Pope County, IL

Designated Market Area: Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg, KY-MO-IL-TN
USDA County Type (2015): Farming, Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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

Webster No. 5 precinct (pop. 850) Golconda No. 3 precinct (pop. 818) Golconda city (pop. 818) Golconda No. 1 precinct (pop. 668) Eddyville No. 6 precinct (pop. 610) Golconda No. 2 precinct (pop. 605) Jefferson No. 4 precinct (pop. 248) Eddyville village (pop. 66)  

Tracts in Pope County, IL

Census Tract 9712, Pope County, Illinois     Census Tract 9713, Pope County, Illinois        

2022 population: 3,770   ( 700 from 2010 , 2 from 2020)
Land area: 368.9 square miles
Population density: 10.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,466	91.94%	14.5%
Black:	118	3.13%	56.1%
Indian:	28	0.74%	0.0%
Asian:	20	0.53%	66.7%
2+ races:	70	1.86%	79.5%
Hispanic:	68	1.80%	6.2%
Total non-White:	304	8.06%	26.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	59	7.8
Deaths:	120	15.9
Net Migration:	65	8.6
Net Immigration:	-2	-0.3

Change in White population:	-589	-13.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-111	-2.5

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	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,722	79.1%	Joe Biden (D)	433	19.9%	21 [+]	1.0%	2,176	39	32	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 16 (0.7%);
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	1,678	78.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	375	17.5%	89 [+]	4.2%	2,142	40	32	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 62 (2.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 18 (0.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,512	68.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	650	29.3%	60 [+]	2.7%	2,222	27	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 34 (1.5%);
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	1,343	60.2%	Barack Obama (D)	845	37.9%	43 [+]	1.9%	2,231	23	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 28 (1.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 4 (0.2%);
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,500	61.6%	John Kerry (D)	918	37.7%	18 [+]	0.7%	2,436	17	11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	1,346	57.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	927	39.8%	57 [+]	2.4%	2,330	15	10	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 31 (1.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 22 (0.9%);
1996	60%	Bill Clinton* (D)	915	44.5%	Robert Dole (R)	850	41.4%	289 [+]	14.1%	2,054	5	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 277 (13.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	71%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,063	44.1%	George Bush* (R)	951	39.4%	397 [+]	16.5%	2,411	5	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 391 (16.2%);
1988	66%	George Bush (R)	1,202	54.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	996	45.1%	10 [+]	0.5%	2,208	4	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5 (0.2%);
1984	77%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,545	62.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	940	37.7%	7	0.3%	2,492	6	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	78%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,501	61.1%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	880	35.8%	74 [+]	3.0%	2,455	11	10	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 58 (2.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 10 (0.4%);
1976	80%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,187	52.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,070	47.0%	18 [+]	0.8%	2,275	2	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 14 (0.6%);
1972	83%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,440	64.9%	George McGovern (D)	773	34.9%	5 [+]	0.2%	2,218	6	4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	94%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,307	57.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	732	32.3%	229 [+]	10.1%	2,268	11	14	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 226 (10.0%);
1964	99%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,329	54.3%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,117	45.7%	0	0.0%	2,446	14	16	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	106%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,689	63.4%	John Kennedy (D)	971	36.4%	5	0.2%	2,665	14	14	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	86%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,842	66.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	922	33.3%	1	0.0%	2,765	7	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	78%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,947	67.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	933	32.4%	3	0.1%	2,883	13	12	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	64%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,764	65.4%	Harry Truman* (D)	916	34.0%	16 [+]	0.6%	2,696	16	20	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	66%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,305	73.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	813	25.7%	40	1.3%	3,158	25	27	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	82%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,914	65.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,499	33.8%	17	0.4%	4,430	17	21	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	90%	Alf Landon (R)	2,787	61.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,728	38.0%	33 [+]	0.7%	4,548	22	25	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 22 (0.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.1%);
1932	74%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,011	53.9%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,697	45.5%	24 [+]	0.6%	3,732	12	14	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 12 (0.3%);
1928	54%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,004	74.1%	Al Smith (D)	679	25.1%	23 [+]	0.8%	2,706	17	16	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 20 (0.7%);
1924	60%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,161	66.5%	John Davis (D)	978	30.1%	110 [+]	3.4%	3,249	8	13	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 106 (3.3%);
1920	55%	Warren Harding (R)	2,486	77.4%	James Cox (D)	687	21.4%	38 [+]	1.2%	3,211	10	17	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 24 (0.7%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 8 (0.2%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 5 (0.2%);
1916	68%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,924	70.1%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,158	27.8%	87 [+]	2.1%	4,169	18	24	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 57 (1.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 25 (0.6%);
1912	37%	William Taft* (R)	1,099	45.8%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	664	27.7%	636 [+]	26.5%	2,399	24	23	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 587 (24.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 25 (1.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 24 (1.0%);
1908	38%	William Taft (R)	1,706	67.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	748	29.7%	64 [+]	2.5%	2,518	13	16	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 58 (2.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.2%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	36%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,744	68.6%	Alton Parker (D)	676	26.6%	123 [+]	4.8%	2,543	10	12	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 99 (3.9%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 20 (0.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 2 (0.1%);
1900	36%	William McKinley* (R)	1,817	66.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	908	33.0%	27 [+]	1.0%	2,752	13	14	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 24 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	433	19.9%
Donald Trump* (R)	1,722	79.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	16	0.7%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,176
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 39 Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	375	17.5%
Donald Trump (R)	1,678	78.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	62	2.9%
Jill Stein (Grn)	18	0.8%
Other	9	0.4%
TOTAL	2,142
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 40 Diff (US): 32

