Illinois 2008 vs 2012: county swing
101 of 102 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 23 changed hands.
| County | 2008 | 2012 | Swing | Votes 2008 | Votes 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin County flipped | D+13.1 | R+18.0 | R+31.1 | 2,859 | 2,573 |
| White County | R+9.0 | R+36.0 | R+27.0 | 7,453 | 7,064 |
| Edgar County | R+8.0 | R+32.8 | R+24.8 | 8,255 | 7,819 |
| Lawrence County | R+6.0 | R+30.8 | R+24.8 | 6,536 | 5,989 |
| Clark County | R+8.1 | R+32.4 | R+24.3 | 8,288 | 7,860 |
| Jasper County | R+17.6 | R+41.2 | R+23.6 | 5,131 | 5,043 |
| Wayne County | R+35.2 | R+58.3 | R+23.1 | 8,071 | 7,680 |
| Wabash County | R+13.7 | R+36.7 | R+23.0 | 5,782 | 5,134 |
| Calhoun County flipped | D+7.5 | R+14.0 | R+21.5 | 2,699 | 2,576 |
| Edwards County | R+29.8 | R+51.1 | R+21.3 | 3,350 | 3,228 |
| Jersey County | R+2.8 | R+23.8 | R+21.0 | 10,583 | 9,959 |
| Clay County | R+23.2 | R+44.1 | R+20.9 | 6,454 | 5,908 |
| Clinton County | R+9.8 | R+30.0 | R+20.2 | 17,314 | 16,450 |
| Saline County | R+8.9 | R+29.0 | R+20.1 | 11,428 | 10,720 |
| Hamilton County | R+13.1 | R+32.9 | R+19.8 | 4,264 | 3,941 |
| Crawford County | R+13.0 | R+31.7 | R+18.7 | 9,129 | 8,609 |
| Fayette County | R+15.8 | R+34.5 | R+18.7 | 9,680 | 8,971 |
| Greene County | R+7.5 | R+25.4 | R+17.9 | 5,807 | 5,622 |
| Richland County | R+15.0 | R+32.9 | R+17.9 | 7,650 | 7,282 |
| Washington County | R+14.3 | R+31.6 | R+17.3 | 7,932 | 7,405 |
| Marion County | R+2.0 | R+19.2 | R+17.2 | 17,364 | 15,764 |
| Macoupin County flipped | D+9.8 | R+7.1 | R+16.9 | 22,373 | 21,010 |
| Christian County | R+6.3 | R+23.0 | R+16.7 | 15,100 | 14,701 |
| Montgomery County flipped | D+2.6 | R+14.1 | R+16.7 | 12,871 | 12,133 |
| Pike County | R+18.8 | R+35.4 | R+16.6 | 7,616 | 7,286 |
| Randolph County | R+1.0 | R+17.6 | R+16.6 | 15,202 | 14,392 |
| Pope County | R+22.3 | R+38.7 | R+16.4 | 2,231 | 2,222 |
| Monroe County | R+10.6 | R+26.8 | R+16.2 | 18,083 | 17,432 |
| Effingham County | R+36.0 | R+52.0 | R+16.0 | 16,835 | 16,613 |
| Douglas County | R+21.3 | R+36.7 | R+15.4 | 8,356 | 7,897 |
| Logan County | R+16.9 | R+32.1 | R+15.2 | 12,896 | 12,053 |
| Menard County | R+14.9 | R+30.1 | R+15.2 | 6,464 | 6,151 |
| Cass County flipped | D+1.3 | R+13.5 | R+14.8 | 5,408 | 4,862 |
| Hardin County | R+19.4 | R+34.1 | R+14.7 | 2,255 | 2,330 |
| Iroquois County | R+29.9 | R+44.6 | R+14.7 | 13,596 | 12,784 |
| Cumberland County | R+20.7 | R+35.3 | R+14.6 | 5,321 | 5,295 |
| Morgan County | R+0.8 | R+15.4 | R+14.6 | 15,353 | 14,096 |
| Coles County flipped | D+3.2 | R+11.1 | R+14.3 | 23,076 | 21,358 |
| Moultrie County | R+12.8 | R+27.1 | R+14.3 | 6,260 | 6,057 |
| McHenry County flipped | D+5.3 | R+8.8 | R+14.1 | 139,268 | 133,844 |
| Piatt County | R+12.6 | R+26.7 | R+14.1 | 8,999 | 8,707 |
| Franklin County | R+2.8 | R+16.8 | R+14.0 | 18,641 | 17,914 |
| Ford County | R+29.0 | R+42.8 | R+13.8 | 6,386 | 6,006 |
| Perry County | R+3.9 | R+17.7 | R+13.8 | 9,995 | 9,549 |
| Putnam County | D+15.6 | D+1.8 | R+13.8 | 3,337 | 3,135 |
| Shelby County | R+19.8 | R+33.6 | R+13.8 | 10,868 | 10,395 |
| Vermilion County flipped | D+0.6 | R+13.2 | R+13.8 | 32,872 | 30,314 |
| De Witt County | R+13.3 | R+26.9 | R+13.6 | 7,801 | 7,345 |
| Bond County | R+1.3 | R+14.6 | R+13.3 | 7,924 | 7,336 |
| Marshall County | R+1.1 | R+14.2 | R+13.1 | 6,333 | 5,850 |
