The American Vote
2024 result
IL

Illinois

Party timeline · 1820–2024

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Swing timeline · Illinois
One column per cycle. Height is the state’s electoral votes, colour is the party that carried it, and a diamond marks a flip. 11 flips across 52 cycles.
Dem 1992–2024 · 9 straight1820 · Monroe (Democratic-Republican) · 3 EV1824 · Jackson (Democratic-Republican) · 3 EV · Jackson 2, John Quincy Adams 11828 · Jackson (Democratic) · 3 EV1832 · Jackson (Democratic) · 5 EV1836 · Van Buren (Democratic) · 5 EV1840 · Van Buren (Democratic) · 5 EV1844 · Polk (Democratic) · 9 EV1848 · Cass (Democratic) · 9 EV1852 · Pierce (Democratic) · 11 EV1856 · Buchanan (Democratic) · 11 EV1860 · Lincoln (Republican) · 11 EV1864 · Lincoln (Republican) · 16 EV1868 · Grant (Republican) · 16 EV1872 · Grant (Republican) · 21 EV1876 · Hayes (Republican) · 21 EV1880 · Garfield (Republican) · 21 EV1884 · Blaine (Republican) · 22 EV1888 · Harrison (Republican) · 22 EV1892 · Cleveland (Democratic) · 24 EV1896 · McKinley (Republican) · 24 EV1900 · McKinley (Republican) · 24 EV1904 · Roosevelt (Republican) · 27 EV1908 · Taft (Republican) · 27 EV1912 · Wilson (Democratic) · 29 EV1916 · Hughes (Republican) · 29 EV1920 · Harding (Republican) · 29 EV1924 · Coolidge (Republican) · 29 EV1928 · Hoover (Republican) · 29 EV1932 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 29 EV1936 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 29 EV1940 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 29 EV1944 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 28 EV1948 · Truman (Democratic) · 28 EV1952 · Eisenhower (Republican) · 27 EV1956 · Eisenhower (Republican) · 27 EV1960 · Kennedy (Democratic) · 27 EV1964 · Johnson (Democratic) · 26 EV1968 · Nixon (Republican) · 26 EV1972 · Nixon (Republican) · 26 EV1976 · Ford (Republican) · 26 EV1980 · Reagan (Republican) · 26 EV1984 · Reagan (Republican) · 24 EV1988 · Bush (Republican) · 24 EV1992 · Clinton (Democratic) · 22 EV1996 · Clinton (Democratic) · 22 EV2000 · Gore (Democratic) · 22 EV2004 · Kerry (Democratic) · 21 EV2008 · Obama (Democratic) · 21 EV2012 · Obama (Democratic) · 20 EV2016 · Clinton (Democratic) · 20 EV2020 · Biden (Democratic) · 20 EV2024 · Harris (Democratic) · 19 EV1820184018601880190019201940196019802000202029EV
Electoral votes over time
1020301820 · 3 EV1824 · 3 EV · Jackson 2, John Quincy Adams 11828 · 3 EV1832 · 5 EV1836 · 5 EV1840 · 5 EV1844 · 9 EV1848 · 9 EV1852 · 11 EV1856 · 11 EV1860 · 11 EV1864 · 16 EV1868 · 16 EV1872 · 21 EV1876 · 21 EV1880 · 21 EV1884 · 22 EV1888 · 22 EV1892 · 24 EV1896 · 24 EV1900 · 24 EV1904 · 27 EV1908 · 27 EV1912 · 29 EV1916 · 29 EV1920 · 29 EV1924 · 29 EV1928 · 29 EV1932 · 29 EV1936 · 29 EV1940 · 29 EV1944 · 28 EV1948 · 28 EV1952 · 27 EV1956 · 27 EV1960 · 27 EV1964 · 26 EV1968 · 26 EV1972 · 26 EV1976 · 26 EV1980 · 26 EV1984 · 24 EV1988 · 24 EV1992 · 22 EV1996 · 22 EV2000 · 22 EV2004 · 21 EV2008 · 21 EV2012 · 20 EV2016 · 20 EV2020 · 20 EV2024 · 19 EV18201828186019001932196820002024
By party · all cycles
Dem 26
Rep 24
2

Popular vote · newest first

Swing is how far the gap between the Democratic and Republican shares moved since the state’s previous election with sourced votes: “R +1.6” means 1.6 points toward the Republican.

