Williamson County, Illinois: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+41 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,8762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Randolph County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Williamson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Williamson 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 | −7.9% |
| 1896 | −7.9% |
| 1900 | −14.7% |
| 1904 | −29.9% |
| 1908 | −14.0% |
| 1912 | +0.5% |
| 1916 | −10.9% |
| 1920 | −30.2% |
| 1924 | −15.7% |
| 1928 | −3.6% |
| 1932 | +19.1% |
| 1936 | +8.6% |
| 1940 | +0.7% |
| 1944 | −11.6% |
| 1948 | −2.7% |
| 1952 | −10.4% |
| 1956 | −13.0% |
| 1960 | −9.6% |
| 1964 | +23.1% |
| 1968 | −9.4% |
| 1972 | −20.9% |
| 1976 | +11.8% |
| 1980 | −14.0% |
| 1984 | −12.5% |
| 1988 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | +17.0% |
| 1996 | +11.0% |
| 2000 | −6.8% |
| 2004 | −21.4% |
| 2008 | −14.8% |
| 2012 | −24.8% |
| 2016 | −40.8% |
| 2020 | −37.3% |
| 2024 | −38.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,890 | 22,686 | 33,068 | ||
| R | 10,206 | 22,801 | 33,730 | ||
| R | 8,581 | 21,570 | 31,852 | ||
| R | 10,647 | 17,909 | 29,254 | ||
| R | 12,589 | 17,039 | 30,141 | ||
| R | 11,685 | 18,086 | 29,960 | ||
| R | 12,192 | 14,012 | 26,939 | ||
| D | 12,510 | 9,734 | 25,272 | ||
| D | 14,361 | 9,462 | 28,760 | ||
| D | 12,712 | 12,274 | 25,130 | ||
| R | 11,614 | 14,930 | 26,630 | ||
| R | 10,779 | 14,451 | 26,228 | ||
| D | 13,600 | 10,703 | 24,553 | ||
| R | 9,202 | 14,101 | 23,492 | ||
| R | 9,660 | 11,886 | 23,588 | ||
| D | 14,613 | 9,130 | 23,743 | ||
| R | 11,335 | 13,732 | 25,096 | ||
| R | 10,345 | 13,438 | 23,810 | ||
| R | 10,838 | 13,348 | 24,223 | ||
| R | 9,841 | 10,386 | 20,357 | ||
| R | 9,974 | 12,594 | 22,671 | ||
| D | 14,645 | 14,433 | 29,217 | ||
| D | 14,663 | 12,319 | 27,334 | ||
| D | 12,961 | 8,714 | 22,265 | ||
| R | 10,139 | 10,913 | 21,309 | ||
| R | 6,117 | 9,366 | 20,689 | ||
| R | 4,728 | 10,118 | 17,834 | ||
| R | 8,172 | 10,262 | 19,138 | ||
| D | 3,258 | 3,209 | 9,267 | ||
| R | 3,513 | 4,786 | 9,093 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 4,044 | 6,859 | ||
| R | 2,760 | 3,723 | 6,540 | ||
| R | 2,582 | 3,027 | 5,637 | ||
| R | 2,118 | 2,504 | 4,878 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.3%
English
14.2%
Irish
13.6%
American
5.9%
Italian
4.7%
Polish
2.1%
French
2.1%
African American
3.6%
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: 41.6 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
$65,604
Williamson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Williamson County$65,604
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Williamson 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
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.8%
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 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Williamson County's coalfield heritage once made it a Democratic bedrock, but the region's political realignment over recent decades has produced presidential margins exceeding R+38, among the sharpest swings in downstate Illinois.
The Republican margin here reached forty-one points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-nine points.
A population of 66,876, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,604 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Randolph County and Union County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Williamson County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Williamson County, Illinois voted Republican by 38.7 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,068 votes cast, 9,890 went Democratic and 22,686 went Republican.
What is Williamson County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Williamson 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Williamson County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Williamson County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Williamson County, Illinois?
Williamson County, Illinois has a population of 66,876 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Williamson County, Illinois?
Median household income in Williamson County, Illinois is $65,604 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Williamson County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Williamson County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.