Washington County, IL

Designated Market Area: St. Louis, MO-IL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Nashville township (pop. 3,479) Nashville city (pop. 3,025) Okawville township (pop. 1,976) Hoyleton township (pop. 1,377) Okawville village (pop. 1,263) Irvington township (pop. 981) Ashley township (pop. 884) Oakdale township (pop. 758) Beaucoup township (pop. 560) Johannisburg township (pop. 554) Du Bois township (pop. 552) Irvington village (pop. 545) Pilot Knob township (pop. 511) Lively Grove township (pop. 480) Hoyleton village (pop. 473) Ashley city (pop. 411) Venedy township (pop. 394) Covington township (pop. 362) Plum Hill township (pop. 359) Oakdale village (pop. 295) Bolo township (pop. 286) Addieville village (pop. 286) Richview township (pop. 268) Richview village (pop. 228) New Minden village (pop. 227) Du Bois village (pop. 194) Venedy village (pop. 133) Radom village (pop. 130) Wamac city (pop. 45)  

Tracts in Washington County, IL

Census Tract 9501, Washington County, Illinois     Census Tract 9502, Washington County, Illinois     Census Tract 9503, Washington County, Illinois     Census Tract 9504, Washington County, Illinois        

2022 population: 13,643   ( 1,073 from 2010 , 124 from 2020)
Land area: 562.6 square miles
Population density: 24.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,045	95.62%	8.5%
Black:	143	1.05%	52.1%
Indian:	24	0.18%	84.6%
Asian:	66	0.48%	46.7%
2+ races:	142	1.04%	36.5%
Hispanic:	223	1.63%	13.2%
Total non-White:	598	4.38%	31.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	301	10.9
Deaths:	396	14.4
Net Migration:	-26	-0.9
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,215	-8.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	142	1.0

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	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,115	77.2%	Joe Biden (D)	1,641	20.7%	165 [+]	2.1%	7,921	37	30	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 92 (1.2%);
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	5,571	74.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,448	19.5%	419 [+]	5.6%	7,438	37	29	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 289 (3.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 75 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,792	64.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,450	33.0%	193 [+]	2.6%	7,435	24	17	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 99 (1.3%);
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	4,473	56.4%	Barack Obama (D)	3,342	42.1%	117 [+]	1.5%	7,932	20	11	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 57 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 30 (0.4%);
2004	71%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,072	62.6%	John Kerry (D)	2,986	36.8%	46 [+]	0.6%	8,104	18	12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	4,353	61.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,638	37.0%	147 [+]	2.1%	7,138	18	13	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 96 (1.3%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 33 (0.5%);
1996	62%	Robert Dole (R)	3,339	48.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,744	39.6%	844 [+]	12.2%	6,927	11	8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 790 (11.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 25 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	68%	George Bush* (R)	3,003	39.7%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,986	39.5%	1,566 [+]	20.7%	7,555	5	2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,542 (20.4%);
1988	62%	George Bush (R)	4,127	60.0%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,689	39.1%	58 [+]	0.8%	6,874	9	7	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 18 (0.3%);
1984	67%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,129	68.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,363	31.4%	24	0.3%	7,516	12	9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	69%	Ronald Reagan (R)	5,354	69.0%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,158	27.8%	250 [+]	3.2%	7,762	19	18	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 205 (2.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 29 (0.4%);
1976	77%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,485	57.2%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,222	41.1%	137 [+]	1.7%	7,844	7	9	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 68 (0.9%);
1972	78%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,179	68.9%	George McGovern (D)	2,327	30.9%	16 [+]	0.2%	7,522	10	8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	87%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,793	63.3%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,093	27.7%	683 [+]	9.0%	7,569	16	20	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 671 (8.9%);
1964	87%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,840	51.1%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,670	48.9%	0	0.0%	7,510	11	13	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	95%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,053	61.9%	John Kennedy (D)	3,093	37.9%	11	0.1%	8,157	12	12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	85%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,299	65.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,820	34.7%	16	0.2%	8,135	6	8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	85%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,546	66.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,824	33.7%	11	0.1%	8,381	11	11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	72%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,544	62.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,737	37.3%	49 [+]	0.7%	7,330	13	17	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	78%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,428	66.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,723	33.3%	35	0.4%	8,186	18	20	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	85%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,701	61.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,479	37.7%	42	0.5%	9,222	13	17	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	86%	Alf Landon (R)	4,540	51.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,119	46.4%	209 [+]	2.4%	8,868	12	15	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 181 (2.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 13 (0.1%);
1932	76%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,696	59.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,076	38.8%	154 [+]	1.9%	7,926	-3	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 117 (1.5%);
1928	63%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,638	55.9%	Al Smith (D)	2,848	43.8%	22 [+]	0.3%	6,508	-1	-2	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 22 (0.3%);
1924	57%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,444	56.4%	John Davis (D)	1,717	28.1%	942 [+]	15.4%	6,103	-2	2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 917 (15.0%);
1920	58%	Warren Harding (R)	4,519	70.8%	James Cox (D)	1,102	17.3%	765 [+]	12.0%	6,386	3	10	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 654 (10.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 66 (1.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 45 (0.7%);
1916	69%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,657	60.9%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,794	36.6%	190 [+]	2.5%	7,641	8	15	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 105 (1.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 85 (1.1%);
1912	38%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,654	39.1%	William Taft* (R)	1,304	30.8%	1,276 [+]	30.1%	4,234	9	8	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,058 (25.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 135 (3.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 67 (1.6%);
1908	40%	William Taft (R)	2,355	53.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,830	41.9%	187 [+]	4.3%	4,372	-1	2	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 111 (2.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 64 (1.5%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,374	57.3%	Alton Parker (D)	1,504	36.3%	265 [+]	6.4%	4,143	-1	1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 130 (3.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 116 (2.8%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 9 (0.2%);
1900	41%	William McKinley* (R)	2,351	51.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,081	45.9%	106 [+]	2.3%	4,538	-1	0	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 61 (1.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 32 (0.7%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,641	20.7%
Donald Trump* (R)	6,115	77.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	92	1.2%
Other	73	0.9%
TOTAL	7,921
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 37 Diff (US): 30

