Fayette County, IL

Designated Market Area: St. Louis, MO-IL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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

Vandalia township (pop. 6,330) Vandalia city (pop. 6,058) Sharon township (pop. 2,972) Avena township (pop. 2,078) Ramsey township (pop. 1,862) Otego township (pop. 1,508) St. Elmo city (pop. 1,404) La Clede township (pop. 935) Ramsey village (pop. 921) Loudon township (pop. 845) Brownstown village (pop. 749) Seminary township (pop. 688) Farina village (pop. 687) Bear Grove township (pop. 653) Shafter township (pop. 650) Lone Grove township (pop. 586) Sefton township (pop. 456) Wilberton township (pop. 408) Wheatland township (pop. 376) South Hurricane township (pop. 304) St. Peter village (pop. 289) Kaskaskia township (pop. 242) La Clede CDP (pop. 172) Pope township (pop. 171) Bowling Green township (pop. 166) Carson township (pop. 141) Bingham village (pop. 141) Hurricane township (pop. 93)  

Tracts in Fayette County, IL

Census Tract 9505, Fayette County, Illinois     Census Tract 9506, Fayette County, Illinois     Census Tract 9507, Fayette County, Illinois     Census Tract 9508, Fayette County, Illinois     Census Tract 9509, Fayette County, Illinois     Census Tract 9510, Fayette County, Illinois     Census Tract 9511, Fayette County, Illinois        

2022 population: 21,305   ( 835 from 2010 , 187 from 2020)
Land area: 716.4 square miles
Population density: 29.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	18,997	89.17%	7.7%
Black:	1,450	6.81%	49.6%
Indian:	50	0.23%	51.5%
Asian:	86	0.40%	68.6%
2+ races:	210	0.99%	9.4%
Hispanic:	512	2.40%	68.4%
Total non-White:	2,308	10.83%	48.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	529	12.3
Deaths:	593	13.8
Net Migration:	-142	-3.3
Net Immigration:	4	0.1

Change in White population:	-1,588	-7.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	753	3.4

