Alexander County, IL

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
Designated Market Area: Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg, KY-MO-IL-TN
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

Places in Alexander County, IL     [Sort places by name]

Cairo precinct (pop. 1,510) Cairo city (pop. 1,510) Thebes precinct (pop. 930) Tamms precinct (pop. 906) McClure precinct (pop. 643) Olive Branch CDP (pop. 578) Olive Branch precinct (pop. 578) Tamms village (pop. 535) Cache precinct (pop. 426) Thebes village (pop. 407) East Cape Girardeau village (pop. 343) McClure village (pop. 274) Sandusky precinct (pop. 268)  

Tracts in Alexander County, IL

Census Tract 9576, Alexander County, Illinois     Census Tract 9577, Alexander County, Illinois     Census Tract 9578, Alexander County, Illinois     Census Tract 9579, Alexander County, Illinois        

2022 population: 4,858   ( 3,380 from 2010 , 384 from 2020)
Land area: 235.4 square miles
Population density: 20.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,083	63.46%	38.1%
Black:	1,468	30.22%	49.5%
Indian:	27	0.56%	8.0%
Asian:	23	0.47%	4.5%
2+ races:	131	2.70%	6.4%
Hispanic:	126	2.59%	18.7%
Total non-White:	1,775	36.54%	45.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	121	11.5
Deaths:	251	23.9
Net Migration:	-249	-23.8
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,900	-23.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,480	-18.0

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,486	56.7%	Joe Biden (D)	1,114	42.5%	21 [+]	0.8%	2,621	16	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 7 (0.3%);
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	1,496	53.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,262	44.8%	62 [+]	2.2%	2,820	15	7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 48 (1.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 14 (0.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,965	56.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,487	42.5%	49 [+]	1.4%	3,501	2	-5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 29 (0.8%);
2008	61%	Barack Obama (D)	2,189	55.5%	John McCain (R)	1,692	42.9%	66 [+]	1.7%	3,947	6	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 24 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 13 (0.3%);
2004	57%	John Kerry (D)	2,016	52.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,831	47.3%	26 [+]	0.7%	3,873	3	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	57%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,357	58.6%	George W. Bush (R)	1,588	39.5%	77 [+]	1.9%	4,022	-3	-8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 28 (0.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 27 (0.7%);
1996	59%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,753	64.0%	Robert Dole (R)	1,212	28.2%	339 [+]	7.9%	4,304	-9	-13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 321 (7.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 8 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	58%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,566	58.8%	George Bush* (R)	1,301	29.8%	495 [+]	11.3%	4,362	-5	-8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 474 (10.9%);
1988	60%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,693	57.8%	George Bush (R)	1,954	41.9%	16 [+]	0.3%	4,663	-9	-11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 4 (0.1%);
1984	66%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,872	52.5%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,574	47.1%	21	0.4%	5,467	-9	-12	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,925	51.5%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,650	46.7%	103 [+]	1.8%	5,678	-3	-4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 74 (1.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 17 (0.3%);
1976	69%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,246	57.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,349	41.5%	63 [+]	1.1%	5,658	-9	-6	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 22 (0.4%);
1972	77%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,669	59.1%	George McGovern (D)	2,482	40.0%	58 [+]	0.9%	6,209	0	-2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	88%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,929	42.2%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,540	36.6%	1,465 [+]	21.1%	6,934	-10	-7	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,443 (20.8%);
1964	86%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,763	62.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,895	37.8%	0	0.0%	7,658	-3	-1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	87%	John Kennedy (D)	4,477	51.8%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,143	48.0%	18	0.2%	8,638	-2	-2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	72%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,425	51.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,167	48.4%	21	0.2%	8,613	-8	-6	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	73%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,219	54.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,305	45.1%	29	0.3%	9,553	0	-1	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	65%	Harry Truman* (D)	4,641	49.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,561	49.1%	96 [+]	1.0%	9,298	0	4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	61%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,792	49.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,767	49.5%	78	0.8%	9,637	2	4	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	76%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,591	50.7%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,260	48.2%	137	1.1%	12,988	0	3	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	83%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,972	55.1%	Alf Landon (R)	5,553	43.9%	128 [+]	1.0%	12,653	4	7	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 62 (0.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 18 (0.1%);
1932	73%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,653	53.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,729	44.9%	151 [+]	1.4%	10,533	3	5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 129 (1.2%);
1928	67%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,666	61.2%	Al Smith (D)	3,558	38.5%	28 [+]	0.3%	9,252	4	3	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 21 (0.2%);
1924	55%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,465	58.1%	John Davis (D)	2,639	34.3%	581 [+]	7.6%	7,685	-1	4	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 573 (7.5%);
1920	59%	Warren Harding (R)	5,287	61.9%	James Cox (D)	3,167	37.1%	85 [+]	1.0%	8,539	-6	2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 58 (0.7%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 15 (0.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 5 (0.1%);
1916	69%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	5,395	56.8%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,940	41.5%	170 [+]	1.8%	9,505	4	11	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 116 (1.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 47 (0.5%);
1912	35%	William Taft* (R)	2,003	41.8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,936	40.4%	854 [+]	17.8%	4,793	20	19	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 709 (14.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 107 (2.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 28 (0.6%);
1908	48%	William Taft (R)	3,790	63.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,027	34.1%	119 [+]	2.0%	5,936	9	12	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 56 (0.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 54 (0.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 3 (0.1%);
1904	44%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,203	63.1%	Alton Parker (D)	1,686	33.2%	186 [+]	3.7%	5,075	4	7	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 103 (2.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 67 (1.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 4 (0.1%);
1900	42%	William McKinley* (R)	2,790	60.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,760	38.3%	42 [+]	0.9%	4,592	8	9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 27 (0.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.1%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,114	42.5%
Donald Trump* (R)	1,486	56.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	7	0.3%
Other	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,621
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,262	44.8%
Donald Trump (R)	1,496	53.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	48	1.7%
Jill Stein (Grn)	14	0.5%
TOTAL	2,820
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,965	56.1%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,487	42.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	29	0.8%
Other	20	0.6%
TOTAL	3,501
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,189	55.5%
John McCain (R)	1,692	42.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	24	0.6%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	13	0.3%
Other	29	0.7%
TOTAL	3,947
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	1,831	47.3%
John Kerry (D)	2,016	52.1%
Other	26	0.7%
TOTAL	3,873
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -3

