Cass County, IL

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

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

Beardstown township (pop. 6,686) Beardstown city (pop. 5,884) Virginia township (pop. 1,755) Virginia city (pop. 1,490) Ashland township (pop. 1,183) Ashland village (pop. 1,171) Arenzville township (pop. 722) Bluff Springs township (pop. 668) Chandlerville village (pop. 605) Chandlerville township (pop. 584) Sangamon Valley township (pop. 491) Hagener township (pop. 455) Arenzville village (pop. 326) Panther Creek township (pop. 190) Philadelphia township (pop. 126) Newmansville township (pop. 95)  

Tracts in Cass County, IL

Census Tract 9601, Cass County, Illinois     Census Tract 9602, Cass County, Illinois     Census Tract 9603, Cass County, Illinois     Census Tract 9604, Cass County, Illinois     Census Tract 9605, Cass County, Illinois        

2022 population: 12,657   ( 985 from 2010 , 387 from 2020)
Land area: 375.8 square miles
Population density: 33.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,098	71.88%	16.0%
Black:	529	4.18%	39.6%
Indian:	27	0.21%	80.0%
Asian:	134	1.06%	204.5%
2+ races:	142	1.12%	82.1%
Hispanic:	2,727	21.55%	19.0%
Total non-White:	3,559	28.12%	26.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	372	14.3
Deaths:	349	13.4
Net Migration:	-509	-19.5
Net Immigration:	107	4.1

Change in White population:	-1,732	-12.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	747	5.5

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	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,625	68.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,615	30.3%	86 [+]	1.6%	5,326	28	21	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 50 (0.9%);
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	3,216	62.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,621	31.6%	287 [+]	5.6%	5,124	24	17	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 172 (3.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 51 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	48%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,707	55.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,053	42.1%	118 [+]	2.4%	4,878	15	8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 55 (1.1%);
2008	53%	Barack Obama (D)	2,690	49.5%	John McCain (R)	2,617	48.2%	125 [+]	2.3%	5,432	11	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 44 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 20 (0.4%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,163	55.5%	John Kerry (D)	2,492	43.7%	45 [+]	0.8%	5,700	11	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	2,968	50.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,789	47.3%	142 [+]	2.4%	5,899	8	2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 94 (1.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 36 (0.6%);
1996	56%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,834	50.0%	Robert Dole (R)	2,214	39.1%	619 [+]	10.9%	5,667	2	-2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 589 (10.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 14 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	64%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,200	49.6%	George Bush* (R)	2,162	33.5%	1,085 [+]	16.8%	6,447	-1	-4	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,072 (16.6%);
1988	62%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,316	52.9%	George Bush (R)	2,916	46.5%	35 [+]	0.6%	6,267	-4	-7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 8 (0.1%);
1984	61%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,435	53.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,937	45.9%	27	0.4%	6,399	-2	-5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	63%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,965	58.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,543	37.6%	262 [+]	3.9%	6,770	9	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 199 (2.9%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 55 (0.8%);
1976	72%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,589	50.2%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,524	49.3%	31 [+]	0.4%	7,144	-1	1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 25 (0.3%);
1972	75%	Richard Nixon* (R)	4,414	61.1%	George McGovern (D)	2,803	38.8%	2 [+]	0.0%	7,219	2	0	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	81%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,411	47.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,302	46.3%	426 [+]	6.0%	7,139	1	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 424 (5.9%);
1964	81%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,424	60.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,836	39.1%	0	0.0%	7,260	-1	1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	86%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,015	52.0%	John Kennedy (D)	3,692	47.9%	8	0.1%	7,715	2	2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	75%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,125	55.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,368	44.9%	11	0.1%	7,504	-5	-2	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	75%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,152	54.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,405	45.0%	8	0.1%	7,565	0	0	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	70%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,776	52.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,391	47.0%	50 [+]	0.7%	7,217	-2	2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	71%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,909	51.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,641	48.0%	35	0.5%	7,585	0	2	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	85%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,854	51.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	4,490	47.7%	72	0.8%	9,416	-1	3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	87%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,786	63.7%	Alf Landon (R)	3,209	35.3%	95 [+]	1.0%	9,090	-4	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 78 (0.9%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 8 (0.1%);
1932	82%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,669	66.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,745	32.3%	93 [+]	1.1%	8,507	-10	-7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 58 (0.7%);
1928	74%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,009	53.5%	Al Smith (D)	3,461	46.2%	24 [+]	0.3%	7,494	-3	-5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 17 (0.2%);
1924	73%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,139	41.2%	John Davis (D)	2,909	38.2%	1,565 [+]	20.6%	7,613	-18	-13	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,547 (20.3%);
1920	68%	Warren Harding (R)	3,956	54.1%	James Cox (D)	2,861	39.1%	501 [+]	6.8%	7,318	-14	-6	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 374 (5.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 65 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 53 (0.7%);
1916	77%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,485	55.5%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,193	39.5%	404 [+]	5.0%	8,082	-13	-7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 236 (2.9%); Allan Benson (Soc) 152 (1.9%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,223	53.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,086	25.9%	886 [+]	21.1%	4,195	-5	-6	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 719 (17.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 103 (2.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 53 (1.3%);
1908	45%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,434	55.0%	William Taft (R)	1,878	42.5%	111 [+]	2.5%	4,423	-12	-9	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 90 (2.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 14 (0.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 5 (0.1%);
1904	40%	Alton Parker (D)	1,906	48.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,827	46.8%	171 [+]	4.4%	3,904	-12	-10	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 120 (3.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 27 (0.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 12 (0.3%);
1900	47%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,626	57.9%	William McKinley* (R)	1,846	40.7%	61 [+]	1.3%	4,533	-12	-11	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 57 (1.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,615	30.3%
Donald Trump* (R)	3,625	68.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	50	0.9%
Other	36	0.7%
TOTAL	5,326
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 28 Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,621	31.6%
Donald Trump (R)	3,216	62.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	172	3.4%
Jill Stein (Grn)	51	1.0%
Other	64	1.2%
TOTAL	5,124
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,053	42.1%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,707	55.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	55	1.1%
Other	63	1.3%
TOTAL	4,878
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,690	49.5%
John McCain (R)	2,617	48.2%
Ralph Nader (I)	44	0.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	20	0.4%
Other	61	1.1%
TOTAL	5,432
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	3,163	55.5%
John Kerry (D)	2,492	43.7%
Other	45	0.8%
TOTAL	5,700
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	2,968	50.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,789	47.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	94	1.6%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	36	0.6%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,899
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 2