2016 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,448	19.5%
Donald Trump (R)	5,571	74.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	289	3.9%
Jill Stein (Grn)	75	1.0%
Other	55	0.7%
TOTAL	7,438
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 37 Diff (US): 29

2012 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,450	33.0%
Mitt Romney (R)	4,792	64.5%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	99	1.3%
Other	94	1.3%
TOTAL	7,435
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,342	42.1%
John McCain (R)	4,473	56.4%
Ralph Nader (I)	57	0.7%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	30	0.4%
Other	30	0.4%
TOTAL	7,932
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 20 Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	5,072	62.6%
John Kerry (D)	2,986	36.8%
Other	46	0.6%
TOTAL	8,104
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	4,353	61.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,638	37.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	96	1.3%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	33	0.5%
Other	18	0.3%
TOTAL	7,138
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 13

1996 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,744	39.6%
Robert Dole (R)	3,339	48.2%
Ross Perot (Ref)	790	11.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	25	0.4%
Other	29	0.4%
TOTAL	6,927
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 8

1992 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,986	39.5%
George Bush* (R)	3,003	39.7%
Ross Perot (I)	1,542	20.4%
Other	24	0.3%
TOTAL	7,555
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,127	60.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,689	39.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	18	0.3%
Other	40	0.6%
TOTAL	6,874
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 7

1984 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,129	68.2%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,363	31.4%
Other	24	0.3%
TOTAL	7,516
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,354	69.0%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,158	27.8%
John Anderson (I)	205	2.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	29	0.4%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	7,762
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 18

1976 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,222	41.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,485	57.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	68	0.9%
Other	69	0.9%
TOTAL	7,844
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 9

1972 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,179	68.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,327	30.9%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	7,522
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

1968 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,793	63.3%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,093	27.7%
George Wallace (AIP)	671	8.9%
Other	12	0.2%
TOTAL	7,569
Turnout: 87% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 20

1960 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,093	37.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	5,053	61.9%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	8,157
Turnout: 95% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 12

