A small Illinois city where Ronald Reagan was born and manufacturing still shapes the vote
Dixon anchors Lee County, a reliably Republican corner of northwestern Illinois where blue-collar industry and rural demographics have kept presidential margins wide even as the state trends Democratic statewide.
| Group | Dixon, IL | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 87.8% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(12) | 5.1% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(5) | 4.7% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.7% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.3% | 0.9% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +33.0pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.2% | 50.1% | — | — | |
| 14.5% | 31.3% | — | — | |
| 5.9% | 12.7% | — | — | |
| 2.5% | 5.4% | — | — | |
| 0.2% | 0.5% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 53.8% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Dixon, IL metro area? 139,643 residents across 4 counties.
16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 17pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate vs Governor | R+20.2 | R+21.5 | 1.2pp |