Piatt County, IL

Metropolitan Statistical Area: Champaign-Urbana, IL
Designated Market Area: Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, IL
USDA County Type (2015): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Monticello city (pop. 6,337) Monticello township (pop. 6,104) Sangamon township (pop. 2,493) Cerro Gordo township (pop. 1,906) Bement township (pop. 1,700) Bement village (pop. 1,549) Cerro Gordo village (pop. 1,411) Blue Ridge township (pop. 1,395) Unity township (pop. 1,269) Willow Branch township (pop. 994) Mansfield village (pop. 910) Goose Creek township (pop. 837) Hammond village (pop. 546) Atwood village (pop. 480) De Land village (pop. 477) Cisco village (pop. 277) White Heath CDP (pop. 171) LaPlace CDP (pop. 149)  

Tracts in Piatt County, IL

Census Tract 9545, Piatt County, Illinois     Census Tract 9546, Piatt County, Illinois     Census Tract 9547, Piatt County, Illinois     Census Tract 9548, Piatt County, Illinois        

2022 population: 16,723   ( 6 from 2010 , 51 from 2020)
Land area: 439.2 square miles
Population density: 38.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,928	95.25%	2.1%
Black:	154	0.92%	175.0%
Indian:	31	0.19%	10.7%
Asian:	96	0.57%	74.5%
2+ races:	240	1.44%	77.8%
Hispanic:	274	1.64%	64.1%
Total non-White:	795	4.75%	75.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	364	10.9
Deaths:	409	12.3
Net Migration:	89	2.7
Net Immigration:	1	0.0

Change in White population:	-348	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	342	2.0

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	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,248	63.4%	Joe Biden (D)	3,329	33.8%	274 [+]	2.8%	9,851	23	17	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 168 (1.7%);
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	5,634	62.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,645	29.2%	781 [+]	8.6%	9,060	24	16	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 558 (6.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 83 (0.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,413	61.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,090	35.3%	239 [+]	2.7%	8,742	21	15	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 141 (1.6%);
2008	71%	John McCain (R)	4,991	55.3%	Barack Obama (D)	3,859	42.8%	168 [+]	1.9%	9,018	19	10	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 63 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 48 (0.5%);
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,392	62.8%	John Kerry (D)	3,124	36.4%	70 [+]	0.8%	8,586	18	12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	4,619	55.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,488	41.6%	278 [+]	3.3%	8,385	13	7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 217 (2.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 44 (0.5%);
1996	62%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,274	44.2%	Robert Dole (R)	3,265	44.1%	873 [+]	11.8%	7,412	7	3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 818 (11.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 29 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	72%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,520	41.7%	George Bush* (R)	3,076	36.4%	1,851 [+]	21.9%	8,447	2	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,822 (21.6%);
1988	63%	George Bush (R)	4,137	56.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,099	42.6%	41 [+]	0.6%	7,277	6	3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 15 (0.2%);
1984	68%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,000	63.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,840	36.0%	39	0.5%	7,879	7	5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	67%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,867	62.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,421	31.0%	530 [+]	6.8%	7,818	13	12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 447 (5.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 64 (0.8%);
1976	75%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,442	55.4%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,509	43.8%	69 [+]	0.9%	8,020	5	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 44 (0.5%);
1972	72%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,057	67.7%	George McGovern (D)	2,394	32.1%	17 [+]	0.2%	7,468	9	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	75%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,973	56.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,447	34.7%	639 [+]	9.1%	7,059	9	13	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 636 (9.0%);
1964	76%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,897	55.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,141	44.6%	0	0.0%	7,038	4	6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	81%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,506	60.9%	John Kennedy (D)	2,889	39.0%	4	0.1%	7,399	11	11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	72%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,622	66.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,356	33.8%	1	0.0%	6,979	7	9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,701	67.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,220	32.0%	11	0.2%	6,932	13	13	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	65%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,646	60.1%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,361	38.9%	57 [+]	0.9%	6,064	11	15	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	69%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,912	59.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,641	40.1%	35	0.5%	6,588	11	13	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	84%	Wendell Willkie (R)	4,564	55.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,564	43.7%	31	0.4%	8,159	7	11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	86%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,084	50.7%	Alf Landon (R)	3,931	48.8%	46 [+]	0.6%	8,061	9	12	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 29 (0.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 6 (0.1%);
1932	78%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,200	56.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,179	42.7%	64 [+]	0.9%	7,443	1	3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 45 (0.6%);
1928	71%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,565	69.6%	Al Smith (D)	1,959	29.9%	33 [+]	0.5%	6,557	13	11	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 23 (0.4%);
1924	64%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,799	64.3%	John Davis (D)	1,733	29.3%	375 [+]	6.3%	5,907	5	10	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 354 (6.0%);
1920	67%	Warren Harding (R)	4,283	68.2%	James Cox (D)	1,903	30.3%	98 [+]	1.6%	6,284	0	8	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 57 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 34 (0.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 4 (0.1%);
1916	77%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,012	55.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,028	41.9%	190 [+]	2.6%	7,230	3	9	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 98 (1.4%); Allan Benson (Soc) 88 (1.2%);
1912	40%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,417	37.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,150	30.7%	1,178 [+]	31.5%	3,745	6	5	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,064 (28.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 75 (2.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 36 (1.0%);
1908	44%	William Taft (R)	2,349	58.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,530	37.7%	174 [+]	4.3%	4,053	3	6	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 153 (3.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 12 (0.3%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 2 (0.0%);
1904	42%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,515	63.2%	Alton Parker (D)	1,334	33.5%	128 [+]	3.2%	3,977	4	7	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 97 (2.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 14 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10 (0.3%);
1900	47%	William McKinley* (R)	2,648	57.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,905	41.2%	67 [+]	1.5%	4,620	4	6	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 56 (1.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5 (0.1%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	3,329	33.8%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,248	63.4%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	168	1.7%
Other	106	1.1%
TOTAL	9,851
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	2,645	29.2%
Donald Trump (R)	5,634	62.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	558	6.2%
Jill Stein (Grn)	83	0.9%
Other	140	1.5%
TOTAL	9,060
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	3,090	35.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	5,413	61.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	141	1.6%
Other	98	1.1%
TOTAL	8,742
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,859	42.8%
John McCain (R)	4,991	55.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	63	0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	48	0.5%
Other	57	0.6%
TOTAL	9,018
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,392	62.8%
John Kerry (D)	3,124	36.4%
Other	70	0.8%
TOTAL	8,586
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	4,619	55.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,488	41.6%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	217	2.6%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	44	0.5%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	8,385
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 7

