Edwards County, IL

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

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

Albion city (pop. 2,136) Albion No. 1 precinct (pop. 1,244) French Creek precinct (pop. 844) West Salem village (pop. 769) Albion No. 2 precinct (pop. 739) Albion No. 3 precinct (pop. 655) Salem No. 1 precinct (pop. 646) Salem No. 2 precinct (pop. 574) Grayville city (pop. 555) Browns precinct (pop. 394) Dixon precinct (pop. 307) Bone Gap precinct (pop. 265) Browns village (pop. 235) Shelby No. 2 precinct (pop. 229) Bone Gap village (pop. 198) Shelby No. 1 precinct (pop. 171) Ellery precinct (pop. 114)  

Tracts in Edwards County, IL

Census Tract 9569, Edwards County, Illinois     Census Tract 9570, Edwards County, Illinois     Census Tract 9571, Edwards County, Illinois        

2022 population: 6,071   ( 650 from 2010 , 176 from 2020)
Land area: 222.4 square miles
Population density: 27.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,798	95.50%	11.5%
Black:	37	0.61%	23.3%
Indian:	20	0.33%	150.0%
Asian:	31	0.51%	47.6%
2+ races:	93	1.53%	97.9%
Hispanic:	92	1.52%	55.9%
Total non-White:	273	4.50%	64.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	131	10.5
Deaths:	216	17.3
Net Migration:	-88	-7.0
Net Immigration:	2	0.2

Change in White population:	-757	-11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	107	1.6

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	72%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,833	84.1%	Joe Biden (D)	488	14.5%	47 [+]	1.4%	3,368	44	37	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 31 (0.9%);
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	2,778	83.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	434	13.1%	112 [+]	3.4%	3,324	45	38	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 91 (2.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 12 (0.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,405	74.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	754	23.4%	69 [+]	2.1%	3,228	34	27	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 47 (1.5%);
2008	64%	John McCain (R)	2,137	63.6%	Barack Obama (D)	1,140	33.9%	85 [+]	2.5%	3,362	27	18	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 31 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 11 (0.3%);
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,412	71.7%	John Kerry (D)	930	27.6%	22 [+]	0.7%	3,364	27	21	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	2,212	67.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	978	30.0%	70 [+]	2.1%	3,260	25	20	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 42 (1.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 25 (0.8%);
1996	57%	Robert Dole (R)	1,613	52.0%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,089	35.1%	401 [+]	12.9%	3,103	15	11	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 384 (12.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	64%	George Bush* (R)	1,601	45.1%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,299	36.6%	652 [+]	18.4%	3,552	11	8	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 634 (17.8%);
1988	61%	George Bush (R)	2,212	64.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,218	35.3%	20 [+]	0.6%	3,450	13	11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5 (0.1%);
1984	67%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,778	72.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,057	27.5%	10	0.3%	3,845	16	13	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	64%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,556	68.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,041	27.8%	154 [+]	4.1%	3,751	18	17	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 118 (3.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 34 (0.9%);
1976	77%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,379	58.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,648	40.5%	39 [+]	1.0%	4,066	8	11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 24 (0.6%);
1972	81%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,017	73.9%	George McGovern (D)	1,055	25.9%	9 [+]	0.2%	4,081	15	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	89%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,633	63.7%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,095	26.5%	407 [+]	9.8%	4,135	17	20	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 403 (9.7%);
1964	88%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,262	53.2%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,991	46.8%	0	0.0%	4,253	13	15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	94%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,291	69.4%	John Kennedy (D)	1,446	30.5%	8	0.2%	4,745	20	20	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	78%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,339	73.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,210	26.6%	1	0.0%	4,550	14	16	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	76%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,502	75.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,162	24.9%	5	0.1%	4,669	20	20	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	60%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,491	66.1%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,206	32.0%	73 [+]	1.9%	3,770	17	21	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	68%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,016	71.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,197	28.2%	37	0.9%	4,250	23	25	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	83%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,361	64.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,770	34.2%	51	1.0%	5,182	16	20	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	90%	Alf Landon (R)	2,813	55.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,211	43.4%	76 [+]	1.5%	5,100	15	19	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 43 (0.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 (0.1%);
1932	77%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,203	52.3%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,956	46.4%	57 [+]	1.4%	4,216	10	13	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 36 (0.9%);
1928	72%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,861	74.8%	Al Smith (D)	950	24.8%	15 [+]	0.4%	3,826	18	17	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 14 (0.4%);
1924	71%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,750	69.6%	John Davis (D)	1,047	26.5%	155 [+]	3.9%	3,952	11	16	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 140 (3.5%);
1920	65%	Warren Harding (R)	3,002	79.2%	James Cox (D)	742	19.6%	46 [+]	1.2%	3,790	11	19	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 46 (1.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	75%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,885	65.4%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,389	31.5%	138 [+]	3.1%	4,412	13	19	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 133 (3.0%); Allan Benson (Soc) 5 (0.1%);
1912	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	818	34.0%	William Taft* (R)	817	34.0%	769 [+]	32.0%	2,404	12	11	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Woodrow Wilson (D) 650 (27.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 100 (4.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 16 (0.7%);
1908	43%	William Taft (R)	1,614	64.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	747	29.8%	142 [+]	5.7%	2,503	10	13	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 120 (4.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 14 (0.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 (0.1%);
1904	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,610	67.3%	Alton Parker (D)	595	24.9%	188 [+]	7.9%	2,393	9	11	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 170 (7.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 15 (0.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 1 (0.0%);
1900	41%	William McKinley* (R)	1,577	64.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	823	33.5%	57 [+]	2.3%	2,457	11	13	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 52 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.1%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	488	14.5%
Donald Trump* (R)	2,833	84.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	31	0.9%
Other	16	0.5%
TOTAL	3,368
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 44 Diff (US): 37

