Illinois 2004 vs 2008: county swing
0 of 102 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 31 changed hands.
| County | 2004 | 2008 | Swing | Votes 2004 | Votes 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massac County | R+23.9 | R+23.3 | D+0.6 | 7,424 | 7,186 |
| Pope County | R+23.9 | R+22.3 | D+1.6 | 2,436 | 2,231 |
| Johnson County | R+37.3 | R+34.6 | D+2.7 | 5,865 | 5,901 |
| Perry County | R+7.8 | R+3.9 | D+3.9 | 10,425 | 9,995 |
| Hardin County | R+23.7 | R+19.4 | D+4.3 | 2,437 | 2,255 |
| Franklin County | R+8.1 | R+2.8 | D+5.3 | 19,352 | 18,641 |
| Hamilton County | R+18.6 | R+13.1 | D+5.5 | 4,514 | 4,264 |
| Jersey County | R+8.3 | R+2.8 | D+5.5 | 10,137 | 10,583 |
| Union County | R+17.5 | R+11.9 | D+5.6 | 9,119 | 9,116 |
| Calhoun County | D+1.8 | D+7.5 | D+5.7 | 2,706 | 2,699 |
| Monroe County | R+16.3 | R+10.6 | D+5.7 | 16,370 | 18,083 |
| Madison County | D+3.3 | D+9.1 | D+5.8 | 123,678 | 128,334 |
| Williamson County | R+21.4 | R+14.5 | D+6.9 | 29,960 | 30,821 |
| Randolph County | R+8.7 | R+1.0 | D+7.7 | 14,956 | 15,202 |
| Alexander County | D+4.8 | D+12.6 | D+7.8 | 3,873 | 3,937 |
| Henderson County | D+9.9 | D+17.7 | D+7.8 | 4,153 | 3,814 |
| Hancock County | R+18.8 | R+10.8 | D+8.0 | 9,899 | 9,469 |
| Marion County | R+10.0 | R+2.0 | D+8.0 | 17,224 | 17,364 |
| Fayette County | R+24.2 | R+15.8 | D+8.4 | 9,549 | 9,680 |
| Pike County | R+27.4 | R+18.8 | D+8.6 | 7,980 | 7,616 |
| Shelby County | R+28.4 | R+19.8 | D+8.6 | 10,577 | 10,868 |
| Brown County | R+30.4 | R+21.7 | D+8.7 | 2,585 | 2,569 |
| Woodford County | R+35.6 | R+26.7 | D+8.9 | 18,802 | 19,483 |
| McDonough County flipped | R+3.6 | D+5.6 | D+9.2 | 14,929 | 13,042 |
| Effingham County | R+45.3 | R+36.0 | D+9.3 | 16,278 | 16,835 |
| Montgomery County flipped | R+6.8 | D+2.6 | D+9.4 | 12,930 | 12,871 |
| Cumberland County | R+30.2 | R+20.7 | D+9.5 | 5,416 | 5,321 |
| Jefferson County | R+20.3 | R+10.8 | D+9.5 | 16,948 | 17,141 |
| Jackson County | D+12.1 | D+21.8 | D+9.7 | 25,826 | 25,532 |
| Livingston County | R+29.2 | R+19.2 | D+10.0 | 16,039 | 15,625 |
| Rock Island County | D+14.6 | D+24.6 | D+10.0 | 69,972 | 68,401 |
| Bond County | R+11.4 | R+1.3 | D+10.1 | 7,369 | 7,924 |
| Clinton County | R+20.0 | R+9.8 | D+10.2 | 17,131 | 17,314 |
| Macon County flipped | R+9.2 | D+1.1 | D+10.3 | 51,746 | 51,216 |
| Tazewell County | R+16.4 | R+6.1 | D+10.3 | 62,338 | 63,854 |
| Adams County | R+32.8 | R+22.4 | D+10.4 | 31,477 | 30,823 |
| Greene County | R+18.2 | R+7.5 | D+10.7 | 6,068 | 5,807 |
| Knox County | D+9.2 | D+19.9 | D+10.7 | 24,708 | 23,988 |
| Mercer County | D+1.2 | D+11.9 | D+10.7 | 8,974 | 8,848 |
| Macoupin County flipped | R+1.0 | D+9.8 | D+10.8 | 22,785 | 22,373 |
| Saline County | R+19.9 | R+8.9 | D+11.0 | 11,814 | 11,428 |
| Ford County | R+40.1 | R+29.0 | D+11.1 | 6,479 | 6,386 |
| Washington County | R+25.8 | R+14.3 | D+11.5 | 8,104 | 7,932 |
| St. Clair County | D+10.7 | D+22.5 | D+11.8 | 113,189 | 125,744 |
| Clay County | R+35.3 | R+23.2 | D+12.1 | 6,554 | 6,454 |
| Cook County | D+41.1 | D+53.4 | D+12.3 | 2,049,434 | 2,137,466 |
| Vermilion County flipped | R+11.9 | D+0.6 | D+12.5 | 33,714 | 32,872 |
| Moultrie County | R+25.4 | R+12.8 | D+12.6 | 6,466 | 6,260 |
| Pulaski County flipped | R+11.2 | D+1.4 | D+12.6 | 3,108 | 3,270 |
| Wayne County | R+47.8 | R+35.2 | D+12.6 | 8,287 | 8,071 |
| Christian County | R+19.2 | R+6.3 | D+12.9 | 15,267 | 15,100 |
