Perry County, IL

Designated Market Area: Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg, KY-MO-IL-TN
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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

Du Quoin city (pop. 5,822) Pinckneyville city (pop. 5,104) Pinckneyville No. 7 precinct (pop. 2,798) Pinckneyville No. 8 precinct (pop. 1,213) Du Quoin No. 8 precinct (pop. 1,109) Du Quoin No. 4 precinct (pop. 1,069) Sunfield precinct (pop. 1,068) Willisville precinct (pop. 1,010) Du Quoin No. 10 precinct (pop. 1,000) Pinckneyville No. 3 precinct (pop. 894) Du Quoin No. 1 precinct (pop. 846) Beaucoup precinct (pop. 845) Swanwick precinct (pop. 699) Pinckneyville No. 1 precinct (pop. 684) Pinckneyville No. 4 precinct (pop. 684) Tamaroa No. 1 precinct (pop. 660) Du Quoin No. 5 precinct (pop. 636) Tamaroa No. 2 precinct (pop. 618) Du Quoin No. 3 precinct (pop. 602) Tamaroa village (pop. 594) Du Quoin No. 11 precinct (pop. 548) Pinckneyville No. 2 precinct (pop. 545) Du Quoin No. 6 precinct (pop. 544) Du Quoin No. 7 precinct (pop. 535) Pinckneyville No. 5 precinct (pop. 510) Willisville village (pop. 484) Cutler precinct (pop. 458) Pinckneyville No. 6 precinct (pop. 420) Du Quoin No. 9 precinct (pop. 417) Du Quoin No. 12 precinct (pop. 377) Cutler village (pop. 315) Du Quoin No. 2 precinct (pop. 207) St. Johns village (pop. 172)  

Tracts in Perry County, IL

Census Tract 301, Perry County, Illinois     Census Tract 302, Perry County, Illinois     Census Tract 303, Perry County, Illinois     Census Tract 304, Perry County, Illinois     Census Tract 305, Perry County, Illinois     Census Tract 306, Perry County, Illinois        

2022 population: 20,588   ( 1,762 from 2010 , 352 from 2020)
Land area: 441.9 square miles
Population density: 46.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,615	85.56%	9.5%
Black:	1,726	8.38%	7.0%
Indian:	48	0.23%	11.6%
Asian:	122	0.59%	28.4%
2+ races:	378	1.84%	36.0%
Hispanic:	699	3.40%	16.7%
Total non-White:	2,973	14.44%	3.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	421	10.1
Deaths:	570	13.6
Net Migration:	-227	-5.4
Net Immigration:	11	0.3

Change in White population:	-1,848	-8.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	86	0.4

