Edgar County, IL

Designated Market Area: Terre Haute, IN-IL
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Paris township (pop. 9,179) Paris city (pop. 8,331) Ross township (pop. 1,595) Chrisman city (pop. 1,457) Kansas township (pop. 1,010) Symmes township (pop. 854) Young America township (pop. 787) Kansas village (pop. 732) Elbridge township (pop. 611) Stratton township (pop. 520) Embarrass township (pop. 507) Hume village (pop. 466) Grandview township (pop. 442) Edgar township (pop. 339) Hunter township (pop. 283) Brocton village (pop. 280) Buck township (pop. 243) Prairie township (pop. 225) Metcalf village (pop. 202) Vermilion village (pop. 197) Brouilletts Creek township (pop. 177) Redmon village (pop. 150) Shiloh township (pop. 80)  

Tracts in Edgar County, IL

Census Tract 701, Edgar County, Illinois     Census Tract 702, Edgar County, Illinois     Census Tract 703, Edgar County, Illinois     Census Tract 704, Edgar County, Illinois     Census Tract 705, Edgar County, Illinois        

2022 population: 16,433   ( 2,143 from 2010 , 435 from 2020)
Land area: 623.3 square miles
Population density: 26.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,797	96.13%	12.9%
Black:	123	0.75%	95.2%
Indian:	32	0.19%	39.1%
Asian:	68	0.41%	88.9%
2+ races:	171	1.04%	39.0%
Hispanic:	242	1.47%	29.4%
Total non-White:	636	3.87%	46.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	405	12.0
Deaths:	626	18.6
Net Migration:	-208	-6.2
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Change in White population:	-2,345	-12.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	202	1.1

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	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,193	75.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,887	23.0%	132 [+]	1.6%	8,212	35	29	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 75 (0.9%);
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	5,645	71.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,793	22.7%	461 [+]	5.8%	7,899	33	26	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 328 (4.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 49 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	55%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,132	65.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,565	32.7%	138 [+]	1.8%	7,835	25	18	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 76 (1.0%);
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	4,398	53.1%	Barack Obama (D)	3,743	45.2%	143 [+]	1.7%	8,284	16	7	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 65 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 27 (0.3%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,258	62.4%	John Kerry (D)	3,093	36.7%	78 [+]	0.9%	8,429	18	12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	4,833	58.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,216	39.1%	183 [+]	2.2%	8,232	16	11	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 113 (1.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 52 (0.6%);
1996	56%	Robert Dole (R)	3,746	45.1%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,552	42.8%	1,004 [+]	12.1%	8,302	8	4	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 935 (11.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 29 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	66%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,014	41.1%	George Bush* (R)	3,790	38.8%	1,972 [+]	20.2%	9,776	4	1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,930 (19.7%);
1988	64%	George Bush (R)	5,538	58.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,880	41.0%	41 [+]	0.4%	9,459	8	5	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 19 (0.2%);
1984	66%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	6,821	67.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,241	32.1%	37	0.4%	10,099	11	9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	67%	Ronald Reagan (R)	6,639	63.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,394	32.3%	482 [+]	4.6%	10,515	13	12	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 400 (3.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 68 (0.6%);
1976	74%	Gerald Ford* (R)	5,842	53.0%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,058	45.9%	121 [+]	1.1%	11,021	3	5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 84 (0.8%);
1972	75%	Richard Nixon* (R)	7,195	64.7%	George McGovern (D)	3,889	35.0%	32 [+]	0.3%	11,116	6	4	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	81%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,281	56.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,565	32.0%	1,305 [+]	11.7%	11,151	9	13	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,292 (11.6%);
1964	85%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,966	50.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	5,827	49.4%	0	0.0%	11,793	9	11	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	87%	Richard Nixon (R)	7,348	59.4%	John Kennedy (D)	5,024	40.6%	4	0.0%	12,376	10	10	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	79%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,942	64.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,362	35.4%	5	0.0%	12,309	5	7	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	81%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	8,323	64.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,558	35.4%	10	0.1%	12,891	10	9	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	71%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,282	54.8%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,121	44.6%	67 [+]	0.6%	11,470	6	10	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	73%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,961	57.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,054	41.9%	54	0.4%	12,069	10	12	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	88%	Wendell Willkie (R)	7,985	54.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,713	45.4%	82	0.6%	14,780	5	9	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	94%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,822	52.5%	Alf Landon (R)	6,929	46.5%	147 [+]	1.0%	14,898	7	10	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 115 (0.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 6 (0.0%);
1932	87%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,745	56.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,953	43.0%	138 [+]	1.0%	13,836	1	3	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 107 (0.8%);
1928	84%	Herbert Hoover (R)	7,509	58.3%	Al Smith (D)	5,325	41.3%	52 [+]	0.4%	12,886	1	0	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 42 (0.3%);
1924	77%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	6,297	52.3%	John Davis (D)	5,222	43.4%	518 [+]	4.3%	12,037	-7	-2	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 500 (4.2%);
1920	80%	Warren Harding (R)	6,750	53.3%	James Cox (D)	5,694	45.0%	223 [+]	1.8%	12,667	-15	-7	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 136 (1.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 80 (0.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 6 (0.0%);
1916	83%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	6,710	51.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	6,099	46.4%	345 [+]	2.6%	13,154	-6	0	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 202 (1.5%); Allan Benson (Soc) 136 (1.0%);
1912	45%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,479	47.0%	William Taft* (R)	2,430	32.8%	1,490 [+]	20.1%	7,399	11	10	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,244 (16.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 147 (2.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 91 (1.2%);
1908	47%	William Taft (R)	3,757	50.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,433	46.1%	255 [+]	3.4%	7,445	-4	-1	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 189 (2.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 50 (0.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 4 (0.1%);
1904	47%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,753	50.3%	Alton Parker (D)	3,443	46.2%	261 [+]	3.5%	7,457	-8	-6	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 196 (2.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 42 (0.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 16 (0.2%);
1900	48%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,783	49.1%	William McKinley* (R)	3,766	48.9%	153 [+]	2.0%	7,702	-4	-3	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 119 (1.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 12 (0.2%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,887	23.0%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,193	75.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	75	0.9%
Other	57	0.7%
TOTAL	8,212
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 35 Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,793	22.7%
Donald Trump (R)	5,645	71.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	328	4.2%
Jill Stein (Grn)	49	0.6%
Other	84	1.1%
TOTAL	7,899
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 33 Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,565	32.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,132	65.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	76	1.0%
Other	62	0.8%
TOTAL	7,835
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,743	45.2%
John McCain (R)	4,398	53.1%
Ralph Nader (I)	65	0.8%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	27	0.3%
Other	51	0.6%
TOTAL	8,284
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,258	62.4%
John Kerry (D)	3,093	36.7%
Other	78	0.9%
TOTAL	8,429
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	4,833	58.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,216	39.1%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	113	1.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	52	0.6%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	8,232
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 11

