Election Results for Chicago, IL-IN Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	226,161	11.6
Deaths:	205,460	10.5
Net Migration:	-237,461	-12.1
Net Immigration:	36,719	1.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +238,818	D +72,015	R + 2.6%
D +310,833
2020 vs. 2012	R +172,612	D +300,301	D + 2.6%
D +472,913
2020 vs. 2008	R +228,749	R +25,389	R + 4.0%
D +203,360

2016 vs. 2008	R -10,069	R +97,404	R + 1.4%
D -107,473
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	61%	Joe Biden (D)	2,905,962	64.4%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,515,280	33.6%	91,663 [+]	2.0%	4,512,905	-13	2.85%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 46,484 (1.0%);
2016	56%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,595,129	62.9%	Donald Trump (R)	1,276,462	30.9%	254,566 [+]	6.2%	4,126,157	-15	3.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 146,725 (3.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 55,995 (1.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	53%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,433,049	63.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,342,668	35.0%	62,557 [+]	1.6%	3,838,274	-12	2.97%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 37,766 (1.0%);
2008	57%	Barack Obama (D)	2,702,602	66.9%	John McCain (R)	1,286,531	31.9%	48,037 [+]	1.2%	4,037,170	-14	3.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 17,391 (0.4%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 15,238 (0.4%);
2004	54%	John Kerry (D)	2,250,932	59.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,496,928	39.7%	26,253 [+]	0.7%	3,774,113	-11	3.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 46 (0.0%);
2000	50%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,974,624	58.7%	George W. Bush (R)	1,296,366	38.6%	91,275 [+]	2.7%	3,362,265	-9	3.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 71,654 (2.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 9,573 (0.3%);
1996	46%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,738,817	57.7%	Robert Dole (R)	1,026,920	34.1%	247,985 [+]	8.2%	3,013,722	-7	3.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 222,711 (7.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 17,033 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	57%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,786,875	50.1%	George Bush* (R)	1,195,536	33.5%	587,540 [+]	16.5%	3,569,951	-4	3.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 571,167 (16.0%);
1988	53%	George Bush (R)	1,614,750	49.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,599,769	49.4%	24,686 [+]	0.8%	3,239,205	-4	3.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 11,057 (0.3%);
1984	57%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,852,495	54.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,540,853	45.1%	19,778	0.6%	3,413,126	-5	3.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,552,674	46.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,508,456	45.0%	294,002 [+]	8.8%	3,355,132	-4	3.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 245,095 (7.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 27,639 (0.8%);
1976	61%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,642,059	49.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,636,328	49.0%	62,564 [+]	1.9%	3,340,951	1	4.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 39,420 (1.2%);
1972	62%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,938,319	57.6%	George McGovern (D)	1,408,145	41.9%	17,266 [+]	0.5%	3,363,730	-3	4.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	68%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,520,552	46.1%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,477,484	44.8%	299,412 [+]	9.1%	3,297,448	1	4.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 287,835 (8.7%);
1964	72%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,021,938	60.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,333,012	39.7%	1,159	0.0%	3,356,109	1	4.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	75%	John Kennedy (D)	1,780,922	53.3%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,554,116	46.5%	8,689	0.3%	3,343,727	-3	4.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	68%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,803,275	59.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,232,627	40.5%	7,368	0.2%	3,043,270	2	4.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,625,175	52.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,447,098	47.0%	8,726	0.3%	3,080,999	-2	4.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	72%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,448,054	51.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,329,346	47.5%	21,811 [+]	0.8%	2,799,211	2	5.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 3,390 (0.1%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	75%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,517,838	55.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,233,573	44.7%	10,424	0.4%	2,761,835	-1	5.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	77%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,426,233	53.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,250,763	46.5%	10,817	0.4%	2,687,813	2	5.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	78%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,512,438	60.0%	Alf Landon (R)	937,349	37.2%	71,012 [+]	2.8%	2,520,799	1	5.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 63,223 (2.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 4,930 (0.2%);
1932	67%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,145,428	53.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	918,776	43.1%	66,447 [+]	3.1%	2,130,651	4	5.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 46,108 (2.2%);
1928	68%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,075,422	54.9%	Al Smith (D)	869,053	44.4%	14,738 [+]	0.8%	1,959,213	-3	5.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 11,041 (0.6%);
1924	54%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	875,180	62.7%	John Davis (D)	272,095	19.5%	249,351 [+]	17.9%	1,396,626	9	4.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 245,825 (17.6%);
1920	49%	Warren Harding (R)	826,877	72.3%	James Cox (D)	243,371	21.3%	73,867 [+]	6.5%	1,144,115	12	4.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 58,182 (5.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 10,972 (1.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 2,293 (0.2%);
1916	52%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	585,403	53.7%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	461,447	42.3%	43,926 [+]	4.0%	1,090,776	8	5.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 37,237 (3.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 5,088 (0.5%);
1912	30%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	224,624	39.3%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	172,829	30.2%	174,048 [+]	30.5%	571,501	-4	3.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 109,529 (19.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 57,254 (10.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 4,562 (0.8%);
1908	34%	William Taft (R)	319,797	57.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	198,478	35.6%	39,141 [+]	7.0%	557,416	6	3.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 21,517 (3.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 9,643 (1.7%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 6,815 (1.2%);
1904	35%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	317,746	61.0%	Alton Parker (D)	134,875	25.9%	68,371 [+]	13.1%	520,992	5	3.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 52,150 (10.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 8,673 (1.7%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 4,049 (0.8%);
1900	40%	William McKinley* (R)	286,185	53.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	233,100	43.7%	13,582 [+]	2.5%	532,867	2	3.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 7,285 (1.4%); John Woolley (Proh) 5,857 (1.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,905,962