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)	7,313	72.6%	Joe Biden (D)	2,612	25.9%	146 [+]	1.4%	10,071	32	26	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 69 (0.7%);
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	6,855	69.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,462	24.9%	557 [+]	5.6%	9,874	31	24	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 347 (3.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 113 (1.1%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,507	57.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,819	40.0%	223 [+]	2.3%	9,549	17	10	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 118 (1.2%);
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	5,086	50.9%	Barack Obama (D)	4,701	47.0%	208 [+]	2.1%	9,995	14	5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 87 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 40 (0.4%);
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,589	53.6%	John Kerry (D)	4,770	45.8%	66 [+]	0.6%	10,425	9	3	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	55%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,862	48.9%	George W. Bush (R)	4,802	48.3%	278 [+]	2.8%	9,942	6	0	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 173 (1.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 77 (0.8%);
1996	58%	Bill Clinton* (D)	5,347	53.9%	Robert Dole (R)	3,237	32.6%	1,337 [+]	13.5%	9,921	-4	-8	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,262 (12.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 23 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	68%	Bill Clinton (D)	6,009	54.2%	George Bush* (R)	3,105	28.0%	1,972 [+]	17.8%	11,086	-6	-9	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,955 (17.6%);
1988	62%	Michael Dukakis (D)	5,167	52.8%	George Bush (R)	4,576	46.8%	38 [+]	0.4%	9,781	-4	-7	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 9 (0.1%);
1984	67%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,852	55.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	4,584	43.8%	36	0.3%	10,472	0	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	68%	Ronald Reagan (R)	5,888	55.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,337	40.9%	385 [+]	3.6%	10,610	6	5	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 319 (3.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 55 (0.5%);
1976	80%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,976	52.4%	Gerald Ford* (R)	5,286	46.4%	133 [+]	1.2%	11,395	-4	-2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 76 (0.7%);
1972	81%	Richard Nixon* (R)	6,968	63.0%	George McGovern (D)	4,084	36.9%	12 [+]	0.1%	11,064	4	2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	90%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,384	49.0%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,449	40.5%	1,150 [+]	10.5%	10,983	2	6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,144 (10.4%);
1964	90%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,639	60.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,287	39.2%	0	0.0%	10,926	-1	1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	98%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,708	57.5%	John Kennedy (D)	4,958	42.5%	6	0.1%	11,672	8	8	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	83%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,513	57.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,901	42.9%	0	0.0%	11,414	-2	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	83%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,580	55.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,340	44.8%	3	0.0%	11,923	0	0	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	68%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,109	50.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,043	49.3%	74 [+]	0.7%	10,226	1	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	71%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,236	57.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,677	42.7%	33	0.3%	10,946	9	11	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	87%	Wendell Willkie (R)	7,243	52.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,539	47.3%	55	0.4%	13,837	4	8	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	87%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,043	55.2%	Alf Landon (R)	5,482	42.9%	243 [+]	1.9%	12,768	3	6	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 172 (1.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 40 (0.3%);
1932	79%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,400	64.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,778	32.8%	324 [+]	2.8%	11,502	-9	-7	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 251 (2.2%);
1928	70%	Al Smith (D)	5,029	51.5%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,636	47.5%	101 [+]	1.0%	9,766	-9	-11	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 67 (0.7%);
1924	67%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,693	39.8%	John Davis (D)	3,007	32.4%	2,589 [+]	27.9%	9,289	-19	-14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,536 (27.3%);
1920	57%	Warren Harding (R)	4,598	58.5%	James Cox (D)	2,478	31.5%	788 [+]	10.0%	7,864	-9	-2	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 544 (6.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 101 (1.3%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 83 (1.1%);
1916	72%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,796	49.7%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,445	46.1%	408 [+]	4.2%	9,649	-3	4	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 214 (2.2%); Allan Benson (Soc) 170 (1.8%);
1912	36%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,107	44.5%	William Taft* (R)	1,341	28.3%	1,284 [+]	27.1%	4,732	6	5	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 894 (18.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 215 (4.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 154 (3.3%);
1908	42%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,482	48.0%	William Taft (R)	2,392	46.3%	296 [+]	5.7%	5,170	-8	-5	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 192 (3.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 67 (1.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 (0.0%);
1904	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,451	52.7%	Alton Parker (D)	1,466	31.5%	738 [+]	15.9%	4,655	-6	-4	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 416 (8.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 221 (4.7%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 22 (0.5%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	2,336	48.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,321	47.9%	184 [+]	3.8%	4,841	-5	-3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 153 (3.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5 (0.1%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,612	25.9%
Donald Trump* (R)	7,313	72.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	69	0.7%
Other	77	0.8%
TOTAL	10,071
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 32 Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	2,462	24.9%
Donald Trump (R)	6,855	69.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	347	3.5%
Jill Stein (Grn)	113	1.1%
Other	97	1.0%
TOTAL	9,874
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 31 Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,819	40.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,507	57.7%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	118	1.2%
Other	105	1.1%
TOTAL	9,549
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	4,701	47.0%
John McCain (R)	5,086	50.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	87	0.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	40	0.4%
Other	81	0.8%
TOTAL	9,995
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,589	53.6%
John Kerry (D)	4,770	45.8%
Other	66	0.6%
TOTAL	10,425
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	4,802	48.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,862	48.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	173	1.7%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	77	0.8%
Other	28	0.3%
TOTAL	9,942
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 0

1996 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	5,347	53.9%
Robert Dole (R)	3,237	32.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,262	12.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	23	0.2%
Other	52	0.5%
TOTAL	9,921
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1992 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	6,009	54.2%
George Bush* (R)	3,105	28.0%
Ross Perot (I)	1,955	17.6%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	11,086
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -9

1988 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,576	46.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,167	52.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	9	0.1%
Other	29	0.3%
TOTAL	9,781
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -7

1984 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,852	55.9%
Walter Mondale (D)	4,584	43.8%
Other	36	0.3%
TOTAL	10,472
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3

1980 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,888	55.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,337	40.9%
John Anderson (I)	319	3.0%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	55	0.5%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	10,610
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1976 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,976	52.4%
Gerald Ford* (R)	5,286	46.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	76	0.7%
Other	57	0.5%
TOTAL	11,395
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	6,968	63.0%
George McGovern (D)	4,084	36.9%
Other	12	0.1%
TOTAL	11,064
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	5,384	49.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,449	40.5%
George Wallace (AIP)	1,144	10.4%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	10,983
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 6

1964 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,639	60.8%
Barry Goldwater (R)	4,287	39.2%
TOTAL	10,926
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,958	42.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,708	57.5%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	11,672
Turnout: 98% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 8

1956 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	6,513	57.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,901	42.9%
TOTAL	11,414
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 0

1952 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	6,580	55.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,340	44.8%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	11,923
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 0

1948 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	5,043	49.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,109	50.0%
Other	74	0.7%
TOTAL	10,226
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 5

