Illinois presidential election results and history

Illinois has voted in 51 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 41 of the 51 with a recorded winner (80%).

Current members of Congress from Illinois (19)

Tammy Duckworth Senator · Democrat
Richard J. Durbin Senator · Democrat
Jonathan L. Jackson District 1 · Democrat
Robin L. Kelly District 2 · Democrat
Delia C. Ramirez District 3 · Democrat
Jesús G. "Chuy" García District 4 · Democrat
Mike Quigley District 5 · Democrat
Sean Casten District 6 · Democrat
Danny K. Davis District 7 · Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi District 8 · Democrat
Janice D. Schakowsky District 9 · Democrat
Bradley Scott Schneider District 10 · Democrat
Bill Foster District 11 · Democrat
Mike Bost District 12 · Republican
Nikki Budzinski District 13 · Democrat
Lauren Underwood District 14 · Democrat
Mary E. Miller District 15 · Republican
Darin LaHood District 16 · Republican
Eric Sorensen District 17 · Democrat

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris10.9 pts
Electoral votes: 19
Democratic wins: 26
Republican wins: 24

Illinois, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Illinois

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	54.4%	Donald J. Trump	10.9	19	5,633,310	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	57.5%	Donald J. Trump	17.0	20	6,033,744	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	55.8%	Donald J. Trump	17.1	20	5,536,424	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	57.6%	Mitt Romney	16.9	20	5,242,014	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	61.9%	John McCain	25.1	21	5,523,051	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	54.8%	George W. Bush	10.3	21	5,274,322	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	54.6%	George W. Bush	12.0	22	4,742,123	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	54.3%	Robert Dole	17.5	22	4,311,391	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	48.6%	George H. W. Bush	14.2	22	5,050,157	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	George H. W. Bush	50.7%	Michael Dukakis	2.1	24	4,559,120	George H. W. Bush ✓
1984	Ronald Reagan	56.2%	Walter Mondale	12.9	24	4,819,088	Ronald Reagan ✓
1980	Ronald Reagan	49.6%	Jimmy Carter	7.9	26	4,749,721	Ronald Reagan ✓
1976	Gerald R. Ford	50.1%	Jimmy Carter	2.0	26	4,718,914	Jimmy Carter ✗
1972	Richard M. Nixon	59.0%	George McGovern	18.5	26	4,723,236	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Richard M. Nixon	47.1%	Hubert Humphrey	2.9	26	4,619,749	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	59.5%	Barry Goldwater	18.9	26	4,702,841	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	50.0%	Richard M. Nixon	0.2	27	4,757,409	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	59.5%	Adlai Stevenson	19.2	27	4,407,407	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	54.8%	Adlai Stevenson	9.9	27	4,481,058	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	50.1%	Thomas E. Dewey	0.8	28	3,984,046	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	51.5%	Thomas E. Dewey	3.5	28	4,036,061	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	51.0%	Wendell L. Willkie	2.4	29	4,217,935	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	57.7%	Alfred M. Landon	18.0	29	3,956,522	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	55.2%	Herbert Hoover	13.2	29	3,407,926	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	56.9%	Alfred E. Smith	14.7	29	3,107,489	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	58.8%	John W. Davis	35.5	29	2,470,067	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	67.8%	James M. Cox	42.3	29	2,094,714	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	52.6%	Woodrow Wilson	9.2	29	2,192,707	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Woodrow Wilson	35.3%	Theodore Roosevelt	1.6	29	1,146,173	Woodrow Wilson ✓
1908	William Howard Taft	54.5%	William Jennings Bryan	15.5	27	1,155,254	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	58.8%	Alton B. Parker	28.3	27	1,076,495	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	52.8%	William Jennings Bryan	8.4	24	1,131,898	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	55.7%	William Jennings Bryan	13.0	24	1,090,766	William McKinley ✓
1892	Grover Cleveland	48.8%	Benjamin Harrison	3.1	24	873,667	Grover Cleveland ✓
1888	Benjamin Harrison	49.5%	Grover Cleveland	3.0	22	747,813	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	50.2%	Grover Cleveland	3.7	22	672,670	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	51.1%	Winfield S. Hancock	6.5	21	622,305	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	50.2%	Samuel Tilden	3.5	21	554,368	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	56.3%	Horace Greeley	13.3	21	429,971	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	55.7%	Horatio Seymour	11.4	16	449,420	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	54.4%	George McClellan	8.8	16	348,236	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	50.7%	Stephen Douglas	3.5	11	339,691	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1856	James Buchanan	44.1%	John C. Fremont	3.9	11	239,334	James Buchanan ✓
1852	Franklin Pierce	51.9%	Winfield Scott	10.1	11	154,974	Franklin Pierce ✓
1848	Lewis Cass	44.9%	Zachary Taylor	2.5	9	124,596	Zachary Taylor ✗
1844	James K. Polk	53.9%	Henry Clay	11.9	9	109,057	James K. Polk ✓
1840	Martin Van Buren	50.9%	William Henry Harrison	2.0	5	93,175	William Henry Harrison ✗
1836	Martin Van Buren	54.7%	William Henry Harrison	9.4	5	33,589	Martin Van Buren ✓
1832	Andrew Jackson	68.0%	Henry Clay	36.6	5	21,481	Andrew Jackson ✓
1828	Andrew Jackson	67.2%	John Quincy Adams	34.4	3	14,222	Andrew Jackson ✓
1824	Andrew Jackson	27.2%	John Quincy Adams	-5.2	3	4,671	John Quincy Adams ✗

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Questions and answers

How has Illinois voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 10.9 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 17.0 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 17.1 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 16.9 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 25.1 points.

When did Illinois last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Illinois last vote Republican for president?

In 1988, for George H. W. Bush.

How often does Illinois vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Illinois backed the national winner in 41 of 51 elections in this record (80%).

Is Illinois a swing state?

Not usually. It leans clearly to one party: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 16.9 points, Democratic by 17.1 points, Democratic by 17.0 points and Democratic by 10.9 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data