1996 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,834	50.0%
Robert Dole (R)	2,214	39.1%
Ross Perot (Ref)	589	10.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	14	0.2%
Other	16	0.3%
TOTAL	5,667
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -2

1992 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,200	49.6%
George Bush* (R)	2,162	33.5%
Ross Perot (I)	1,072	16.6%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,447
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,916	46.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,316	52.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	8	0.1%
Other	27	0.4%
TOTAL	6,267
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1984 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,435	53.7%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,937	45.9%
Other	27	0.4%
TOTAL	6,399
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,965	58.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,543	37.6%
John Anderson (I)	199	2.9%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	55	0.8%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,770
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,589	50.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	3,524	49.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	25	0.3%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	7,144
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	4,414	61.1%
George McGovern (D)	2,803	38.8%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,219
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,411	47.8%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,302	46.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	424	5.9%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	7,139
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

1964 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,424	60.9%
Barry Goldwater (R)	2,836	39.1%
TOTAL	7,260
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,692	47.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,015	52.0%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,715
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,125	55.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,368	44.9%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	7,504
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -2

1952 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,152	54.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,405	45.0%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,565
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,776	52.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,391	47.0%
Other	50	0.7%
TOTAL	7,217
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,909	51.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,641	48.0%
Other	35	0.5%
TOTAL	7,585
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,854	51.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,490	47.7%
Other	72	0.8%
TOTAL	9,416
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 3

1936 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,786	63.7%
Alf Landon (R)	3,209	35.3%
William Lemke (Union)	78	0.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	8	0.1%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	9,090
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -1

1932 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,669	66.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,745	32.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	58	0.7%
Other	35	0.4%
TOTAL	8,507
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -7

1928 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,009	53.5%
Al Smith (D)	3,461	46.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	17	0.2%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,494
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5

