† 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
10 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
GroupPeoria-BloomingtonIllinoisUnited States
German25.6%16.1%12.5%
Irish13.0%10.6%9.4%
English12.6%6.9%9.5%
American4.9%3.3%5.3%
Italian3.6%5.4%4.8%
Polish2.4%6.0%2.2%
Scottish1.6%—1.3%
Swedish1.3%1.5%—
African American†7.2%12.1%9.9%
African0.6%0.5%0.5%
Mexican3.5%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%1.7%1.8%
Asian Indian1.6%2.1%1.4%
Chinese0.5%1.0%1.3%
Filipino0.3%1.0%0.9%
Vietnamese0.2%0.2%0.6%
Korean0.2%0.4%0.4%
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
Peoria-Bloomington
Illinois
United States
Median age
38.9
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
10.4%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.2%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Peoria-Bloomington
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$73,894
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.4%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.3%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Peoria-Bloomington
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.4%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
14.0%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.0%
2.6%
2.0%
Religious landscape
Measure
Peoria-Bloomington
Illinois
United States
Catholic
8.5%
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.0%
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
58.4%
49.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.8%
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.
Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+2.7%
1896
−8.9%
1900
−8.0%
1904
−25.5%
1908
−10.7%
1912
+18.5%
1916
−7.2%
1920
−39.0%
1924
−35.2%
1928
−21.4%
1932
+18.4%
1936
+18.1%
1940
−1.8%
1944
−10.4%
1948
−10.8%
1952
−23.9%
1956
−28.4%
1960
−14.8%
1964
+13.2%
1968
−13.7%
1972
−33.2%
1976
−16.7%
1980
−30.2%
1984
−20.8%
1988
−11.6%
1992
+3.7%
1996
+1.0%
2000
−7.9%
2004
−11.7%
2008
+1.5%
2012
−9.8%
2016
−13.2%
2020
−11.2%
2024
−12.3%
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
42.9%Harris131,299
55.2%Trump168,851
1.9%
R+12.3
R+1.1
R+10.8
306,100
R
43.0%Biden135,751
54.2%Trump170,989
2.8%
R+11.2
D+2.1
R+15.6
315,487
R
39.3%Clinton115,890
52.6%Trump154,872
8.1%
R+13.2
R+3.4
R+15.3
294,512
R
44.0%Obama123,426
53.8%Romney150,987
2.2%
R+9.8
R+11.3
R+13.7
280,558
D
49.9%Obama145,779
48.4%McCain141,403
1.7%
D+1.5
D+13.2
R+5.8
292,124
R
43.8%Kerry126,443
55.5%Bush160,322
0.7%
R+11.7
R+3.8
R+9.3
288,785
R
44.7%Gore117,847
52.6%Bush138,658
2.6%
R+7.9
R+8.9
R+8.4
263,396
D
46.1%Clinton112,710
45.1%Dole110,296
8.8%
D+1.0
R+2.8
R+7.5
244,538
D
43.5%Clinton118,537
39.7%Bush108,328
16.8%
D+3.7
D+15.3
R+1.8
272,568
R
43.9%Dukakis106,197
55.5%Bush134,204
0.5%
R+11.6
D+9.2
R+3.9
241,650
R
39.4%Mondale102,227
60.1%Reagan156,115
0.5%
R+20.8
D+9.4
R+2.5
259,641
R
30.8%Carter80,478
60.9%Reagan159,353
8.3%
R+30.2
R+13.4
R+20.4
261,450
R
40.9%Carter102,342
57.7%Ford144,181
1.4%
R+16.7
D+16.5
R+18.8
250,068
R
33.2%McGovern81,008
66.5%Nixon162,031
0.3%
R+33.2
R+19.5
R+10.1
243,830
R
39.3%Humphrey91,225
53.0%Nixon123,136
7.7%
R+13.7
R+26.9
R+13.0
232,273
D
56.6%Johnson134,444
43.4%Goldwater103,179
0.0%
D+13.2
D+28.0
R+9.4
237,623
R
42.5%Kennedy104,138
57.3%Nixon140,362
0.1%
R+14.8
D+13.6
R+15.0
244,757
R
35.7%Stevenson83,338
64.1%Eisenhower149,561
0.1%
R+28.4
R+4.5
R+13.0
233,178
R
38.0%Stevenson88,926
61.9%Eisenhower144,842
0.1%
R+23.9
R+13.1
R+13.1
234,064
R
44.3%Truman83,436
55.1%Dewey103,676
0.6%
R+10.8
R+0.4
R+15.2
188,167
R
44.6%Roosevelt88,095
55.0%Dewey108,583
0.4%
R+10.4
R+8.6
R+17.9
197,504
R
48.9%Roosevelt112,663
50.6%Willkie116,734
0.5%
R+1.8
R+19.9
R+11.7
230,520
D
58.2%Roosevelt126,318
40.1%Landon87,043
1.7%
D+18.1
R+0.3
R+6.2
216,970
D
58.3%Roosevelt111,880
39.9%Hoover76,610
1.8%
D+18.4
D+39.8
D+0.6
191,863
R
38.7%Smith64,690
60.1%Hoover100,452
1.2%
R+21.4
D+13.8
R+3.9
167,133
R
21.6%Davis31,710
56.8%Coolidge83,290
21.6%
R+35.2
D+3.8
R+10.0
146,633
R
27.0%Cox35,061
66.0%Harding85,683
7.0%
R+39.0
R+31.8
R+12.8
129,820
R
44.3%Wilson64,581
51.5%Hughes75,023
4.1%
R+7.2
R+25.7
R+10.3
145,626
O
38.7%Wilson31,612
20.2%Taft16,519
41.1%
Roosevelt +2.3
D+29.2
R+1.1
81,662
R
41.8%Bryan34,635
52.5%Taft43,473
5.7%
R+10.7
D+14.9
R+1.1
82,830
R
32.9%Parker25,865
58.4%Roosevelt45,958
8.7%
R+25.5
R+17.5
R+5.9
78,700
R
44.4%Bryan38,249
52.4%McKinley45,140
3.1%
R+8.0
D+0.9
R+0.5
86,080
R
44.6%Bryan37,443
53.5%McKinley44,889
1.9%
R+8.9
R+11.6
R+2.8
83,928
D
48.6%Cleveland35,389
45.9%Harrison33,412
5.5%
D+2.7
—
D+1.1
72,782
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Peoria-Bloomington
Year
Total registered
2016
282,801
2018
391,232
2020
1,440,416
2022
384,384
2024
396,913
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−1,251 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −54,469 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Peoria-Bloomington in Peoria-Bloomington: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,630
2012
−1,441
2013
−1,027
2014
−7,244
2015
−7,265
2016
−5,496
2017
−6,745
2018
−6,521
2019
−5,812
2021
−2,525
2022
−3,795
2023
−2,399
2024
−1,318
2025
−1,251
Spanning two mid-sized cities anchored by manufacturing and university employment, this market has historically tracked closely with statewide presidential margins, making it a reliable signal for shifts in Illinois's interior.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.5 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 39.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.3 points.
A population of 623,689, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,894 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Butte-Bozeman and Champaign & Springfield-Decatur.
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How did Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 306,100 votes cast, 131,299 went Democratic and 168,851 went Republican.
When did Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois has a population of 623,689 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Median household income in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois is $73,894 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
