Ford County, IL

Designated Market Area: Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL
USDA County Type (2015): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Patton township (pop. 5,203) Paxton city (pop. 4,225) Drummer township (pop. 4,007) Gibson City city (pop. 3,615) Brenton township (pop. 956) Piper City village (pop. 744) Lyman township (pop. 633) Peach Orchard township (pop. 594) Dix township (pop. 515) Roberts village (pop. 494) Melvin village (pop. 446) Rogers township (pop. 363) Sullivant township (pop. 363) Mona township (pop. 331) Elliott village (pop. 298) Kempton village (pop. 280) Button township (pop. 231) Sibley village (pop. 222) Cabery village (pop. 172) Pella township (pop. 157) Wall township (pop. 131)  

Tracts in Ford County, IL

Census Tract 9616, Ford County, Illinois     Census Tract 9617, Ford County, Illinois     Census Tract 9618, Ford County, Illinois     Census Tract 9619, Ford County, Illinois     Census Tract 9620, Ford County, Illinois        

2022 population: 13,249   ( 832 from 2010 , 282 from 2020)
Land area: 485.6 square miles
Population density: 27.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,101	91.34%	10.5%
Black:	158	1.19%	102.6%
Indian:	29	0.22%	9.4%
Asian:	80	0.60%	122.2%
2+ races:	236	1.78%	114.5%
Hispanic:	645	4.87%	119.4%
Total non-White:	1,148	8.66%	104.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	323	11.9
Deaths:	526	19.4
Net Migration:	-124	-4.6
Net Immigration:	29	1.1

Change in White population:	-1,419	-10.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	587	4.2

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	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,048	72.5%	Joe Biden (D)	1,754	25.2%	165 [+]	2.4%	6,967	32	26	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 100 (1.4%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	4,480	70.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,414	22.1%	502 [+]	7.8%	6,396	32	24	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 323 (5.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 87 (1.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	56%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,229	70.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,656	27.5%	139 [+]	2.3%	6,024	30	23	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 89 (1.5%);
2008	60%	John McCain (R)	4,079	63.7%	Barack Obama (D)	2,227	34.8%	94 [+]	1.5%	6,400	27	18	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 32 (0.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 24 (0.4%);
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,511	69.6%	John Kerry (D)	1,912	29.5%	56 [+]	0.9%	6,479	25	19	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	58%	George W. Bush (R)	3,889	63.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,090	34.0%	174 [+]	2.8%	6,153	21	15	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 116 (1.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 37 (0.6%);
1996	55%	Robert Dole (R)	3,077	53.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,065	35.8%	628 [+]	10.9%	5,770	17	13	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 590 (10.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 17 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	61%	George Bush* (R)	3,046	47.0%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,175	33.6%	1,260 [+]	19.4%	6,481	13	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,222 (18.9%);
1988	57%	George Bush (R)	4,059	66.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,026	33.0%	60 [+]	1.0%	6,145	15	13	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 22 (0.4%);
1984	61%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,871	73.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,763	26.5%	29	0.4%	6,663	17	14	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	5,024	69.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,803	25.0%	387 [+]	5.4%	7,214	20	19	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 328 (4.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 50 (0.7%);
1976	70%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,801	63.6%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,690	35.6%	62 [+]	0.8%	7,553	13	16	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 42 (0.6%);
1972	69%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,656	74.5%	George McGovern (D)	1,934	25.5%	1 [+]	0.0%	7,591	15	14	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	77%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,233	65.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,216	27.7%	555 [+]	6.9%	8,004	18	22	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 550 (6.9%);
1964	77%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,650	57.6%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,427	42.4%	0	0.0%	8,077	17	19	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	81%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,779	68.2%	John Kennedy (D)	2,698	31.8%	1	0.0%	8,478	18	19	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	73%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,027	73.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,152	26.3%	3	0.0%	8,182	14	16	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	75%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,216	74.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,121	25.4%	8	0.1%	8,345	20	19	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	65%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,903	69.9%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,079	29.6%	33 [+]	0.5%	7,015	21	25	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	72%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,317	69.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,270	29.8%	18	0.2%	7,605	22	24	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	86%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,770	65.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,062	34.6%	30	0.3%	8,862	17	20	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	86%	Alf Landon (R)	4,524	53.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,715	44.2%	171 [+]	2.0%	8,410	14	17	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 159 (1.9%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 (0.0%);
1932	77%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,175	54.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,342	43.9%	99 [+]	1.3%	7,616	2	4	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 90 (1.2%);
1928	70%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,668	68.7%	Al Smith (D)	2,098	30.9%	27 [+]	0.4%	6,793	12	11	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 26 (0.4%);
1924	67%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,672	70.5%	John Davis (D)	1,093	16.5%	859 [+]	13.0%	6,624	12	17	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 849 (12.8%);
1920	60%	Warren Harding (R)	4,995	82.4%	James Cox (D)	958	15.8%	109 [+]	1.8%	6,062	15	22	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 57 (0.9%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 30 (0.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 22 (0.4%);
1916	70%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,670	66.3%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,054	29.2%	319 [+]	4.5%	7,043	14	20	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 189 (2.7%); Allan Benson (Soc) 125 (1.8%);
1912	36%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,729	46.6%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,035	27.9%	944 [+]	25.5%	3,708	0	-1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 832 (22.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 78 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 23 (0.6%);
1908	40%	William Taft (R)	2,617	65.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,164	29.2%	209 [+]	5.2%	3,990	11	14	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 178 (4.5%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 16 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10 (0.3%);
1904	39%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,836	71.2%	Alton Parker (D)	926	23.3%	220 [+]	5.5%	3,982	12	15	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 164 (4.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 41 (1.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 12 (0.3%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	2,936	64.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,469	32.5%	121 [+]	2.7%	4,526	12	13	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 111 (2.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 8 (0.2%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,754	25.2%
Donald Trump* (R)	5,048	72.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	100	1.4%
Other	65	0.9%
TOTAL	6,967
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 32 Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,414	22.1%
Donald Trump (R)	4,480	70.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	323	5.1%
Jill Stein (Grn)	87	1.4%
Other	92	1.4%
TOTAL	6,396
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 32 Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,656	27.5%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,229	70.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	89	1.5%
Other	50	0.8%
TOTAL	6,024
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 30 Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	2,227	34.8%
John McCain (R)	4,079	63.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	32	0.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	24	0.4%
Other	38	0.6%
TOTAL	6,400
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	4,511	69.6%
John Kerry (D)	1,912	29.5%
Other	56	0.9%
TOTAL	6,479
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	3,889	63.2%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,090	34.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	116	1.9%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	37	0.6%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,153
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 15