1924 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,139	41.2%
John Davis (D)	2,909	38.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	1,547	20.3%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	7,613
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -13

1920 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	3,956	54.1%
James Cox (D)	2,861	39.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	53	0.7%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	374	5.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	65	0.9%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,318
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -6

1916 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,485	55.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,193	39.5%
Allan Benson (Soc)	152	1.9%
James Hanly (Proh)	236	2.9%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	8,082
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -7

1912 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,223	53.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,086	25.9%
William Taft* (R)	719	17.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	103	2.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	53	1.3%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,195
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -6

1908 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,878	42.5%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,434	55.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	14	0.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	90	2.0%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	5	0.1%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,423
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -9

1904 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,827	46.8%
Alton Parker (D)	1,906	48.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	12	0.3%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	120	3.1%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	27	0.7%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,904
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -10

1900 President, Cass County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,846	40.7%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,626	57.9%
John Woolley (Proh)	57	1.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	1	0.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,533
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cass 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	41%	Kathy Salvi (R)	2,581	65.6%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,260	32.0%	91 [+]	2.3%	3,932	24	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 91 (2.3%);
2022	G	42%	Darren Bailey (R)	2,782	69.7%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,098	27.5%	113 [+]	2.8%	3,993	27	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 113 (2.8%);
2020	S2	55%	Mark Curran (R)	3,260	62.3%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,862	35.6%	109 [+]	2.1%	5,231	23	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 47 (0.9%); David Black (Green) 34 (0.6%); Willie Wilson (I) 28 (0.5%);
2018	G	46%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	2,191	48.5%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,483	32.8%	848 [+]	18.8%	4,522	10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 704 (15.6%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 131 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.3%);
2016	S3	50%	Mark Kirk* (R)	2,917	58.1%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,799	35.8%	305 [+]	6.1%	5,021	18	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 174 (3.5%); Scott Summers (Green) 129 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	S2	38%	Jim Oberweis (R)	2,002	53.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,586	42.0%	187 [+]	5.0%	3,775	10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 187 (5.0%);
2014	G	37%	Bruce Rauner (R)	2,242	59.5%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,249	33.1%	278 [+]	7.4%	3,769	9	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 268 (7.1%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.3%);
2010	S3	37%	Mark Kirk (R)	2,305	60.6%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	1,190	31.3%	311 [+]	8.2%	3,806	13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 203 (5.3%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 108 (2.8%);
2010	G	38%	Bill Brady (R)	2,433	63.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,088	28.2%	341 [+]	8.8%	3,862	17	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 191 (4.9%); Rich Whitney (Green) 122 (3.2%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 28 (0.7%);
2008	S2	52%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,547	66.7%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	1,628	30.6%	143 [+]	2.7%	5,318	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 93 (1.7%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 27 (0.5%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 23 (0.4%);
2006	G	44%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	2,374	52.7%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	1,635	36.3%	498 [+]	11.0%	4,507	13	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 424 (9.4%); Other (Write-in) 74 (1.6%);
2004	S3	53%	Barack Obama (D)	3,341	61.3%	Alan Keyes (R)	1,896	34.8%	213 [+]	3.9%	5,450	8	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 109 (2.0%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 70 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 34 (0.6%);
2002	S2	52%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,248	61.2%	Jim Durkin (R)	1,990	37.5%	68 [+]	1.3%	5,306	-1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 68 (1.3%);
