Cumberland County, IL

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Charleston-Mattoon, IL
Designated Market Area: Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Neoga township (pop. 2,792) Greenup township (pop. 2,538) Sumpter township (pop. 1,927) Greenup village (pop. 1,824) Spring Point township (pop. 1,265) Neoga city (pop. 1,263) Toledo village (pop. 1,181) Cottonwood township (pop. 718) Woodbury township (pop. 625) Crooked Creek township (pop. 367) Jewett village (pop. 261) Union township (pop. 215) Casey city (pop. 19)  

Tracts in Cumberland County, IL

Census Tract 9724, Cumberland County, Illinois     Census Tract 9725, Cumberland County, Illinois     Census Tract 9726, Cumberland County, Illinois        

2022 population: 10,324   ( 724 from 2010 , 124 from 2020)
Land area: 345.9 square miles
Population density: 29.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,889	95.79%	8.6%
Black:	62	0.60%	77.1%
Indian:	23	0.22%	35.3%
Asian:	78	0.76%	212.0%
2+ races:	125	1.21%	62.3%
Hispanic:	147	1.42%	96.0%
Total non-White:	435	4.21%	86.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	259	12.4
Deaths:	297	14.2
Net Migration:	-86	-4.1
Net Immigration:	4	0.2

Change in White population:	-926	-8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	202	1.8

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	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,601	78.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,143	19.5%	106 [+]	1.8%	5,850	38	32	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 63 (1.1%);
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	4,206	75.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,031	18.5%	334 [+]	6.0%	5,571	37	30	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 238 (4.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 47 (0.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,509	66.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,641	31.0%	145 [+]	2.7%	5,295	26	19	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 96 (1.8%);
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	3,156	59.1%	Barack Obama (D)	2,055	38.5%	128 [+]	2.4%	5,339	22	14	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 55 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 22 (0.4%);
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,497	64.6%	John Kerry (D)	1,862	34.4%	57 [+]	1.1%	5,416	20	14	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	60%	George W. Bush (R)	2,964	59.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,870	37.6%	141 [+]	2.8%	4,975	17	12	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 72 (1.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 53 (1.1%);
1996	56%	Robert Dole (R)	2,002	44.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,776	39.7%	691 [+]	15.5%	4,469	8	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 657 (14.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 20 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	67%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,111	40.6%	George Bush* (R)	1,860	35.8%	1,231 [+]	23.7%	5,202	1	-2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,209 (23.2%);
1988	60%	George Bush (R)	2,667	58.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,904	41.4%	29 [+]	0.6%	4,600	7	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 9 (0.2%);
1984	62%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,002	63.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,733	36.4%	27	0.6%	4,762	7	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	68%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,159	59.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,892	35.8%	238 [+]	4.5%	5,289	10	9	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 190 (3.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 43 (0.8%);
1976	77%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,752	51.5%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,518	47.1%	74 [+]	1.4%	5,344	-3	-1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 32 (0.6%);
1972	81%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,257	60.8%	George McGovern (D)	2,083	38.9%	18 [+]	0.3%	5,358	2	0	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	84%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,671	53.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,828	36.4%	529 [+]	10.5%	5,028	6	10	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 512 (10.2%);
1964	88%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,056	57.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,251	42.4%	0	0.0%	5,307	2	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	91%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,020	54.9%	John Kennedy (D)	2,475	45.0%	5	0.1%	5,500	5	5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	82%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,235	58.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,272	41.2%	5	0.1%	5,512	-1	1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	80%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,302	59.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,200	39.9%	12	0.2%	5,514	5	5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	68%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,451	50.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,353	48.7%	28 [+]	0.6%	4,832	2	6	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	69%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,700	52.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,391	46.8%	15	0.3%	5,106	5	7	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	83%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,330	51.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,091	47.9%	30	0.5%	6,451	3	7	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	92%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,290	51.8%	Alf Landon (R)	3,016	47.5%	50 [+]	0.8%	6,356	8	11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 39 (0.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1932	81%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,128	58.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,166	40.7%	30 [+]	0.6%	5,324	-1	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 16 (0.3%);
1928	79%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,242	63.0%	Al Smith (D)	1,873	36.4%	28 [+]	0.5%	5,143	6	5	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 21 (0.4%);
1924	75%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,698	51.1%	John Davis (D)	2,384	45.1%	199 [+]	3.8%	5,281	-8	-3	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 190 (3.6%);
1920	70%	Warren Harding (R)	3,095	58.2%	James Cox (D)	2,162	40.6%	63 [+]	1.2%	5,320	-10	-2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 43 (0.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 11 (0.2%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 3 (0.1%);
1916	76%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,960	49.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,879	48.2%	134 [+]	2.2%	5,973	-4	2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 85 (1.4%); Allan Benson (Soc) 41 (0.7%);
1912	42%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,673	48.6%	William Taft* (R)	990	28.8%	777 [+]	22.6%	3,440	7	6	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 692 (20.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 51 (1.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 31 (0.9%);
1908	45%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,810	49.6%	William Taft (R)	1,739	47.7%	100 [+]	2.7%	3,649	-7	-4	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 81 (2.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 13 (0.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	43%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,857	50.4%	Alton Parker (D)	1,644	44.6%	184 [+]	5.0%	3,685	-8	-6	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 157 (4.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 15 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.2%);
1900	44%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,993	50.7%	William McKinley* (R)	1,870	47.6%	65 [+]	1.7%	3,928	-5	-4	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 53 (1.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2 (0.1%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,143	19.5%
Donald Trump* (R)	4,601	78.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	63	1.1%
Other	43	0.7%
TOTAL	5,850
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 38 Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,031	18.5%
Donald Trump (R)	4,206	75.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	238	4.3%
Jill Stein (Grn)	47	0.8%
Other	49	0.9%
TOTAL	5,571
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 37 Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,641	31.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,509	66.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	96	1.8%
Other	49	0.9%
TOTAL	5,295
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,055	38.5%
John McCain (R)	3,156	59.1%
Ralph Nader (I)	55	1.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	22	0.4%
Other	51	1.0%
TOTAL	5,339
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	3,497	64.6%
John Kerry (D)	1,862	34.4%
Other	57	1.1%
TOTAL	5,416
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 14