1944 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,677	42.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	6,236	57.0%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	10,946
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,539	47.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	7,243	52.3%
Other	55	0.4%
TOTAL	13,837
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 8

1936 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	7,043	55.2%
Alf Landon (R)	5,482	42.9%
William Lemke (Union)	172	1.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	40	0.3%
Other	31	0.2%
TOTAL	12,768
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6

1932 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,400	64.3%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,778	32.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	251	2.2%
Other	73	0.6%
TOTAL	11,502
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -7

1928 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,636	47.5%
Al Smith (D)	5,029	51.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	67	0.7%
Other	34	0.3%
TOTAL	9,766
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -11

1924 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,693	39.8%
John Davis (D)	3,007	32.4%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,536	27.3%
Other	53	0.6%
TOTAL	9,289
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -14

1920 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,598	58.5%
James Cox (D)	2,478	31.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	101	1.3%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	544	6.9%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	83	1.1%
Other	60	0.8%
TOTAL	7,864
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -2

1916 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,445	46.1%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,796	49.7%
Allan Benson (Soc)	170	1.8%
James Hanly (Proh)	214	2.2%
Other	24	0.2%
TOTAL	9,649
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): 4

1912 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,107	44.5%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	894	18.9%
William Taft* (R)	1,341	28.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	215	4.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	154	3.3%
Other	21	0.4%
TOTAL	4,732
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1908 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,392	46.3%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,482	48.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	67	1.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	192	3.7%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	2	0.0%
Other	35	0.7%
TOTAL	5,170
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -5

1904 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,451	52.7%
Alton Parker (D)	1,466	31.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	221	4.7%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	416	8.9%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	22	0.5%
Other	79	1.7%
TOTAL	4,655
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -4