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Illinois in every presidential election: who carried it, popular vote, margin and swing
YearCarried byDemRepOthers namedMarginSwing
2024Dem Harris
Harris
3,062,863
54.4%
Trump
2,449,079
43.5%
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 80,426 · 1.4%
613,784
10.9 pts
R +6.1
since 2020
20201Dem Biden
Biden
3,471,915
57.5%
Trump
2,446,891
40.6%
Jo Jorgensen 66,544 · 1.1%
1,025,024
17.0 pts
R +0.08
since 2016
2016Dem Clinton
Clinton
3,090,729
55.8%
Trump
2,146,015
38.8%
Gary Johnson 209,596 · 3.8%
Jill Stein 76,802 · 1.4%
944,714
17.1 pts
D +0.2
since 2012
2012Dem Obama
Obama
3,019,512
57.6%
Romney
2,135,216
40.7%
Gary Johnson 56,229 · 1.1%
884,296
16.9 pts
R +8.3
since 2008
2008Dem Obama
Obama
3,419,348
61.9%
McCain
2,031,179
36.8%
None
1,388,169
25.1 pts
D +14.8
since 2004
2004Dem Kerry
Kerry
2,891,550
54.8%
Bush
2,345,946
44.5%
None
545,604
10.3 pts
R +1.7
since 2000
2000Dem Gore
Gore
2,589,026
54.6%
Bush
2,019,421
42.6%
Ralph Nader 103,759 · 2.2%
569,605
12.0 pts
R +5.5
since 1996
1996Dem Clinton
Clinton
2,341,744
54.3%
Dole
1,587,021
36.8%
Ross Perot 346,408 · 8.0%
754,723
17.5 pts
D +3.3
since 1992
1992Dem Clinton
Clinton
2,453,350
48.6%
Bush
1,734,096
34.3%
Ross Perot 840,515 · 16.6%
719,254
14.2 pts
D +16.3
since 1988
1988Rep Bush
Dukakis
2,215,940
48.6%
Bush
2,310,939
50.7%
None
94,999
2.1 pts
D +10.8
since 1984
1984Rep Reagan
Mondale
2,086,499
43.3%
Reagan
2,707,103
56.2%
None
620,604
12.9 pts
R +4.9
since 1980
1980Rep Reagan
Carter
1,981,413
41.7%
Reagan
2,358,049
49.6%
John B. Anderson 346,754 · 7.3%
376,636
7.9 pts
R +6.0
since 1976
1976Rep Ford
Carter
2,271,295
48.1%
Ford
2,364,269
50.1%
Eugene McCarthy 55,939 · 1.2%
92,974
2.0 pts
D +16.6
since 1972
1972Rep Nixon
McGovern
1,913,472
40.5%
Nixon
2,788,179
59.1%
None
874,707
18.5 pts
R +15.6
since 1968
1968Rep Nixon
Humphrey
2,039,814
44.2%
Nixon
2,174,774
47.1%
George Wallace 390,958 · 8.5%
134,960
2.9 pts
R +21.9
since 1964
19642Dem Johnson
Johnson
2,796,8332
59.5%
Goldwater
1,905,9462
40.5%
None
890,887
18.9 pts
D +18.8
since 1960
1960Dem Kennedy
Kennedy
2,377,846
50.0%
Nixon
2,368,988
49.8%
None
8,858
0.2 pts
D +19.4
since 1956
1956Rep Eisenhower
Stevenson
1,775,682
40.3%
Eisenhower
2,623,327
59.5%
None
847,645
19.2 pts
R +9.3
since 1952
19523Rep Eisenhower
Stevenson
2,013,9203
44.9%
Eisenhower
2,457,3273
54.8%
None
443,407
9.9 pts
R +10.7
since 1948
19484Dem Truman
Truman
1,994,7154
50.1%
Dewey
1,961,1034
49.2%
None
33,612
0.8 pts
R +2.6
since 1944
1944Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
2,079,479
51.5%
Dewey
1,939,314
48.0%
None
140,165
3.5 pts
D +1.0
since 1940
19405Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
2,149,9345
51.0%
Willkie
2,047,2405
48.5%
None
102,694
2.4 pts
R +15.6
since 1936
1936Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
2,282,999
57.7%
Landon
1,570,393
39.7%
William Lemke 89,439 · 2.3%
712,606
18.0 pts
D +4.8
since 1932
1932Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
