† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupDixon-Sterling, ILIllinoisUnited States
German27.6%16.1%12.5%
Irish14.3%10.6%9.4%
English10.8%6.9%9.5%
American5.3%3.3%5.3%
Dutch4.3%——
Polish3.0%6.0%2.2%
Italian2.6%5.4%4.8%
Swedish2.4%1.5%—
Mexican8.6%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.3%1.7%1.8%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†2.5%12.1%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Dixon-Sterling, IL
Illinois
United States
Median age
43
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.5%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Dixon-Sterling, IL
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$68,565
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.9%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.1%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Dixon-Sterling, IL
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.2%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
4.7%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Dixon-Sterling, IL
Illinois
United States
Catholic
24.7%
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.8%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.6%
49.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
16.4%
5.3%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Dixon-Sterling, IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−13.4%
1896
−32.1%
1900
−31.9%
1904
−48.9%
1908
−35.6%
1912
+7.6%
1916
−37.5%
1920
−64.7%
1924
−56.3%
1928
−45.3%
1932
−14.8%
1936
−18.0%
1940
−33.6%
1944
−40.1%
1948
−38.5%
1952
−45.5%
1956
−46.4%
1960
−30.6%
1964
−3.7%
1968
−29.9%
1972
−37.4%
1976
−13.8%
1980
−44.3%
1984
−29.5%
1988
−15.6%
1992
+2.5%
1996
+6.1%
2000
−0.8%
2004
−5.0%
2008
+9.8%
2012
+7.9%
2016
−11.4%
2020
−12.5%
2024
−17.5%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
40.2%Harris17,117
57.7%Trump24,578
2.0%
R+17.5
R+5.0
R+16.1
42,560
R
42.5%Biden18,660
55.1%Trump24,157
2.4%
R+12.5
R+1.2
R+17.0
43,873
R
40.3%Clinton16,563
51.7%Trump21,227
8.0%
R+11.4
R+19.3
R+13.4
41,071
D
52.9%Obama21,770
44.9%Romney18,507
2.2%
D+7.9
R+1.9
D+4.1
41,176
D
54.1%Obama23,372
44.3%McCain19,141
1.6%
D+9.8
D+14.8
D+2.5
43,224
R
47.1%Kerry20,139
52.1%Bush22,266
0.8%
R+5.0
R+4.2
R+2.5
42,749
R
48.1%Gore18,997
49.0%Bush19,321
2.9%
R+0.8
R+6.9
R+1.3
39,457
D
47.5%Clinton17,808
41.4%Dole15,536
11.1%
D+6.1
D+3.6
R+2.5
37,526
D
42.0%Clinton17,859
39.5%Bush16,798
18.6%
D+2.5
D+18.1
R+3.1
42,570
R
41.9%Dukakis15,936
57.5%Bush21,881
0.6%
R+15.6
D+13.9
R+7.9
38,058
R
35.0%Mondale15,145
64.6%Reagan27,921
0.4%
R+29.5
D+14.8
R+11.3
43,251
R
25.0%Carter10,361
69.3%Reagan28,762
5.7%
R+44.3
R+30.5
R+34.6
41,502
R
42.3%Carter17,331
56.1%Ford22,982
1.5%
R+13.8
D+23.6
R+15.9
40,930
R
31.1%McGovern12,697
68.5%Nixon27,941
0.4%
R+37.4
R+7.4
R+14.2
40,790
R
32.3%Humphrey12,859
62.3%Nixon24,775
5.4%
R+29.9
R+26.2
R+29.3
39,789
R
48.1%Johnson19,851
51.9%Goldwater21,385
0.0%
R+3.7
D+26.9
R+26.3
41,236
R
34.6%Kennedy15,008
65.2%Nixon28,269
0.1%
R+30.6
D+15.8
R+30.8
43,331
R
26.7%Stevenson10,689
73.2%Eisenhower29,242
0.1%
R+46.4
R+1.0
R+31.0
39,973
R
27.2%Stevenson10,938
72.6%Eisenhower29,235
0.2%
R+45.5
R+6.9
R+34.7
40,250
R
30.4%Truman9,667
68.9%Dewey21,923
0.7%
R+38.5
D+1.5
R+43.0
31,816
R
29.7%Roosevelt10,454
69.8%Dewey24,559
0.5%
R+40.1
R+6.5
R+47.6
35,205
R
33.0%Roosevelt13,361
66.6%Willkie26,980
0.5%
R+33.6
R+15.6
R+43.6
40,527
R
39.6%Roosevelt14,827
57.6%Landon21,580
2.8%
R+18.0
R+3.2
R+42.3
37,475
R
42.0%Roosevelt14,192
56.8%Hoover19,190
1.2%
R+14.8
D+30.5
R+32.6
33,787
R
27.2%Smith8,555
72.5%Hoover22,818
0.4%
R+45.3
D+11.1
R+27.8
31,488
R
15.6%Davis4,324
72.0%Coolidge19,895
12.4%
R+56.3
D+8.4
R+31.2
27,633
R
15.8%Cox3,642
80.6%Harding18,538
3.6%
R+64.7
R+27.3
R+38.6
23,009
R
29.4%Wilson7,926
66.8%Hughes18,030
3.8%
R+37.5
R+45.0
R+40.6
26,972
O
28.2%Wilson3,991
20.6%Taft2,919
51.2%
Roosevelt +22.9
D+43.1
R+12.0
14,147
R
29.1%Bryan4,284
64.7%Taft9,512
6.1%
R+35.6
D+13.3
R+26.0
14,698
R
21.6%Parker3,150
70.5%Roosevelt10,270
7.8%
R+48.9
R+17.0
R+29.2
14,561
R
32.5%Bryan5,286
64.4%McKinley10,483
3.1%
R+31.9
D+0.2
R+24.4
16,272
R
33.0%Bryan5,257
65.1%McKinley10,374
1.9%
R+32.1
R+18.7
R+26.0
15,929
R
40.7%Cleveland5,519
54.1%Harrison7,332
5.2%
R+13.4
—
R+15.0
13,549
Congressional elections · 2 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2022
R
42.1%13,457
56.0%17,905
31,965
2020
R
43.9%18,948
52.5%22,690
43,192
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Dixon-Sterling, IL
Year
Total registered
2016
64,767
2018
62,360
2020
62,544
2022
61,672
2024
60,343
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+81 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −5,943 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Dixon-Sterling, IL in Dixon-Sterling, IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−580
2012
−920
2013
−366
2014
−638
2015
−503
2016
−422
2017
−395
2018
−491
2019
−499
2021
−8
2022
−1,077
2023
−352
2024
+227
2025
+81
Dixon-Sterling, IL sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.8 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 64.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.5 points.
A population of 88,816, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,565 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Burlington-Fort Madison, IA-IL and Marinette-Iron Mountain, WI-MI.
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How did Dixon-Sterling, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dixon-Sterling, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 17.5 points (R+17.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 42,560 votes cast, 17,117 went Democratic and 24,578 went Republican.
When did Dixon-Sterling, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dixon-Sterling, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Dixon-Sterling, IL, Illinois?
Dixon-Sterling, IL, Illinois has a population of 88,816 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dixon-Sterling, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Dixon-Sterling, IL, Illinois is $68,565 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Dixon-Sterling, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Dixon-Sterling, IL, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