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	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,055	79.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,826	18.1%	195 [+]	1.9%	10,076	39	33	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 113 (1.1%);
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	7,372	76.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,819	19.0%	400 [+]	4.2%	9,591	39	31	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 283 (3.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 57 (0.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,951	66.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,853	31.7%	208 [+]	2.3%	9,012	25	19	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 118 (1.3%);
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	5,499	56.6%	Barack Obama (D)	3,967	40.9%	242 [+]	2.5%	9,708	20	11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 93 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 65 (0.7%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,880	61.6%	John Kerry (D)	3,571	37.4%	98 [+]	1.0%	9,549	17	11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	5,200	55.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,886	41.6%	252 [+]	2.7%	9,338	13	8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 122 (1.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 95 (1.0%);
1996	54%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,887	44.2%	Robert Dole (R)	3,881	44.1%	1,024 [+]	11.6%	8,792	7	3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 964 (11.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 23 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	64%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,833	47.8%	George Bush* (R)	3,508	34.7%	1,777 [+]	17.6%	10,118	0	-3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,730 (17.1%);
1988	64%	George Bush (R)	5,452	53.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	4,632	45.8%	34 [+]	0.3%	10,118	3	0	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 15 (0.1%);
1984	66%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	6,607	63.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,844	36.7%	22	0.2%	10,473	7	4	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	6,523	62.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,614	34.7%	271 [+]	2.6%	10,408	13	12	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 229 (2.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 38 (0.4%);
1976	69%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,128	50.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	5,059	49.3%	68 [+]	0.7%	10,255	-1	1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 59 (0.6%);
1972	75%	Richard Nixon* (R)	6,574	61.1%	George McGovern (D)	4,192	38.9%	2 [+]	0.0%	10,768	2	0	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	79%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,449	52.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,011	38.6%	943 [+]	9.1%	10,403	5	9	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 939 (9.0%);
1964	80%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,295	58.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,492	41.6%	0	0.0%	10,787	1	3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	83%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,586	57.2%	John Kennedy (D)	4,907	42.7%	11	0.1%	11,504	7	8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	74%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,739	57.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,914	42.2%	5	0.0%	11,658	-2	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	75%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	7,028	57.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,299	42.9%	12	0.1%	12,339	2	2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	66%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,771	49.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,717	49.3%	120 [+]	1.0%	11,608	0	4	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	63%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,332	53.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,435	45.7%	120	1.0%	11,887	5	7	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	74%	Wendell Willkie (R)	7,486	50.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,286	48.9%	143	1.0%	14,915	2	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	77%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,824	51.0%	Alf Landon (R)	6,419	48.0%	128 [+]	1.0%	13,371	8	12	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 69 (0.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 11 (0.1%);
1932	78%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,053	57.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,122	41.4%	185 [+]	1.5%	12,360	-1	2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 89 (0.7%);
1928	72%	Herbert Hoover (R)	6,545	61.7%	Al Smith (D)	3,998	37.7%	73 [+]	0.7%	10,616	5	3	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 57 (0.5%);
1924	67%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,010	48.4%	John Davis (D)	4,668	45.1%	666 [+]	6.4%	10,344	-10	-6	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 627 (6.1%);
1920	61%	Warren Harding (R)	5,758	58.5%	James Cox (D)	3,824	38.8%	264 [+]	2.7%	9,846	-9	-2	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 108 (1.1%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 98 (1.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 45 (0.5%);
1916	70%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,669	49.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	5,316	46.6%	434 [+]	3.8%	11,419	-6	0	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 221 (1.9%); James Hanly (Proh) 205 (1.8%);
1912	36%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,782	46.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,558	25.8%	1,702 [+]	28.2%	6,042	2	1	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,481 (24.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 138 (2.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 82 (1.4%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	3,261	48.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,193	47.7%	246 [+]	3.7%	6,700	-6	-3	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 203 (3.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 31 (0.5%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	39%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,253	51.6%	Alton Parker (D)	2,650	42.1%	399 [+]	6.3%	6,302	-7	-5	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 313 (5.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 44 (0.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 27 (0.4%);
1900	41%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,423	52.5%	William McKinley* (R)	2,920	44.8%	176 [+]	2.7%	6,519	-8	-7	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 95 (1.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 3 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,826	18.1%
Donald Trump* (R)	8,055	79.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	113	1.1%
Other	82	0.8%
TOTAL	10,076
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 39 Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,819	19.0%
Donald Trump (R)	7,372	76.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	283	3.0%
Jill Stein (Grn)	57	0.6%
Other	60	0.6%
TOTAL	9,591
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 39 Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,853	31.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,951	66.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	118	1.3%
Other	90	1.0%
TOTAL	9,012
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,967	40.9%
John McCain (R)	5,499	56.6%
Ralph Nader (I)	93	1.0%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	65	0.7%
Other	84	0.9%
TOTAL	9,708
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,880	61.6%
John Kerry (D)	3,571	37.4%
Other	98	1.0%
TOTAL	9,549
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	5,200	55.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,886	41.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	122	1.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	95	1.0%
Other	35	0.4%
TOTAL	9,338
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,887	44.2%
Robert Dole (R)	3,881	44.1%
Ross Perot (Ref)	964	11.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	23	0.3%
Other	37	0.4%
TOTAL	8,792
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 3

1992 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	4,833	47.8%
George Bush* (R)	3,508	34.7%
Ross Perot (I)	1,730	17.1%
Other	47	0.5%
TOTAL	10,118
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,452	53.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,632	45.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	15	0.1%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	10,118
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	6,607	63.1%
Walter Mondale (D)	3,844	36.7%
Other	22	0.2%
TOTAL	10,473
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	6,523	62.7%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,614	34.7%
John Anderson (I)	229	2.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	38	0.4%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	10,408
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,128	50.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,059	49.3%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	59	0.6%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	10,255
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,574	61.1%
George McGovern (D)	4,192	38.9%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	10,768
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,449	52.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,011	38.6%
George Wallace (AIP)	939	9.0%
Other	4	0.0%
TOTAL	10,403
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 9

1964 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,295	58.4%
Barry Goldwater (R)	4,492	41.6%
TOTAL	10,787
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1960 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,907	42.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,586	57.2%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	11,504
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 8

1956 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,739	57.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,914	42.2%
Other	5	0.0%
TOTAL	11,658
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1952 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	7,028	57.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,299	42.9%
Other	12	0.1%
TOTAL	12,339
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1948 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,771	49.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,717	49.3%
Other	120	1.0%
TOTAL	11,608
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 4

1944 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,435	45.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	6,332	53.3%
Other	120	1.0%
TOTAL	11,887
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,286	48.9%
Wendell Willkie (R)	7,486	50.2%
Other	143	1.0%
TOTAL	14,915
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 5

1936 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,824	51.0%
Alf Landon (R)	6,419	48.0%
William Lemke (Union)	69	0.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	11	0.1%
Other	48	0.4%
TOTAL	13,371
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 12

