Schuyler County, Illinois: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Republican peak: R+47 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,7872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,9482024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Tuscarawas County, OH · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Schuyler CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Schuyler 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 | +8.4% |
| 1896 | +11.4% |
| 1900 | +9.3% |
| 1904 | +1.3% |
| 1908 | +6.8% |
| 1912 | +25.1% |
| 1916 | +12.8% |
| 1920 | −10.4% |
| 1924 | +2.2% |
| 1928 | −8.4% |
| 1932 | +28.8% |
| 1936 | +12.3% |
| 1940 | +1.3% |
| 1944 | −4.6% |
| 1948 | −1.1% |
| 1952 | −22.7% |
| 1956 | −16.7% |
| 1960 | −18.0% |
| 1964 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | −27.9% |
| 1972 | −32.2% |
| 1976 | −13.3% |
| 1980 | −30.4% |
| 1984 | −24.2% |
| 1988 | −7.7% |
| 1992 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | −13.0% |
| 2004 | −20.1% |
| 2008 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | −8.8% |
| 2016 | −37.8% |
| 2020 | −43.5% |
| 2024 | −46.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 961 | 2,720 | 3,759 | ||
| R | 1,068 | 2,773 | 3,918 | ||
| R | 1,075 | 2,524 | 3,834 | ||
| R | 1,727 | 2,069 | 3,902 | ||
| D | 1,900 | 1,833 | 3,823 | ||
| R | 1,594 | 2,403 | 4,031 | ||
| R | 1,587 | 2,077 | 3,772 | ||
| D | 1,636 | 1,597 | 3,749 | ||
| D | 1,650 | 1,512 | 3,995 | ||
| R | 1,866 | 2,178 | 4,066 | ||
| R | 1,533 | 2,515 | 4,061 | ||
| R | 1,445 | 2,799 | 4,460 | ||
| R | 2,014 | 2,635 | 4,669 | ||
| R | 1,534 | 2,994 | 4,534 | ||
| R | 1,475 | 2,760 | 4,600 | ||
| D | 2,504 | 2,417 | 4,921 | ||
| R | 2,115 | 3,047 | 5,164 | ||
| R | 2,189 | 3,068 | 5,270 | ||
| R | 2,076 | 3,295 | 5,375 | ||
| R | 2,464 | 2,519 | 5,074 | ||
| R | 2,555 | 2,801 | 5,405 | ||
| D | 3,404 | 3,318 | 6,803 | ||
| D | 3,885 | 3,029 | 6,957 | ||
| D | 3,782 | 2,075 | 5,930 | ||
| R | 2,542 | 3,011 | 5,576 | ||
| D | 2,860 | 2,729 | 5,906 | ||
| R | 2,258 | 2,800 | 5,199 | ||
| D | 3,392 | 2,595 | 6,238 | ||
| D | 1,714 | 853 | 3,428 | ||
| D | 1,876 | 1,622 | 3,745 | ||
| D | 1,682 | 1,636 | 3,613 | ||
| D | 2,167 | 1,791 | 4,050 | ||
| D | 2,334 | 1,848 | 4,261 | ||
| D | 1,880 | 1,563 | 3,794 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
19.0%
German
17.6%
Irish
13.8%
American
7.9%
Scottish
3.9%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.7%
African American
3.0%
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: 49.1 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
$65,948
Schuyler County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Schuyler County$65,948
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Schuyler County ranks near the middle 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
20.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.4%
Working age (18–64)23.6%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Schuyler County's R+46.8 margin in 2024 reflects a broader west-central Illinois trend where small agricultural communities have shifted decisively away from statewide Democratic patterns, even as Illinois's electoral votes remain uncompetitive.
The Democratic margin here peaked at twenty-nine points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.
A population of 6,787, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,948 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tuscarawas County and Spencer County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Schuyler County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Schuyler County, Illinois voted Republican by 46.8 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,759 votes cast, 961 went Democratic and 2,720 went Republican.
What is Schuyler County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Schuyler County, Illinois in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 15 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Schuyler County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Schuyler County, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Schuyler County, Illinois?
Schuyler County, Illinois has a population of 6,787 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Schuyler County, Illinois?
Median household income in Schuyler County, Illinois is $65,948 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Schuyler County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Schuyler County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.