2000 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	1,588	39.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,357	58.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	28	0.7%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	27	0.7%
Other	22	0.5%
TOTAL	4,022
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -8

1996 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,753	64.0%
Robert Dole (R)	1,212	28.2%
Ross Perot (Ref)	321	7.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	8	0.2%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,304
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -13

1992 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,566	58.8%
George Bush* (R)	1,301	29.8%
Ross Perot (I)	474	10.9%
Other	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,362
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1988 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,954	41.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,693	57.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	4	0.1%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,663
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -11

1984 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,574	47.1%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,872	52.5%
Other	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,467
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -12

1980 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,650	46.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,925	51.5%
John Anderson (I)	74	1.3%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	17	0.3%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,678
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,246	57.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,349	41.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	22	0.4%
Other	41	0.7%
TOTAL	5,658
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,669	59.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,482	40.0%
Other	58	0.9%
TOTAL	6,209
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,540	36.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,929	42.2%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,443	20.8%
Other	22	0.3%
TOTAL	6,934
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -7

1964 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,763	62.2%
Barry Goldwater (R)	2,895	37.8%
TOTAL	7,658
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1

1960 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,477	51.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,143	48.0%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	8,638
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -2

1956 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,425	51.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,167	48.4%
Other	21	0.2%
TOTAL	8,613
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -6

1952 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,219	54.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,305	45.1%
Other	29	0.3%
TOTAL	9,553
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1948 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	4,641	49.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,561	49.1%
Other	96	1.0%
TOTAL	9,298
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1944 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,767	49.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,792	49.7%
Other	78	0.8%
TOTAL	9,637
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1940 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,591	50.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	6,260	48.2%
Other	137	1.1%
TOTAL	12,988
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 3

1936 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,972	55.1%
Alf Landon (R)	5,553	43.9%
William Lemke (Union)	62	0.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	18	0.1%
Other	48	0.4%
TOTAL	12,653
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 7

1932 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,653	53.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,729	44.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	129	1.2%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	10,533
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1928 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	5,666	61.2%
Al Smith (D)	3,558	38.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	21	0.2%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	9,252
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1924 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,465	58.1%
John Davis (D)	2,639	34.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	573	7.5%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,685
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 4