1932 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,053	57.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	5,122	41.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	89	0.7%
Other	96	0.8%
TOTAL	12,360
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	6,545	61.7%
Al Smith (D)	3,998	37.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	57	0.5%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	10,616
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1924 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,010	48.4%
John Davis (D)	4,668	45.1%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	627	6.1%
Other	39	0.4%
TOTAL	10,344
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -6

1920 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	5,758	58.5%
James Cox (D)	3,824	38.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	108	1.1%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	45	0.5%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	98	1.0%
Other	13	0.1%
TOTAL	9,846
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -2

1916 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	5,669	49.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	5,316	46.6%
Allan Benson (Soc)	221	1.9%
James Hanly (Proh)	205	1.8%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	11,419
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 0

1912 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,782	46.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,558	25.8%
William Taft* (R)	1,481	24.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	82	1.4%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	138	2.3%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,042
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

1908 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	3,261	48.7%
William J. Bryan (D)	3,193	47.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	31	0.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	203	3.0%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	1	0.0%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,700
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -3

1904 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,253	51.6%
Alton Parker (D)	2,650	42.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	27	0.4%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	313	5.0%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	44	0.7%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	6,302
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -5

1900 President, Fayette County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,920	44.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	3,423	52.5%
John Woolley (Proh)	95	1.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	3	0.0%
Other	78	1.2%
TOTAL	6,519
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Fayette 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	48%	Kathy Salvi (R)	6,190	77.3%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,678	21.0%	137 [+]	1.7%	8,005	36	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 137 (1.7%);
2022	G	48%	Darren Bailey (R)	6,627	82.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,290	16.0%	152 [+]	1.9%	8,069	40	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 152 (1.9%);
2020	S2	59%	Mark Curran (R)	7,589	76.4%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,113	21.3%	228 [+]	2.3%	9,930	38	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 117 (1.2%); David Black (Green) 66 (0.7%); Willie Wilson (I) 45 (0.5%);
2018	G	46%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	4,407	56.4%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,951	25.0%	1,457 [+]	18.6%	7,815	18	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 1,263 (16.2%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 194 (2.5%);
2016	S3	55%	Mark Kirk* (R)	5,751	61.3%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	3,201	34.1%	431 [+]	4.6%	9,383	22	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 312 (3.3%); Scott Summers (Green) 119 (1.3%);
2014	S2	38%	Jim Oberweis (R)	4,104	62.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,183	33.3%	266 [+]	4.1%	6,553	20	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 266 (4.1%);
2014	G	38%	Bruce Rauner (R)	4,638	70.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,481	22.6%	430 [+]	6.6%	6,549	21	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 430 (6.6%);
2010	S3	39%	Mark Kirk (R)	4,571	68.3%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	1,711	25.6%	412 [+]	6.2%	6,694	20	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 219 (3.3%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 186 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2010	G	39%	Bill Brady (R)	4,675	69.0%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,598	23.6%	507 [+]	7.5%	6,780	23	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 230 (3.4%); Rich Whitney (Green) 203 (3.0%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 74 (1.1%);
2008	S2	55%	Richard Durbin* (D)	4,960	52.7%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	4,067	43.2%	387 [+]	4.1%	9,414	15	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 198 (2.1%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 112 (1.2%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 77 (0.8%);
2006	G	45%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	4,796	62.3%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	2,265	29.4%	643 [+]	8.3%	7,704	23	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 597 (7.7%); Other (Write-in) 46 (0.6%);
2004	S3	55%	Barack Obama (D)	4,826	52.2%	Alan Keyes (R)	4,127	44.7%	289 [+]	3.1%	9,242	18	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 157 (1.7%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 132 (1.4%);
2002	S2	47%	Richard Durbin* (D)	4,338	55.1%	Jim Durkin (R)	3,387	43.0%	148 [+]	1.9%	7,873	5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 148 (1.9%);
2002	G	47%	Jim Ryan (R)	4,024	50.6%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	3,678	46.3%	249 [+]	3.1%	7,951	6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 183 (2.3%); Marisellis Brown (I) 66 (0.8%);