1996 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	3,274	44.2%
Robert Dole (R)	3,265	44.1%
Ross Perot (Ref)	818	11.0%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	29	0.4%
Other	26	0.4%
TOTAL	7,412
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 3

1992 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,520	41.7%
George Bush* (R)	3,076	36.4%
Ross Perot (I)	1,822	21.6%
Other	29	0.3%
TOTAL	8,447
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1

1988 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,137	56.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,099	42.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	15	0.2%
Other	26	0.4%
TOTAL	7,277
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1984 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,000	63.5%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,840	36.0%
Other	39	0.5%
TOTAL	7,879
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	4,867	62.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,421	31.0%
John Anderson (I)	447	5.7%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	64	0.8%
Other	19	0.2%
TOTAL	7,818
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1976 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,509	43.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,442	55.4%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	44	0.5%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	8,020
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,057	67.7%
George McGovern (D)	2,394	32.1%
Other	17	0.2%
TOTAL	7,468
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1968 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	3,973	56.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,447	34.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	636	9.0%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,059
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 13

1964 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,897	55.4%
Barry Goldwater (R)	3,141	44.6%
TOTAL	7,038
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,889	39.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,506	60.9%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	7,399
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,622	66.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,356	33.8%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	6,979
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1952 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,701	67.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,220	32.0%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,932
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 13

1948 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,361	38.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,646	60.1%
Other	57	0.9%
TOTAL	6,064
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 15

1944 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,641	40.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,912	59.4%
Other	35	0.5%
TOTAL	6,588
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 13

1940 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,564	43.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	4,564	55.9%
Other	31	0.4%
TOTAL	8,159
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 11

1936 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,084	50.7%
Alf Landon (R)	3,931	48.8%
William Lemke (Union)	29	0.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	6	0.1%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	8,061
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 12

1932 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,200	56.4%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,179	42.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	45	0.6%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	7,443
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 3

1928 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,565	69.6%
Al Smith (D)	1,959	29.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	23	0.4%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	6,557
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1924 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,799	64.3%
John Davis (D)	1,733	29.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	354	6.0%
Other	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,907
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 10

