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1876–2024
Clark County, Illinois
Clark County·Illinois

Clark County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Illinois's most Republican-leaning rural counties

18762024·38 elections
Clark County, Illinois · Nyttend · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+51
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
15,266
2024 ACS
Most similar
Edgar County
IL · similarity 1.00
23 precincts · 8,206 votes cast
Trump · R+51
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−51.2%
1,9276,1308,206
2020R
−50.6%
1,9936,2268,369
2016R
−47.2%
1,8775,6227,928
2012R
−32.4%
2,5915,1447,886
2008R
−8.0%
3,7424,4098,288
2004R
−27.5%
2,8775,0828,007
2000R
−19.5%
2,9324,3987,512
1996R
−5.7%
2,9953,4097,220
1992D
+2.0%
3,3383,1757,979
1988R
−15.8%
3,2754,5087,811
1984R
−27.3%
3,0325,3188,382
1980R
−30.2%
2,8555,4768,666
1976R
−5.0%
4,0714,5068,622
1972R
−31.6%
2,9655,7068,680
1968R
−23.3%
2,8134,8098,575
1964D
+0.7%
4,4644,4038,867
1960R
−14.8%
3,9495,3199,273
1956R
−21.5%
3,5195,4518,974
1952R
−22.3%
3,6215,7009,326
1948R
−9.2%
3,7144,4778,303
1944R
−19.4%
3,6195,3739,044
1940R
−10.8%
4,8075,97610,836
1936D
+3.6%
5,8365,42611,314
1932D
+15.3%
5,6594,1489,881
1928R
−21.7%
3,6215,6329,288
1924R
−5.8%
4,2034,7319,178
1920R
−11.8%
4,1815,3129,597
1916D
+3.6%
5,3114,93610,440
1912D
+11.2%
2,5171,8975,552
1908R
−5.9%
2,7933,1586,161
1904R
−11.2%
2,2712,8865,476
1900D
+1.3%
3,0092,9296,130
1896D
+3.5%
3,1032,8886,060
1892D
+1.2%
2,2442,1815,208
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
22.7%
Baptist
21.4%
Methodist
12.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Clark County, tucked in the state's southeastern corner along the Indiana border, has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past two decades, posting a 51-point margin in 2024 despite a shrinking population.

The Republican margin in Clark County reached its widest at fifty-one points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was fifty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Clark County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $72,927, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 15,266 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Edgar County and Crawford County.