De Witt County, IL

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

Places in De Witt County, IL     [Sort places by name]

Clintonia township (pop. 7,329) Clinton city (pop. 6,889) Santa Anna township (pop. 2,116) Farmer City city (pop. 1,861) Texas township (pop. 1,334) Wapella township (pop. 1,267) Tunbridge township (pop. 733) Waynesville township (pop. 619) Wapella village (pop. 520) De Witt township (pop. 504) Nixon township (pop. 488) Waynesville village (pop. 467) Kenney village (pop. 369) Harp township (pop. 342) Creek township (pop. 340) Weldon village (pop. 298) Barnett township (pop. 291) De Witt village (pop. 187) Wilson township (pop. 129) Lane CDP (pop. 129) Rutledge township (pop. 43)  

Tracts in De Witt County, IL

Census Tract 9714, De Witt County, Illinois     Census Tract 9715, De Witt County, Illinois     Census Tract 9716, De Witt County, Illinois     Census Tract 9717, De Witt County, Illinois     Census Tract 9718, De Witt County, Illinois        

2022 population: 15,310   ( 1,251 from 2010 , 200 from 2020)
Land area: 397.6 square miles
Population density: 38.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,327	93.58%	9.6%
Black:	161	1.05%	96.3%
Indian:	39	0.25%	69.6%
Asian:	81	0.53%	30.6%
2+ races:	208	1.36%	30.8%
Hispanic:	494	3.23%	39.5%
Total non-White:	983	6.42%	39.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	356	11.5
Deaths:	533	17.2
Net Migration:	-22	-0.7
Net Immigration:	2	0.1

Change in White population:	-1,528	-9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	277	1.7

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	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,632	70.1%	Joe Biden (D)	2,191	27.3%	216 [+]	2.7%	8,039	30	23	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 139 (1.7%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	5,077	67.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,910	25.3%	569 [+]	7.5%	7,556	29	21	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 431 (5.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 61 (0.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,579	62.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,601	35.3%	188 [+]	2.6%	7,368	21	15	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 99 (1.3%);
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	4,348	55.5%	Barack Obama (D)	3,308	42.2%	175 [+]	2.2%	7,831	19	10	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 67 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 39 (0.5%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,920	63.1%	John Kerry (D)	2,836	36.4%	42 [+]	0.5%	7,798	19	12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	3,968	56.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,870	40.7%	213 [+]	3.0%	7,051	14	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 133 (1.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 55 (0.8%);
1996	53%	Robert Dole (R)	2,978	45.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,878	43.7%	733 [+]	11.1%	6,589	8	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 694 (10.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 25 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	63%	George Bush* (R)	3,164	40.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,009	38.8%	1,586 [+]	20.4%	7,759	6	3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,543 (19.9%);
1988	54%	George Bush (R)	3,942	59.3%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,660	40.0%	43 [+]	0.6%	6,645	9	6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 22 (0.3%);
1984	55%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,534	65.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,352	34.0%	29	0.4%	6,915	9	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,648	63.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,262	30.8%	434 [+]	5.9%	7,344	14	13	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 368 (5.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 58 (0.8%);
1976	64%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,137	54.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,477	45.4%	52 [+]	0.7%	7,666	4	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 30 (0.4%);
1972	67%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,025	65.2%	George McGovern (D)	2,672	34.7%	8 [+]	0.1%	7,705	6	5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	74%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,247	54.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,823	36.0%	764 [+]	9.8%	7,834	7	11	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 759 (9.7%);
1964	75%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,371	54.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,605	45.2%	0	0.0%	7,976	5	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	81%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,074	58.4%	John Kennedy (D)	3,607	41.5%	8	0.1%	8,689	9	9	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	73%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,307	63.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,093	36.8%	4	0.0%	8,404	4	6	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	73%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,212	61.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,221	38.2%	3	0.0%	8,436	7	7	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	65%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,178	55.6%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,290	43.8%	45 [+]	0.6%	7,513	6	11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	70%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,630	55.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,658	43.8%	69	0.8%	8,357	7	10	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	86%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,477	51.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,052	47.8%	45	0.4%	10,574	3	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	88%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,676	55.2%	Alf Landon (R)	4,544	44.2%	60 [+]	0.6%	10,280	5	8	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 36 (0.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 7 (0.1%);
1932	83%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,339	55.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,207	43.5%	127 [+]	1.3%	9,673	1	4	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 97 (1.0%);
1928	77%	Herbert Hoover (R)	6,100	69.4%	Al Smith (D)	2,631	29.9%	59 [+]	0.7%	8,790	12	11	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 55 (0.6%);
1924	77%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,173	58.8%	John Davis (D)	2,752	31.3%	877 [+]	10.0%	8,802	0	5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 846 (9.6%);
1920	71%	Warren Harding (R)	5,001	60.7%	James Cox (D)	3,079	37.4%	162 [+]	2.0%	8,242	-7	0	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 65 (0.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 52 (0.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 39 (0.5%);
1916	80%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,460	48.8%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,380	47.9%	306 [+]	3.3%	9,146	-5	2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 204 (2.2%); Allan Benson (Soc) 99 (1.1%);
1912	42%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,880	39.8%	William Taft* (R)	1,346	28.5%	1,499 [+]	31.7%	4,725	6	5	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,306 (27.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 119 (2.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 64 (1.4%);
1908	46%	William Taft (R)	2,628	53.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,155	43.6%	160 [+]	3.2%	4,943	-1	2	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 138 (2.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 15 (0.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 3 (0.1%);
1904	46%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,771	56.0%	Alton Parker (D)	1,872	37.8%	309 [+]	6.2%	4,952	-3	0	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 228 (4.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 49 (1.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 25 (0.5%);
1900	48%	William McKinley* (R)	2,694	52.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,361	45.8%	99 [+]	1.9%	5,154	-1	1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 86 (1.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 8 (0.2%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,191	27.3%
Donald Trump* (R)	5,632	70.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	139	1.7%
Other	77	1.0%
TOTAL	8,039
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 30 Diff (US): 23