1920 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	5,287	61.9%
James Cox (D)	3,167	37.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	58	0.7%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	5	0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	15	0.2%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	8,539
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 2

1916 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,940	41.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	5,395	56.8%
Allan Benson (Soc)	116	1.2%
James Hanly (Proh)	47	0.5%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	9,505
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 11

1912 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,936	40.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	709	14.8%
William Taft* (R)	2,003	41.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	107	2.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	28	0.6%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,793
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 19

1908 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	3,790	63.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,027	34.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	56	0.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	54	0.9%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	3	0.1%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,936
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1904 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,203	63.1%
Alton Parker (D)	1,686	33.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	103	2.0%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	67	1.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	4	0.1%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,075
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 7

1900 President, Alexander County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,790	60.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,760	38.3%
John Woolley (Proh)	27	0.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	3	0.1%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	4,592
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Alexander County, IL

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	46%	Kathy Salvi (R)	930	54.5%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	764	44.8%	13 [+]	0.8%	1,707	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 13 (0.8%);
2022	G	46%	Darren Bailey (R)	989	57.9%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	699	40.9%	21 [+]	1.2%	1,709	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 21 (1.2%);
2020	S2	68%	Mark Curran (R)	1,284	50.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,218	47.8%	48 [+]	1.9%	2,550	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 23 (0.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 18 (0.7%); David Black (Green) 7 (0.3%);
2018	G	50%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,154	53.1%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	878	40.4%	142 [+]	6.5%	2,174	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 104 (4.8%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 38 (1.7%);
2016	S3	56%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,511	55.5%	Mark Kirk* (R)	1,121	41.2%	91 [+]	3.3%	2,723	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 50 (1.8%); Scott Summers (Green) 41 (1.5%);
2014	S2	43%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,361	58.7%	Jim Oberweis (R)	846	36.5%	111 [+]	4.8%	2,318	-6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 111 (4.8%);
2014	G	43%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,137	48.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,015	43.6%	177 [+]	7.6%	2,329	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 177 (7.6%);
2010	S3	42%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	1,358	50.4%	Mark Kirk (R)	1,179	43.7%	158 [+]	5.9%	2,695	-4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 93 (3.5%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 65 (2.4%);
2010	G	43%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,371	49.8%	Bill Brady (R)	1,248	45.3%	135 [+]	4.9%	2,754	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rich Whitney (Green) 66 (2.4%); Scott Lee Cohen (I) 55 (2.0%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 14 (0.5%);
2008	S2	56%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,321	64.3%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	1,082	30.0%	207 [+]	5.7%	3,610	1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 124 (3.4%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 48 (1.3%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 35 (1.0%);
2006	G	45%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	2,005	67.4%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	719	24.2%	249 [+]	8.4%	2,973	-15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 245 (8.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2004	S3	54%	Barack Obama (D)	2,395	65.6%	Alan Keyes (R)	1,148	31.4%	108 [+]	3.0%	3,651	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 68 (1.9%); Albert Franzen (I) 40 (1.1%);
2002	S2	42%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,892	65.2%	Jim Durkin (R)	948	32.7%	62 [+]	2.1%	2,902	-5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 62 (2.1%);
2002	G	46%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	2,018	63.5%	Jim Ryan (R)	1,110	34.9%	49 [+]	1.5%	3,177	-10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 26 (0.8%); Marisellis Brown (I) 23 (0.7%);
1998	S3	50%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	1,964	54.2%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	1,599	44.1%	59 [+]	1.6%	3,622	-6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 59 (1.6%);
1998	G	53%	Glenn Poshard (D)	2,746	72.5%	George Ryan (R)	1,021	27.0%	20 [+]	0.5%	3,787	-24	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 20 (0.5%);