1996 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,552	42.8%
Robert Dole (R)	3,746	45.1%
Ross Perot (Ref)	935	11.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	29	0.3%
Other	40	0.5%
TOTAL	8,302
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 4

1992 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,014	41.1%
George Bush* (R)	3,790	38.8%
Ross Perot (I)	1,930	19.7%
Other	42	0.4%
TOTAL	9,776
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,538	58.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,880	41.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	19	0.2%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	9,459
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 5

1984 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	6,821	67.5%
Walter Mondale (D)	3,241	32.1%
Other	37	0.4%
TOTAL	10,099
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,639	63.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,394	32.3%
John Anderson (I)	400	3.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	68	0.6%
Other	14	0.1%
TOTAL	10,515
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,058	45.9%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,842	53.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	84	0.8%
Other	37	0.3%
TOTAL	11,021
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	7,195	64.7%
George McGovern (D)	3,889	35.0%
Other	32	0.3%
TOTAL	11,116
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	6,281	56.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,565	32.0%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,292	11.6%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	11,151
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 13

1964 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,966	50.6%
Barry Goldwater (R)	5,827	49.4%
TOTAL	11,793
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 11

1960 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,024	40.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	7,348	59.4%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	12,376
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 10

1956 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,942	64.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,362	35.4%
Other	5	0.0%
TOTAL	12,309
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1952 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	8,323	64.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,558	35.4%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	12,891
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1948 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,121	44.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	6,282	54.8%
Other	67	0.6%
TOTAL	11,470
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 10

1944 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,054	41.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	6,961	57.7%
Other	54	0.4%
TOTAL	12,069
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 12

1940 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,713	45.4%
Wendell Willkie (R)	7,985	54.0%
Other	82	0.6%
TOTAL	14,780
Turnout: 88% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,822	52.5%
Alf Landon (R)	6,929	46.5%
William Lemke (Union)	115	0.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	6	0.0%
Other	26	0.2%
TOTAL	14,898
Turnout: 94% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,745	56.0%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,953	43.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	107	0.8%
Other	31	0.2%
TOTAL	13,836
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1928 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	7,509	58.3%
Al Smith (D)	5,325	41.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	42	0.3%
Other	10	0.1%
TOTAL	12,886
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 0