1920 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,283	68.2%
James Cox (D)	1,903	30.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	34	0.5%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	4	0.1%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	57	0.9%
Other	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,284
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 8

1916 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	3,028	41.9%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,012	55.5%
Allan Benson (Soc)	88	1.2%
James Hanly (Proh)	98	1.4%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	7,230
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 9

1912 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,417	37.8%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,150	30.7%
William Taft* (R)	1,064	28.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	36	1.0%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	75	2.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,745
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 5

1908 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,349	58.0%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,530	37.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	12	0.3%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	153	3.8%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	2	0.0%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,053
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 6

1904 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,515	63.2%
Alton Parker (D)	1,334	33.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	10	0.3%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	97	2.4%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	14	0.4%
Other	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,977
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 7

1900 President, Piatt County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,648	57.3%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,905	41.2%
John Woolley (Proh)	56	1.2%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	5	0.1%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,620
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Piatt 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	59%	Kathy Salvi (R)	4,657	61.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	2,783	36.5%	175 [+]	2.3%	7,615	20	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 175 (2.3%);
2022	G	59%	Darren Bailey (R)	4,785	62.4%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	2,597	33.9%	285 [+]	3.7%	7,667	20	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 284 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	75%	Mark Curran (R)	6,004	61.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,407	34.9%	347 [+]	3.6%	9,758	23	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 157 (1.6%); Willie Wilson (I) 121 (1.2%); David Black (Green) 69 (0.7%);
2018	G	59%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	4,698	61.6%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	2,180	28.6%	744 [+]	9.8%	7,622	23	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 481 (6.3%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 231 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 32 (0.4%);
2016	S3	70%	Mark Kirk* (R)	5,954	66.2%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	2,563	28.5%	471 [+]	5.2%	8,988	26	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 313 (3.5%); Scott Summers (Green) 158 (1.8%);
2014	S2	55%	Jim Oberweis (R)	4,271	60.3%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,499	35.3%	314 [+]	4.4%	7,084	18	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 314 (4.4%);
2014	G	55%	Bruce Rauner (R)	4,975	70.5%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,702	24.1%	376 [+]	5.3%	7,053	20	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 375 (5.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	S3	53%	Mark Kirk (R)	4,582	68.4%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	1,569	23.4%	549 [+]	8.2%	6,700	20	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 319 (4.8%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 224 (3.3%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2010	G	53%	Bill Brady (R)	4,653	68.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,619	23.9%	500 [+]	7.4%	6,772	23	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 231 (3.4%); Rich Whitney (Green) 188 (2.8%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 81 (1.2%);
2008	S2	70%	Richard Durbin* (D)	5,245	59.0%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	3,381	38.1%	258 [+]	2.9%	8,884	10	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 159 (1.8%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 70 (0.8%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 29 (0.3%);
2006	G	52%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	3,760	57.5%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	1,725	26.4%	1,056 [+]	16.1%	6,541	18	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 997 (15.2%); Other (Write-in) 59 (0.9%);
2004	S3	67%	Barack Obama (D)	4,548	55.0%	Alan Keyes (R)	3,396	41.1%	328 [+]	4.0%	8,272	14	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 208 (2.5%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 116 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2002	S2	51%	Richard Durbin* (D)	3,603	57.1%	Jim Durkin (R)	2,612	41.4%	94 [+]	1.5%	6,309	3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 94 (1.5%);
2002	G	52%	Jim Ryan (R)	3,594	56.5%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	2,605	41.0%	159 [+]	2.5%	6,358	11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 124 (2.0%); Marisellis Brown (I) 35 (0.6%);
1998	S3	51%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	4,029	65.5%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	1,941	31.6%	179 [+]	2.9%	6,149	15	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 179 (2.9%);
1998	G	51%	George Ryan (R)	3,151	51.0%	Glenn Poshard (D)	2,916	47.2%	107 [+]	1.7%	6,174	0	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 107 (1.7%);