1996	S2	57%	Richard Durbin (D)	2,754	66.3%	Al Salvi (R)	1,317	31.7%	80 [+]	1.9%	4,151	-9	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 27 (0.7%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 20 (0.5%); James Davis (Natural Law) 18 (0.4%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 15 (0.4%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	47%	Jim Edgar* (R)	2,347	68.4%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	1,045	30.4%	41 [+]	1.2%	3,433	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 41 (1.2%);
1992	S3	56%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	2,517	60.2%	Richard Williamson (R)	1,576	37.7%	89 [+]	2.1%	4,182	-5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 45 (1.1%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 17 (0.4%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 12 (0.3%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 8 (0.2%); John Justice (Populist) 5 (0.1%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
1990	S2	53%	Paul Simon* (D)	3,099	77.4%	Lynn Martin (R)	907	22.6%	0	0.0%	4,006	-12	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	53%	Neil Hartigan (D)	2,550	63.6%	Jim Edgar (R)	1,442	36.0%	19 [+]	0.5%	4,011	-15	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 19 (0.5%);
1986	S3	52%	Alan Dixon* (D)	3,067	73.9%	Judy Koehler (R)	1,037	25.0%	45 [+]	1.1%	4,149	-9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 23 (0.6%); Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 14 (0.3%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.2%);
1986	G	52%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	1,896	45.1%	James Thompson* (R)	1,726	41.0%	586 [+]	13.9%	4,208	-12	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 525 (12.5%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 28 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 18 (0.4%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 15 (0.4%);
1984	S2	66%	Paul Simon (D)	3,559	65.2%	Charles Percy* (R)	1,871	34.3%	32 [+]	0.6%	5,462	-14	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 14 (0.3%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 10 (0.2%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 4 (0.1%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%);
1982	G	61%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,916	56.7%	James Thompson* (R)	2,185	42.5%	38 [+]	0.7%	5,139	-7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Roche (Taxpayers) 23 (0.4%); Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 15 (0.3%);
1980	S3	63%	Alan Dixon (D)	3,332	61.2%	David O'Neal (R)	2,076	38.1%	38 [+]	0.7%	5,446	-4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 14 (0.3%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 8 (0.1%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 7 (0.1%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 6 (0.1%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
1978	S2	55%	Alex Seith (D)	2,612	58.1%	Charles Percy* (R)	1,833	40.8%	48 [+]	1.1%	4,493	-13	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 44 (1.0%); Bruce Green (Libertarian) 2 (0.0%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1978	G	57%	Michael Bakalis (D)	2,415	51.3%	James Thompson* (R)	2,263	48.0%	34 [+]	0.7%	4,712	-11	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 29 (0.6%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 3 (0.1%); Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 2 (0.0%);
1976	G	67%	Michael Howlitt (D)	2,880	52.7%	James Thompson (R)	2,557	46.8%	28 [+]	0.5%	5,465	-18	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 19 (0.3%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.1%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 2 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	59%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	2,819	58.7%	George Burditt (R)	1,945	40.5%	42 [+]	0.9%	4,806	3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 39 (0.8%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 3 (0.1%);
1972	S2	73%	Charles Percy* (R)	3,123	53.3%	Roman Pucinski (D)	2,694	46.0%	42 [+]	0.7%	5,859	-9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 31 (0.5%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 11 (0.2%);
1972	G	77%	Daniel Walker (D)	3,263	52.8%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,871	46.5%	44 [+]	0.7%	6,178	-3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 36 (0.6%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 8 (0.1%);
1970	S3	70%	Ralph Smith* (R)	2,808	53.7%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,415	46.1%	10 [+]	0.2%	5,233	11	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.1%); Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%);
1968	S3	79%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	3,200	51.2%	William Clark (D)	3,031	48.5%	15 [+]	0.2%	6,246	-2	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 15 (0.2%);
1968	G	82%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	3,419	53.0%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	3,012	46.7%	14 [+]	0.2%	6,445	-4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 14 (0.2%);
1966	S2	79%	Charles Percy (R)	3,347	50.8%	Paul Douglas* (D)	3,244	49.2%	0	0.0%	6,591	-4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	83%	Otto Kerner* (D)	4,104	55.3%	Charles Percy (R)	3,318	44.7%	0	0.0%	7,422	-3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	63%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	3,639	61.2%	Sidney Yates (D)	2,304	38.8%	0	0.0%	5,943	8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	83%	Paul Douglas* (D)	4,414	53.9%	Samuel Witwer (R)	3,757	45.9%	16 [+]	0.2%	8,187	1	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 16 (0.2%);
1960	G	85%	Otto Kerner (D)	4,366	52.2%	William Stratton* (R)	3,982	47.6%	13 [+]	0.2%	8,361	3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 13 (0.2%);

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Alexander County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Alexander County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Alexander County, IL were estimated to be 13% Republican and 60% Democrat.