2016 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	434	13.1%
Donald Trump (R)	2,778	83.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	91	2.7%
Jill Stein (Grn)	12	0.4%
Other	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,324
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 45 Diff (US): 38

2012 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	754	23.4%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,405	74.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	47	1.5%
Other	22	0.7%
TOTAL	3,228
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 34 Diff (US): 27

2008 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,140	33.9%
John McCain (R)	2,137	63.6%
Ralph Nader (I)	31	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	11	0.3%
Other	43	1.3%
TOTAL	3,362
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	2,412	71.7%
John Kerry (D)	930	27.6%
Other	22	0.7%
TOTAL	3,364
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 21

2000 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	2,212	67.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	978	30.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	42	1.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	25	0.8%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,260
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 20

1996 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	1,089	35.1%
Robert Dole (R)	1,613	52.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	384	12.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	7	0.2%
Other	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,103
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 11

1992 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,299	36.6%
George Bush* (R)	1,601	45.1%
Ross Perot (I)	634	17.8%
Other	18	0.5%
TOTAL	3,552
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1988 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,212	64.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,218	35.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	5	0.1%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,450
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1984 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,778	72.2%
Walter Mondale (D)	1,057	27.5%
Other	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,845
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 13

1980 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,556	68.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,041	27.8%
John Anderson (I)	118	3.1%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	34	0.9%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,751
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 17

1976 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,648	40.5%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,379	58.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	24	0.6%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	4,066
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	3,017	73.9%
George McGovern (D)	1,055	25.9%
Other	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,081
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 13

1968 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,633	63.7%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,095	26.5%
George Wallace (AIP)	403	9.7%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,135
Turnout: 89% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 20

1960 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,446	30.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,291	69.4%
Other	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,745
Turnout: 94% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 20

1956 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,339	73.4%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,210	26.6%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,550
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 16

1952 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,502	75.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,162	24.9%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,669
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 20

1948 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	1,206	32.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,491	66.1%
Other	73	1.9%
TOTAL	3,770
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 21

1944 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,197	28.2%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,016	71.0%
Other	37	0.9%
TOTAL	4,250
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 25

1940 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,770	34.2%
Wendell Willkie (R)	3,361	64.9%
Other	51	1.0%
TOTAL	5,182
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 20

1936 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,211	43.4%
Alf Landon (R)	2,813	55.2%
William Lemke (Union)	43	0.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	3	0.1%
Other	30	0.6%
TOTAL	5,100
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 19

1932 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,956	46.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,203	52.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	36	0.9%
Other	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,216
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 13