1998	S3	47%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	4,863	63.0%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	2,743	35.5%	119 [+]	1.5%	7,725	13	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 119 (1.5%);
1998	G	48%	Glenn Poshard (D)	4,212	53.5%	George Ryan (R)	3,588	45.6%	70 [+]	0.9%	7,870	-5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 70 (0.9%);
1996	S2	54%	Al Salvi (R)	4,352	50.0%	Richard Durbin (D)	4,148	47.7%	202 [+]	2.3%	8,702	9	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 109 (1.3%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 51 (0.6%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 25 (0.3%); James Davis (Natural Law) 17 (0.2%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	46%	Jim Edgar* (R)	5,112	69.1%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	2,128	28.7%	163 [+]	2.2%	7,403	5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 163 (2.2%);
1992	S3	62%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	4,977	50.6%	Richard Williamson (R)	4,452	45.3%	407 [+]	4.1%	9,836	2	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 251 (2.6%); John Justice (Populist) 48 (0.5%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 40 (0.4%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 37 (0.4%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 20 (0.2%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 11 (0.1%);
1990	S2	56%	Paul Simon* (D)	5,510	62.7%	Lynn Martin (R)	3,277	37.3%	0	0.0%	8,787	2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	56%	Neil Hartigan (D)	4,902	55.6%	Jim Edgar (R)	3,879	44.0%	37 [+]	0.4%	8,818	-7	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 37 (0.4%);
1986	S3	56%	Alan Dixon* (D)	5,358	60.8%	Judy Koehler (R)	3,397	38.5%	63 [+]	0.7%	8,818	5	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 34 (0.4%); Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 22 (0.2%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.1%);
1986	G	55%	James Thompson* (R)	4,635	52.9%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	3,470	39.6%	655 [+]	7.5%	8,760	0	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 611 (7.0%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 33 (0.4%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 11 (0.1%);
1984	S2	64%	Paul Simon (D)	5,264	51.2%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,942	48.1%	77 [+]	0.7%	10,283	0	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 64 (0.6%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 7 (0.1%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 2 (0.0%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1982	G	59%	James Thompson* (R)	5,509	57.8%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	3,978	41.7%	45 [+]	0.5%	9,532	8	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Roche (Taxpayers) 25 (0.3%); Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 20 (0.2%);
1980	S3	61%	David O'Neal (R)	5,329	54.4%	Alan Dixon (D)	4,450	45.4%	17 [+]	0.2%	9,796	12	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 13 (0.1%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 2 (0.0%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 2 (0.0%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 0 (0.0%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1978	S2	57%	Alex Seith (D)	4,705	55.0%	Charles Percy* (R)	3,823	44.7%	20 [+]	0.2%	8,548	-9	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 14 (0.2%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.1%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1978	G	57%	James Thompson* (R)	4,740	55.1%	Michael Bakalis (D)	3,845	44.7%	22 [+]	0.3%	8,607	-4	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 16 (0.2%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1976	G	68%	James Thompson (R)	6,192	61.5%	Michael Howlitt (D)	3,862	38.4%	11 [+]	0.1%	10,065	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 7 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 2 (0.0%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 1 (0.0%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	58%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	4,639	55.2%	George Burditt (R)	3,756	44.7%	9 [+]	0.1%	8,404	7	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 4 (0.0%);
1972	S2	73%	Charles Percy* (R)	5,777	55.4%	Roman Pucinski (D)	4,653	44.6%	6 [+]	0.1%	10,436	-7	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 3 (0.0%);
1972	G	75%	Daniel Walker (D)	5,951	55.1%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,849	44.9%	2 [+]	0.0%	10,802	-4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1970	S3	69%	Ralph Smith* (R)	4,583	50.0%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,581	49.9%	9 [+]	0.1%	9,173	8	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.1%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1968	S3	76%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	5,683	56.9%	William Clark (D)	4,306	43.1%	6 [+]	0.1%	9,995	4	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.1%);
1968	G	76%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	5,420	53.6%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	4,684	46.3%	5 [+]	0.0%	10,109	2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.0%);
1966	S2	71%	Charles Percy (R)	5,172	54.5%	Paul Douglas* (D)	4,319	45.5%	0	0.0%	9,491	0	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	79%	Otto Kerner* (D)	5,652	52.8%	Charles Percy (R)	5,043	47.2%	0	0.0%	10,695	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	71%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	5,088	52.7%	Sidney Yates (D)	4,561	47.3%	0	0.0%	9,649	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	81%	Paul Douglas* (D)	5,663	50.6%	Samuel Witwer (R)	5,526	49.4%	4 [+]	0.0%	11,193	4	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 4 (0.0%);
1960	G	82%	Otto Kerner (D)	5,773	50.7%	William Stratton* (R)	5,602	49.2%	9 [+]	0.1%	11,384	5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 9 (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 Fayette County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Fayette County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Fayette County, IL were estimated to be 46% Republican and 14% Democrat.