1996	S2	61%	Al Salvi (R)	3,676	50.1%	Richard Durbin (D)	3,457	47.1%	200 [+]	2.7%	7,333	9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 97 (1.3%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 51 (0.7%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 33 (0.5%); James Davis (Natural Law) 19 (0.3%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	55%	Jim Edgar* (R)	4,589	70.4%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	1,825	28.0%	107 [+]	1.6%	6,521	6	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 107 (1.6%);
1992	S3	71%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	3,953	47.9%	Richard Williamson (R)	3,908	47.4%	386 [+]	4.7%	8,247	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 252 (3.1%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 50 (0.6%); John Justice (Populist) 25 (0.3%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 25 (0.3%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 18 (0.2%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 16 (0.2%);
1990	S2	53%	Paul Simon* (D)	3,807	62.6%	Lynn Martin (R)	2,273	37.4%	0	0.0%	6,080	2	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	53%	Jim Edgar (R)	3,374	54.9%	Neil Hartigan (D)	2,710	44.1%	59 [+]	1.0%	6,143	4	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 59 (1.0%);
1986	S3	46%	Alan Dixon* (D)	3,309	62.7%	Judy Koehler (R)	1,927	36.5%	40 [+]	0.8%	5,276	3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 21 (0.4%); Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 18 (0.3%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1986	G	46%	James Thompson* (R)	3,067	58.1%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	1,941	36.8%	271 [+]	5.1%	5,279	5	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 246 (4.7%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 20 (0.4%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%);
1984	S2	68%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,290	54.8%	Paul Simon (D)	3,415	43.6%	124 [+]	1.6%	7,829	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 83 (1.1%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 29 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 4 (0.1%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%);
1982	G	53%	James Thompson* (R)	3,779	61.4%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,312	37.6%	61 [+]	1.0%	6,152	12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Roche (Taxpayers) 35 (0.6%); Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 26 (0.4%);
1980	S3	66%	David O'Neal (R)	4,163	54.0%	Alan Dixon (D)	3,481	45.1%	69 [+]	0.9%	7,713	11	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 40 (0.5%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 23 (0.3%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 4 (0.1%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 2 (0.0%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1978	S2	59%	Charles Percy* (R)	3,509	55.0%	Alex Seith (D)	2,847	44.6%	23 [+]	0.4%	6,379	2	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 13 (0.2%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.1%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 4 (0.1%);
1978	G	59%	James Thompson* (R)	4,394	68.5%	Michael Bakalis (D)	2,002	31.2%	15 [+]	0.2%	6,411	10	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 6 (0.1%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 4 (0.1%);
1976	G	74%	James Thompson (R)	6,103	77.3%	Michael Howlitt (D)	1,774	22.5%	22 [+]	0.3%	7,899	13	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 13 (0.2%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 6 (0.1%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 1 (0.0%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	58%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	3,334	54.3%	George Burditt (R)	2,802	45.6%	7 [+]	0.1%	6,143	8	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 3 (0.0%);
1972	S2	70%	Charles Percy* (R)	5,176	70.7%	Roman Pucinski (D)	2,134	29.1%	12 [+]	0.2%	7,322	8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 11 (0.2%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	G	72%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,093	54.3%	Daniel Walker (D)	3,427	45.5%	11 [+]	0.1%	7,531	5	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 11 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1970	S3	60%	Ralph Smith* (R)	2,973	51.5%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,795	48.4%	9 [+]	0.2%	5,777	9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.1%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1968	S3	73%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	4,485	65.4%	William Clark (D)	2,372	34.6%	3 [+]	0.0%	6,860	12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 3 (0.0%);
1968	G	73%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	4,133	60.0%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	2,750	39.9%	6 [+]	0.1%	6,889	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 6 (0.1%);
1966	S2	64%	Charles Percy (R)	3,657	61.2%	Paul Douglas* (D)	2,263	37.9%	55 [+]	0.9%	5,975	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 55 (0.9%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	76%	Charles Percy (R)	3,635	52.0%	Otto Kerner* (D)	3,354	48.0%	0	0.0%	6,989	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	66%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	3,735	61.8%	Sidney Yates (D)	2,309	38.2%	0	0.0%	6,044	9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	80%	Samuel Witwer (R)	4,045	55.7%	Paul Douglas* (D)	3,209	44.2%	5 [+]	0.1%	7,259	11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 5 (0.1%);
1960	G	80%	William Stratton* (R)	4,050	55.3%	Otto Kerner (D)	3,266	44.6%	3 [+]	0.0%	7,319	11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 3 (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 Piatt County, IL

Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).

Voter Registration Data for Piatt County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Piatt County, IL were estimated to be 48% Republican and 19% Democrat.