1,882,304
55.2%
Hoover
1,432,756
42.0%
Norman Thomas 67,258 · 2.0%
449,548
13.2 pts
D +27.8
since 1928
1928Rep Hoover
Smith
1,313,817
42.3%
Hoover
1,769,141
56.9%
None
455,324
14.7 pts
D +20.8
since 1924
1924Rep Coolidge
Davis
576,975
23.4%
Coolidge
1,453,321
58.8%
Robert M. La Follette 432,027 · 17.5%
876,346
35.5 pts
D +6.8
since 1920
19206Rep Harding
Cox
534,3956
25.5%
Harding
1,420,4806
67.8%
Eugene V. Debs 74,747 · 3.6%6
Parley P. Christensen 49,630 · 2.4%6
886,085
42.3 pts
R +33.1
since 1916
1916Rep Hughes
Wilson
950,229
43.4%
Hughes
1,152,549
52.6%
Allan L. Benson 61,389 · 2.8%
J. Frank Hanly 23,739 · 1.1%
202,320
9.2 pts
R +22.5
since 1912
19127Dem Wilson
Wilson
405,0487
35.3%
Taft
253,6137
22.1%
Theodore Roosevelt 386,478 · 33.7%7
Eugene V. Debs 81,278 · 7.1%7
Eugene W. Chafin 15,710 · 1.4%7
18,570
1.6 pts
D +28.7
since 1908
1908Rep Taft
Bryan
450,795
39.0%
Taft
629,929
54.6%
Eugene V. Debs 34,691 · 3.0%
Eugene W. Chafin 29,343 · 2.5%
179,134
15.5 pts
D +12.8
since 1904
19048Rep Roosevelt
Parker
327,6068
30.5%
Roosevelt
632,6458
58.8%
Eugene V. Debs 69,225 · 6.4%8
Silas C. Swallow 34,770 · 3.2%8
305,039
28.4 pts
R +20.0
since 1900
1900Rep McKinley
Bryan
503,061
44.4%
McKinley
597,985
52.8%
John G. Woolley 17,626 · 1.6%
94,924
8.4 pts
D +4.7
since 1896
18969Rep McKinley
Bryan
464,6329
42.6%
McKinley
607,1309
55.7%
None
142,498
13.1 pts
R +16.2
since 1892
189210Dem Cleveland
Cleveland
426,28110
48.8%
Harrison
399,28810
45.7%
John Bidwell 25,870 · 3.0%10
James B. Weaver 22,207 · 2.5%10
26,993
3.1 pts
D +6.1
since 1888
188811Rep Harrison
Cleveland
348,27811
46.6%
Harrison
370,47311
49.5%
Clinton B. Fisk 21,695 · 2.9%11
22,195
3.0 pts
D +0.7
since 1884
188412Rep Blaine
Cleveland
312,58412
46.5%
Blaine
337,41112
50.1%
John P. St. John 12,005 · 1.8%12
Benjamin F. Butler 10,849 · 1.6%12
24,827
3.7 pts
D +2.9
since 1880
188013Rep Garfield
Hancock
277,32113
44.6%
Garfield
318,03713
51.2%
James B. Weaver 26,358 · 4.2%13
40,716
6.5 pts
R +3.0
since 1876
187614Rep Hayes
Tilden
258,60114
46.7%
Hayes
278,23214
50.2%
Peter Cooper 17,233 · 3.1%14
19,631
3.5 pts
D +9.6
since 1872
187215,16Rep Grant
Greeley
184,77015
43.1%
Grant
241,24815
56.2%
None
56,478
13.2 pts
R +1.8
since 1868
186817Rep Grant
Seymour
199,14317
44.3%
Grant
250,29317
55.7%
None
51,150
11.4 pts
First sourced year
186418Rep LincolnState popular vote not yet sourced.
186019Rep LincolnState popular vote not yet sourced.
185620Dem BuchananState popular vote not yet sourced.
185221Dem PierceState popular vote not yet sourced.
184822Dem CassState popular vote not yet sourced.
184423Dem PolkState popular vote not yet sourced.
184024Dem Van BurenState popular vote not yet sourced.
183625Dem Van BurenState popular vote not yet sourced.
183226Dem JacksonState popular vote not yet sourced.
182827Dem JacksonState popular vote not yet sourced.
182428D-R Jackson
Jackson 2, John Quincy Adams 1
State popular vote not yet sourced.
182029D-R MonroeState popular vote not yet sourced.

Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.

Notes on the figures

  1. 2020 'Other candidates' includes 18 blank, void, over- or under-vote or 'none of these candidates' ballots, which the source reports as lines of their own.
  2. 1964 The official table notes: Others figure 62 marked footnote 2: 'Write-in.'
  3. 1952 The official table notes: Others: scattering (footnote 8).
  4. 1948 The official table notes: Others: write-in vote (footnote 4).
  5. 1940 The official table notes: Other: scattering, 657.
  6. 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  7. 1912 The official table prints a state total of 1,146,103, which does not agree with its own figures (they add up to 1,146,193); their sum is used.
  8. 1904 The official table prints a state total of 1,068,944, which does not agree with its own figures (they add up to 1,075,669); their sum is used.
  9. 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  10. 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  11. 1888 The official table's state total (747,686) is 10 more than the tickets it lists; the difference is counted under other candidates.
  12. 1884 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  13. 1880 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  14. 1876 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  15. 1872 Horace Greeley was the Liberal Republican nominee and was also endorsed by the Democratic Party; he is listed under the Democratic column, where the county file records his votes.
  16. 1872 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  17. 1868 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  18. 1864 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  19. 1860 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  20. 1856 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  21. 1852 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  22. 1848 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  23. 1844 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  24. 1840 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  25. 1836 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  26. 1832 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  27. 1828 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  28. 1824 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  29. 1820 State popular vote not yet sourced.

SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1891 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac for 1873 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Results · oldest → newest

Era of Good Feelings
1820
Monroe
Democratic-Republican · 3 EV
National: James Monroe · D-R
Era of Good Feelings
1824
Jackson
Democratic-Republican · 3 EV · Jackson 2, John Quincy Adams 1
National: John Quincy Adams · D-R
Second Party System
1828
Jackson
Democratic · 3 EV
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System
1832
Jackson
Democratic · 5 EV
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System
1836
Van Buren
Democratic · 5 EV
National: Martin Van Buren · Dem
Second Party System
1840
Van Buren
Democratic · 5 EV
National: William Henry Harrison · Whig
Second Party System
1844
Polk
Democratic · 9 EV
National: James K. Polk · Dem
Second Party System
1848
Cass
Democratic · 9 EV
National: Zachary Taylor · Whig
Second Party System
1852
Pierce
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Franklin Pierce · Dem
Antebellum Crisis
1856
Buchanan
Democratic · 11 EV
National: James Buchanan · Dem
Civil War
1860
Lincoln
Republican · 11 EV
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Civil War
1864
Lincoln
Republican · 16 EV
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Reconstruction
1868
Grant
Republican · 16 EV
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Reconstruction
1872
Grant
Republican · 21 EV
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Gilded Age
1876
Hayes
Republican · 21 EV
National: Rutherford B. Hayes · Rep
Gilded Age
1880
Garfield
Republican · 21 EV
National: James A. Garfield · Rep
Gilded Age
1884
Blaine
Republican · 22 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Gilded Age
1888
Harrison
Republican · 22 EV
National: Benjamin Harrison · Rep
Gilded Age
1892
Cleveland
Democratic · 24 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Progressive Era
1896
McKinley
Republican · 24 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1900
McKinley
Republican · 24 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1904
Roosevelt
Republican · 27 EV
National: Theodore Roosevelt · Rep
Progressive Era
1908
Taft
Republican · 27 EV
National: William Howard Taft · Rep
Progressive Era
1912
Wilson
Democratic · 29 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Progressive Era
1916
Hughes
Republican · 29 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Roaring Twenties
1920
Harding
Republican · 29 EV
National: Warren G. Harding · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1924
Coolidge
Republican · 29 EV
National: Calvin Coolidge · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1928
Hoover
Republican · 29 EV
National: Herbert Hoover · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1932
Roosevelt
Democratic · 29 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1936
Roosevelt
Democratic · 29 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1940
Roosevelt
Democratic · 29 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1944
Roosevelt
Democratic · 28 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1948
Truman
Democratic · 28 EV
National: Harry S. Truman · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1952
Eisenhower
Republican · 27 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1956
Eisenhower
Republican · 27 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1960
Kennedy
Democratic · 27 EV
National: John F. Kennedy · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1964
Johnson
Democratic · 26 EV
National: Lyndon B. Johnson · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1968
Nixon
Republican · 26 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1972
Nixon
Republican · 26 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1976
Ford
Republican · 26 EV
National: Jimmy Carter · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1980
Reagan
Republican · 26 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1984
Reagan
Republican · 24 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1988
Bush
Republican · 24 EV
National: George H. W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
1992
Clinton
Democratic · 22 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
1996
Clinton
Democratic · 22 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
2000
Gore
Democratic · 22 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2004
Kerry
Democratic · 21 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2008
Obama
Democratic · 21 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2012
Obama
Democratic · 20 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2016
Clinton
Democratic · 20 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep
Modern Polarization
2020
Biden
Democratic · 20 EV
National: Joe Biden · Dem
Modern Polarization
2024
Harris
Democratic · 19 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep

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