| Sangamon County flipped | D+4.4 | R+8.6 | R+13.0 | 99,828 | 94,297 |
| Adams County | R+22.4 | R+35.2 | R+12.8 | 30,823 | 30,607 |
| Woodford County | R+26.7 | R+39.2 | R+12.5 | 19,483 | 18,874 |
| Scott County | R+14.1 | R+26.5 | R+12.4 | 2,600 | 2,555 |
| Livingston County | R+19.2 | R+31.5 | R+12.3 | 15,625 | 15,039 |
| Mason County flipped | D+5.9 | R+6.4 | R+12.3 | 6,808 | 6,272 |
| McLean County flipped | D+1.3 | R+11.0 | R+12.3 | 75,750 | 73,382 |
| Jefferson County | R+10.8 | R+22.8 | R+12.0 | 17,141 | 16,320 |
| Tazewell County | R+6.1 | R+17.9 | R+11.8 | 63,854 | 61,048 |
| LaSalle County flipped | D+11.1 | R+0.4 | R+11.5 | 50,185 | 47,259 |
| Lake County | D+19.7 | D+8.4 | R+11.3 | 299,105 | 287,493 |
| DeKalb County | D+16.7 | D+5.5 | R+11.2 | 44,818 | 41,092 |
| Stark County | R+5.3 | R+16.3 | R+11.0 | 2,907 | 2,662 |
| Kane County | D+11.8 | D+1.1 | R+10.7 | 193,299 | 181,642 |
| Grundy County flipped | D+1.7 | R+8.9 | R+10.6 | 22,171 | 21,244 |
| Kendall County flipped | D+7.3 | R+3.3 | R+10.6 | 46,631 | 47,295 |
| Schuyler County flipped | D+1.8 | R+8.8 | R+10.6 | 3,823 | 3,890 |
| Champaign County | D+17.5 | D+7.0 | R+10.5 | 84,143 | 78,359 |
| Madison County flipped | D+9.1 | R+1.4 | R+10.5 | 128,334 | 122,473 |
| Williamson County | R+14.5 | R+25.0 | R+10.5 | 30,821 | 29,143 |
| Massac County | R+23.3 | R+33.7 | R+10.4 | 7,186 | 6,495 |
| Fulton County | D+21.3 | D+11.0 | R+10.3 | 16,323 | 15,356 |
| Union County | R+11.9 | R+22.0 | R+10.1 | 9,116 | 8,282 |
| Boone County flipped | D+4.1 | R+5.6 | R+9.7 | 22,157 | 21,365 |
| DuPage County | D+10.8 | D+1.1 | R+9.7 | 417,973 | 401,079 |
| Peoria County | D+13.9 | D+4.4 | R+9.5 | 81,704 | 78,411 |
| Jo Daviess County | D+10.5 | D+1.2 | R+9.3 | 11,750 | 11,429 |
| Ogle County | R+7.6 | R+16.7 | R+9.1 | 24,850 | 23,367 |
| Brown County | R+21.7 | R+30.7 | R+9.0 | 2,569 | 2,364 |
| St. Clair County | D+22.5 | D+14.3 | R+8.2 | 125,744 | 119,466 |
| Stephenson County flipped | D+6.6 | R+1.6 | R+8.2 | 21,605 | 21,055 |
| Kankakee County flipped | D+4.6 | R+3.3 | R+7.9 | 48,016 | 45,509 |
| Will County | D+13.2 | D+5.5 | R+7.7 | 286,420 | 277,387 |
| Johnson County | R+34.6 | R+42.2 | R+7.6 | 5,901 | 5,672 |
| Jackson County | D+21.8 | D+14.4 | R+7.4 | 25,532 | 24,012 |
| Pulaski County flipped | D+1.4 | R+5.8 | R+7.2 | 3,270 | 3,003 |
| Winnebago County | D+12.8 | D+5.6 | R+7.2 | 126,031 | 118,984 |
| McDonough County flipped | D+5.6 | R+1.5 | R+7.1 | 13,042 | 12,454 |
| Hancock County | R+10.8 | R+17.8 | R+7.0 | 9,469 | 9,111 |
| Macon County flipped | D+1.1 | R+5.2 | R+6.3 | 51,216 | 48,899 |
| Bureau County flipped | D+5.7 | R+0.2 | R+5.9 | 17,113 | 16,631 |
| Henderson County | D+17.7 | D+12.2 | R+5.5 | 3,814 | 3,568 |
| Henry County | D+7.8 | D+3.1 | R+4.7 | 24,785 | 24,322 |
| Mercer County | D+11.9 | D+7.4 | R+4.5 | 8,848 | 8,534 |
| Lee County | R+3.0 | R+7.4 | R+4.4 | 16,318 | 15,301 |
| Cook County | D+53.4 | D+49.4 | R+4.0 | 2,137,466 | 2,011,597 |
| Carroll County | D+4.8 | D+1.5 | R+3.3 | 7,674 | 7,386 |
| Rock Island County | D+24.6 | D+21.8 | R+2.8 | 68,401 | 65,016 |
| Warren County | D+8.1 | D+5.5 | R+2.6 | 8,029 | 7,793 |
| Knox County | D+19.9 | D+17.4 | R+2.5 | 23,988 | 23,278 |
| Whiteside County | D+17.6 | D+17.5 | R+0.1 | 26,906 | 25,654 |
| Alexander County | D+12.6 | D+13.6 | D+1.0 | 3,937 | 3,501 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data