1956 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,299	65.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,820	34.7%
Other	16	0.2%
TOTAL	8,135
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 8

1952 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,546	66.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,824	33.7%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	8,381
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 11

1948 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,737	37.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,544	62.0%
Other	49	0.7%
TOTAL	7,330
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 17

1944 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,723	33.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	5,428	66.3%
Other	35	0.4%
TOTAL	8,186
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 20

1940 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,479	37.7%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,701	61.8%
Other	42	0.5%
TOTAL	9,222
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 17

1936 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,119	46.4%
Alf Landon (R)	4,540	51.2%
William Lemke (Union)	181	2.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	13	0.1%
Other	15	0.2%
TOTAL	8,868
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 15

1932 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,696	59.2%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,076	38.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	117	1.5%
Other	37	0.5%
TOTAL	7,926
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -1

1928 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,638	55.9%
Al Smith (D)	2,848	43.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	22	0.3%
TOTAL	6,508
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -2

1924 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,444	56.4%
John Davis (D)	1,717	28.1%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	917	15.0%
Other	25	0.4%
TOTAL	6,103
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 2

1920 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,519	70.8%
James Cox (D)	1,102	17.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	66	1.0%
Parley Christiansen (FL)	654	10.2%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	45	0.7%
TOTAL	6,386
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 10

1916 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,794	36.6%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	4,657	60.9%
Allan Benson (Soc)	105	1.4%
James Hanly (Proh)	85	1.1%
TOTAL	7,641
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 15

1912 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,654	39.1%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,058	25.0%
William Taft* (R)	1,304	30.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	135	3.2%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	67	1.6%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,234
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 8

1908 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	2,355	53.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,830	41.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	64	1.5%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	111	2.5%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	1	0.0%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,372
Turnout: 40% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1904 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,374	57.3%
Alton Parker (D)	1,504	36.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	116	2.8%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	130	3.1%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	9	0.2%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,143
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 1

