Illinois 2000 vs 2008: county swing
23 of 102 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 26 changed hands.
| County | 2000 | 2008 | Swing | Votes 2000 | Votes 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County | R+6.9 | R+19.4 | R+12.5 | 2,637 | 2,255 |
| Massac County | R+11.3 | R+23.3 | R+12.0 | 6,744 | 7,186 |
| Franklin County flipped | D+8.9 | R+2.8 | R+11.7 | 19,212 | 18,641 |
| Johnson County | R+25.3 | R+34.6 | R+9.3 | 5,362 | 5,901 |
| Williamson County | R+6.7 | R+14.5 | R+7.8 | 26,939 | 30,821 |
| Union County | R+4.8 | R+11.9 | R+7.1 | 8,660 | 9,116 |
| Alexander County | D+19.1 | D+12.6 | R+6.5 | 4,022 | 3,937 |
| Adams County | R+17.1 | R+22.4 | R+5.3 | 30,109 | 30,823 |
| Brown County | R+17.0 | R+21.7 | R+4.7 | 2,660 | 2,569 |
| Saline County | R+4.3 | R+8.9 | R+4.6 | 11,650 | 11,428 |
| Perry County flipped | D+0.6 | R+3.9 | R+4.5 | 9,942 | 9,995 |
| Pope County | R+18.0 | R+22.3 | R+4.3 | 2,330 | 2,231 |
| Moultrie County | R+9.2 | R+12.8 | R+3.6 | 5,725 | 6,260 |
| Douglas County | R+18.7 | R+21.3 | R+2.6 | 8,152 | 8,356 |
| Fayette County | R+14.1 | R+15.8 | R+1.7 | 9,338 | 9,680 |
| Hancock County | R+9.1 | R+10.8 | R+1.7 | 9,691 | 9,469 |
| Shelby County | R+18.1 | R+19.8 | R+1.7 | 10,163 | 10,868 |
| Pulaski County | D+2.9 | D+1.4 | R+1.5 | 3,016 | 3,270 |
| Christian County | R+5.0 | R+6.3 | R+1.3 | 14,771 | 15,100 |
| Marion County | R+1.1 | R+2.0 | R+0.9 | 16,663 | 17,364 |
| Hamilton County | R+12.5 | R+13.1 | R+0.6 | 4,587 | 4,264 |
| Madison County | D+9.3 | D+9.1 | R+0.2 | 111,104 | 128,334 |
| Pike County | R+18.6 | R+18.8 | R+0.2 | 8,112 | 7,616 |
| Jefferson County | R+10.9 | R+10.8 | D+0.1 | 15,360 | 17,141 |
| Ford County | R+29.2 | R+29.0 | D+0.2 | 6,153 | 6,386 |
| Macon County | D+0.9 | D+1.1 | D+0.2 | 49,499 | 51,216 |
| Montgomery County | D+2.4 | D+2.6 | D+0.2 | 13,093 | 12,871 |
| Jersey County | R+3.6 | R+2.8 | D+0.8 | 9,413 | 10,583 |
| Piatt County | R+13.5 | R+12.6 | D+0.9 | 8,385 | 8,999 |
| Cumberland County | R+22.0 | R+20.7 | D+1.3 | 4,975 | 5,321 |
| Randolph County | R+2.3 | R+1.0 | D+1.3 | 14,287 | 15,202 |
| Vermilion County flipped | R+1.2 | D+0.6 | D+1.8 | 32,100 | 32,872 |
| Iroquois County | R+31.9 | R+29.9 | D+2.0 | 13,424 | 13,596 |
| De Witt County | R+15.6 | R+13.3 | D+2.3 | 7,051 | 7,801 |
| Clay County | R+25.7 | R+23.2 | D+2.5 | 6,135 | 6,454 |
| Livingston County | R+21.8 | R+19.2 | D+2.6 | 15,421 | 15,625 |
| Monroe County | R+13.3 | R+10.6 | D+2.7 | 13,796 | 18,083 |
| Effingham County | R+38.8 | R+36.0 | D+2.8 | 14,485 | 16,835 |
| Mercer County | D+8.6 | D+11.9 | D+3.3 | 8,318 | 8,848 |
| Henry County | D+4.4 | D+7.8 | D+3.4 | 23,470 | 24,785 |
| Greene County | R+11.1 | R+7.5 | D+3.6 | 5,767 | 5,807 |
| Macoupin County | D+5.9 | D+9.8 | D+3.9 | 21,389 | 22,373 |
| Clinton County | R+14.0 | R+9.8 | D+4.2 | 15,427 | 17,314 |
| Cass County flipped | R+3.0 | D+1.3 | D+4.3 | 5,899 | 5,408 |
| Calhoun County | D+3.1 | D+7.5 | D+4.4 | 2,602 | 2,699 |
| Tazewell County | R+10.5 | R+6.1 | D+4.4 | 58,348 | 63,854 |
| Gallatin County | D+8.1 | D+13.1 | D+5.0 | 3,558 | 2,859 |
| Rock Island County | D+19.6 | D+24.6 | D+5.0 | 65,095 | 68,401 |
| Woodford County | R+32.0 | R+26.7 | D+5.3 | 16,793 | 19,483 |
| Wayne County | R+40.8 | R+35.2 | D+5.6 | 7,693 | 8,071 |
| Lawrence County | R+11.7 | R+6.0 | D+5.7 | 6,578 | 6,536 |