1996 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,065	35.8%
Robert Dole (R)	3,077	53.3%
Ross Perot (Ref)	590	10.2%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	17	0.3%
Other	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,770
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 13

1992 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,175	33.6%
George Bush* (R)	3,046	47.0%
Ross Perot (I)	1,222	18.9%
Other	38	0.6%
TOTAL	6,481
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 10

1988 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,059	66.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,026	33.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	22	0.4%
Other	38	0.6%
TOTAL	6,145
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 13

1984 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,871	73.1%
Walter Mondale (D)	1,763	26.5%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	6,663
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 14

1980 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,024	69.6%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,803	25.0%
John Anderson (I)	328	4.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	50	0.7%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,214
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 19

1976 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,690	35.6%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,801	63.6%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	42	0.6%
Other	20	0.3%
TOTAL	7,553
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 16

1972 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,656	74.5%
George McGovern (D)	1,934	25.5%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	7,591
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 14

1968 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,233	65.4%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,216	27.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	550	6.9%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,004
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 22

1960 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,698	31.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,779	68.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	8,478
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 19

1956 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,027	73.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,152	26.3%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	8,182
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 16

1952 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,216	74.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,121	25.4%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	8,345
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 19

1948 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,079	29.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,903	69.9%
Other	33	0.5%
TOTAL	7,015
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 25

1944 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,270	29.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,317	69.9%
Other	18	0.2%
TOTAL	7,605
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 24

1940 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,062	34.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,770	65.1%
Other	30	0.3%
TOTAL	8,862
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 20

1936 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,715	44.2%
Alf Landon (R)	4,524	53.8%
William Lemke (Union)	159	1.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	4	0.0%
Other	8	0.1%
TOTAL	8,410
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 17

