Putnam County, Illinois
Precinct data
Results by precinct
16 precincts · 3,389 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -HENNEPINHENNEPIN | 268 | 494 | 29 | 791 | 33.9% | 62.5% | R+28.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -GRANVILLE 4GRANVILLE 4 | 226 | 270 | 18 | 514 | 44.0% | 52.5% | R+8.6 |
| Precinct -GRANVILLE 3GRANVILLE 3 | 139 | 273 | 14 | 426 | 32.6% | 64.1% | R+31.5 |
| Precinct -GRANVILLE 2GRANVILLE 2 | 193 | 209 | 14 | 416 | 46.4% | 50.2% | R+3.8 |
| Precinct -SENACHWINESENACHWINE | 138 | 249 | 19 | 406 | 34.0% | 61.3% | R+27.3 |
| Precinct -MAGNOLIA 2MAGNOLIA 2 | 118 | 196 | 10 | 324 | 36.4% | 60.5% | R+24.1 |
| Precinct -MAGNOLIA 1MAGNOLIA 1 | 83 | 165 | 10 | 258 | 32.2% | 64.0% | R+31.8 |
| Precinct -GRANVILLE 1GRANVILLE 1 | 89 | 158 | 7 | 254 | 35.0% | 62.2% | R+27.2 |
| GRANVILLE 1-STANDARD Voting District17_1715500101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GRANVILLE 2 Voting District17_1715500102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GRANVILLE 3-MARK Voting District17_1715500103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| GRANVILLE 4 Voting District17_1715500104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| HENNEPIN Voting District17_1715500301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MAGNOLIA 1 Voting District17_1715500201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| MAGNOLIA 2-MCNABB Voting District17_1715500202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| SENACHWINE Voting District17_1715500401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.1% |
| 1896 | −18.7% |
| 1900 | −23.5% |
| 1904 | −34.4% |
| 1908 | −31.8% |
| 1912 | +1.4% |
| 1916 | −28.5% |
| 1920 | −57.5% |
| 1924 | −49.8% |
| 1928 | −22.8% |
| 1932 | +19.0% |
| 1936 | +0.1% |
| 1940 | −19.5% |
| 1944 | −27.4% |
| 1948 | −21.4% |
| 1952 | −25.2% |
| 1956 | −30.7% |
| 1960 | −11.3% |
| 1964 | +9.2% |
| 1968 | −14.5% |
| 1972 | −19.8% |
| 1976 | −7.7% |
| 1980 | −23.5% |
| 1984 | −12.5% |
| 1988 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | +18.3% |
| 1996 | +15.8% |
| 2000 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | +15.6% |
| 2012 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | −19.9% |
| 2020 | −19.3% |
| 2024 | −22.8% |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | R | 44.9%1,233 | 53.3%1,464 | 2,745 |
| 2020 | R | 44.3%1,459 | 51.7%1,706 | 3,297 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,280 |
| 2018 | 4,301 |
| 2020 | 4,310 |
| 2022 | 4,104 |
| 2024 | 4,173 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+17 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −172 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,898 in average income, against $81,595 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+20.9 on average — 1.9 points more Democratic-leaning than Putnam County, IL itself (R+22.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- LaSalle County, IL39R+18.5
- Bureau County, IL28R+24.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- LaSalle County, IL43
- Bureau County, IL33
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 | −33 |
| 2012 | −69 |
| 2013 | −53 |
| 2014 | −12 |
| 2015 | −107 |
| 2016 | −5 |
| 2017 | +13 |
| 2018 | +34 |
| 2019 | +12 |
| 2021 | −30 |
| 2022 | −14 |
| 2023 | +27 |
| 2024 | +48 |
| 2025 | +17 |
Putnam County, straddling the Illinois River valley between Bureau and Marshall counties, delivered its 2024 presidential margin of R+22.8 on a voting-age base of roughly 4,500 — making individual precinct swings unusually visible in statewide models.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.5 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.8 points.
A population of 5,601, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,590 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bureau County and Gogebic County.
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Putnam County, Illinois. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/17155/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.