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1876–2024
St. Clair County, Illinois
St. Clair County·Illinois

St. Clair County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Metro East's most populous county holds a durable Democratic lean

18762024·38 elections
St. Clair County, Illinois · artistmac · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+8
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
253,694
2024 ACS
Most similar
Marquette County
MI · similarity 0.99
162 precincts · 119,962 votes cast
Harris · D+8
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+7.8%
63,43354,021119,962
2020D
+8.6%
68,32557,150129,405
2016D
+5.7%
60,75653,857121,436
2012D
+14.3%
67,28550,125119,827
2008D
+22.4%
76,16047,958125,744
2004D
+10.8%
62,41050,203113,189
2000D
+13.6%
55,96142,299100,393
1996D
+21.5%
53,40533,06694,429
1992D
+23.9%
57,62531,951107,541
1988D
+14.4%
55,46541,43997,313
1984D
+1.2%
52,29451,046104,148
1980D
+4.0%
50,04646,063100,673
1976D
+18.6%
59,17740,333101,065
1972R
−4.0%
46,63650,51998,097
1968D
+16.1%
50,72634,442100,874
1964D
+44.8%
74,00528,226102,231
1960D
+23.1%
67,36742,046109,751
1956D
+14.2%
55,29541,52897,106
1952D
+20.5%
60,31139,713100,503
1948D
+27.3%
54,26030,88385,617
1944D
+18.0%
48,32533,55782,209
1940D
+19.5%
53,48235,99889,891
1936D
+32.9%
54,23826,68483,762
1932D
+33.8%
47,30522,74472,571
1928D
+7.9%
36,37431,02668,037
1924R
−16.6%
14,92123,38050,994
1920R
−18.1%
14,03221,68142,231
1916D
+1.1%
22,62222,13446,331
1912D
+10.3%
10,8268,15625,866
1908R
−4.9%
11,34212,61925,934
1904R
−17.3%
8,20011,92621,561
1900D
+0.3%
9,8279,76420,063
1896R
−3.5%
8,3458,96017,583
1892D
+6.6%
7,2076,27614,034
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%
African American
22.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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
Catholic & Orthodox
13.5%
Baptist
11.8%
Other Christian
10.1%
Mainline Protestant
5.1%
Methodist
2.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Non-Christian
1.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

St. Clair County anchors Illinois's Metro East region across the Mississippi from St. Louis, with a diverse population and urban-suburban mix that has returned Democratic presidential margins in the single to low double digits for over two decades.

The Democratic margin in St. Clair County reached its widest at forty-five points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eight points — still decisive.

St. Clair County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,854, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 253,694 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 Marquette County and Rock Island County.