Brown County, IL

Designated Market Area: Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk, IL-IA-MO
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Mount Sterling township (pop. 4,228) Mount Sterling city (pop. 2,177) Versailles township (pop. 599) Versailles village (pop. 369) Lee township (pop. 335) Buckhorn township (pop. 328) Missouri township (pop. 265) Elkhorn township (pop. 251) Cooperstown township (pop. 240) Mound Station village (pop. 162) Pea Ridge township (pop. 45) Ripley township (pop. 43) Ripley village (pop. 43)  

Tracts in Brown County, IL

Census Tract 9704, Brown County, Illinois     Census Tract 9705, Brown County, Illinois        

2022 population: 6,330   ( 607 from 2010 , 83 from 2020)
Land area: 305.7 square miles
Population density: 20.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,672	73.81%	10.0%
Black:	1,102	17.41%	13.6%
Indian:	14	0.22%	40.0%
Asian:	21	0.33%	16.7%
2+ races:	68	1.07%	94.3%
Hispanic:	453	7.16%	12.7%
Total non-White:	1,658	26.19%	5.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	130	10.4
Deaths:	151	12.1
Net Migration:	104	8.3
Net Immigration:	6	0.5

Change in White population:	-519	-7.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-88	-1.3

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	48%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,931	76.5%	Joe Biden (D)	486	19.2%	108 [+]	4.3%	2,525	36	30	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 47 (1.9%);
2016	43%	Donald Trump (R)	1,796	75.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	476	20.0%	107 [+]	4.5%	2,379	37	30	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 77 (3.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 10 (0.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	41%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,513	64.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	787	33.3%	64 [+]	2.7%	2,364	23	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 40 (1.7%);
2008	44%	John McCain (R)	1,544	59.9%	Barack Obama (D)	986	38.3%	47 [+]	1.8%	2,577	23	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 18 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 8 (0.3%);
2004	45%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,679	65.0%	John Kerry (D)	895	34.6%	11 [+]	0.4%	2,585	20	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	1,529	57.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,077	40.5%	54 [+]	2.0%	2,660	15	10	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 29 (1.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 18 (0.7%);
1996	44%	Robert Dole (R)	1,053	45.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	997	43.4%	247 [+]	10.8%	2,297	9	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 237 (10.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	56%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,146	42.6%	George Bush* (R)	1,029	38.3%	514 [+]	19.1%	2,689	4	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 504 (18.7%);
1988	60%	George Bush (R)	1,373	51.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,267	47.9%	6 [+]	0.2%	2,646	1	-2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 1 (0.0%);
1984	58%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,478	60.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	959	39.2%	9	0.4%	2,446	4	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	68%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,660	61.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	950	35.3%	82 [+]	3.0%	2,692	12	11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 59 (2.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 19 (0.7%);
1976	83%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,533	49.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,519	49.0%	51 [+]	1.6%	3,103	-1	1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 13 (0.4%);
1972	80%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,780	58.9%	George McGovern (D)	1,203	39.8%	39 [+]	1.3%	3,022	0	-2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	88%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,629	51.5%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,265	40.0%	269 [+]	8.5%	3,163	4	8	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 247 (7.8%);
1964	92%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,083	60.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,355	39.4%	0	0.0%	3,438	-1	1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	96%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,889	50.5%	John Kennedy (D)	1,849	49.4%	2	0.1%	3,740	1	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	84%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,026	53.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,748	46.3%	1	0.0%	3,775	-6	-4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	77%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,137	57.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,557	42.1%	5	0.1%	3,699	3	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	67%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,805	53.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,562	46.1%	22 [+]	0.6%	3,389	-3	1	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	68%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,849	51.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,738	48.2%	20	0.6%	3,607	0	2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	84%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,478	53.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,101	45.2%	69	1.5%	4,648	-3	0	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	89%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,873	63.2%	Alf Landon (R)	1,591	35.0%	85 [+]	1.9%	4,549	-5	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 72 (1.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	79%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,822	70.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,148	28.8%	23 [+]	0.6%	3,993	-13	-11	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 11 (0.3%);
1928	83%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,289	55.0%	Al Smith (D)	1,867	44.8%	9 [+]	0.2%	4,165	-2	-3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 6 (0.1%);
1924	73%	John Davis (D)	2,149	54.5%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,637	41.5%	160 [+]	4.1%	3,946	-17	-13	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 139 (3.5%);
1920	62%	James Cox (D)	1,866	52.9%	Warren Harding (R)	1,590	45.1%	71 [+]	2.0%	3,527	-23	-15	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 58 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 7 (0.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 5 (0.1%);
1916	78%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,856	62.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,579	34.5%	137 [+]	3.0%	4,572	-18	-12	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 120 (2.6%); Allan Benson (Soc) 17 (0.4%);
1912	38%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,358	58.7%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	524	22.7%	430 [+]	18.6%	2,312	-6	-7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 381 (16.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 37 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 12 (0.5%);
1908	43%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,609	60.9%	William Taft (R)	947	35.8%	87 [+]	3.3%	2,643	-19	-16	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 64 (2.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 11 (0.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	39%	Alton Parker (D)	1,341	54.7%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	934	38.1%	177 [+]	7.2%	2,452	-21	-18	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 120 (4.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 35 (1.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 21 (0.9%);
1900	46%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,968	65.5%	William McKinley* (R)	988	32.9%	49 [+]	1.6%	3,005	-20	-19	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 33 (1.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.1%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	486	19.2%
Donald Trump* (R)	1,931	76.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	47	1.9%
Other	61	2.4%
TOTAL	2,525
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 36 Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	476	20.0%
Donald Trump (R)	1,796	75.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	77	3.2%
Jill Stein (Grn)	10	0.4%
Other	20	0.8%
TOTAL	2,379
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 37 Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	787	33.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,513	64.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	40	1.7%
Other	24	1.0%
TOTAL	2,364
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	986	38.3%
John McCain (R)	1,544	59.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	18	0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	8	0.3%
Other	21	0.8%
TOTAL	2,577
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	1,679	65.0%
John Kerry (D)	895	34.6%
Other	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,585
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	1,529	57.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,077	40.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	29	1.1%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	18	0.7%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,660
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	997	43.4%
Robert Dole (R)	1,053	45.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	237	10.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	7	0.3%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,297
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 5

