† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
4 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
GroupRockford-Freeport-Rochelle, ILIllinoisUnited States
German24.8%16.1%12.5%
Irish12.2%10.6%9.4%
English9.2%6.9%9.5%
Italian6.2%5.4%4.8%
Swedish5.7%1.5%—
Polish4.0%6.0%2.2%
American3.0%3.3%5.3%
Norwegian2.5%——
Mexican12.5%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.9%1.7%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%—0.7%
Cuban0.2%0.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.2%——
African American†8.4%12.1%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Filipino0.3%1.0%0.9%
Asian Indian0.3%2.1%1.4%
Laotian0.3%——
Chinese0.3%1.0%1.3%
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
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
Illinois
United States
Median age
40.5
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.2%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.0%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$69,908
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.9%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.4%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
13.9%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
10.0%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
Illinois
United States
Catholic
24.3%
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
17.9%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
45.1%
49.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
7.9%
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.
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−23.8%
1896
−39.5%
1900
−37.4%
1904
−50.9%
1908
−39.1%
1912
+3.5%
1916
−37.6%
1920
−64.9%
1924
−57.2%
1928
−55.4%
1932
−14.7%
1936
−4.0%
1940
−17.5%
1944
−17.3%
1948
−14.9%
1952
−27.7%
1956
−33.6%
1960
−19.9%
1964
+4.2%
1968
−19.3%
1972
−29.2%
1976
−14.7%
1980
−21.2%
1984
−24.7%
1988
−15.4%
1992
+1.2%
1996
−2.4%
2000
−6.8%
2004
−7.0%
2008
+8.5%
2012
+0.6%
2016
−6.8%
2020
−5.1%
2024
−7.5%
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
45.4%Harris87,262
52.9%Trump101,727
1.8%
R+7.5
R+2.4
R+6.0
192,397
R
45.9%Biden93,081
51.0%Trump103,513
3.0%
R+5.1
D+1.7
R+9.6
202,769
R
42.9%Clinton80,517
49.8%Trump93,341
7.3%
R+6.8
R+7.4
R+8.9
187,592
D
49.3%Obama91,294
48.7%Romney90,168
2.1%
D+0.6
R+7.9
R+3.2
185,333
D
53.4%Obama103,969
44.9%McCain87,342
1.7%
D+8.5
D+15.6
D+1.3
194,643
R
46.1%Kerry85,957
53.1%Bush99,044
0.7%
R+7.0
R+0.2
R+4.6
186,377
R
45.0%Gore74,197
51.9%Bush85,473
3.1%
R+6.8
R+4.5
R+7.4
164,799
R
43.9%Clinton65,519
46.3%Dole69,089
9.9%
R+2.4
R+3.6
R+10.9
149,379
D
40.5%Clinton67,823
39.3%Bush65,823
20.3%
D+1.2
D+16.6
R+4.4
167,607
R
42.0%Dukakis62,615
57.4%Bush85,608
0.6%
R+15.4
D+9.3
R+7.7
149,111
R
37.4%Mondale59,872
62.1%Reagan99,479
0.6%
R+24.7
R+3.5
R+6.5
160,284
R
29.4%Carter45,821
50.5%Reagan78,834
20.1%
R+21.2
R+6.4
R+11.4
155,962
R
41.6%Carter60,512
56.4%Ford81,957
2.0%
R+14.7
D+14.5
R+16.8
145,403
R
35.3%McGovern50,215
64.5%Nixon91,781
0.2%
R+29.2
R+9.9
R+6.1
142,324
R
37.0%Humphrey50,942
56.3%Nixon77,571
6.8%
R+19.3
R+23.5
R+18.6
137,841
D
52.1%Johnson70,299
47.9%Goldwater64,655
0.0%
D+4.2
D+24.1
R+18.4
134,954
R
40.0%Kennedy55,542
59.9%Nixon83,191
0.1%
R+19.9
D+13.7
R+20.1
138,923
R
33.1%Stevenson40,962
66.7%Eisenhower82,477
0.1%
R+33.6
R+5.9
R+18.2
123,570
R
36.1%Stevenson44,097
63.8%Eisenhower77,893
0.2%
R+27.7
R+12.8
R+16.9
122,185
R
42.1%Truman40,291
57.0%Dewey54,536
0.9%
R+14.9
D+2.5
R+19.4
95,695
R
41.1%Roosevelt41,611
58.4%Dewey59,173
0.5%
R+17.3
D+0.1
R+24.8
101,278
R
41.0%Roosevelt44,082
58.5%Willkie62,891
0.5%
R+17.5
R+13.5
R+27.4
107,546
R
46.4%Roosevelt45,926
50.4%Landon49,891
3.1%
R+4.0
D+10.7
R+28.3
98,899
R
40.9%Roosevelt36,090
55.6%Hoover49,063
3.6%
R+14.7
D+40.7
R+32.5
88,310
R
21.9%Smith17,325
77.3%Hoover61,023
0.7%
R+55.4
D+1.8
R+37.9
78,930
R
10.1%Davis6,619
67.3%Coolidge43,937
22.6%
R+57.2
D+7.8
R+32.0
65,293
R
15.1%Cox8,343
80.0%Harding44,191
4.9%
R+64.9
R+27.4
R+38.7
55,213
R
28.4%Wilson16,079
66.0%Hughes37,333
5.6%
R+37.6
R+41.1
R+40.7
56,582
O
25.8%Wilson8,416
22.3%Taft7,279
51.8%
Roosevelt +26.0
D+42.6
R+16.1
32,592
R
26.7%Bryan8,587
65.8%Taft21,177
7.6%
R+39.1
D+11.8
R+29.5
32,198
R
20.0%Parker5,963
70.8%Roosevelt21,164
9.2%
R+50.9
R+13.5
R+31.2
29,882
R
29.6%Bryan9,356
67.0%McKinley21,194
3.5%
R+37.4
D+2.1
R+29.9
31,647
R
29.0%Bryan9,022
68.5%McKinley21,291
2.5%
R+39.5
R+15.6
R+33.4
31,079
R
34.8%Cleveland9,113
58.6%Harrison15,361
6.6%
R+23.8
—
R+25.5
26,209
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
45.3%64,240
52.7%74,627
141,667
2020
R
45.2%89,807
51.0%101,526
198,902
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL
Year
Total registered
2016
195,770
2018
200,967
2020
194,303
2022
207,947
2024
217,700
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+331 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −36,695 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL in Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−3,693
2012
−4,320
2013
−3,164
2014
−4,382
2015
−3,962
2016
−3,100
2017
−3,469
2018
−2,325
2019
−2,415
2021
−2,111
2022
−2,429
2023
−1,335
2024
−321
2025
+331
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.5 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 64.9 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.5 points.
A population of 431,785, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,908 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dixon-Sterling, IL and Green Bay-Shawano, WI.
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How did Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 7.5 points (R+7.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 192,397 votes cast, 87,262 went Democratic and 101,727 went Republican.
When did Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL, Illinois?
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL, Illinois has a population of 431,785 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL, Illinois is $69,908 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
