Pulaski County, Illinois
Precinct data
Results by precinct
22 precincts · 2,406 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -GRAND CHAINGRAND CHAIN | 72 | 252 | 9 | 333 | 21.6% | 75.7% | R+54.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -VILLA RIDGE - AMERICAVILLA RIDGE - AMERICA | 86 | 225 | 6 | 317 | 27.1% | 71.0% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -OLMSTEDOLMSTED | 66 | 230 | 10 | 306 | 21.6% | 75.2% | R+53.6 |
| Precinct -KARNAKKARNAK | 30 | 204 | 3 | 237 | 12.7% | 86.1% | R+73.4 |
| Precinct -ULLINULLIN | 50 | 182 | 4 | 236 | 21.2% | 77.1% | R+55.9 |
| Precinct -MOUNDS 3MOUNDS 3 | 125 | 103 | 4 | 232 | 53.9% | 44.4% | D+9.5 |
| Precinct -MOUND CITYMOUND CITY | 94 | 76 | 5 | 175 | 53.7% | 43.4% | D+10.3 |
| Precinct -PULASKIPULASKI | 85 | 86 | 4 | 175 | 48.6% | 49.1% | R+0.6 |
| Precinct -MOUNDS 2MOUNDS 2 | 62 | 82 | 7 | 151 | 41.1% | 54.3% | R+13.2 |
| Precinct -PERKS-WETAUGPERKS-WETAUG | 26 | 112 | 1 | 139 | 18.7% | 80.6% | R+61.9 |
| Precinct -MOUNDS 1MOUNDS 1 | 73 | 31 | 1 | 105 | 69.5% | 29.5% | D+40.0 |
| GRAND CHAIN Voting District17_1715300201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| KARNAK Voting District17_1715300301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MOUND CITY 2 Voting District17_1715300402 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MOUNDS 1 Voting District17_1715300501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MOUNDS 2 Voting District17_1715300502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MOUNDS 3 Voting District17_1715300503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| OLMSTED Voting District17_1715300601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PERKS-WETAUG Voting District17_1715300701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| PULASKI Voting District17_1715300801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| ULLIN Voting District17_1715300901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| VILLA RIDGE - AMERICA Voting District17_1715301001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −29.1% |
| 1896 | −28.6% |
| 1900 | −30.6% |
| 1904 | −45.0% |
| 1908 | −33.0% |
| 1912 | −20.5% |
| 1916 | −27.7% |
| 1920 | −27.1% |
| 1924 | −30.4% |
| 1928 | −31.3% |
| 1932 | +3.3% |
| 1936 | +0.4% |
| 1940 | −14.0% |
| 1944 | −16.7% |
| 1948 | −6.2% |
| 1952 | −17.9% |
| 1956 | −13.8% |
| 1960 | −6.0% |
| 1964 | +32.0% |
| 1968 | +7.2% |
| 1972 | −19.1% |
| 1976 | +15.0% |
| 1980 | −3.1% |
| 1984 | −5.4% |
| 1988 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | +23.0% |
| 1996 | +17.3% |
| 2000 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | −11.2% |
| 2008 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | −5.8% |
| 2016 | −26.1% |
| 2020 | −30.7% |
| 2024 | −34.2% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 36.8%730 | 62.0%1,231 | 1,986 |
| 2020 | R | 41.4%1,066 | 56.9%1,466 | 2,576 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,417 |
| 2018 | 5,761 |
| 2020 | 4,539 |
| 2022 | 4,327 |
| 2024 | 4,471 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−28 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −844 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $42,381 in average income, against $54,752 for residents who stayed — 23% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Union County, IL24
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 | −129 |
| 2012 | −7 |
| 2013 | −40 |
| 2014 | −91 |
| 2015 | −110 |
| 2016 | −38 |
| 2017 | −90 |
| 2018 | −94 |
| 2019 | −82 |
| 2021 | −60 |
| 2022 | −56 |
| 2023 | +32 |
| 2024 | −51 |
| 2025 | −28 |
Pulaski County sits at Illinois's southern tip along the Mississippi, with a population under 7,500 that has declined for decades. Despite a historically biracial rural electorate, recent presidential margins have shifted decisively, reaching R+34 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.0 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 45.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.2 points.
A population of 5,015, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $42,463 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ben Hill County and Pickens County.
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Pulaski County, Illinois. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/17153/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.