1992 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,146	42.6%
George Bush* (R)	1,029	38.3%
Ross Perot (I)	504	18.7%
Other	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,689
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,373	51.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,267	47.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	1	0.0%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,646
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1984 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,478	60.4%
Walter Mondale (D)	959	39.2%
Other	9	0.4%
TOTAL	2,446
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,660	61.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	950	35.3%
John Anderson (I)	59	2.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	19	0.7%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,692
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1976 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,533	49.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,519	49.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	13	0.4%
Other	38	1.2%
TOTAL	3,103
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,780	58.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,203	39.8%
Other	39	1.3%
TOTAL	3,022
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,629	51.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,265	40.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	247	7.8%
Other	22	0.7%
TOTAL	3,163
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1964 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,083	60.6%
Barry Goldwater (R)	1,355	39.4%
TOTAL	3,438
Turnout: 92% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,849	49.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,889	50.5%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,740
Turnout: 96% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 1

1956 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,026	53.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,748	46.3%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,775
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -4

1952 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,137	57.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,557	42.1%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,699
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,805	53.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,562	46.1%
Other	22	0.6%
TOTAL	3,389
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 1

1944 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,849	51.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,738	48.2%
Other	20	0.6%
TOTAL	3,607
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,478	53.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,101	45.2%
Other	69	1.5%
TOTAL	4,648
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 0

1936 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,873	63.2%
Alf Landon (R)	1,591	35.0%
William Lemke (Union)	72	1.6%
Other	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,549
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -2

1932 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,822	70.7%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,148	28.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	11	0.3%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,993
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -11

1928 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,289	55.0%
Al Smith (D)	1,867	44.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	6	0.1%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,165
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1924 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,637	41.5%
John Davis (D)	2,149	54.5%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	139	3.5%
Other	21	0.5%
TOTAL	3,946
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -13

1920 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,590	45.1%
James Cox (D)	1,866	52.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	7	0.2%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	5	0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	58	1.6%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,527
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -15