1900 President, Washington County, IL
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,351	51.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	2,081	45.9%
John Woolley (Proh)	61	1.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	32	0.7%
Other	13	0.3%
TOTAL	4,538
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington 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	56%	Kathy Salvi (R)	4,424	74.2%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,425	23.9%	114 [+]	1.9%	5,963	33	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 114 (1.9%);
2022	G	57%	Darren Bailey (R)	4,739	77.9%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,182	19.4%	159 [+]	2.6%	6,080	36	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 159 (2.6%);
2020	S2	72%	Mark Curran (R)	5,671	73.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,914	24.6%	181 [+]	2.3%	7,766	34	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 92 (1.2%); Willie Wilson (I) 53 (0.7%); David Black (Green) 36 (0.5%);
2018	G	56%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	4,031	66.4%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	1,536	25.3%	508 [+]	8.4%	6,075	28	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 327 (5.4%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 171 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%);
2016	S3	66%	Mark Kirk* (R)	4,417	60.8%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	2,553	35.2%	291 [+]	4.0%	7,261	21	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 187 (2.6%); Scott Summers (Green) 103 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	51%	Jim Oberweis (R)	3,532	62.3%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,885	33.3%	249 [+]	4.4%	5,666	20	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 249 (4.4%);
2014	G	51%	Bruce Rauner (R)	4,354	76.1%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,004	17.5%	363 [+]	6.3%	5,721	26	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 363 (6.3%);
2010	S3	49%	Mark Kirk (R)	3,833	67.6%	Alexi Giannoulias (D)	1,494	26.3%	343 [+]	6.0%	5,670	20	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: LeAlan Jones (Green) 221 (3.9%); Michael Labno (Libertarian) 120 (2.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2010	G	51%	Bill Brady (R)	3,950	67.6%	Pat Quinn* (D)	1,495	25.6%	398 [+]	6.8%	5,843	22	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Scott Lee Cohen (I) 199 (3.4%); Rich Whitney (Green) 164 (2.8%); Lex Green (Libertarian) 35 (0.6%);
2008	S2	67%	Richard Durbin* (D)	4,077	53.2%	Steve Sauerberg (R)	3,294	43.0%	288 [+]	3.8%	7,659	14	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Kathy Cummings (Green) 172 (2.2%); Larry Stafford (Libertarian) 60 (0.8%); Chad Koppie (Constitution) 56 (0.7%);
2006	G	55%	Judy Baar Topinka (R)	3,328	53.2%	Rod Blagojevich* (D)	2,433	38.9%	494 [+]	7.9%	6,255	14	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rich Whitney (Green) 455 (7.3%); Other (Write-in) 39 (0.6%);
2004	S3	67%	Barack Obama (D)	4,110	53.5%	Alan Keyes (R)	3,315	43.2%	251 [+]	3.3%	7,676	16	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Albert Franzen (I) 156 (2.0%); Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 95 (1.2%);
2002	S2	51%	Jim Durkin (R)	3,103	53.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	2,611	45.0%	91 [+]	1.6%	5,805	15	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Steven Burgauer (Libertarian) 91 (1.6%);
2002	G	53%	Jim Ryan (R)	3,169	53.1%	Rod Blagojevich (D)	2,681	44.9%	119 [+]	2.0%	5,969	8	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Cal Skinner (Libertarian) 96 (1.6%); Marisellis Brown (I) 23 (0.4%);
1998	S3	52%	Peter Fitzgerald (R)	4,181	71.5%	Carol Moseley-Braun* (D)	1,579	27.0%	84 [+]	1.4%	5,844	21	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Don Torgersen (Reform) 84 (1.4%);
1998	G	53%	George Ryan (R)	3,085	51.3%	Glenn Poshard (D)	2,899	48.2%	31 [+]	0.5%	6,015	0	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Lawrence Redmond (Reform) 31 (0.5%);
1996	S2	60%	Al Salvi (R)	3,802	56.1%	Richard Durbin (D)	2,825	41.7%	154 [+]	2.3%	6,781	15	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Steven Perry (Reform) 81 (1.2%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 39 (0.6%); Chad Koppie (U.S. Taxpayers) 22 (0.3%); James Davis (Natural Law) 12 (0.2%); Steve Dahl (I) 0 (0.0%);
1994	G	53%	Jim Edgar* (R)	4,206	71.7%	Dawn Clark Netsch (D)	1,517	25.9%	142 [+]	2.4%	5,865	8	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: David Kelley (Libertarian) 142 (2.4%);
1992	S3	65%	Richard Williamson (R)	3,719	51.6%	Carol Moseley-Braun (D)	3,247	45.0%	248 [+]	3.4%	7,214	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Chad Koppie (Conservative Party of Illinois) 136 (1.9%); Andrew Spiegel (Libertarian) 37 (0.5%); Alan Port (New Alliance) 23 (0.3%); Kathleen Kaku (Socialist Workers) 19 (0.3%); John Justice (Populist) 17 (0.2%); Charles Winter (Natural Law) 16 (0.2%);
1990	S2	54%	Paul Simon* (D)	3,237	54.3%	Lynn Martin (R)	2,729	45.7%	0	0.0%	5,966	11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:
