| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 1,026 | 2,369 | 3,464 | |
| 2020 | R | 1,187 | 2,394 | 3,656 | |
| 2016 | R | 1,155 | 2,155 | 3,518 | |
| 2012 | D | 1,978 | 1,541 | 3,568 | |
| 2008 | D | 2,215 | 1,541 | 3,814 | |
| 2004 | D | 2,269 | 1,857 | 4,153 | |
| 2000 | D | 2,030 | 1,708 | 3,866 | |
| 1996 | D | 1,953 | 1,233 | 3,619 | |
| 1992 | D | 2,013 | 1,310 | 4,048 | |
| 1988 | D | 2,085 | 1,726 | 3,821 | |
| 1984 | R | 1,969 | 2,289 | 4,278 | |
| 1980 | R | 1,609 | 2,443 | 4,246 | |
| 1976 | R | 2,152 | 2,210 | 4,407 | |
| 1972 | R | 1,744 | 2,689 | 4,436 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,635 | 2,224 | 4,148 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,271 | 1,863 | 4,134 | |
| 1960 | R | 1,697 | 2,572 | 4,273 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,469 | 2,743 | 4,215 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,458 | 2,839 | 4,303 | |
| 1948 | R | 1,465 | 2,336 | 3,838 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,550 | 2,695 | 4,255 | |
| 1940 | R | 1,977 | 3,264 | 5,281 | |
| 1936 | R | 2,496 | 2,663 | 5,220 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,372 | 1,815 | 4,266 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,065 | 2,695 | 3,790 | |
| 1924 | R | 803 | 2,879 | 3,951 | |
| 1920 | R | 740 | 2,747 | 3,584 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,611 | 2,528 | 4,318 | |
| 1912 | D | 721 | 648 | 2,328 | |
| 1908 | R | 820 | 1,547 | 2,486 | |
| 1904 | R | 708 | 1,668 | 2,540 | |
| 1900 | R | 976 | 1,772 | 2,859 | |
| 1896 | R | 962 | 1,756 | 2,796 | |
| 1892 | R | 921 | 1,352 | 2,417 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Henderson County's rural northwest Illinois landscape and dwindling population track closely with a decades-long shift toward lopsided Republican margins, hitting R+38.8 in 2024 despite the county casting fewer than 3,500 total votes.
The Republican margin in Henderson County reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Henderson County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,227, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,193 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 Ashtabula County and Chickasaw County.