1916 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,856	62.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,579	34.5%
Allan Benson (Soc)	17	0.4%
James Hanly (Proh)	120	2.6%
TOTAL	4,572
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -12

1912 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,358	58.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	524	22.7%
William Taft* (R)	381	16.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	12	0.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	37	1.6%
TOTAL	2,312
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -7

1908 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	947	35.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,609	60.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	11	0.4%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	64	2.4%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	1	0.0%
Other	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,643
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -16

1904 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	934	38.1%
Alton Parker (D)	1,341	54.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	21	0.9%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	120	4.9%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	35	1.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,452
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -18

1900 President, Brown County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	988	32.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,968	65.5%
John Woolley (Proh)	33	1.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	3	0.1%
Other	13	0.4%
TOTAL	3,005
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -20 Diff (US): -19

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brown 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	36%	Kathy Salvi (R)	1,475	77.8%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	394	20.8%	28 [+]	1.5%	1,897	36	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 28 (1.5%);
2022	G	36%	Darren Bailey (R)	1,595	82.7%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	305	15.8%	29 [+]	1.5%	1,929	40	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 29 (1.5%);
2020	S2	47%	Mark Curran (R)	1,787	71.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	635	25.5%	65 [+]	2.6%	2,487	33	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 33 (1.3%); Willie Wilson (I) 16 (0.6%); David Black (Green) 16 (0.6%);
2018	G	35%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	972	51.6%	Sam McCann (Conservative)	426	22.6%	486 [+]	25.8%	1,884	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: J.B. Pritzker (D) 402 (21.3%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 82 (4.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2016	S3	41%	Mark Kirk* (R)	1,380	60.7%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	794	34.9%	98 [+]	4.3%	2,272	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 65 (2.9%); Scott Summers (Green) 33 (1.5%);
2014	S2	28%	Jim Oberweis (R)	1,030	65.3%	Richard Durbin* (D)	476	30.2%	71 [+]	4.5%	1,577	23	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 71 (4.5%);
2014	G	28%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,120	70.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	364	23.0%	100 [+]	6.3%	1,584	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 100 (6.3%);
2010	S3	35%	Mark Kirk (R)	1,411	68.3%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	514	24.9%	140 [+]	6.8%	2,065	20	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 79 (3.8%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 61 (3.0%);
2010	G	37%	Bill Brady (R)	1,503	70.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	499	23.3%	144 [+]	6.7%	2,146	24	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 73 (3.4%); Rich Whitney (Green) 45 (2.1%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 26 (1.2%);
2008	S2	42%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,458	59.7%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	881	36.0%	105 [+]	4.3%	2,444	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 61 (2.5%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 32 (1.3%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 12 (0.5%);
2006	G	36%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	1,174	56.9%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	697	33.8%	192 [+]	9.3%	2,063	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 160 (7.8%); Other (Write-in) 32 (1.6%);
2004	S3	43%	Barack Obama (D)	1,308	53.3%	Alan Keyes (R)	1,073	43.7%	75 [+]	3.1%	2,456	17	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 50 (2.0%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 25 (1.0%);
2002	S2	38%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,306	59.7%	Jim Durkin (R)	844	38.6%	37 [+]	1.7%	2,187	1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 37 (1.7%);
2002	G	38%	Jim Ryan (R)	1,232	56.0%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	931	42.3%	37 [+]	1.7%	2,200	11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 23 (1.0%); Marisellis Brown (I) 14 (0.6%);
1998	S3	47%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	1,711	65.9%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	825	31.8%	62 [+]	2.4%	2,598	16	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 62 (2.4%);
1998	G	49%	George Ryan (R)	1,417	52.3%	Glenn Poshard (D)	1,272	47.0%	20 [+]	0.7%	2,709	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 20 (0.7%);