1924 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	6,297	52.3%
John Davis (D)	5,222	43.4%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	500	4.2%
Other	18	0.1%
TOTAL	12,037
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -2

1920 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	6,750	53.3%
James Cox (D)	5,694	45.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	136	1.1%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	6	0.0%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	80	0.6%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	12,667
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -7

1916 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	6,710	51.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	6,099	46.4%
Allan Benson (Soc)	136	1.0%
James Hanly (Proh)	202	1.5%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	13,154
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 0

1912 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	3,479	47.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,244	16.8%
William Taft* (R)	2,430	32.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	91	1.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	147	2.0%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	7,399
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1908 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	3,757	50.5%
William J. Bryan (D)	3,433	46.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	50	0.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	189	2.5%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	4	0.1%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	7,445
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -1

1904 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,753	50.3%
Alton Parker (D)	3,443	46.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	42	0.6%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	196	2.6%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	16	0.2%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,457
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -6

1900 President, Edgar County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	3,766	48.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	3,783	49.1%
John Woolley (Proh)	119	1.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	12	0.2%
Other	22	0.3%
TOTAL	7,702
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Edgar County, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	46%	Kathy Salvi (R)	4,361	72.1%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,583	26.2%	108 [+]	1.8%	6,052	31	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 108 (1.8%);
2022	G	47%	Darren Bailey (R)	4,624	75.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,367	22.2%	165 [+]	2.7%	6,156	33	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 165 (2.7%);
2020	S2	61%	Mark Curran (R)	5,568	69.1%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,247	27.9%	242 [+]	3.0%	8,057	30	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 100 (1.2%); Willie Wilson (I) 73 (0.9%); David Black (Green) 69 (0.9%);
2018	G	45%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	3,820	62.8%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,637	26.9%	630 [+]	10.3%	6,087	24	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 461 (7.6%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 169 (2.8%);
2016	S3	56%	Mark Kirk* (R)	5,290	68.4%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	2,027	26.2%	422 [+]	5.5%	7,739	29	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 261 (3.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 161 (2.1%);
2014	S2	45%	Jim Oberweis (R)	3,555	57.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,395	38.4%	291 [+]	4.7%	6,241	14	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 291 (4.7%);
2014	G	45%	Bruce Rauner (R)	4,491	71.3%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,435	22.8%	369 [+]	5.9%	6,295	21	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 369 (5.9%);
2010	S3	47%	Mark Kirk (R)	4,699	69.6%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	1,664	24.7%	386 [+]	5.7%	6,749	22	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 228 (3.4%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 155 (2.3%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2010	G	48%	Bill Brady (R)	4,890	70.9%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,607	23.3%	398 [+]	5.8%	6,895	25	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 225 (3.3%); Rich Whitney (Green) 120 (1.7%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 53 (0.8%);
2008	S2	55%	Richard Durbin* (D)	4,730	58.6%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	3,107	38.5%	233 [+]	2.9%	8,070	10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 131 (1.6%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 60 (0.7%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 42 (0.5%);
2006	G	43%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	3,551	56.7%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	2,079	33.2%	629 [+]	10.0%	6,259	17	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 593 (9.5%); Other (Write-in) 36 (0.6%);
2004	S3	55%	Barack Obama (D)	4,014	49.2%	Alan Keyes (R)	3,858	47.3%	280 [+]	3.4%	8,152	20	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 140 (1.7%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 140 (1.7%);
2002	S2	50%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,860	52.0%	Jim Durkin (R)	3,395	45.7%	167 [+]	2.3%	7,422	8	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 167 (2.3%);
2002	G	51%	Jim Ryan (R)	4,219	55.3%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	3,179	41.7%	229 [+]	3.0%	7,627	10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 156 (2.0%); Marisellis Brown (I) 73 (1.0%);
1998	S3	47%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	4,394	63.0%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	2,466	35.4%	114 [+]	1.6%	6,974	13	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 114 (1.6%);