2000 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	2,964	59.6%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,870	37.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	72	1.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	53	1.1%
Other	16	0.3%
TOTAL	4,975
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 12

1996 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	1,776	39.7%
Robert Dole (R)	2,002	44.8%
Ross Perot (Ref)	657	14.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	20	0.4%
Other	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,469
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 4

1992 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,111	40.6%
George Bush* (R)	1,860	35.8%
Ross Perot (I)	1,209	23.2%
Other	22	0.4%
TOTAL	5,202
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,667	58.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,904	41.4%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	9	0.2%
Other	20	0.4%
TOTAL	4,600
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5

1984 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,002	63.0%
Walter Mondale (D)	1,733	36.4%
Other	27	0.6%
TOTAL	4,762
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,159	59.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,892	35.8%
John Anderson (I)	190	3.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	43	0.8%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,289
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1976 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,752	51.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,518	47.1%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	32	0.6%
Other	42	0.8%
TOTAL	5,344
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1

1972 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,257	60.8%
George McGovern (D)	2,083	38.9%
Other	18	0.3%
TOTAL	5,358
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,671	53.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,828	36.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	512	10.2%
Other	17	0.3%
TOTAL	5,028
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 10

1964 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,056	57.6%
Barry Goldwater (R)	2,251	42.4%
TOTAL	5,307
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,475	45.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,020	54.9%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,500
Turnout: 91% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 5

1956 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,235	58.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,272	41.2%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,512
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1952 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,302	59.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,200	39.9%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,514
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,353	48.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,451	50.7%
Other	28	0.6%
TOTAL	4,832
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6

1944 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,391	46.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,700	52.9%
Other	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,106
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,091	47.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,330	51.6%
Other	30	0.5%
TOTAL	6,451
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 7

1936 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,290	51.8%
Alf Landon (R)	3,016	47.5%
William Lemke (Union)	39	0.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	2	0.0%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,356
Turnout: 92% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11

1932 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,128	58.8%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,166	40.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	16	0.3%
Other	14	0.3%
TOTAL	5,324
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,242	63.0%
Al Smith (D)	1,873	36.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	21	0.4%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,143
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1924 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,698	51.1%
John Davis (D)	2,384	45.1%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	190	3.6%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,281
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -3