2012 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	650	29.3%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,512	68.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	34	1.5%
Other	26	1.2%
TOTAL	2,222
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	845	37.9%
John McCain (R)	1,343	60.2%
Ralph Nader (I)	28	1.3%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	4	0.2%
Other	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,231
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	1,500	61.6%
John Kerry (D)	918	37.7%
Other	18	0.7%
TOTAL	2,436
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	1,346	57.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	927	39.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	31	1.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	22	0.9%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,330
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	915	44.5%
Robert Dole (R)	850	41.4%
Ross Perot (Ref)	277	13.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	7	0.3%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,054
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1

1992 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,063	44.1%
George Bush* (R)	951	39.4%
Ross Perot (I)	391	16.2%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,411
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,202	54.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	996	45.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	5	0.2%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,208
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

1984 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,545	62.0%
Walter Mondale (D)	940	37.7%
Other	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,492
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,501	61.1%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	880	35.8%
John Anderson (I)	58	2.4%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	10	0.4%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,455
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1976 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	1,070	47.0%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,187	52.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	14	0.6%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,275
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 4

1972 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,440	64.9%
George McGovern (D)	773	34.9%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,218
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,307	57.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	732	32.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	226	10.0%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,268
Turnout: 94% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 14

1960 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	971	36.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,689	63.4%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,665
Turnout: 106% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 14

1956 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,842	66.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	922	33.3%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,765
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1952 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,947	67.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	933	32.4%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,883
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1948 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	916	34.0%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,764	65.4%
Other	16	0.6%
TOTAL	2,696
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 20

1944 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	813	25.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,305	73.0%
Other	40	1.3%
TOTAL	3,158
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 27

1940 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,499	33.8%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,914	65.8%
Other	17	0.4%
TOTAL	4,430
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 21

1936 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,728	38.0%
Alf Landon (R)	2,787	61.3%
William Lemke (Union)	22	0.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	5	0.1%
Other	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,548
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 25

1932 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,697	45.5%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,011	53.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	12	0.3%
Other	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,732
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 14

1928 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	2,004	74.1%
Al Smith (D)	679	25.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	20	0.7%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,706
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 16

1924 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,161	66.5%
John Davis (D)	978	30.1%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	106	3.3%
Other	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,249
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 13

1920 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	2,486	77.4%
James Cox (D)	687	21.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	24	0.7%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	8	0.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	5	0.2%
Other	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,211
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 17