1998	G	47%	George Ryan (R)	3,827	54.2%	Glenn Poshard (D)	3,178	45.0%	50 [+]	0.7%	7,055	3	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 50 (0.7%);
1996	S2	54%	Al Salvi (R)	4,430	55.0%	Richard Durbin (D)	3,338	41.4%	290 [+]	3.6%	8,058	14	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 159 (2.0%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 72 (0.9%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 32 (0.4%); James Davis (Natural Law) 27 (0.3%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	41%	Jim Edgar* (R)	4,678	77.4%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	1,306	21.6%	60 [+]	1.0%	6,044	14	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 60 (1.0%);
1992	S3	64%	Richard Williamson (R)	5,000	53.0%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	4,187	44.4%	240 [+]	2.5%	9,427	10	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 117 (1.2%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 33 (0.4%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 31 (0.3%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 24 (0.3%); John Justice (Populist) 19 (0.2%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 16 (0.2%);
1990	S2	55%	Paul Simon* (D)	4,185	52.2%	Lynn Martin (R)	3,832	47.8%	0	0.0%	8,017	13	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	55%	Jim Edgar (R)	4,695	58.0%	Neil Hartigan (D)	3,352	41.4%	48 [+]	0.6%	8,095	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 48 (0.6%);
1986	S3	54%	Alan Dixon* (D)	4,872	59.7%	Judy Koehler (R)	3,215	39.4%	77 [+]	0.9%	8,164	6	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 47 (0.6%); Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 25 (0.3%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%);
1986	G	55%	James Thompson* (R)	4,785	58.0%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	2,712	32.9%	751 [+]	9.1%	8,248	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 708 (8.6%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 29 (0.4%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.2%);
1984	S2	65%	Charles Percy* (R)	6,170	61.9%	Paul Simon (D)	3,676	36.9%	116 [+]	1.2%	9,962	14	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 87 (0.9%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 20 (0.2%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 4 (0.0%);
1982	G	57%	James Thompson* (R)	5,342	60.0%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,479	39.1%	75 [+]	0.8%	8,896	11	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Roche (Taxpayers) 40 (0.4%); Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 35 (0.4%);
1980	S3	66%	David O'Neal (R)	5,400	52.1%	Alan Dixon (D)	4,901	47.3%	61 [+]	0.6%	10,362	10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 38 (0.4%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 8 (0.1%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 7 (0.1%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 6 (0.1%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
1978	S2	53%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,313	54.4%	Alex Seith (D)	3,599	45.4%	15 [+]	0.2%	7,927	1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 8 (0.1%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.1%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1978	G	54%	James Thompson* (R)	5,041	63.2%	Michael Bakalis (D)	2,921	36.6%	10 [+]	0.1%	7,972	4	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 5 (0.1%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1976	G	74%	James Thompson (R)	6,982	63.8%	Michael Howlitt (D)	3,935	35.9%	35 [+]	0.3%	10,952	-1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 22 (0.2%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 8 (0.1%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.0%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1974	S3	58%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	4,652	54.0%	George Burditt (R)	3,960	46.0%	6 [+]	0.1%	8,618	9	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1972	S2	73%	Charles Percy* (R)	6,800	63.0%	Roman Pucinski (D)	3,961	36.7%	32 [+]	0.3%	10,793	1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 28 (0.3%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 4 (0.0%);
1972	G	76%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	5,826	52.1%	Daniel Walker (D)	5,339	47.7%	23 [+]	0.2%	11,188	3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 19 (0.2%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 4 (0.0%);
1970	S3	69%	Ralph Smith* (R)	5,148	54.6%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,273	45.3%	5 [+]	0.1%	9,426	12	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1968	S3	78%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	6,776	63.8%	William Clark (D)	3,829	36.1%	14 [+]	0.1%	10,619	11	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 14 (0.1%);
1968	G	79%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	6,450	59.9%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	4,295	39.9%	16 [+]	0.1%	10,761	9	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 16 (0.1%);
1966	S2	75%	Charles Percy (R)	6,253	60.6%	Paul Douglas* (D)	3,961	38.4%	111 [+]	1.1%	10,325	6	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 111 (1.1%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	84%	Charles Percy (R)	6,344	54.4%	Otto Kerner* (D)	5,321	45.6%	0	0.0%	11,665	6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	76%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	6,321	59.3%	Sidney Yates (D)	4,333	40.7%	0	0.0%	10,654	6	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	85%	Samuel Witwer (R)	6,480	53.6%	Paul Douglas* (D)	5,617	46.4%	3 [+]	0.0%	12,100	8	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1960	G	87%	William Stratton* (R)	6,490	52.9%	Otto Kerner (D)	5,782	47.1%	2 [+]	0.0%	12,274	9	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 2 (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 Edgar County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Edgar County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Edgar County, IL were estimated to be 43% Republican and 15% Democrat.