Illinois 2000 vs 2012: county swing
73 of 102 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 19 changed hands.
| County | 2000 | 2012 | Swing | Votes 2000 | Votes 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County | R+6.9 | R+34.1 | R+27.2 | 2,637 | 2,330 |
| Gallatin County flipped | D+8.1 | R+18.0 | R+26.1 | 3,558 | 2,573 |
| Franklin County flipped | D+8.9 | R+16.8 | R+25.7 | 19,212 | 17,914 |
| Saline County | R+4.3 | R+29.0 | R+24.7 | 11,650 | 10,720 |
| Massac County | R+11.3 | R+33.7 | R+22.4 | 6,744 | 6,495 |
| Pope County | R+18.0 | R+38.7 | R+20.7 | 2,330 | 2,222 |
| Fayette County | R+14.1 | R+34.5 | R+20.4 | 9,338 | 8,971 |
| Hamilton County | R+12.5 | R+32.9 | R+20.4 | 4,587 | 3,941 |
| Jersey County | R+3.6 | R+23.8 | R+20.2 | 9,413 | 9,959 |
| Lawrence County | R+11.7 | R+30.8 | R+19.1 | 6,578 | 5,989 |
| Clay County | R+25.7 | R+44.1 | R+18.4 | 6,135 | 5,908 |
| Perry County flipped | D+0.6 | R+17.7 | R+18.3 | 9,942 | 9,549 |
| Williamson County | R+6.7 | R+25.0 | R+18.3 | 26,939 | 29,143 |
| Adams County | R+17.1 | R+35.2 | R+18.1 | 30,109 | 30,607 |
| Marion County | R+1.1 | R+19.2 | R+18.1 | 16,663 | 15,764 |
| Christian County | R+5.0 | R+23.0 | R+18.0 | 14,771 | 14,701 |
| Douglas County | R+18.7 | R+36.7 | R+18.0 | 8,152 | 7,897 |
| Moultrie County | R+9.2 | R+27.1 | R+17.9 | 5,725 | 6,057 |
| Wayne County | R+40.8 | R+58.3 | R+17.5 | 7,693 | 7,680 |
| Union County | R+4.8 | R+22.0 | R+17.2 | 8,660 | 8,282 |
| Calhoun County flipped | D+3.1 | R+14.0 | R+17.1 | 2,602 | 2,576 |
| Johnson County | R+25.3 | R+42.2 | R+16.9 | 5,362 | 5,672 |
| Pike County | R+18.6 | R+35.4 | R+16.8 | 8,112 | 7,286 |
| Montgomery County flipped | D+2.4 | R+14.1 | R+16.5 | 13,093 | 12,133 |
| Clinton County | R+14.0 | R+30.0 | R+16.0 | 15,427 | 16,450 |
| Shelby County | R+18.1 | R+33.6 | R+15.5 | 10,163 | 10,395 |
| White County | R+20.5 | R+36.0 | R+15.5 | 7,637 | 7,064 |
| Randolph County | R+2.3 | R+17.6 | R+15.3 | 14,287 | 14,392 |
| Jasper County | R+26.0 | R+41.2 | R+15.2 | 5,021 | 5,043 |
| Greene County | R+11.1 | R+25.4 | R+14.3 | 5,767 | 5,622 |
| Brown County | R+17.0 | R+30.7 | R+13.7 | 2,660 | 2,364 |
| Ford County | R+29.2 | R+42.8 | R+13.6 | 6,153 | 6,006 |
| Monroe County | R+13.3 | R+26.8 | R+13.5 | 13,796 | 17,432 |
| Cumberland County | R+22.0 | R+35.3 | R+13.3 | 4,975 | 5,295 |
| Edgar County | R+19.6 | R+32.8 | R+13.2 | 8,232 | 7,819 |
| Edwards County | R+37.9 | R+51.1 | R+13.2 | 3,260 | 3,228 |
| Effingham County | R+38.8 | R+52.0 | R+13.2 | 14,485 | 16,613 |
| Piatt County | R+13.5 | R+26.7 | R+13.2 | 8,385 | 8,707 |
| Macoupin County flipped | D+5.9 | R+7.1 | R+13.0 | 21,389 | 21,010 |
| Clark County | R+19.5 | R+32.4 | R+12.9 | 7,512 | 7,860 |
| Iroquois County | R+31.9 | R+44.6 | R+12.7 | 13,424 | 12,784 |
| Crawford County | R+19.3 | R+31.7 | R+12.4 | 8,500 | 8,609 |
| Vermilion County | R+1.2 | R+13.2 | R+12.0 | 32,100 | 30,314 |
| Jefferson County | R+10.9 | R+22.8 | R+11.9 | 15,360 | 16,320 |
| De Witt County | R+15.6 | R+26.9 | R+11.3 | 7,051 | 7,345 |
| Wabash County | R+25.7 | R+36.7 | R+11.0 | 5,508 | 5,134 |
| Madison County flipped | D+9.3 | R+1.4 | R+10.7 | 111,104 | 122,473 |
| Cass County | R+3.0 | R+13.5 | R+10.5 | 5,899 | 4,862 |
| Livingston County | R+21.8 | R+31.5 | R+9.7 | 15,421 | 15,039 |
| Hancock County | R+9.1 | R+17.8 | R+8.7 | 9,691 | 9,111 |
