Woodford County, Illinois: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+47 in 1980.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,3122024 5-year
- Median household income
- $91,4832024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 1980MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cape Girardeau County, MO · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Woodford CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Woodford County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +18.6% |
| 1896 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | +2.8% |
| 1904 | −10.0% |
| 1908 | −1.0% |
| 1912 | +26.4% |
| 1916 | −8.0% |
| 1920 | −41.4% |
| 1924 | −33.0% |
| 1928 | −21.5% |
| 1932 | +15.0% |
| 1936 | +2.7% |
| 1940 | −20.7% |
| 1944 | −27.8% |
| 1948 | −25.2% |
| 1952 | −42.0% |
| 1956 | −44.5% |
| 1960 | −29.6% |
| 1964 | −2.7% |
| 1968 | −30.4% |
| 1972 | −45.9% |
| 1976 | −29.3% |
| 1980 | −47.4% |
| 1984 | −41.5% |
| 1988 | −34.4% |
| 1992 | −15.6% |
| 1996 | −21.7% |
| 2000 | −32.0% |
| 2004 | −35.6% |
| 2008 | −26.6% |
| 2012 | −39.0% |
| 2016 | −40.9% |
| 2020 | −40.2% |
| 2024 | −42.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,959 | 14,837 | 21,124 | ||
| R | 6,160 | 14,799 | 21,502 | ||
| R | 5,092 | 13,207 | 19,864 | ||
| R | 5,572 | 12,961 | 18,938 | ||
| R | 6,999 | 12,191 | 19,483 | ||
| R | 6,005 | 12,698 | 18,802 | ||
| R | 5,529 | 10,905 | 16,793 | ||
| R | 5,270 | 8,527 | 15,043 | ||
| R | 5,490 | 8,032 | 16,305 | ||
| R | 4,604 | 9,474 | 14,155 | ||
| R | 4,425 | 10,758 | 15,272 | ||
| R | 3,552 | 10,791 | 15,268 | ||
| R | 4,819 | 8,899 | 13,904 | ||
| R | 3,558 | 9,622 | 13,203 | ||
| R | 4,005 | 7,876 | 12,747 | ||
| R | 5,914 | 6,248 | 12,162 | ||
| R | 4,401 | 8,101 | 12,509 | ||
| R | 3,257 | 8,505 | 11,783 | ||
| R | 3,273 | 8,022 | 11,308 | ||
| R | 3,446 | 5,784 | 9,276 | ||
| R | 3,514 | 6,237 | 9,787 | ||
| R | 4,314 | 6,575 | 10,942 | ||
| D | 5,122 | 4,845 | 10,093 | ||
| D | 5,244 | 3,866 | 9,192 | ||
| R | 3,311 | 5,140 | 8,524 | ||
| R | 1,828 | 4,290 | 7,464 | ||
| R | 1,977 | 4,929 | 7,137 | ||
| R | 3,619 | 4,273 | 8,171 | ||
| D | 2,051 | 850 | 4,552 | ||
| R | 2,156 | 2,204 | 4,637 | ||
| R | 1,908 | 2,371 | 4,632 | ||
| D | 2,564 | 2,421 | 5,192 | ||
| D | 2,453 | 2,447 | 5,018 | ||
| D | 2,601 | 1,738 | 4,628 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
39.0%
English
12.0%
Irish
11.6%
American
5.2%
Italian
3.6%
Polish
3.0%
French
2.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 40.4 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
$91,483
Woodford County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Woodford County$91,483
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Woodford County ranks in the top 10% 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
7.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)7.1%
Seniors (65+)6.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 64.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Woodford's small-city and agricultural base has produced some of the widest presidential margins in the state, with the 2024 result hitting R+42—a figure that places it among Illinois's most lopsided counties in recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached forty-seven points in 1980. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 38,312, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,483 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cape Girardeau County and Garrett County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Woodford County, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Woodford County, Illinois voted Republican by 42.0 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,124 votes cast, 5,959 went Democratic and 14,837 went Republican.
What is Woodford County, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Woodford 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 6 times, Republican 28 times, and other 0 times.
When did Woodford County, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Woodford County, Illinois voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in Woodford County, Illinois?
Woodford County, Illinois has a population of 38,312 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Woodford County, Illinois?
Median household income in Woodford County, Illinois is $91,483 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Woodford County, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Woodford County, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.