1928 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,861	74.8%
Al Smith (D)	950	24.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	14	0.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,826
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 17

1924 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,750	69.6%
John Davis (D)	1,047	26.5%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	140	3.5%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,952
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 16

1920 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	3,002	79.2%
James Cox (D)	742	19.6%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	46	1.2%
TOTAL	3,790
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 19

1916 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,389	31.5%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,885	65.4%
Allan Benson (Soc)	5	0.1%
James Hanly (Proh)	133	3.0%
TOTAL	4,412
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 19

1912 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	650	27.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	818	34.0%
William Taft* (R)	817	34.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	16	0.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	100	4.2%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,404
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1908 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,614	64.5%
William J. Bryan (D)	747	29.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	14	0.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	120	4.8%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	2	0.1%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,503
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 13

1904 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,610	67.3%
Alton Parker (D)	595	24.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	15	0.6%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	170	7.1%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	1	0.0%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,393
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 11

1900 President, Edwards County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,577	64.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	823	33.5%
John Woolley (Proh)	52	2.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	3	0.1%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,457
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Edwards 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)	2,280	81.9%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	448	16.1%	55 [+]	2.0%	2,783	40	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 55 (2.0%);
2022	G	61%	Darren Bailey (R)	2,488	88.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	296	10.5%	40 [+]	1.4%	2,824	46	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 40 (1.4%);
2020	S2	70%	Mark Curran (R)	2,658	81.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	556	17.0%	58 [+]	1.8%	3,272	42	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 30 (0.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 19 (0.6%); David Black (Green) 9 (0.3%);
2018	G	49%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	1,745	73.1%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	453	19.0%	189 [+]	7.9%	2,387	34	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 98 (4.1%); Sam McCann (Conservative) 91 (3.8%);
2016	S3	65%	Mark Kirk* (R)	2,322	72.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	727	22.8%	135 [+]	4.2%	3,184	33	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 86 (2.7%); Scott Summers (Green) 49 (1.5%);
2014	S2	45%	Jim Oberweis (R)	1,608	71.2%	Richard Durbin* (D)	558	24.7%	92 [+]	4.1%	2,258	29	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 92 (4.1%);
2014	G	46%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,862	81.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	314	13.7%	123 [+]	5.4%	2,299	31	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 111 (4.8%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.5%);
2010	S3	42%	Mark Kirk (R)	1,685	76.8%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	353	16.1%	156 [+]	7.1%	2,194	29	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 69 (3.1%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 57 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 30 (1.4%);
2010	G	44%	Bill Brady (R)	1,800	79.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	380	16.8%	76 [+]	3.4%	2,256	34	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 38 (1.7%); Rich Whitney (Green) 26 (1.2%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 12 (0.5%);
2008	S2	60%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	1,693	54.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,292	41.2%	152 [+]	4.8%	3,137	25	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 85 (2.7%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 34 (1.1%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 33 (1.1%);
2006	G	50%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	1,832	69.7%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	592	22.5%	204 [+]	7.8%	2,628	30	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 137 (5.2%); Other (Write-in) 67 (2.5%);
2004	S3	59%	Alan Keyes (R)	1,876	60.0%	Barack Obama (D)	1,155	36.9%	98 [+]	3.1%	3,129	33	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 51 (1.6%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 47 (1.5%);
2002	S2	48%	Jim Durkin (R)	1,593	62.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	908	35.8%	36 [+]	1.4%	2,537	25	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 36 (1.4%);
2002	G	51%	Jim Ryan (R)	1,899	70.5%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	753	27.9%	43 [+]	1.6%	2,695	25	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 22 (0.8%); Marisellis Brown (I) 21 (0.8%);