| Henry County flipped | R+5.2 | D+7.8 | D+13.0 | 25,241 | 24,785 |
| Marshall County | R+14.1 | R+1.1 | D+13.0 | 6,584 | 6,333 |
| Cass County flipped | R+11.8 | D+1.3 | D+13.1 | 5,700 | 5,408 |
| Douglas County | R+34.4 | R+21.3 | D+13.1 | 8,540 | 8,356 |
| Putnam County | D+2.4 | D+15.6 | D+13.2 | 3,352 | 3,337 |
| De Witt County | R+26.7 | R+13.3 | D+13.4 | 7,798 | 7,801 |
| Winnebago County flipped | R+0.9 | D+12.8 | D+13.7 | 121,425 | 126,031 |
| Peoria County | D+0.1 | D+13.9 | D+13.8 | 82,771 | 81,704 |
| Piatt County | R+26.4 | R+12.6 | D+13.8 | 8,586 | 8,999 |
| Fulton County | D+7.4 | D+21.3 | D+13.9 | 17,035 | 16,323 |
| Iroquois County | R+44.0 | R+29.9 | D+14.1 | 13,835 | 13,596 |
| Edwards County | R+44.1 | R+29.8 | D+14.3 | 3,364 | 3,350 |
| Warren County flipped | R+6.3 | D+8.1 | D+14.4 | 8,457 | 8,029 |
| Gallatin County flipped | R+1.4 | D+13.1 | D+14.5 | 3,225 | 2,859 |
| Whiteside County | D+2.9 | D+17.6 | D+14.7 | 26,873 | 26,906 |
| LaSalle County flipped | R+3.7 | D+11.1 | D+14.8 | 50,729 | 50,185 |
| Scott County | R+29.1 | R+14.1 | D+15.0 | 2,636 | 2,600 |
| Jasper County | R+32.7 | R+17.6 | D+15.1 | 5,336 | 5,131 |
| Kankakee County flipped | R+10.5 | D+4.6 | D+15.1 | 45,036 | 48,016 |
| Lee County | R+18.2 | R+3.0 | D+15.2 | 15,876 | 16,318 |
| Champaign County | D+2.0 | D+17.5 | D+15.5 | 82,434 | 84,143 |
| Grundy County flipped | R+13.8 | D+1.7 | D+15.5 | 19,831 | 22,171 |
| Mason County flipped | R+9.6 | D+5.9 | D+15.5 | 7,183 | 6,808 |
| Stark County | R+21.3 | R+5.3 | D+16.0 | 3,061 | 2,907 |
| Bureau County flipped | R+10.4 | D+5.7 | D+16.1 | 17,902 | 17,113 |
| White County | R+25.4 | R+9.0 | D+16.4 | 8,301 | 7,453 |
| Ogle County | R+24.5 | R+7.6 | D+16.9 | 24,091 | 24,850 |
| Carroll County flipped | R+12.2 | D+4.8 | D+17.0 | 8,135 | 7,674 |
| McLean County flipped | R+15.9 | D+1.3 | D+17.2 | 71,620 | 75,750 |
| Edgar County | R+25.7 | R+8.0 | D+17.7 | 8,429 | 8,255 |
| Crawford County | R+31.0 | R+13.0 | D+18.0 | 9,332 | 9,129 |
| Jo Daviess County flipped | R+7.5 | D+10.5 | D+18.0 | 11,584 | 11,750 |
| Coles County flipped | R+15.1 | D+3.2 | D+18.3 | 22,780 | 23,076 |
| Lawrence County | R+24.5 | R+6.0 | D+18.5 | 6,729 | 6,536 |
| Boone County flipped | R+14.6 | D+4.1 | D+18.7 | 19,541 | 22,157 |
| Will County flipped | R+5.5 | D+13.2 | D+18.7 | 246,409 | 286,420 |
| Richland County | R+33.9 | R+15.0 | D+18.9 | 7,749 | 7,650 |
| Logan County | R+36.0 | R+16.9 | D+19.1 | 13,467 | 12,896 |
| Clark County | R+27.6 | R+8.1 | D+19.5 | 8,007 | 8,288 |
| Menard County | R+34.6 | R+14.9 | D+19.7 | 6,574 | 6,464 |
| DuPage County flipped | R+9.6 | D+10.8 | D+20.4 | 402,446 | 417,973 |
| DeKalb County flipped | R+4.4 | D+16.7 | D+21.1 | 40,768 | 44,818 |
| Lake County flipped | R+1.7 | D+19.7 | D+21.4 | 275,295 | 299,105 |
| Schuyler County flipped | R+20.1 | D+1.8 | D+21.9 | 4,031 | 3,823 |
| Stephenson County flipped | R+15.5 | D+6.6 | D+22.1 | 21,320 | 21,605 |
| Sangamon County flipped | R+18.1 | D+4.4 | D+22.5 | 95,375 | 99,828 |
| Kane County flipped | R+10.8 | D+11.8 | D+22.6 | 171,715 | 193,299 |
| Morgan County | R+24.7 | R+0.8 | D+23.9 | 15,180 | 15,353 |
| McHenry County flipped | R+20.4 | D+5.3 | D+25.7 | 127,948 | 139,268 |
| Wabash County | R+40.9 | R+13.7 | D+27.2 | 6,006 | 5,782 |
| Kendall County flipped | R+22.8 | D+7.3 | D+30.1 | 32,402 | 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