Pope County, Illinois
Precinct data
Results by precinct
12 precincts · 2,151 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -EDDYVILLE 6EDDYVILLE 6 | 77 | 424 | 9 | 510 | 15.1% | 83.1% | R+68.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -GOLCONDA 2GOLCONDA 2 | 101 | 332 | 9 | 442 | 22.9% | 75.1% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct -WEBSTER 5WEBSTER 5 | 73 | 328 | 5 | 406 | 18.0% | 80.8% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -GOLCONDA 1GOLCONDA 1 | 71 | 257 | 4 | 332 | 21.4% | 77.4% | R+56.0 |
| Precinct -GOLCONDA 3GOLCONDA 3 | 66 | 198 | 5 | 269 | 24.5% | 73.6% | R+49.1 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSON 4JEFFERSON 4 | 28 | 159 | 5 | 192 | 14.6% | 82.8% | R+68.2 |
| EDDYVILLE 6 Voting District17_17151EDVL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GOLCONDA 1 Voting District17_17151GOL1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GOLCONDA 2 Voting District17_17151GOL2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GOLCONDA 3 Voting District17_17151GOL3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| JEFFERSON 4 Voting District17_17151JFSN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| WEBSTER 5 Voting District17_17151WBST | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −29.2% |
| 1896 | −26.4% |
| 1900 | −33.0% |
| 1904 | −42.0% |
| 1908 | −38.0% |
| 1912 | −18.1% |
| 1916 | −42.4% |
| 1920 | −56.0% |
| 1924 | −36.4% |
| 1928 | −49.0% |
| 1932 | −8.4% |
| 1936 | −23.3% |
| 1940 | −31.9% |
| 1944 | −47.2% |
| 1948 | −31.5% |
| 1952 | −35.2% |
| 1956 | −33.3% |
| 1960 | −26.9% |
| 1964 | −8.7% |
| 1968 | −25.4% |
| 1972 | −30.1% |
| 1976 | −5.1% |
| 1980 | −25.3% |
| 1984 | −24.3% |
| 1988 | −9.3% |
| 1992 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | −18.0% |
| 2004 | −23.9% |
| 2008 | −22.3% |
| 2012 | −38.8% |
| 2016 | −60.8% |
| 2020 | −59.2% |
| 2024 | −60.1% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 21.7%357 | 76.9%1,265 | 1,646 |
| 2020 | R | 24.4%520 | 73.9%1,573 | 2,128 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,088 |
| 2018 | 3,015 |
| 2020 | 3,026 |
| 2022 | 2,772 |
| 2024 | 2,823 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−6 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +7 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,730 in average income, against $61,796 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | +46 |
| 2012 | −16 |
| 2013 | +24 |
| 2014 | −68 |
| 2015 | −71 |
| 2016 | −79 |
| 2017 | +30 |
| 2018 | +24 |
| 2019 | +7 |
| 2021 | +38 |
| 2022 | +35 |
| 2023 | +1 |
| 2024 | +42 |
| 2025 | −6 |
Tucked into the Shawnee Hills along the Ohio River, Pope County's roughly 4,400 residents have delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points, making it an extreme outlier in a state that trends reliably Democratic statewide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 4.6 points in 1992 and a Republican high of 60.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.1 points.
A population of 3,739, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,050 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ozark County and Hardin County.
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Pope County, Illinois. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/17151/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.