1916 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,158	27.8%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,924	70.1%
Allan Benson (Soc)	57	1.4%
James Hanly (Proh)	25	0.6%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,169
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 24

1912 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	664	27.7%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	587	24.5%
William Taft* (R)	1,099	45.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	24	1.0%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	25	1.0%
TOTAL	2,399
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 23

1908 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,706	67.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	748	29.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	6	0.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	58	2.3%
TOTAL	2,518
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 16

1904 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,744	68.6%
Alton Parker (D)	676	26.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	2	0.1%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	99	3.9%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	20	0.8%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,543
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 12

1900 President, Pope County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,817	66.0%
William J. Bryan (D)	908	33.0%
John Woolley (Proh)	24	0.9%
Other	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,752
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pope 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	53%	Kathy Salvi (R)	1,265	76.9%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	357	21.7%	24 [+]	1.5%	1,646	35	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 24 (1.5%);
2022	G	55%	Darren Bailey (R)	1,361	80.5%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	304	18.0%	25 [+]	1.5%	1,690	38	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 25 (1.5%);
2020	S2	69%	Mark Curran (R)	1,573	73.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	520	24.4%	35 [+]	1.6%	2,128	35	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Willie Wilson (I) 14 (0.7%); Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 14 (0.7%); David Black (Green) 7 (0.3%);
2018	G	52%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	1,091	63.4%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	433	25.2%	197 [+]	11.4%	1,721	25	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 162 (9.4%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 35 (2.0%);
2016	S3	61%	Mark Kirk* (R)	1,279	61.9%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	703	34.0%	84 [+]	4.1%	2,066	22	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 49 (2.4%); Scott Summers (Green) 35 (1.7%);
2014	S2	45%	Jim Oberweis (R)	951	60.9%	Richard Durbin* (D)	537	34.4%	73 [+]	4.7%	1,561	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 73 (4.7%);
2014	G	45%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,057	67.5%	Pat Quinn* (D)	409	26.1%	101 [+]	6.4%	1,567	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 101 (6.4%);
2010	S3	53%	Mark Kirk (R)	1,242	63.7%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	602	30.9%	105 [+]	5.4%	1,949	16	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 69 (3.5%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 36 (1.8%);
2010	G	55%	Bill Brady (R)	1,309	65.4%	Pat Quinn* (D)	566	28.3%	128 [+]	6.4%	2,003	19	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 64 (3.2%); Rich Whitney (Green) 51 (2.5%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 13 (0.6%);
2008	S2	59%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,135	52.8%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	921	42.9%	93 [+]	4.3%	2,149	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 49 (2.3%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 26 (1.2%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 18 (0.8%);
2006	G	57%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	1,045	51.6%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	784	38.7%	195 [+]	9.6%	2,024	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 179 (8.8%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.8%);
2004	S3	65%	Barack Obama (D)	1,211	52.5%	Alan Keyes (R)	1,020	44.3%	74 [+]	3.2%	2,305	17	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 38 (1.6%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 35 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2002	S2	56%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,051	54.0%	Jim Durkin (R)	867	44.6%	28 [+]	1.4%	1,946	7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 28 (1.4%);
2002	G	59%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	1,010	49.2%	Jim Ryan (R)	1,008	49.1%	35 [+]	1.7%	2,053	4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 24 (1.2%); Marisellis Brown (I) 11 (0.5%);
1998	S3	60%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	1,234	59.9%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	790	38.3%	36 [+]	1.7%	2,060	10	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 36 (1.7%);
1998	G	63%	Glenn Poshard (D)	1,483	68.2%	George Ryan (R)	686	31.5%	7 [+]	0.3%	2,176	-20	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 7 (0.3%);