| Pulaski County flipped | D+2.9 | R+5.8 | R+8.7 | 3,016 | 3,003 |
| Washington County | R+24.0 | R+31.6 | R+7.6 | 7,138 | 7,405 |
| Tazewell County | R+10.5 | R+17.9 | R+7.4 | 58,348 | 61,048 |
| Woodford County | R+32.0 | R+39.2 | R+7.2 | 16,793 | 18,874 |
| Macon County flipped | D+0.9 | R+5.2 | R+6.1 | 49,499 | 48,899 |
| Scott County | R+20.5 | R+26.5 | R+6.0 | 2,469 | 2,555 |
| Alexander County | D+19.1 | D+13.6 | R+5.5 | 4,022 | 3,501 |
| Putnam County | D+6.9 | D+1.8 | R+5.1 | 3,179 | 3,135 |
| LaSalle County flipped | D+4.6 | R+0.4 | R+5.0 | 46,007 | 47,259 |
| Logan County | R+27.1 | R+32.1 | R+5.0 | 13,065 | 12,053 |
| Marshall County | R+9.7 | R+14.2 | R+4.5 | 5,907 | 5,850 |
| Bond County | R+10.6 | R+14.6 | R+4.0 | 7,032 | 7,336 |
| Coles County | R+7.9 | R+11.1 | R+3.2 | 20,093 | 21,358 |
| Mason County | R+3.3 | R+6.4 | R+3.1 | 6,772 | 6,272 |
| Richland County | R+30.0 | R+32.9 | R+2.9 | 7,428 | 7,282 |
| Menard County | R+27.4 | R+30.1 | R+2.7 | 6,202 | 6,151 |
| Grundy County | R+7.2 | R+8.9 | R+1.7 | 16,584 | 21,244 |
| Fulton County | D+12.3 | D+11.0 | R+1.3 | 16,277 | 15,356 |
| Henry County | D+4.4 | D+3.1 | R+1.3 | 23,470 | 24,322 |
| Mercer County | D+8.6 | D+7.4 | R+1.2 | 8,318 | 8,534 |
| Kankakee County | R+2.2 | R+3.3 | R+1.1 | 40,183 | 45,509 |
| Morgan County | R+15.0 | R+15.4 | R+0.4 | 14,334 | 14,096 |
| Stark County | R+16.2 | R+16.3 | R+0.1 | 2,989 | 2,662 |
| St. Clair County | D+13.6 | D+14.3 | D+0.7 | 100,393 | 119,466 |
| McDonough County | R+3.0 | R+1.5 | D+1.5 | 13,012 | 12,454 |
| Peoria County | D+2.9 | D+4.4 | D+1.5 | 76,812 | 78,411 |
| Rock Island County | D+19.6 | D+21.8 | D+2.2 | 65,095 | 65,016 |
| Henderson County | D+8.3 | D+12.2 | D+3.9 | 3,866 | 3,568 |
| McLean County | R+14.9 | R+11.0 | D+3.9 | 60,898 | 73,382 |
| Schuyler County | R+13.0 | R+8.8 | D+4.2 | 3,772 | 3,890 |
| Bureau County | R+4.6 | R+0.2 | D+4.4 | 16,823 | 16,631 |
| Sangamon County | R+13.1 | R+8.6 | D+4.5 | 91,485 | 94,297 |
| Champaign County | D+1.2 | D+7.0 | D+5.8 | 74,285 | 78,359 |
| Jackson County | D+8.5 | D+14.4 | D+5.9 | 23,090 | 24,012 |
| Knox County | D+11.5 | D+17.4 | D+5.9 | 23,174 | 23,278 |
| Ogle County | R+22.6 | R+16.7 | D+5.9 | 20,601 | 23,367 |
| Lee County | R+13.4 | R+7.4 | D+6.0 | 14,620 | 15,301 |
| Winnebago County flipped | R+1.6 | D+5.6 | D+7.2 | 109,297 | 118,984 |
| Boone County | R+13.7 | R+5.6 | D+8.1 | 15,523 | 21,365 |
| Will County flipped | R+2.6 | D+5.5 | D+8.1 | 191,670 | 277,387 |
| Jo Daviess County flipped | R+7.0 | D+1.2 | D+8.2 | 10,322 | 11,429 |
| Cook County | D+40.0 | D+49.4 | D+9.4 | 1,865,907 | 2,011,597 |
| Warren County flipped | R+4.9 | D+5.5 | D+10.4 | 7,631 | 7,793 |
| Lake County flipped | R+2.5 | D+8.4 | D+10.9 | 242,164 | 287,493 |
| Whiteside County | D+6.6 | D+17.5 | D+10.9 | 24,837 | 25,654 |
| McHenry County | R+20.2 | R+8.8 | D+11.4 | 106,185 | 133,844 |
| Carroll County flipped | R+10.0 | D+1.5 | D+11.5 | 7,177 | 7,386 |
| Stephenson County | R+13.7 | R+1.6 | D+12.1 | 19,378 | 21,055 |
| DeKalb County flipped | R+7.1 | D+5.5 | D+12.6 | 33,233 | 41,092 |
| Kane County flipped | R+12.0 | D+1.1 | D+13.1 | 141,405 | 181,642 |
| DuPage County flipped | R+13.3 | D+1.1 | D+14.4 | 364,362 | 401,079 |
| Kendall County | R+23.0 | R+3.3 | D+19.7 | 22,769 | 47,295 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data