1 Voting District17_1714700601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SANGAMON 2 Voting District17_1714700602 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| UNITY 1 Voting District17_1714700701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| UNITY 2 Voting District17_1714700702 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WILLOW BRANCH 1 Voting District17_1714700801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −5.8% |
| 1896 | −13.5% |
| 1900 | −16.1% |
| 1904 | −29.7% |
| 1908 | −20.2% |
| 1912 | +9.4% |
| 1916 | −13.6% |
| 1920 | −37.9% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −39.7% |
| 1932 | +13.7% |
| 1936 | +1.9% |
| 1940 | −12.3% |
| 1944 | −19.3% |
| 1948 | −21.2% |
| 1952 | −35.8% |
| 1956 | −32.5% |
| 1960 | −21.9% |
| 1964 | +10.7% |
| 1968 | −21.6% |
| 1972 | −35.7% |
| 1976 | −11.6% |
| 1980 | −31.3% |
| 1984 | −27.4% |
| 1988 | −14.3% |
| 1992 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | −13.5% |
| 2004 | −26.4% |
| 2008 | −12.6% |
| 2012 | −26.6% |
| 2016 | −33.0% |
| 2020 | −29.6% |
| 2024 | −30.5% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 36.5%2,783 | 61.2%4,657 | 7,615 |
| 2020 | R | 34.9%3,407 | 61.5%6,004 | 9,758 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,493 |
| 2018 | 12,153 |
| 2020 | 12,730 |
| 2022 | 11,879 |
| 2024 | 12,675 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+182 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −150 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $68,245 in average income, against $97,143 for residents who stayed — 30% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+2.0 on average — 33 points more Democratic-leaning than Piatt County, IL itself (R+30.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Champaign County, IL162D+23.8
- Macon County, IL53R+18.9
- Douglas County, IL29R+46.1
- De Witt County, IL22R+44.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Champaign County, IL107
- Macon County, IL59
- Douglas County, IL32
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 | −38 |
| 2012 | −182 |
| 2013 | −39 |
| 2014 | −39 |
| 2015 | −67 |
| 2016 | +151 |
| 2017 | −93 |
| 2018 | −80 |
| 2019 | −35 |
| 2021 | +122 |
| 2022 | −30 |
| 2023 | +71 |
| 2024 | −73 |
| 2025 | +182 |
Piatt County's 16,000 residents are concentrated in agriculture and small manufacturing, a demographic profile that has tracked closely with the statewide rural realignment — its 2024 presidential margin of R+30.5 reflects a roughly 15-point shift rightward over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 39.7 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.5 points.
A population of 16,695, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $94,811 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Warrick County and Cass County.
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Piatt County, Illinois. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/17147/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.