1998	S3	48%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	1,584	60.9%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	946	36.4%	69 [+]	2.7%	2,599	11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 66 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
1998	G	52%	Glenn Poshard (D)	1,612	57.3%	George Ryan (R)	1,185	42.1%	18 [+]	0.6%	2,815	-9	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 18 (0.6%);
1996	S2	55%	Al Salvi (R)	1,827	61.2%	Richard Durbin (D)	1,043	34.9%	116 [+]	3.9%	2,986	21	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 72 (2.4%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 22 (0.7%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (0.5%); James Davis (Natural Law) 8 (0.3%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	49%	Jim Edgar* (R)	1,918	70.3%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	768	28.1%	44 [+]	1.6%	2,730	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 44 (1.6%);
1992	S3	60%	Richard Williamson (R)	1,711	51.6%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	1,478	44.5%	130 [+]	3.9%	3,319	8	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 71 (2.1%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 16 (0.5%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 14 (0.4%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 13 (0.4%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 9 (0.3%); John Justice (Populist) 7 (0.2%);
1990	S2	50%	Lynn Martin (R)	1,466	51.7%	Paul Simon* (D)	1,370	48.3%	0	0.0%	2,836	17	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	52%	Jim Edgar (R)	1,788	61.6%	Neil Hartigan (D)	1,098	37.8%	15 [+]	0.5%	2,901	11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 15 (0.5%);
1986	S3	55%	Alan Dixon* (D)	1,776	56.2%	Judy Koehler (R)	1,375	43.5%	11 [+]	0.3%	3,162	10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 5 (0.2%); Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 4 (0.1%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%);
1986	G	56%	James Thompson* (R)	1,818	56.5%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	1,107	34.4%	294 [+]	9.1%	3,219	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 281 (8.7%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 7 (0.2%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.2%);
1984	S2	66%	Charles Percy* (R)	2,539	67.0%	Paul Simon (D)	1,228	32.4%	23 [+]	0.6%	3,790	19	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 19 (0.5%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 3 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1982	G	51%	James Thompson* (R)	2,000	67.2%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	960	32.2%	18 [+]	0.6%	2,978	18	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 10 (0.3%); John Roche (Taxpayers) 8 (0.3%);
1980	S3	62%	David O'Neal (R)	2,075	57.6%	Alan Dixon (D)	1,496	41.5%	30 [+]	0.8%	3,601	15	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 19 (0.5%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 5 (0.1%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 4 (0.1%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 1 (0.0%);
1978	S2	60%	Charles Percy* (R)	2,015	61.7%	Alex Seith (D)	1,240	38.0%	10 [+]	0.3%	3,265	8	0.10%
[-] 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	60%	James Thompson* (R)	2,105	64.9%	Michael Bakalis (D)	1,136	35.0%	3 [+]	0.1%	3,244	6	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.1%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%);
1976	G	75%	James Thompson (R)	2,751	69.1%	Michael Howlitt (D)	1,225	30.7%	8 [+]	0.2%	3,984	4	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 4 (0.1%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 3 (0.1%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	61%	George Burditt (R)	1,700	54.3%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	1,426	45.6%	4 [+]	0.1%	3,130	17	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1972	S2	78%	Charles Percy* (R)	2,829	72.3%	Roman Pucinski (D)	1,077	27.5%	5 [+]	0.1%	3,911	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.1%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1972	G	82%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	2,415	58.9%	Daniel Walker (D)	1,676	40.9%	6 [+]	0.1%	4,097	10	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1970	S3	77%	Ralph Smith* (R)	2,207	62.3%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,331	37.6%	2 [+]	0.1%	3,540	20	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1968	S3	85%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	2,767	70.3%	William Clark (D)	1,162	29.5%	6 [+]	0.2%	3,935	17	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.2%);
1968	G	86%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	2,625	66.2%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	1,340	33.8%	3 [+]	0.1%	3,968	15	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.1%);
1966	S2	80%	Charles Percy (R)	2,509	66.4%	Paul Douglas* (D)	1,269	33.6%	0	0.0%	3,778	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	88%	Charles Percy (R)	2,500	58.9%	Otto Kerner* (D)	1,743	41.1%	0	0.0%	4,243	11	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	84%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	2,719	65.1%	Sidney Yates (D)	1,456	34.9%	0	0.0%	4,175	12	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	88%	Samuel Witwer (R)	2,711	60.9%	Paul Douglas* (D)	1,732	38.9%	7 [+]	0.2%	4,450	16	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 7 (0.2%);
1960	G	91%	William Stratton* (R)	2,808	61.3%	Otto Kerner (D)	1,764	38.5%	8 [+]	0.2%	4,580	17	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 8 (0.2%);

*: 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 Edwards County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Edwards County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Edwards County, IL were estimated to be 59% Republican and 9% Democrat.