Fulton County, Illinois

2024 results by precinct

45 precincts · 16,144 votes cast

Trump · R+24

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−23.8%	5,980	9,827	16,144
2020	R	−20.1%	6,503	9,867	16,724
2016	R	−14.9%	6,133	8,492	15,797
2012	D	+11.0%	8,328	6,632	15,411
2008	D	+21.3%	9,732	6,251	16,323
2004	D	+7.4%	9,080	7,818	17,035
2000	D	+12.3%	8,940	6,936	16,277
1996	D	+23.6%	8,857	5,155	15,706
1992	D	+26.3%	9,725	5,062	17,701
1988	D	+12.7%	9,046	6,999	16,108
1984	R	−0.1%	9,131	9,147	18,377
1980	R	−15.0%	7,481	10,316	18,957
1976	R	−1.4%	9,314	9,588	19,090
1972	R	−24.1%	7,529	12,328	19,949
1968	D	+0.2%	9,622	9,582	20,509
1964	D	+25.2%	13,030	7,785	20,815
1960	R	−8.1%	10,194	11,999	22,251
1956	R	−17.4%	8,702	12,375	21,125
1952	R	−22.5%	8,414	13,302	21,760
1948	R	−7.1%	8,226	9,504	17,933
1944	R	−10.7%	8,946	11,117	20,229
1940	R	−2.4%	12,198	12,816	25,228
1936	D	+11.7%	12,864	10,130	23,422
1932	D	+22.1%	12,144	7,579	20,611
1928	R	−22.7%	6,591	10,600	17,680
1924	R	−20.4%	5,011	8,664	17,921
1920	R	−26.3%	5,293	9,523	16,072
1916	R	−5.2%	8,686	9,735	19,997
1912	D	+14.7%	3,902	2,263	11,130
1908	R	−9.7%	4,906	6,077	12,025
1904	R	−23.0%	3,791	6,373	11,246
1900	R	−3.0%	5,762	6,130	12,221
1896	R	−1.8%	5,979	6,195	12,303
1892	D	+2.8%	5,253	4,948	10,822
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%

Polish

0.6%

African American

2.3%

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: 43.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.4%

3.0%

75–84

3.6%

6.2%

65–74

6.5%

7.2%

55–64

6.9%

7.1%

45–54

5.8%

6.8%

35–44

5.5%

6.9%

25–34

5.3%

4.3%

18–24

3.1%

7.4%

5–17

7.4%

2.5%

2.3%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$60,599

Fulton County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Fulton County$60,599

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.2%

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

Other Christian

12.8%

Methodist

7.1%

Mainline Protestant

4.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.9%

Baptist

1.4%

Catholic & Orthodox

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Fulton County sits along the Illinois River in the west-central part of the state and has moved steadily toward Republican presidential margins over the past decade, reflecting a broader rural realignment across the region.

The Democratic margin in Fulton County has rarely exceeded twenty-six points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-six points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by twenty-four points.

Fulton County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 92% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $60,599 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Floyd County and Itasca County.

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