1920 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	3,095	58.2%
James Cox (D)	2,162	40.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	11	0.2%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	3	0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	43	0.8%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,320
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -2

1916 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,960	49.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,879	48.2%
Allan Benson (Soc)	41	0.7%
James Hanly (Proh)	85	1.4%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,973
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): 2

1912 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,673	48.6%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	692	20.1%
William Taft* (R)	990	28.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	31	0.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	51	1.5%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,440
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 6

1908 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,739	47.7%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,810	49.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	13	0.4%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	81	2.2%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,649
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -4

1904 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,857	50.4%
Alton Parker (D)	1,644	44.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	6	0.2%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	157	4.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	15	0.4%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,685
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -6

1900 President, Cumberland County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,870	47.6%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,993	50.7%
John Woolley (Proh)	53	1.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	2	0.1%
Other	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,928
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cumberland 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	60%	Kathy Salvi (R)	3,607	75.7%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,077	22.6%	79 [+]	1.7%	4,763	34	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 79 (1.7%);
2022	G	61%	Darren Bailey (R)	3,830	79.8%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	867	18.1%	105 [+]	2.2%	4,802	37	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 105 (2.2%);
2020	S2	73%	Mark Curran (R)	4,248	73.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,357	23.5%	169 [+]	2.9%	5,774	35	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 77 (1.3%); Willie Wilson (I) 56 (1.0%); David Black (Green) 36 (0.6%);
2018	G	53%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	2,809	64.9%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	969	22.4%	550 [+]	12.7%	4,328	26	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 416 (9.6%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 127 (2.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.2%);
2016	S3	67%	Mark Kirk* (R)	3,797	69.0%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,329	24.2%	375 [+]	6.8%	5,501	29	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 240 (4.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 133 (2.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	S2	47%	Jim Oberweis (R)	2,376	60.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,334	34.0%	217 [+]	5.5%	3,927	18	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 217 (5.5%);
2014	G	47%	Bruce Rauner (R)	2,739	69.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	926	23.6%	267 [+]	6.8%	3,932	19	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 267 (6.8%);
2010	S3	50%	Mark Kirk (R)	2,916	69.2%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	944	22.4%	355 [+]	8.4%	4,215	21	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 205 (4.9%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 150 (3.6%);
2010	G	51%	Bill Brady (R)	2,993	69.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	970	22.6%	336 [+]	7.8%	4,299	24	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 168 (3.9%); Rich Whitney (Green) 125 (2.9%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 43 (1.0%);
2008	S2	62%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,895	55.5%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	2,053	39.4%	265 [+]	5.1%	5,213	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 166 (3.2%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 60 (1.2%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 39 (0.7%);
2006	G	47%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	2,196	56.3%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	1,179	30.2%	527 [+]	13.5%	3,902	17	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 498 (12.8%); Other (Write-in) 29 (0.7%);
2004	S3	63%	Barack Obama (D)	2,598	49.3%	Alan Keyes (R)	2,492	47.3%	176 [+]	3.3%	5,266	20	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 110 (2.1%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 66 (1.3%);
2002	S2	48%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,092	52.5%	Jim Durkin (R)	1,807	45.3%	88 [+]	2.2%	3,987	7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 88 (2.2%);
2002	G	49%	Jim Ryan (R)	2,367	58.4%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	1,534	37.9%	150 [+]	3.7%	4,051	13	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 101 (2.5%); Marisellis Brown (I) 49 (1.2%);
1998	S3	48%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	2,384	61.1%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	1,433	36.7%	86 [+]	2.2%	3,903	11	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 85 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1998	G	49%	Glenn Poshard (D)	2,764	68.8%	George Ryan (R)	1,221	30.4%	35 [+]	0.9%	4,020	-21	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 35 (0.9%);