1932 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,175	54.8%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,342	43.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	90	1.2%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,616
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,668	68.7%
Al Smith (D)	2,098	30.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	26	0.4%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,793
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 11

1924 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,672	70.5%
John Davis (D)	1,093	16.5%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	849	12.8%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	6,624
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 17

1920 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,995	82.4%
James Cox (D)	958	15.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	22	0.4%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	30	0.5%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	57	0.9%
TOTAL	6,062
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 22

1916 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,054	29.2%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,670	66.3%
Allan Benson (Soc)	125	1.8%
James Hanly (Proh)	189	2.7%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	7,043
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 20

1912 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,035	27.9%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,729	46.6%
William Taft* (R)	832	22.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	23	0.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	78	2.1%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,708
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -1

1908 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,617	65.6%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,164	29.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	10	0.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	178	4.5%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	16	0.4%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,990
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 14

1904 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,836	71.2%
Alton Parker (D)	926	23.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	41	1.0%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	164	4.1%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	12	0.3%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,982
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 15

1900 President, Ford County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,936	64.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,469	32.5%
John Woolley (Proh)	111	2.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	8	0.2%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,526
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ford County, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	50%	Kathy Salvi (R)	3,621	70.5%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,386	27.0%	127 [+]	2.5%	5,134	29	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 127 (2.5%);
2022	G	50%	Darren Bailey (R)	3,776	73.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,230	23.8%	162 [+]	3.1%	5,168	31	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 162 (3.1%);
2020	S2	67%	Mark Curran (R)	4,872	70.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,765	25.7%	239 [+]	3.5%	6,876	32	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 91 (1.3%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 87 (1.3%); David Black (Green) 61 (0.9%);
2018	G	48%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	3,495	70.1%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	971	19.5%	519 [+]	10.4%	4,985	31	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 354 (7.1%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 159 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2016	S3	60%	Mark Kirk* (R)	4,507	71.2%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,421	22.5%	400 [+]	6.3%	6,328	31	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 279 (4.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 121 (1.9%);
2014	S2	42%	Jim Oberweis (R)	3,034	67.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,256	28.1%	187 [+]	4.2%	4,477	25	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 187 (4.2%);
2014	G	42%	Bruce Rauner (R)	3,401	75.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	854	19.0%	229 [+]	5.1%	4,484	26	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 224 (5.0%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2010	S3	43%	Mark Kirk (R)	3,441	74.9%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	823	17.9%	332 [+]	7.2%	4,596	27	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 182 (4.0%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 148 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2010	G	43%	Bill Brady (R)	3,452	74.3%	Pat Quinn* (D)	906	19.5%	285 [+]	6.1%	4,643	28	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 132 (2.8%); Rich Whitney (Green) 103 (2.2%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 50 (1.1%);
2008	S2	59%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,122	49.8%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	2,955	47.1%	197 [+]	3.1%	6,274	19	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 108 (1.7%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 59 (0.9%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 30 (0.5%);
2006	G	41%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	2,759	62.9%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	1,060	24.2%	567 [+]	12.9%	4,386	24	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 491 (11.2%); Other (Write-in) 76 (1.7%);
2004	S3	59%	Barack Obama (D)	3,021	48.4%	Alan Keyes (R)	2,984	47.9%	231 [+]	3.7%	6,236	21	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 151 (2.4%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 80 (1.3%);
2002	S2	44%	Jim Durkin (R)	2,399	51.3%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,202	47.1%	74 [+]	1.6%	4,675	13	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 74 (1.6%);