2016 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,910	25.3%
Donald Trump (R)	5,077	67.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	431	5.7%
Jill Stein (Grn)	61	0.8%
Other	77	1.0%
TOTAL	7,556
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 29 Diff (US): 21

2012 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,601	35.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,579	62.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	99	1.3%
Other	89	1.2%
TOTAL	7,368
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 15

2008 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,308	42.2%
John McCain (R)	4,348	55.5%
Ralph Nader (I)	67	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	39	0.5%
Other	69	0.9%
TOTAL	7,831
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 10

2004 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	4,920	63.1%
John Kerry (D)	2,836	36.4%
Other	42	0.5%
TOTAL	7,798
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 12

2000 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	3,968	56.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,870	40.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	133	1.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	55	0.8%
Other	25	0.4%
TOTAL	7,051
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 8

1996 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,878	43.7%
Robert Dole (R)	2,978	45.2%
Ross Perot (Ref)	694	10.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	25	0.4%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	6,589
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 4

1992 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,009	38.8%
George Bush* (R)	3,164	40.8%
Ross Perot (I)	1,543	19.9%
Other	43	0.6%
TOTAL	7,759
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1988 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,942	59.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,660	40.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	22	0.3%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,645
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 6

1984 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,534	65.6%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,352	34.0%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	6,915
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1980 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,648	63.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,262	30.8%
John Anderson (I)	368	5.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	58	0.8%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,344
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 13

1976 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,477	45.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,137	54.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	30	0.4%
Other	22	0.3%
TOTAL	7,666
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1972 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,025	65.2%
George McGovern (D)	2,672	34.7%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,705
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1968 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,247	54.2%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,823	36.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	759	9.7%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,834
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 11

1964 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,371	54.8%
Barry Goldwater (R)	3,605	45.2%
TOTAL	7,976
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1960 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,607	41.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,074	58.4%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	8,689
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 9

1956 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,307	63.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,093	36.8%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,404
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1952 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,212	61.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,221	38.2%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,436
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 7

1948 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,290	43.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,178	55.6%
Other	45	0.6%
TOTAL	7,513
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 11

1944 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,658	43.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,630	55.4%
Other	69	0.8%
TOTAL	8,357
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

1940 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,052	47.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,477	51.8%
Other	45	0.4%
TOTAL	10,574
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 7

1936 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,676	55.2%
Alf Landon (R)	4,544	44.2%
William Lemke (Union)	36	0.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	7	0.1%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	10,280
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 8

1932 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	5,339	55.2%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,207	43.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	97	1.0%
Other	30	0.3%
TOTAL	9,673
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 4