1900 President, Perry County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,336	48.3%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,321	47.9%
John Woolley (Proh)	153	3.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	5	0.1%
Other	26	0.5%
TOTAL	4,841
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry 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	46%	Kathy Salvi (R)	5,205	67.1%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	2,433	31.4%	121 [+]	1.6%	7,759	26	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 121 (1.6%);
2022	G	47%	Darren Bailey (R)	5,804	74.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,828	23.3%	197 [+]	2.5%	7,829	32	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 197 (2.5%);
2020	S2	59%	Mark Curran (R)	6,417	64.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,268	33.0%	216 [+]	2.2%	9,901	26	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 87 (0.9%); David Black (Green) 66 (0.7%); Willie Wilson (I) 63 (0.6%);
2018	G	50%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	4,309	50.8%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	3,077	36.3%	1,088 [+]	12.8%	8,474	12	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 853 (10.1%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 235 (2.8%);
2016	S3	56%	Mark Kirk* (R)	4,925	51.0%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	4,279	44.3%	448 [+]	4.6%	9,652	11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 243 (2.5%); Scott Summers (Green) 203 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	S2	42%	Jim Oberweis (R)	3,592	49.6%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,400	47.0%	249 [+]	3.4%	7,241	7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 249 (3.4%);
2014	G	41%	Bruce Rauner (R)	4,481	62.2%	Pat Quinn* (D)	2,294	31.9%	425 [+]	5.9%	7,200	12	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 424 (5.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	S3	41%	Mark Kirk (R)	3,960	53.9%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	2,754	37.5%	631 [+]	8.6%	7,345	6	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 445 (6.1%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 186 (2.5%);
2010	G	42%	Bill Brady (R)	3,898	51.8%	Pat Quinn* (D)	2,997	39.8%	633 [+]	8.4%	7,528	6	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Rich Whitney (Green) 437 (5.8%); Scott Lee Cohen (I) 152 (2.0%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 44 (0.6%);
2008	S2	55%	Richard Durbin* (D)	6,038	62.1%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	3,249	33.4%	440 [+]	4.5%	9,727	5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 320 (3.3%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 76 (0.8%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 44 (0.5%);
2006	G	43%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	3,709	48.0%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	2,777	36.0%	1,236 [+]	16.0%	7,722	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 1,206 (15.6%); Other (Write-in) 30 (0.4%);
2004	S3	56%	Barack Obama (D)	6,464	64.3%	Alan Keyes (R)	3,285	32.7%	299 [+]	3.0%	10,048	6	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 153 (1.5%); Albert Franzen (I) 146 (1.5%);
2002	S2	46%	Richard Durbin* (D)	5,051	61.4%	Jim Durkin (R)	3,057	37.1%	121 [+]	1.5%	8,229	-1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 121 (1.5%);
2002	G	47%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	4,572	53.8%	Jim Ryan (R)	3,691	43.4%	242 [+]	2.8%	8,505	-2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 193 (2.3%); Marisellis Brown (I) 49 (0.6%);
1998	S3	51%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	5,171	57.7%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	3,663	40.9%	122 [+]	1.4%	8,956	7	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 122 (1.4%);
1998	G	52%	Glenn Poshard (D)	7,008	76.3%	George Ryan (R)	2,155	23.5%	26 [+]	0.3%	9,189	-28	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 26 (0.3%);
1996	S2	57%	Richard Durbin (D)	5,550	56.9%	Al Salvi (R)	3,968	40.7%	237 [+]	2.4%	9,755	0	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 111 (1.1%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 53 (0.5%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 45 (0.5%); James Davis (Natural Law) 28 (0.3%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	53%	Jim Edgar* (R)	5,856	66.1%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	2,820	31.8%	189 [+]	2.1%	8,865	2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 189 (2.1%);
1992	S3	66%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	5,820	54.4%	Richard Williamson (R)	4,327	40.4%	552 [+]	5.2%	10,699	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 459 (4.3%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 26 (0.2%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 22 (0.2%); John Justice (Populist) 17 (0.2%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 16 (0.1%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 12 (0.1%);
1990	S2	58%	Paul Simon* (D)	6,856	75.2%	Lynn Martin (R)	2,257	24.8%	0	0.0%	9,113	-10	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	58%	Neil Hartigan (D)	5,567	61.0%	Jim Edgar (R)	3,514	38.5%	49 [+]	0.5%	9,130	-12	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 49 (0.5%);
1986	S3	56%	Alan Dixon* (D)	5,952	67.9%	Judy Koehler (R)	2,732	31.2%	80 [+]	0.9%	8,764	-3	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 35 (0.4%); Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 33 (0.4%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 12 (0.1%);
1986	G	56%	James Thompson* (R)	5,185	58.5%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	2,780	31.4%	897 [+]	10.1%	8,862	6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 859 (9.7%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 25 (0.3%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 13 (0.1%);
1984	S2	67%	Paul Simon (D)	5,922	56.6%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,446	42.5%	86 [+]	0.8%	10,454	-6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 63 (0.6%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 13 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 6 (0.1%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.0%);
1982	G	55%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,675	54.8%	James Thompson* (R)	3,790	44.4%	65 [+]	0.8%	8,530	-5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Roche (Taxpayers) 37 (0.4%); Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 28 (0.3%);
1980	S3	66%	Alan Dixon (D)	5,496	53.0%	David O'Neal (R)	4,809	46.4%	58 [+]	0.6%	10,363	4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 30 (0.3%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 12 (0.1%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 9 (0.1%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 4 (0.0%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%);
1978	S2	62%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,715	52.3%	Alex Seith (D)	4,292	47.6%	5 [+]	0.1%	9,012	-1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 3 (0.0%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1978	G	63%	James Thompson* (R)	4,638	51.1%	Michael Bakalis (D)	4,437	48.9%	7 [+]	0.1%	9,082	-8	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 4 (0.0%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.0%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1976	G	79%	James Thompson (R)	6,720	60.2%	Michael Howlitt (D)	4,412	39.5%	38 [+]	0.3%	11,170	-5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 32 (0.3%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 4 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 1 (0.0%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	65%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	5,491	60.3%	George Burditt (R)	3,602	39.6%	8 [+]	0.1%	9,101	2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 2 (0.0%);
1972	S2	79%	Charles Percy* (R)	6,474	59.9%	Roman Pucinski (D)	4,334	40.1%	4 [+]	0.0%	10,812	-2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	G	83%	Daniel Walker (D)	6,432	57.2%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,809	42.8%	3 [+]	0.0%	11,244	-6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1970	S3	73%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	4,703	51.8%	Ralph Smith* (R)	4,372	48.1%	5 [+]	0.1%	9,080	6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%); Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
1968	S3	87%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	5,901	55.4%	William Clark (D)	4,737	44.5%	10 [+]	0.1%	10,648	2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 10 (0.1%);
1968	G	88%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	5,567	51.7%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	5,180	48.1%	12 [+]	0.1%	10,759	1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 12 (0.1%);
1966	S2	82%	Charles Percy (R)	5,355	53.5%	Paul Douglas* (D)	4,647	46.5%	0	0.0%	10,002	-1	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%); Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	90%	Otto Kerner* (D)	5,762	52.7%	Charles Percy (R)	5,176	47.3%	0	0.0%	10,938	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	81%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	5,045	51.6%	Sidney Yates (D)	4,727	48.4%	0	0.0%	9,772	-1	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	95%	Paul Douglas* (D)	5,847	51.3%	Samuel Witwer (R)	5,540	48.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	11,388	3	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1960	G	97%	William Stratton* (R)	5,925	51.2%	Otto Kerner (D)	5,650	48.8%	1 [+]	0.0%	11,576	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 1 (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 Perry County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Perry County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Perry County, IL were estimated to be 34% Republican and 26% Democrat.