combined metro areaSpringfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004R+21.4
2008R+0.2
2012R+13.9
2016R+19.1
2020R+16.4
2024R+17.5
full record · 1892 → 2024
presidential returns
2024 turnout 63.4% of 238,248 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
60,813
87,191
2,971
150,975
238,248
63.4%
2020
64,762
91,012
3,956
159,730
239,272
66.8%
2016
55,260
83,941
10,973
150,174
242,224
62.0%
2012
60,395
80,461
3,117
143,973
240,503
59.9%
2008
74,731
74,964
2,546
152,241
237,301
64.2%
2004
57,729
89,556
1,214
148,499
234,099†
63.4%
† 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
6 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
GroupSpringfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, ILIllinoisUnited States
German21.3%16.1%12.5%
English13.1%6.9%9.5%
Irish12.3%10.6%9.4%
American5.9%3.3%5.3%
Italian4.1%5.4%4.8%
Scottish1.8%—1.3%
Polish1.7%6.0%2.2%
French1.5%0.7%1.6%
African American†8.3%12.1%9.9%
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.3%0.3%0.2%
Mexican1.4%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.7%1.8%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Asian Indian0.5%2.1%1.4%
Filipino0.3%1.0%0.9%
Chinese0.2%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
Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
Illinois
United States
Median age
41.4
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$72,301
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.7%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.0%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.0%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
Illinois
United States
Catholic
12.9%
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.0%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
55.2%
49.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.0%
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.
Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+10.0%
1896
+2.1%
1900
+3.0%
1904
−10.8%
1908
−0.2%
1912
+24.8%
1916
−2.3%
1920
−26.0%
1924
−19.8%
1928
−21.0%
1932
+15.1%
1936
+6.7%
1940
−4.6%
1944
−8.7%
1948
−6.8%
1952
−12.0%
1956
−19.9%
1960
−9.2%
1964
+14.3%
1968
−11.4%
1972
−30.9%
1976
−6.5%
1980
−25.5%
1984
−24.6%
1988
−13.9%
1992
+1.4%
1996
−3.3%
2000
−14.5%
2004
−21.4%
2008
−0.2%
2012
−13.9%
2016
−19.1%
2020
−16.4%
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
40.3%Harris60,813
57.8%Trump87,191
2.0%
R+17.5
R+1.0
R+16.0
150,975
R
40.5%Biden64,762
57.0%Trump91,012
2.5%
R+16.4
D+2.7
R+20.9
159,730
R
36.8%Clinton55,260
55.9%Trump83,941
7.3%
R+19.1
R+5.2
R+21.2
150,174
R
41.9%Obama60,395
55.9%Romney80,461
2.2%
R+13.9
R+13.8
R+17.8
143,973
R
49.1%Obama74,731
49.2%McCain74,964
1.7%
R+0.2
D+21.3
R+7.4
152,241
R
38.9%Kerry57,729
60.3%Bush89,556
0.8%
R+21.4
R+7.0
R+19.0
148,499
R
41.3%Gore58,830
55.8%Bush79,430
2.9%
R+14.5
R+11.2
R+15.0
142,326
R
43.7%Clinton60,317
47.0%Dole64,825
9.3%
R+3.3
R+4.6
R+11.8
137,931
D
41.5%Clinton63,935
40.1%Bush61,827
18.3%
D+1.4
D+15.2
R+4.2
154,024
R
42.8%Dukakis60,129
56.7%Bush79,608
0.5%
R+13.9
D+10.8
R+6.1
140,506
R
37.5%Mondale53,782
62.1%Reagan89,136
0.4%
R+24.6
D+0.8
R+6.4
143,519
R
33.9%Carter47,908
59.4%Reagan83,841
6.7%
R+25.5
R+19.0
R+15.7
141,175
R
46.0%Carter64,137
52.5%Ford73,188
1.5%
R+6.5
D+24.4
R+8.6
139,456
R
34.2%McGovern46,077
65.1%Nixon87,795
0.7%
R+30.9
R+19.6
R+7.8
134,870
R
39.8%Humphrey51,732
51.2%Nixon66,487
9.0%
R+11.4
R+25.7
R+10.7
129,849
D
57.2%Johnson76,361
42.8%Goldwater57,224
0.0%
D+14.3
D+23.6
R+8.3
133,601
R
45.3%Kennedy62,561
54.6%Nixon75,307
0.1%
R+9.2
D+10.7
R+9.4
137,979
R
40.0%Stevenson52,473
59.9%Eisenhower78,575
0.1%
R+19.9
R+7.9
R+4.5
131,171
R
44.0%Stevenson58,507
56.0%Eisenhower74,470
0.1%
R+12.0
R+5.2
R+1.2
133,073
R
46.3%Truman53,970
53.1%Dewey61,858
0.5%
R+6.8
D+1.9
R+11.3
116,458
R
45.5%Roosevelt53,658
54.2%Dewey63,942
0.3%
R+8.7
R+4.1
R+16.2
117,948
R
47.5%Roosevelt64,621
52.1%Willkie70,901
0.4%
R+4.6
R+11.3
R+14.6
136,055
D
52.1%Roosevelt67,464
45.4%Landon58,802
2.5%
D+6.7
R+8.4
R+17.6
129,504
D
56.7%Roosevelt69,014
41.6%Hoover50,656
1.7%
D+15.1
D+36.1
R+2.7
121,758
R
39.2%Smith42,667
60.2%Hoover65,520
0.6%
R+21.0
R+1.2
R+3.5
108,836
R
32.4%Davis31,843
52.2%Coolidge51,285
15.5%
R+19.8
D+6.2
D+5.4
98,330
R
33.2%Cox27,727
59.2%Harding49,438
7.7%
R+26.0
R+23.6
D+0.2
83,579
R
46.9%Wilson43,916
49.3%Hughes46,111
3.8%
R+2.3
R+27.1
R+5.5
93,565
D
46.1%Wilson21,975
21.3%Taft10,157
32.6%
D+24.8
D+25.0
D+5.2
47,696
R
47.3%Bryan24,170
47.5%Taft24,279
5.2%
R+0.2
D+10.5
D+9.3
51,108
R
40.7%Parker19,958
51.4%Roosevelt25,236
7.9%
R+10.8
R+13.8
D+8.9
49,058
D
50.3%Bryan25,674
47.3%McKinley24,133
2.3%
D+3.0
D+0.9
D+10.6
51,004
D
50.2%Bryan24,549
48.1%McKinley23,505
1.7%
D+2.1
R+7.9
D+8.2
48,870
D
51.4%Cleveland21,506
41.4%Harrison17,324
7.3%
D+10.0
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D+8.3
41,874
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%50,584
55.1%66,296
120,224
2020
R
41.9%66,321
55.0%86,948
158,120
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
Year
Total registered
2016
228,548
2018
227,329
2020
251,275
2022
230,866
2024
233,914
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−8 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −18,501 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL in Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+275
2012
−493
2013
−2,266
2014
−1,475
2015
−1,736
2016
−1,740
2017
−2,358
2018
−2,415
2019
−2,246
2021
−966
2022
−2,136
2023
−831
2024
−106
2025
−8
Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 24.8 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 30.9 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 1.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.5 points.
A population of 306,251, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,301 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY and South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI.
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How did Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 17.5 points (R+17.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 150,975 votes cast, 60,813 went Democratic and 87,191 went Republican.
When did Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL, Illinois?
Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL, Illinois has a population of 306,251 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL, Illinois is $72,301 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
