Cumberland County, Illinois

2024 results by precinct

15 precincts · 5,769 votes cast

Trump · R+62

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−61.8%	1,059	4,627	5,769
2020	R	−59.1%	1,142	4,601	5,849
2016	R	−57.0%	1,031	4,206	5,571
2012	R	−35.3%	1,641	3,509	5,295
2008	R	−20.7%	2,055	3,156	5,321
2004	R	−30.2%	1,862	3,497	5,416
2000	R	−22.0%	1,870	2,964	4,975
1996	R	−5.1%	1,776	2,002	4,469
1992	D	+4.8%	2,111	1,860	5,202
1988	R	−16.6%	1,904	2,667	4,600
1984	R	−26.6%	1,733	3,002	4,762
1980	R	−24.0%	1,892	3,159	5,289
1976	D	+4.4%	2,752	2,518	5,344
1972	R	−21.9%	2,083	3,257	5,358
1968	R	−16.8%	1,828	2,671	5,028
1964	D	+15.2%	3,056	2,251	5,307
1960	R	−9.9%	2,475	3,020	5,500
1956	R	−17.5%	2,272	3,235	5,512
1952	R	−20.0%	2,200	3,302	5,514
1948	R	−2.0%	2,353	2,451	4,832
1944	R	−6.1%	2,391	2,700	5,106
1940	R	−3.7%	3,091	3,330	6,451
1936	D	+4.3%	3,290	3,016	6,356
1932	D	+18.1%	3,128	2,166	5,324
1928	R	−26.6%	1,873	3,242	5,143
1924	R	−5.9%	2,384	2,698	5,281
1920	R	−17.5%	2,162	3,095	5,320
1916	D	+1.4%	2,960	2,879	5,965
1912	D	+19.9%	1,673	990	3,440
1908	D	+1.9%	1,810	1,739	3,649
1904	R	−5.8%	1,644	1,857	3,685
1900	D	+3.1%	1,993	1,870	3,928
1896	D	+6.1%	2,098	1,856	3,990
1892	D	+8.8%	1,785	1,470	3,570
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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 43.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.2%

85+

1.6%

2.7%

75–84

3.1%

6.2%

65–74

6.3%

7.3%

55–64

7.1%

6.1%

45–54

6.0%

6.2%

35–44

6.4%

5.3%

25–34

5.2%

3.5%

18–24

3.5%

8.8%

5–17

8.3%

2.6%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$73,327

Cumberland County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Cumberland County$73,327

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

Catholic & Orthodox

9.4%

Other Christian

7.1%

Baptist

6.5%

Methodist

5.9%

Mainline Protestant

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 70.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Cumberland County's R+61.9 margin in 2024 places it among the deepest-red counties in a state better known for competitive statewide races, reflecting a rural, small-population base where presidential preferences have shifted dramatically over the past two decades.

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

Cumberland County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,327, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 10,334 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 Jasper County and Greene County.

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