2002	G	52%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	2,630	49.3%	Jim Ryan (R)	2,581	48.3%	129 [+]	2.4%	5,340	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 96 (1.8%); Marisellis Brown (I) 33 (0.6%);
1998	S3	44%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	2,693	60.2%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	1,704	38.1%	78 [+]	1.7%	4,475	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 78 (1.7%);
1998	G	45%	Glenn Poshard (D)	2,370	52.2%	George Ryan (R)	2,123	46.8%	43 [+]	0.9%	4,536	-4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 43 (0.9%);
1996	S2	55%	Richard Durbin (D)	2,983	53.2%	Al Salvi (R)	2,528	45.0%	101 [+]	1.8%	5,612	4	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 55 (1.0%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 26 (0.5%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 13 (0.2%); James Davis (Natural Law) 7 (0.1%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	49%	Jim Edgar* (R)	3,205	65.2%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	1,632	33.2%	75 [+]	1.5%	4,912	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 75 (1.5%);
1992	S3	63%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	3,361	53.8%	Richard Williamson (R)	2,654	42.4%	238 [+]	3.8%	6,253	-1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 155 (2.5%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 31 (0.5%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 17 (0.3%); John Justice (Populist) 13 (0.2%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 13 (0.2%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 9 (0.1%);
1990	S2	53%	Paul Simon* (D)	3,591	67.7%	Lynn Martin (R)	1,713	32.3%	0	0.0%	5,304	-3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	54%	Neil Hartigan (D)	2,913	54.7%	Jim Edgar (R)	2,372	44.5%	42 [+]	0.8%	5,327	-6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 42 (0.8%);
1986	S3	51%	Alan Dixon* (D)	3,525	66.6%	Judy Koehler (R)	1,713	32.4%	53 [+]	1.0%	5,291	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 24 (0.5%); Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 21 (0.4%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.2%);
1986	G	52%	James Thompson* (R)	2,716	50.9%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	2,253	42.2%	367 [+]	6.9%	5,336	-2	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 354 (6.6%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 9 (0.2%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%);
1984	S2	61%	Paul Simon (D)	3,295	52.2%	Charles Percy* (R)	2,966	47.0%	56 [+]	0.9%	6,317	-1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 36 (0.6%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 18 (0.3%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1982	G	50%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,634	49.8%	James Thompson* (R)	2,616	49.5%	35 [+]	0.7%	5,285	0	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 19 (0.4%); John Roche (Taxpayers) 16 (0.3%);
1980	S3	62%	Alan Dixon (D)	3,545	53.3%	David O'Neal (R)	3,069	46.1%	39 [+]	0.6%	6,653	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 24 (0.4%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 8 (0.1%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 5 (0.1%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 0 (0.0%);
1978	S2	50%	Alex Seith (D)	2,677	53.6%	Charles Percy* (R)	2,309	46.2%	10 [+]	0.2%	4,996	-7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 4 (0.1%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 3 (0.1%);
1978	G	50%	James Thompson* (R)	2,718	53.7%	Michael Bakalis (D)	2,336	46.2%	6 [+]	0.1%	5,060	-5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 3 (0.1%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1976	G	71%	James Thompson (R)	4,624	65.4%	Michael Howlitt (D)	2,441	34.5%	2 [+]	0.0%	7,067	1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	50%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	3,046	61.6%	George Burditt (R)	1,895	38.3%	4 [+]	0.1%	4,945	1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	S2	73%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,431	62.7%	Roman Pucinski (D)	2,634	37.3%	4 [+]	0.1%	7,069	0	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	G	75%	Daniel Walker (D)	3,916	53.9%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,345	46.0%	3 [+]	0.0%	7,264	-3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1970	S3	71%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,682	57.9%	Ralph Smith* (R)	2,670	42.0%	3 [+]	0.0%	6,355	0	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1968	S3	78%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	3,676	53.2%	William Clark (D)	3,232	46.8%	5 [+]	0.1%	6,913	0	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.1%);
1968	G	79%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	3,703	52.9%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	3,285	47.0%	6 [+]	0.1%	6,994	-4	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1966	S2	73%	Charles Percy (R)	3,311	51.3%	Paul Douglas* (D)	3,143	48.7%	0	0.0%	6,454	-4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%); Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	81%	Otto Kerner* (D)	4,088	56.9%	Charles Percy (R)	3,099	43.1%	0	0.0%	7,187	-5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	71%	Sidney Yates (D)	3,194	50.1%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	3,184	49.9%	0	0.0%	6,378	-3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	83%	Paul Douglas* (D)	4,172	55.6%	Samuel Witwer (R)	3,322	44.3%	6 [+]	0.1%	7,500	-1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.1%);
1960	G	85%	Otto Kerner (D)	4,187	55.0%	William Stratton* (R)	3,413	44.9%	8 [+]	0.1%	7,608	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 8 (0.1%);

*: 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 Cass County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Cass County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Cass County, IL were estimated to be 29% Republican and 28% Democrat.