Washington County, Illinois

2024 results by precinct

20 precincts · 7,562 votes cast

Trump · R+57

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−57.2%	1,564	5,892	7,562
2020	R	−56.5%	1,641	6,115	7,921
2016	R	−55.4%	1,448	5,571	7,438
2012	R	−31.5%	2,450	4,792	7,435
2008	R	−14.3%	3,342	4,473	7,932
2004	R	−25.7%	2,986	5,072	8,104
2000	R	−24.0%	2,638	4,353	7,138
1996	R	−8.6%	2,744	3,339	6,927
1992	R	−0.2%	2,986	3,003	7,555
1988	R	−20.9%	2,689	4,127	6,874
1984	R	−36.8%	2,363	5,129	7,516
1980	R	−41.2%	2,158	5,354	7,762
1976	R	−16.1%	3,222	4,485	7,844
1972	R	−37.9%	2,327	5,179	7,522
1968	R	−35.7%	2,093	4,793	7,569
1964	R	−2.3%	3,670	3,840	7,510
1960	R	−24.0%	3,093	5,053	8,157
1956	R	−30.5%	2,820	5,299	8,135
1952	R	−32.5%	2,824	5,546	8,381
1948	R	−24.7%	2,737	4,544	7,330
1944	R	−33.0%	2,723	5,428	8,186
1940	R	−24.1%	3,479	5,701	9,222
1936	R	−4.7%	4,119	4,540	8,868
1932	D	+20.4%	4,696	3,076	7,926
1928	R	−12.1%	2,848	3,638	6,508
1924	R	−28.3%	1,717	3,444	6,103
1920	R	−53.5%	1,102	4,519	6,386
1916	R	−24.4%	2,794	4,657	7,641
1912	D	+8.3%	1,654	1,304	4,234
1908	R	−12.0%	1,830	2,355	4,372
1904	R	−21.0%	1,504	2,374	4,143
1900	R	−5.9%	2,081	2,351	4,538
1896	R	−8.4%	1,979	2,351	4,411
1892	R	−2.1%	1,868	1,956	4,131
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

1.2%

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: 44.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

3.1%

75–84

3.8%

6.5%

65–74

6.0%

7.6%

55–64

7.6%

6.3%

45–54

6.1%

6.3%

35–44

5.8%

5.5%

25–34

5.2%

3.7%

18–24

3.4%

8.0%

5–17

7.6%

2.7%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$78,224

Washington County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Washington County$78,224

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.5%

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

Mainline Protestant

34.6%

Catholic & Orthodox

15.1%

Baptist

3.4%

Methodist

2.3%

Other Christian

1.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 42.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Washington County's 2024 presidential margin of R+57.2 places it among the state's most lopsided rural counties, reflecting a broader realignment of small downstate communities away from competitive voting patterns over the past two decades.

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

Washington County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,224, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 13,627 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 Crawford County and Ozark County.

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