1996	S2	55%	Al Salvi (R)	2,307	52.7%	Richard Durbin (D)	1,923	43.9%	151 [+]	3.4%	4,381	12	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 87 (2.0%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 38 (0.9%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 15 (0.3%); James Davis (Natural Law) 11 (0.3%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	51%	Jim Edgar* (R)	2,909	72.2%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	1,027	25.5%	93 [+]	2.3%	4,029	8	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 93 (2.3%);
1992	S3	65%	Richard Williamson (R)	2,444	48.3%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	2,359	46.6%	261 [+]	5.2%	5,064	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 186 (3.7%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 18 (0.4%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 17 (0.3%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 15 (0.3%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 14 (0.3%); John Justice (Populist) 11 (0.2%);
1990	S2	59%	Paul Simon* (D)	2,578	56.9%	Lynn Martin (R)	1,951	43.1%	0	0.0%	4,529	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	60%	Jim Edgar (R)	2,265	49.5%	Neil Hartigan (D)	2,256	49.3%	51 [+]	1.1%	4,572	-1	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 51 (1.1%);
1986	S3	56%	Alan Dixon* (D)	2,730	63.2%	Judy Koehler (R)	1,549	35.9%	41 [+]	0.9%	4,320	2	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 21 (0.5%); Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 17 (0.4%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
1986	G	57%	James Thompson* (R)	2,401	54.7%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	1,562	35.6%	423 [+]	9.6%	4,386	2	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 391 (8.9%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 22 (0.5%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.2%);
1984	S2	61%	Charles Percy* (R)	2,616	55.6%	Paul Simon (D)	2,004	42.6%	86 [+]	1.8%	4,706	7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 71 (1.5%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 8 (0.2%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 3 (0.1%);
1982	G	57%	James Thompson* (R)	2,566	58.8%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,771	40.6%	30 [+]	0.7%	4,367	9	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 17 (0.4%); John Roche (Taxpayers) 13 (0.3%);
1980	S3	67%	Alan Dixon (D)	2,631	50.9%	David O'Neal (R)	2,488	48.1%	49 [+]	0.9%	5,168	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 32 (0.6%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 11 (0.2%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 4 (0.1%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 1 (0.0%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1978	S2	61%	Alex Seith (D)	2,299	53.0%	Charles Percy* (R)	2,011	46.4%	28 [+]	0.6%	4,338	-7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.3%); Bruce Green (Libertarian) 9 (0.2%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 3 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1978	G	62%	James Thompson* (R)	2,589	58.6%	Michael Bakalis (D)	1,807	40.9%	25 [+]	0.6%	4,421	0	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 19 (0.4%); Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 5 (0.1%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1976	G	76%	James Thompson (R)	3,390	63.7%	Michael Howlitt (D)	1,904	35.8%	28 [+]	0.5%	5,322	-1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 27 (0.5%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	57%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	2,190	56.6%	George Burditt (R)	1,670	43.2%	9 [+]	0.2%	3,869	6	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.2%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	S2	78%	Charles Percy* (R)	3,000	57.8%	Roman Pucinski (D)	2,179	42.0%	8 [+]	0.2%	5,187	-4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 7 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1972	G	81%	Daniel Walker (D)	3,000	55.7%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,376	44.1%	7 [+]	0.1%	5,383	-5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1970	S3	77%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,521	54.7%	Ralph Smith* (R)	2,086	45.3%	2 [+]	0.0%	4,609	3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1968	S3	80%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	2,849	59.8%	William Clark (D)	1,896	39.8%	18 [+]	0.4%	4,763	7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 18 (0.4%);
1968	G	81%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	2,668	55.4%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	2,138	44.4%	12 [+]	0.2%	4,818	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 12 (0.2%);
1966	S2	82%	Charles Percy (R)	2,633	53.9%	Paul Douglas* (D)	2,253	46.1%	0	0.0%	4,886	-1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	88%	Otto Kerner* (D)	2,670	50.8%	Charles Percy (R)	2,583	49.2%	0	0.0%	5,253	1	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	81%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	2,574	52.8%	Sidney Yates (D)	2,301	47.2%	0	0.0%	4,875	0	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	88%	Paul Douglas* (D)	2,785	52.5%	Samuel Witwer (R)	2,515	47.4%	4 [+]	0.1%	5,304	2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 4 (0.1%);
1960	G	90%	Otto Kerner (D)	2,782	51.3%	William Stratton* (R)	2,634	48.6%	4 [+]	0.1%	5,420	4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 4 (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 Cumberland County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Cumberland County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Cumberland County, IL were estimated to be 52% Republican and 15% Democrat.