Tazewell County, Illinois: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+34 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 130,2902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,9822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+34 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Crawford County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Tazewell CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Tazewell County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +9.0% |
| 1896 | +0.5% |
| 1900 | +1.1% |
| 1904 | −10.3% |
| 1908 | +0.2% |
| 1912 | +33.7% |
| 1916 | +0.5% |
| 1920 | −33.0% |
| 1924 | −28.6% |
| 1928 | −15.1% |
| 1932 | +30.1% |
| 1936 | +34.5% |
| 1940 | +17.3% |
| 1944 | +7.0% |
| 1948 | +6.1% |
| 1952 | −10.4% |
| 1956 | −18.7% |
| 1960 | −7.7% |
| 1964 | +24.9% |
| 1968 | −4.7% |
| 1972 | −34.4% |
| 1976 | −11.7% |
| 1980 | −32.9% |
| 1984 | −18.7% |
| 1988 | −7.9% |
| 1992 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | −10.6% |
| 2004 | −16.4% |
| 2008 | −6.0% |
| 2012 | −17.8% |
| 2016 | −27.8% |
| 2020 | −25.5% |
| 2024 | −26.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24,325 | 42,451 | 68,027 | ||
| R | 24,819 | 42,513 | 69,276 | ||
| R | 20,685 | 38,707 | 64,751 | ||
| R | 24,438 | 35,335 | 61,282 | ||
| R | 29,384 | 33,247 | 63,854 | ||
| R | 25,814 | 36,058 | 62,338 | ||
| R | 25,379 | 31,537 | 58,348 | ||
| R | 24,139 | 24,395 | 53,678 | ||
| D | 26,428 | 23,469 | 59,994 | ||
| R | 24,603 | 28,861 | 53,727 | ||
| R | 23,095 | 33,782 | 57,115 | ||
| R | 16,924 | 35,481 | 56,462 | ||
| R | 22,821 | 28,951 | 52,503 | ||
| R | 15,576 | 31,937 | 47,613 | ||
| R | 20,712 | 22,971 | 48,422 | ||
| D | 28,561 | 17,170 | 45,731 | ||
| R | 20,521 | 23,967 | 44,526 | ||
| R | 16,230 | 23,690 | 39,970 | ||
| R | 16,862 | 20,763 | 37,653 | ||
| D | 14,131 | 12,504 | 26,778 | ||
| D | 14,412 | 12,531 | 27,039 | ||
| D | 17,624 | 12,419 | 30,159 | ||
| D | 16,487 | 7,946 | 24,774 | ||
| D | 13,591 | 7,260 | 21,055 | ||
| R | 6,910 | 9,409 | 16,586 | ||
| R | 3,375 | 7,488 | 14,370 | ||
| R | 3,640 | 7,679 | 12,250 | ||
| D | 6,743 | 6,672 | 14,014 | ||
| D | 3,654 | 1,054 | 7,717 | ||
| D | 3,786 | 3,767 | 7,923 | ||
| R | 3,255 | 4,051 | 7,729 | ||
| D | 4,048 | 3,957 | 8,235 | ||
| D | 3,743 | 3,703 | 7,601 | ||
| D | 3,652 | 3,030 | 6,944 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.0%
English
13.9%
Irish
13.0%
American
6.3%
Italian
3.6%
French
2.8%
Polish
2.0%
African American
1.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 41.9 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
$77,982
Tazewell County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Tazewell County$77,982
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Tazewell County ranks in the top 25% 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
9.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.6%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.6%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Tazewell's largely white, working-class electorate along the Illinois River corridor has shifted decisively rightward over two decades, delivering Republican presidential margins that have roughly doubled since 2008.
The Republican margin here reached thirty-four points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 130,290, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,982 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Crawford County and Jasper County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Tazewell County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tazewell County, Illinois voted Republican by 26.6 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 68,027 votes cast, 24,325 went Democratic and 42,451 went Republican.
What is Tazewell County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Tazewell County, Illinois in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Tazewell County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tazewell County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Tazewell County, Illinois?
Tazewell County, Illinois has a population of 130,290 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tazewell County, Illinois?
Median household income in Tazewell County, Illinois is $77,982 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Tazewell County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tazewell County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.