2002	G	45%	Jim Ryan (R)	3,004	63.4%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	1,599	33.7%	135 [+]	2.8%	4,738	18	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 105 (2.2%); Marisellis Brown (I) 30 (0.6%);
1998	S3	49%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	3,773	72.7%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	1,301	25.1%	119 [+]	2.3%	5,193	22	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 119 (2.3%);
1998	G	50%	George Ryan (R)	3,169	60.4%	Glenn Poshard (D)	2,011	38.3%	68 [+]	1.3%	5,248	9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 68 (1.3%);
1996	S2	54%	Al Salvi (R)	3,476	60.9%	Richard Durbin (D)	2,061	36.1%	172 [+]	3.0%	5,709	20	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 83 (1.5%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 43 (0.8%); James Davis (Natural Law) 26 (0.5%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 20 (0.4%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	45%	Jim Edgar* (R)	3,815	80.8%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	846	17.9%	63 [+]	1.3%	4,724	17	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 63 (1.3%);
1992	S3	59%	Richard Williamson (R)	3,530	55.9%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	2,431	38.5%	354 [+]	5.6%	6,315	13	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 259 (4.1%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 25 (0.4%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 21 (0.3%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 18 (0.3%); John Justice (Populist) 16 (0.3%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 15 (0.2%);
1990	S2	46%	Paul Simon* (D)	2,482	50.9%	Lynn Martin (R)	2,394	49.1%	0	0.0%	4,876	14	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	46%	Jim Edgar (R)	3,122	64.1%	Neil Hartigan (D)	1,703	34.9%	49 [+]	1.0%	4,874	13	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 49 (1.0%);
1986	S3	44%	Judy Koehler (R)	2,460	52.0%	Alan Dixon* (D)	2,230	47.1%	42 [+]	0.9%	4,732	18	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 23 (0.5%); Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 19 (0.4%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1986	G	44%	James Thompson* (R)	2,995	62.8%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	1,526	32.0%	250 [+]	5.2%	4,771	10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 230 (4.8%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 15 (0.3%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%);
1984	S2	60%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,215	63.9%	Paul Simon (D)	2,254	34.2%	130 [+]	2.0%	6,599	16	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 91 (1.4%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 35 (0.5%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 2 (0.0%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
1982	G	47%	James Thompson* (R)	3,705	71.7%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	1,414	27.4%	47 [+]	0.9%	5,166	22	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 24 (0.5%); John Roche (Taxpayers) 23 (0.4%);
1980	S3	64%	David O'Neal (R)	4,535	63.7%	Alan Dixon (D)	2,534	35.6%	50 [+]	0.7%	7,119	21	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 30 (0.4%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 10 (0.1%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 7 (0.1%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 0 (0.0%);
1978	S2	46%	Charles Percy* (R)	2,919	60.1%	Alex Seith (D)	1,928	39.7%	9 [+]	0.2%	4,856	7	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 8 (0.2%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1978	G	47%	James Thompson* (R)	3,824	76.1%	Michael Bakalis (D)	1,198	23.8%	6 [+]	0.1%	5,028	17	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 4 (0.1%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1976	G	70%	James Thompson (R)	5,987	79.7%	Michael Howlitt (D)	1,515	20.2%	8 [+]	0.1%	7,510	15	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 3 (0.0%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 2 (0.0%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 1 (0.0%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	54%	George Burditt (R)	3,341	56.6%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	2,558	43.3%	2 [+]	0.0%	5,901	19	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	S2	68%	Charles Percy* (R)	5,609	74.8%	Roman Pucinski (D)	1,887	25.2%	2 [+]	0.0%	7,498	13	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	G	69%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,769	62.8%	Daniel Walker (D)	2,817	37.1%	2 [+]	0.0%	7,588	14	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1970	S3	57%	Ralph Smith* (R)	3,523	58.7%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,477	41.3%	3 [+]	0.0%	6,003	16	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%); Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1968	S3	75%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	5,488	70.6%	William Clark (D)	2,278	29.3%	12 [+]	0.2%	7,778	18	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 12 (0.2%);
1968	G	76%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	5,219	66.6%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	2,607	33.3%	11 [+]	0.1%	7,837	15	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 11 (0.1%);
1966	S2	66%	Charles Percy (R)	4,677	68.4%	Paul Douglas* (D)	2,157	31.6%	0	0.0%	6,834	13	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	77%	Charles Percy (R)	5,033	62.8%	Otto Kerner* (D)	2,977	37.2%	0	0.0%	8,010	15	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	66%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	4,808	69.8%	Sidney Yates (D)	2,079	30.2%	0	0.0%	6,887	17	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	79%	Samuel Witwer (R)	5,284	63.6%	Paul Douglas* (D)	3,019	36.4%	0	0.0%	8,303	18	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1960	G	80%	William Stratton* (R)	4,927	58.9%	Otto Kerner (D)	3,440	41.1%	2 [+]	0.0%	8,369	15	0.18%
[-] 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 Ford County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Ford County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Ford County, IL were estimated to be 49% Republican and 11% Democrat.