| Crawford County | R+19.3 | R+13.0 | D+6.3 | 8,500 | 9,129 |
| Scott County | R+20.5 | R+14.1 | D+6.4 | 2,469 | 2,600 |
| LaSalle County | D+4.6 | D+11.1 | D+6.5 | 46,007 | 50,185 |
| Kankakee County flipped | R+2.2 | D+4.6 | D+6.8 | 40,183 | 48,016 |
| Edwards County | R+37.9 | R+29.8 | D+8.1 | 3,260 | 3,350 |
| Jasper County | R+26.0 | R+17.6 | D+8.4 | 5,021 | 5,131 |
| Knox County | D+11.5 | D+19.9 | D+8.4 | 23,174 | 23,988 |
| Marshall County | R+9.7 | R+1.1 | D+8.6 | 5,907 | 6,333 |
| McDonough County flipped | R+3.0 | D+5.6 | D+8.6 | 13,012 | 13,042 |
| Putnam County | D+6.9 | D+15.6 | D+8.7 | 3,179 | 3,337 |
| Grundy County flipped | R+7.2 | D+1.7 | D+8.9 | 16,584 | 22,171 |
| St. Clair County | D+13.6 | D+22.5 | D+8.9 | 100,393 | 125,744 |
| Fulton County | D+12.3 | D+21.3 | D+9.0 | 16,277 | 16,323 |
| Mason County flipped | R+3.3 | D+5.9 | D+9.2 | 6,772 | 6,808 |
| Bond County | R+10.6 | R+1.3 | D+9.3 | 7,032 | 7,924 |
| Henderson County | D+8.3 | D+17.7 | D+9.4 | 3,866 | 3,814 |
| Washington County | R+24.0 | R+14.3 | D+9.7 | 7,138 | 7,932 |
| Logan County | R+27.1 | R+16.9 | D+10.2 | 13,065 | 12,896 |
| Bureau County flipped | R+4.6 | D+5.7 | D+10.3 | 16,823 | 17,113 |
| Lee County | R+13.4 | R+3.0 | D+10.4 | 14,620 | 16,318 |
| Stark County | R+16.2 | R+5.3 | D+10.9 | 2,989 | 2,907 |
| Peoria County | D+2.9 | D+13.9 | D+11.0 | 76,812 | 81,704 |
| Whiteside County | D+6.6 | D+17.6 | D+11.0 | 24,837 | 26,906 |
| Coles County flipped | R+7.9 | D+3.2 | D+11.1 | 20,093 | 23,076 |
| Clark County | R+19.5 | R+8.1 | D+11.4 | 7,512 | 8,288 |
| White County | R+20.5 | R+9.0 | D+11.5 | 7,637 | 7,453 |
| Edgar County | R+19.6 | R+8.0 | D+11.6 | 8,232 | 8,255 |
| Wabash County | R+25.7 | R+13.7 | D+12.0 | 5,508 | 5,782 |
| Menard County | R+27.4 | R+14.9 | D+12.5 | 6,202 | 6,464 |
| Warren County flipped | R+4.9 | D+8.1 | D+13.0 | 7,631 | 8,029 |
| Jackson County | D+8.5 | D+21.8 | D+13.3 | 23,090 | 25,532 |
| Cook County | D+40.0 | D+53.4 | D+13.4 | 1,865,907 | 2,137,466 |
| Morgan County | R+15.0 | R+0.8 | D+14.2 | 14,334 | 15,353 |
| Winnebago County flipped | R+1.6 | D+12.8 | D+14.4 | 109,297 | 126,031 |
| Carroll County flipped | R+10.0 | D+4.8 | D+14.8 | 7,177 | 7,674 |
| Schuyler County flipped | R+13.0 | D+1.8 | D+14.8 | 3,772 | 3,823 |
| Ogle County | R+22.6 | R+7.6 | D+15.0 | 20,601 | 24,850 |
| Richland County | R+30.0 | R+15.0 | D+15.0 | 7,428 | 7,650 |
| Will County flipped | R+2.6 | D+13.2 | D+15.8 | 191,670 | 286,420 |
| McLean County flipped | R+14.9 | D+1.3 | D+16.2 | 60,898 | 75,750 |
| Champaign County | D+1.2 | D+17.5 | D+16.3 | 74,285 | 84,143 |
| Jo Daviess County flipped | R+7.0 | D+10.5 | D+17.5 | 10,322 | 11,750 |
| Sangamon County flipped | R+13.1 | D+4.4 | D+17.5 | 91,485 | 99,828 |
| Boone County flipped | R+13.7 | D+4.1 | D+17.8 | 15,523 | 22,157 |
| Stephenson County flipped | R+13.7 | D+6.6 | D+20.3 | 19,378 | 21,605 |
| Lake County flipped | R+2.5 | D+19.7 | D+22.2 | 242,164 | 299,105 |
| DeKalb County flipped | R+7.1 | D+16.7 | D+23.8 | 33,233 | 44,818 |
| Kane County flipped | R+12.0 | D+11.8 | D+23.8 | 141,405 | 193,299 |
| DuPage County flipped | R+13.3 | D+10.8 | D+24.1 | 364,362 | 417,973 |
| McHenry County flipped | R+20.2 | D+5.3 | D+25.5 | 106,185 | 139,268 |
| Kendall County flipped | R+23.0 | D+7.3 | D+30.3 | 22,769 | 46,631 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data