1990	G	55%	Jim Edgar (R)	3,021	49.9%	Neil Hartigan (D)	2,988	49.4%	44 [+]	0.7%	6,053	-1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Jessie Fields (Illinois Solidarity) 44 (0.7%);
1986	S3	51%	Alan Dixon* (D)	3,098	54.5%	Judy Koehler (R)	2,538	44.6%	50 [+]	0.9%	5,686	11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Elinar Dyhrkopp (Illinois Solidarity) 28 (0.5%); Donald Parrish (Libertarian) 22 (0.4%); Omari Musa (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1986	G	52%	James Thompson* (R)	3,805	65.4%	Adlai Stevenson III (Illinois Solidarity)	1,574	27.0%	443 [+]	7.6%	5,822	13	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: No Candidate (D) 417 (7.2%); Gary Shilts (Libertarian) 18 (0.3%); Diane Roling (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.1%);
1984	S2	66%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,019	54.3%	Paul Simon (D)	3,292	44.5%	85 [+]	1.1%	7,396	6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Steve Givot (Libertarian) 52 (0.7%); Marjorie Pries (Citizens) 22 (0.3%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 10 (0.1%); Nelson Gonzalez (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1982	G	56%	James Thompson* (R)	3,837	61.1%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,417	38.5%	25 [+]	0.4%	6,279	12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: John Roche (Taxpayers) 14 (0.2%); Bea Armstrong (Libertarian) 11 (0.2%);
1980	S3	68%	David O'Neal (R)	4,844	63.7%	Alan Dixon (D)	2,740	36.0%	24 [+]	0.3%	7,608	21	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 10 (0.1%); Charles Wilson (Communist) 7 (0.1%); Sidney Lens (Citizens) 6 (0.1%); Michael Soriano (Workers World) 1 (0.0%); Burton Artz (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1978	S2	54%	Charles Percy* (R)	3,085	54.8%	Alex Seith (D)	2,529	44.9%	19 [+]	0.3%	5,633	1	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Bruce Green (Libertarian) 12 (0.2%); Patricia Grogan (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.0%);
1978	G	53%	James Thompson* (R)	3,628	65.3%	Michael Bakalis (D)	1,926	34.6%	6 [+]	0.1%	5,560	6	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Georgia Shields (Libertarian) 3 (0.1%); Mel Klenetsky (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.0%); Cecil Lampkin (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1976	G	76%	James Thompson (R)	5,339	68.7%	Michael Howlitt (D)	2,385	30.7%	51 [+]	0.7%	7,775	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Ishmael Flory (Communist) 42 (0.5%); Joseph McCaffrey (Libertarian) 4 (0.1%); George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 2 (0.0%); Edward Waffle (U.S. Labor) 2 (0.0%); Suzanne Haig (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1974	S3	60%	George Burditt (R)	3,134	53.1%	Adlai Stevenson III* (D)	2,763	46.8%	10 [+]	0.2%	5,907	16	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Edward Heisler (Socialist Workers) 9 (0.2%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 1 (0.0%);
1972	S2	76%	Charles Percy* (R)	4,813	65.6%	Roman Pucinski (D)	2,512	34.2%	12 [+]	0.2%	7,337	3	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 8 (0.1%); Arnold Becchetti (Communist) 4 (0.1%);
1972	G	78%	Richard Ogilvie* (R)	4,176	55.4%	Daniel Walker (D)	3,359	44.5%	9 [+]	0.1%	7,544	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: George LaForest (Socialist Labor) 7 (0.1%); Ishmael Flory (Communist) 2 (0.0%);
1970	S3	70%	Ralph Smith* (R)	3,798	61.5%	Adlai Stevenson III (D)	2,367	38.4%	7 [+]	0.1%	6,172	19	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 4 (0.1%); Lynn Henderson (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.0%);
1968	S3	84%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	5,036	69.3%	William Clark (D)	2,217	30.5%	10 [+]	0.1%	7,263	16	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 10 (0.1%);
1968	G	86%	Richard Ogilvie (R)	4,973	67.0%	Samuel Shapiro* (D)	2,437	32.8%	11 [+]	0.1%	7,421	16	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 11 (0.1%);
1966	S2	79%	Charles Percy (R)	4,491	65.4%	Paul Douglas* (D)	2,375	34.6%	0	0.0%	6,866	10	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Robert Sabonjian (I) 0 (0.0%); Maxwell Primack (I) 0 (0.0%);
1964	G	87%	Charles Percy (R)	4,327	57.6%	Otto Kerner* (D)	3,185	42.4%	0	0.0%	7,512	10	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	78%	Everett Dirksen* (R)	4,143	62.1%	Sidney Yates (D)	2,533	37.9%	0	0.0%	6,676	9	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	93%	Samuel Witwer (R)	4,534	57.2%	Paul Douglas* (D)	3,376	42.6%	10 [+]	0.1%	7,920	12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 10 (0.1%);
1960	G	94%	William Stratton* (R)	4,716	58.5%	Otto Kerner (D)	3,328	41.3%	12 [+]	0.1%	8,056	14	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Edward Gross (Socialist Labor) 12 (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 Washington County, IL

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Voter Registration Data for Washington County, IL

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Washington County, IL were estimated to be 50% Republican and 16% Democrat.