A river-crossing metro where Illinois suburbs and Missouri farmland vote in tandem
Straddling the Mississippi, the Quincy metro pairs a mid-sized Illinois city with rural Missouri counties, producing a reliably conservative regional tilt that has widened in presidential cycles over the past decade.
| County | Pop. | Margin | Dem | Rep | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 68K | R+47.4 | 8,111 | 23,161 | 31,766 | 21.9% |
| Adams | 67K | R+47.4 | 8,111 | 23,161 | 31,766 | 21.9% |
| Adams | 67K | R+47.4 | 8,111 | 23,161 | 31,766 | 21.9% |
| Adams | 65K | R+47.4 | 8,111 | 23,161 | 31,766 | 21.9% |
| Lewis | 10K | R+60.0 | 872 | 3,565 | 4,486 | 3.1% |
| Lewis | 10K | R+60.0 | 872 | 3,565 | 4,486 | 3.1% |
| Lewis | 10K | R+60.0 | 872 | 3,565 | 4,486 | 3.1% |
| Lewis | 10K | R+60.0 | 872 | 3,565 | 4,486 | 3.1% |
| Group | Quincy, IL-MO | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 92.9% | 57.4% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 3.2% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.9% | 4.0% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(11) | 1.3% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(3) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.2% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -30.3pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39.1% | 54.3% | — | — | |
| 20.5% | 28.5% | — | — | |
| 8.9% | 12.4% | — | — | |
| 2.6% | 3.6% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.2% | 1.7% | — | — |
| 0.7% | 1.0% | — | — | |
Non-religiousPopulation | 28.0% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Quincy, IL-MO metro area? 307,387 residents across 8 counties.
21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 12pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Governor | R+48.9 | R+63.8 | 14.9pp |
| President vs Senate | R+48.9 | R+59.4 | 10.5pp |
| Senate vs Governor | R+59.4 | R+63.8 | 4.4pp |