Wabash County, Illinois: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+54 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,1192024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,0862024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+29 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Richland County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wabash CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wabash County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +13.4% |
| 1900 | +13.9% |
| 1904 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | +8.6% |
| 1912 | +25.1% |
| 1916 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | −6.5% |
| 1924 | −2.2% |
| 1928 | +24.8% |
| 1932 | +29.4% |
| 1936 | +18.7% |
| 1940 | +6.6% |
| 1944 | −7.1% |
| 1948 | −1.0% |
| 1952 | −22.9% |
| 1956 | −24.0% |
| 1960 | −17.1% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −36.9% |
| 1976 | −9.7% |
| 1980 | −27.3% |
| 1984 | −33.8% |
| 1988 | −21.2% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −3.9% |
| 2000 | −25.8% |
| 2004 | −41.0% |
| 2008 | −13.7% |
| 2012 | −36.8% |
| 2016 | −53.0% |
| 2020 | −53.2% |
| 2024 | −53.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,200 | 4,095 | 5,377 | ||
| R | 1,253 | 4,237 | 5,607 | ||
| R | 1,151 | 4,047 | 5,464 | ||
| R | 1,590 | 3,478 | 5,134 | ||
| R | 2,462 | 3,254 | 5,782 | ||
| R | 1,752 | 4,212 | 6,006 | ||
| R | 1,987 | 3,406 | 5,508 | ||
| R | 2,177 | 2,381 | 5,274 | ||
| R | 2,436 | 2,485 | 6,240 | ||
| R | 2,241 | 3,453 | 5,726 | ||
| R | 1,795 | 3,639 | 5,453 | ||
| R | 1,975 | 3,571 | 5,837 | ||
| R | 2,781 | 3,388 | 6,227 | ||
| R | 1,985 | 4,310 | 6,306 | ||
| R | 2,244 | 3,529 | 6,392 | ||
| D | 3,721 | 2,905 | 6,626 | ||
| R | 3,013 | 4,261 | 7,278 | ||
| R | 2,713 | 4,425 | 7,146 | ||
| R | 2,661 | 4,246 | 6,917 | ||
| R | 2,857 | 2,916 | 5,898 | ||
| R | 3,026 | 3,496 | 6,603 | ||
| D | 4,187 | 3,659 | 7,965 | ||
| D | 4,214 | 2,860 | 7,224 | ||
| D | 4,280 | 2,309 | 6,695 | ||
| D | 3,955 | 2,373 | 6,369 | ||
| R | 2,442 | 2,564 | 5,621 | ||
| R | 2,514 | 2,871 | 5,479 | ||
| D | 3,264 | 2,600 | 6,129 | ||
| D | 1,676 | 841 | 3,325 | ||
| D | 1,814 | 1,511 | 3,509 | ||
| D | 1,300 | 1,298 | 2,912 | ||
| D | 1,643 | 1,226 | 2,993 | ||
| D | 1,739 | 1,321 | 3,129 | ||
| D | 1,428 | 1,112 | 2,733 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.7%
English
15.2%
Irish
11.5%
American
7.1%
Scottish
2.2%
Polish
1.7%
Italian
1.4%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 43.2 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
$57,086
Wabash County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wabash County$57,086
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Wabash 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
16.7%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.1%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.9%
speak English only
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Spanish1.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wabash County, tucked into southeastern Illinois along the Indiana border, has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for over a decade, reflecting a broader rural realignment across the region's small agricultural communities.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A population of 11,119, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,086 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Richland County and De Witt County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wabash County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wabash County, Illinois voted Republican by 53.8 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,377 votes cast, 1,200 went Democratic and 4,095 went Republican.
What is Wabash County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Wabash County, Illinois in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. 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 12 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wabash County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wabash County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wabash County, Illinois?
Wabash County, Illinois has a population of 11,119 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wabash County, Illinois?
Median household income in Wabash County, Illinois is $57,086 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Wabash County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wabash County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.