1928 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	6,100	69.4%
Al Smith (D)	2,631	29.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	55	0.6%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	8,790
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1924 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,173	58.8%
John Davis (D)	2,752	31.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	846	9.6%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,802
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 5

1920 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	5,001	60.7%
James Cox (D)	3,079	37.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	52	0.6%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	39	0.5%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	65	0.8%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	8,242
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): 0

1916 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,460	48.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,380	47.9%
Allan Benson (Soc)	99	1.1%
James Hanly (Proh)	204	2.2%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	9,146
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): 2

1912 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,880	39.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,306	27.6%
William Taft* (R)	1,346	28.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	119	2.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	64	1.4%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,725
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1908 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,628	53.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,155	43.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	15	0.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	138	2.8%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	3	0.1%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,943
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1904 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,771	56.0%
Alton Parker (D)	1,872	37.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	49	1.0%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	228	4.6%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	25	0.5%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	4,952
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 0

1900 President, De Witt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,694	52.3%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,361	45.8%
John Woolley (Proh)	86	1.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	8	0.2%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,154
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for De Witt County, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	51%	Kathy Salvi (R)	4,152	68.3%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,784	29.3%	144 [+]	2.4%	6,080	27	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 144 (2.4%);
2022	G	51%	Darren Bailey (R)	4,352	70.8%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,599	26.0%	194 [+]	3.2%	6,145	28	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 194 (3.2%);
2020	S2	66%	Mark Curran (R)	5,140	65.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,451	31.0%	309 [+]	3.9%	7,900	26	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 171 (2.2%); Willie Wilson (I) 70 (0.9%); David Black (Green) 68 (0.9%);
2018	G	50%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	3,981	64.6%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,539	25.0%	641 [+]	10.4%	6,161	26	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 379 (6.2%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 262 (4.3%);
2016	S3	60%	Mark Kirk* (R)	5,009	67.1%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,943	26.0%	514 [+]	6.9%	7,466	27	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 352 (4.7%); Scott Summers (Green) 162 (2.2%);
2014	S2	44%	Jim Oberweis (R)	3,437	62.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,766	32.3%	272 [+]	5.0%	5,475	20	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 272 (5.0%);
2014	G	44%	Bruce Rauner (R)	3,859	70.3%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,299	23.7%	328 [+]	6.0%	5,486	20	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 328 (6.0%);
2010	S3	44%	Mark Kirk (R)	3,791	67.3%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	1,356	24.1%	488 [+]	8.7%	5,635	19	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 267 (4.7%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 216 (3.8%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2010	G	45%	Bill Brady (R)	3,920	68.2%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,358	23.6%	471 [+]	8.2%	5,749	22	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 183 (3.2%); Rich Whitney (Green) 156 (2.7%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 132 (2.3%);
2008	S2	60%	Richard Durbin* (D)	4,595	60.0%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	2,824	36.8%	245 [+]	3.2%	7,664	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 134 (1.7%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 73 (1.0%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 38 (0.5%);
2006	G	46%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	2,930	50.3%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	1,878	32.3%	1,013 [+]	17.4%	5,821	11	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 924 (15.9%); Other (Write-in) 89 (1.5%);
2004	S3	59%	Barack Obama (D)	4,340	57.5%	Alan Keyes (R)	2,973	39.4%	234 [+]	3.1%	7,547	12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 153 (2.0%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 81 (1.1%);
2002	S2	43%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,055	56.6%	Jim Durkin (R)	2,258	41.9%	80 [+]	1.5%	5,393	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 80 (1.5%);
2002	G	43%	Jim Ryan (R)	2,914	53.7%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	2,373	43.7%	141 [+]	2.6%	5,428	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 105 (1.9%); Marisellis Brown (I) 36 (0.7%);