1996	S2	43%	Richard Durbin (D)	1,104	49.2%	Al Salvi (R)	1,092	48.6%	49 [+]	2.2%	2,245	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 27 (1.2%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 12 (0.5%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.3%); James Davis (Natural Law) 4 (0.2%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	51%	Jim Edgar* (R)	1,974	77.6%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	527	20.7%	43 [+]	1.7%	2,544	14	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 43 (1.7%);
1992	S3	54%	Richard Williamson (R)	1,331	51.4%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	1,160	44.8%	100 [+]	3.9%	2,591	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 62 (2.4%); John Justice (Populist) 11 (0.4%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 8 (0.3%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 8 (0.3%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 7 (0.3%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.2%);
1990	S2	55%	Paul Simon* (D)	1,596	64.0%	Lynn Martin (R)	898	36.0%	0	0.0%	2,494	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	56%	Jim Edgar (R)	1,403	54.9%	Neil Hartigan (D)	1,130	44.2%	22 [+]	0.9%	2,555	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 22 (0.9%);
1986	S3	56%	Alan Dixon* (D)	1,540	64.0%	Judy Koehler (R)	853	35.5%	12 [+]	0.5%	2,405	2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 6 (0.2%); Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 5 (0.2%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1986	G	58%	James Thompson* (R)	1,674	67.4%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	650	26.2%	161 [+]	6.5%	2,485	15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 152 (6.1%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 7 (0.3%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%);
1984	S2	58%	Charles Percy* (R)	1,260	51.6%	Paul Simon (D)	1,155	47.3%	25 [+]	1.0%	2,440	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 15 (0.6%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 7 (0.3%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 2 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1982	G	58%	James Thompson* (R)	1,213	51.4%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,136	48.1%	13 [+]	0.6%	2,362	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Roche (Taxpayers) 9 (0.4%); Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 4 (0.2%);
1980	S3	67%	Alan Dixon (D)	1,520	57.7%	David O'Neal (R)	1,104	41.9%	12 [+]	0.5%	2,636	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Michael Soriano (Workers World) 3 (0.1%); Bruce Green (Libertarian) 3 (0.1%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 3 (0.1%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1978	S2	64%	Alex Seith (D)	1,373	57.5%	Charles Percy* (R)	1,010	42.3%	4 [+]	0.2%	2,387	-11	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%); Bruce Green (Libertarian) 1 (0.0%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1978	G	65%	James Thompson* (R)	1,275	52.6%	Michael Bakalis (D)	1,148	47.3%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,425	-6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 1 (0.0%); Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
1976	G	81%	James Thompson (R)	2,043	67.2%	Michael Howlitt (D)	966	31.8%	32 [+]	1.1%	3,041	3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 26 (0.9%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 4 (0.1%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	70%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	1,701	64.4%	George Burditt (R)	937	35.5%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,641	-2	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	S2	77%	Charles Percy* (R)	1,810	61.7%	Roman Pucinski (D)	1,097	37.4%	28 [+]	1.0%	2,935	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 27 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1972	G	81%	Daniel Walker (D)	1,684	55.1%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	1,348	44.1%	24 [+]	0.8%	3,056	-5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 23 (0.8%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1970	S3	82%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,528	52.2%	Ralph Smith* (R)	1,393	47.6%	6 [+]	0.2%	2,927	5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.2%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1968	S3	84%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	1,783	59.0%	William Clark (D)	1,217	40.2%	24 [+]	0.8%	3,024	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 24 (0.8%);
1968	G	86%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	1,577	51.2%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	1,478	48.0%	24 [+]	0.8%	3,079	0	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 24 (0.8%);
1966	S2	84%	Paul Douglas* (D)	1,574	51.2%	Charles Percy (R)	1,498	48.8%	0	0.0%	3,072	-6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	90%	Otto Kerner* (D)	1,837	54.6%	Charles Percy (R)	1,525	45.4%	0	0.0%	3,362	-3	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	85%	Sidney Yates (D)	1,698	52.1%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	1,558	47.9%	0	0.0%	3,256	-5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	92%	Paul Douglas* (D)	2,117	58.7%	Samuel Witwer (R)	1,488	41.3%	1 [+]	0.0%	3,606	-4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1960	G	94%	Otto Kerner (D)	2,080	56.9%	William Stratton* (R)	1,577	43.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	3,658	-1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);

*: 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 Brown County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Brown County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Brown County, IL were estimated to be 50% Republican and 17% Democrat.