1996	S2	58%	Richard Durbin (D)	986	49.5%	Al Salvi (R)	946	47.5%	60 [+]	3.0%	1,992	7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 35 (1.8%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 13 (0.7%); James Davis (Natural Law) 6 (0.3%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 6 (0.3%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	58%	Jim Edgar* (R)	1,493	75.1%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	440	22.1%	54 [+]	2.7%	1,987	11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 54 (2.7%);
1992	S3	68%	Richard Williamson (R)	1,194	51.8%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	1,043	45.2%	69 [+]	3.0%	2,306	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 45 (2.0%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 10 (0.4%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 5 (0.2%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.2%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 4 (0.2%); John Justice (Populist) 1 (0.0%);
1990	S2	62%	Paul Simon* (D)	1,443	69.5%	Lynn Martin (R)	633	30.5%	0	0.0%	2,076	-4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	62%	Neil Hartigan (D)	1,052	50.8%	Jim Edgar (R)	1,007	48.7%	10 [+]	0.5%	2,069	-2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 10 (0.5%);
1986	S3	63%	Alan Dixon* (D)	1,191	57.3%	Judy Koehler (R)	849	40.9%	37 [+]	1.8%	2,077	7	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 23 (1.1%); Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 10 (0.5%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.2%);
1986	G	66%	James Thompson* (R)	1,224	56.9%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	807	37.5%	121 [+]	5.6%	2,152	4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 113 (5.3%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 5 (0.2%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
1984	S2	77%	Paul Simon (D)	1,365	54.6%	Charles Percy* (R)	1,116	44.7%	17 [+]	0.7%	2,498	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 10 (0.4%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 5 (0.2%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1982	G	64%	James Thompson* (R)	1,132	55.0%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	908	44.1%	18 [+]	0.9%	2,058	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 9 (0.4%); John Roche (Taxpayers) 9 (0.4%);
1980	S3	75%	David O'Neal (R)	1,194	50.6%	Alan Dixon (D)	1,151	48.8%	13 [+]	0.6%	2,358	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 7 (0.3%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 3 (0.1%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 2 (0.1%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 0 (0.0%);
1978	S2	70%	Charles Percy* (R)	1,021	49.9%	Alex Seith (D)	1,016	49.7%	8 [+]	0.4%	2,045	-3	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 3 (0.1%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 3 (0.1%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%);
1978	G	73%	James Thompson* (R)	1,179	55.5%	Michael Bakalis (D)	940	44.2%	6 [+]	0.3%	2,125	-4	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 4 (0.2%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1976	G	79%	James Thompson (R)	1,517	67.6%	Michael Howlitt (D)	723	32.2%	3 [+]	0.1%	2,243	3	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 2 (0.1%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 0 (0.0%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 0 (0.0%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1974	S3	66%	George Burditt (R)	938	51.9%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	867	48.0%	2 [+]	0.1%	1,807	15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.1%);
1972	S2	80%	Charles Percy* (R)	1,373	64.4%	Roman Pucinski (D)	757	35.5%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,132	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.1%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1972	G	85%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	1,141	50.2%	Daniel Walker (D)	1,129	49.7%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,272	1	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1970	S3	69%	Ralph Smith* (R)	1,042	62.7%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	620	37.3%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,663	20	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.1%); Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1968	S3	90%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	1,434	66.0%	William Clark (D)	739	34.0%	0	0.0%	2,173	13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1968	G	91%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	1,387	62.8%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	822	37.2%	0	0.0%	2,209	12	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 0 (0.0%);
1966	S2	89%	Charles Percy (R)	1,363	62.7%	Paul Douglas* (D)	812	37.3%	0	0.0%	2,175	8	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	100%	Charles Percy (R)	1,462	59.3%	Otto Kerner* (D)	1,005	40.7%	0	0.0%	2,467	11	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	91%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	1,365	60.1%	Sidney Yates (D)	905	39.9%	0	0.0%	2,270	7	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	103%	Samuel Witwer (R)	1,528	58.6%	Paul Douglas* (D)	1,077	41.3%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,606	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 1 (0.0%);
1960	G	104%	William Stratton* (R)	1,563	59.5%	Otto Kerner (D)	1,064	40.5%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,628	15	0.06%
[-] 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 Pope County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Pope County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Pope County, IL were estimated to be 52% Republican and 21% Democrat.