1998	S3	41%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	3,451	67.7%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	1,538	30.2%	110 [+]	2.2%	5,099	17	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 108 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1998	G	41%	George Ryan (R)	2,735	53.4%	Glenn Poshard (D)	2,322	45.3%	69 [+]	1.3%	5,126	2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 69 (1.3%);
1996	S2	52%	Al Salvi (R)	3,429	52.6%	Richard Durbin (D)	2,924	44.8%	170 [+]	2.6%	6,523	12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 90 (1.4%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 49 (0.8%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 21 (0.3%); James Davis (Natural Law) 10 (0.2%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	45%	Jim Edgar* (R)	4,218	75.5%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	1,294	23.1%	78 [+]	1.4%	5,590	12	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 78 (1.4%);
1992	S3	61%	Richard Williamson (R)	3,872	51.4%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	3,299	43.8%	367 [+]	4.9%	7,538	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 259 (3.4%); Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 33 (0.4%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 28 (0.4%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 19 (0.3%); John Justice (Populist) 18 (0.2%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 10 (0.1%);
1990	S2	47%	Paul Simon* (D)	3,557	61.8%	Lynn Martin (R)	2,199	38.2%	0	0.0%	5,756	3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	48%	Jim Edgar (R)	3,109	53.5%	Neil Hartigan (D)	2,641	45.4%	64 [+]	1.1%	5,814	3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 64 (1.1%);
1986	S3	37%	Alan Dixon* (D)	2,576	55.8%	Judy Koehler (R)	2,007	43.5%	30 [+]	0.7%	4,613	10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 15 (0.3%); Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 9 (0.2%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.1%);
1986	G	36%	James Thompson* (R)	2,726	60.0%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	1,605	35.3%	211 [+]	4.6%	4,542	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 196 (4.3%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 10 (0.2%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%);
1984	S2	55%	Charles Percy* (R)	3,949	57.2%	Paul Simon (D)	2,861	41.4%	99 [+]	1.4%	6,909	9	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 70 (1.0%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 21 (0.3%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 4 (0.1%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%);
1982	G	43%	James Thompson* (R)	3,356	61.6%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,032	37.3%	56 [+]	1.0%	5,444	12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Roche (Taxpayers) 31 (0.6%); Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 25 (0.5%);
1980	S3	56%	David O'Neal (R)	4,223	58.5%	Alan Dixon (D)	2,914	40.4%	76 [+]	1.1%	7,213	16	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 26 (0.4%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 24 (0.3%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 14 (0.2%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 7 (0.1%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%);
1978	S2	41%	Charles Percy* (R)	2,678	54.0%	Alex Seith (D)	2,244	45.3%	36 [+]	0.7%	4,958	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 18 (0.4%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.2%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 8 (0.2%);
1978	G	41%	James Thompson* (R)	3,256	65.5%	Michael Bakalis (D)	1,692	34.0%	25 [+]	0.5%	4,973	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 11 (0.2%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.1%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 7 (0.1%);
1976	G	64%	James Thompson (R)	5,752	75.6%	Michael Howlitt (D)	1,842	24.2%	10 [+]	0.1%	7,604	11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 4 (0.1%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 4 (0.1%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	52%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	3,296	54.3%	George Burditt (R)	2,772	45.6%	7 [+]	0.1%	6,075	8	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 2 (0.0%);
1972	S2	65%	Charles Percy* (R)	5,177	68.5%	Roman Pucinski (D)	2,373	31.4%	3 [+]	0.0%	7,553	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 2 (0.0%); Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1972	G	67%	Daniel Walker (D)	3,890	50.1%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	3,877	49.9%	1 [+]	0.0%	7,768	1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1970	S3	57%	Ralph Smith* (R)	3,041	50.5%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,980	49.5%	4 [+]	0.1%	6,025	8	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1968	S3	72%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	4,727	62.0%	William Clark (D)	2,884	37.8%	9 [+]	0.1%	7,620	9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 9 (0.1%);
1968	G	73%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	4,491	58.2%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	3,221	41.7%	10 [+]	0.1%	7,722	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 10 (0.1%);
1966	S2	66%	Charles Percy (R)	4,062	58.2%	Paul Douglas* (D)	2,875	41.2%	40 [+]	0.6%	6,977	3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 40 (0.6%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	75%	Charles Percy (R)	4,139	52.1%	Otto Kerner* (D)	3,804	47.9%	0	0.0%	7,943	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	60%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	3,953	61.4%	Sidney Yates (D)	2,487	38.6%	0	0.0%	6,440	9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	80%	Samuel Witwer (R)	4,338	50.9%	Paul Douglas* (D)	4,176	49.0%	3 [+]	0.0%	8,517	6	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1960	G	80%	Otto Kerner (D)	4,442	51.7%	William Stratton* (R)	4,142	48.2%	5 [+]	0.1%	8,589	4	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 5 (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 De Witt County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for De Witt County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in De Witt County, IL were estimated to be 48% Republican and 15% Democrat.