64.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,515,280

33.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

46,484

1.0%

Other

45,179

1.0%

TOTAL

4,512,905

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -13

2016 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,595,129

62.9%

Donald Trump (R)

1,276,462

30.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

146,725

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

55,995

1.4%

Other

51,846

1.3%

TOTAL

4,126,157

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -15

2012 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,433,049

63.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,342,668

35.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

37,766

1.0%

Other

24,791

0.6%

TOTAL

3,838,274

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -12

2008 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,702,602

66.9%

John McCain (R)

1,286,531

31.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

17,391

0.4%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

15,238

0.4%

Other

15,408

0.4%

TOTAL

4,037,170

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -14

2004 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,496,928

39.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,250,932

59.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.0%

Other

26,207

0.7%

TOTAL

3,774,113

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): -11

2000 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,296,366

38.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,974,624

58.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

71,654

2.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

9,573

0.3%

Other

10,048

0.3%

TOTAL

3,362,265

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): -9

1996 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,738,817

57.7%

Robert Dole (R)

1,026,920

34.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

222,711

7.4%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

17,033

0.6%

Other

8,241

0.3%

TOTAL

3,013,722

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): -7

1992 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

1,786,875

50.1%

George Bush* (R)

1,195,536

33.5%

Ross Perot (I)

571,167

16.0%

Other

16,373

0.5%

TOTAL

3,569,951

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

1,614,750

49.9%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,599,769

49.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

11,057

0.3%

Other

13,629

0.4%

TOTAL

3,239,205

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): -4

1984 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

1,852,495

54.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,540,853

45.1%

Other

19,778

0.6%

TOTAL

3,413,126

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

1,552,674

46.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

1,508,456

45.0%

John Anderson (I)

245,095

7.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

27,639

0.8%

Other

21,268

0.6%

TOTAL

3,355,132

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,636,328

49.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,642,059

49.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

39,420

1.2%

Other

23,144

0.7%

TOTAL

3,340,951

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 1

1972 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,938,319

57.6%

George McGovern (D)

1,408,145

41.9%

Other

17,266

0.5%

TOTAL

3,363,730

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -3

1968 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,477,484

44.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,520,552

46.1%

George Wallace (AIP)

287,835

8.7%

Other

11,577

0.4%

TOTAL

3,297,448

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 1

1964 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

2,021,938

60.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,333,012

39.7%

Other

1,159

0.0%

TOTAL

3,356,109

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 1

1960 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

1,780,922

53.3%

Richard Nixon (R)

1,554,116

46.5%

Other

8,689

0.3%

TOTAL

3,343,727

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,803,275

59.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,232,627

40.5%

Other

7,368

0.2%

TOTAL

3,043,270

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 2

1952 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,625,175

52.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,447,098

47.0%

Other

8,726

0.3%

TOTAL

3,080,999

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

1,448,054

51.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,329,346

47.5%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

3,390

0.1%

Other

18,421

0.7%

TOTAL

2,799,211

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 2

1944 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,517,838

55.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,233,573

44.7%

Other

10,424

0.4%

TOTAL

2,761,835

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): -1

1940 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,426,233

53.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,250,763

46.5%

Other

10,817

0.4%

TOTAL

2,687,813

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): 2

1936 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,512,438

60.0%

Alf Landon (R)

937,349

37.2%

William Lemke (Union)

63,223

2.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

4,930

0.2%

Other

2,859

0.1%

TOTAL

2,520,799

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 1

1932 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

1,145,428

53.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

918,776

43.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

46,108

2.2%

Other

20,339

1.0%

TOTAL

2,130,651

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,075,422

54.9%

Al Smith (D)

869,053

44.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

11,041

0.6%

Other

3,697

0.2%

TOTAL

1,959,213

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -3

1924 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

875,180

62.7%

John Davis (D)

272,095

19.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

245,825

17.6%

Other

3,526

0.3%

TOTAL

1,396,626

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 9

1920 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

826,877

72.3%

James Cox (D)

243,371

21.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

58,182

5.1%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

10,972

1.0%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

2,293

0.2%

Other

2,420

0.2%

TOTAL

1,144,115

Turnout: 49%	Diff (US): 12

1916 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

461,447

42.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

585,403

53.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

37,237

3.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

5,088

0.5%

Other

1,601

0.1%

TOTAL

1,090,776

Turnout: 52%	Diff (US): 8

1912 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

172,829

30.2%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

224,624

39.3%

William Taft* (R)

109,529

19.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

57,254

10.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

4,562

0.8%

Other

2,703

0.5%

TOTAL

571,501

Turnout: 30%	Diff (US): -4

1908 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

319,797

57.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

198,478

35.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

21,517

3.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

9,643

1.7%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

6,815

1.2%

Other

1,166

0.2%

TOTAL

557,416

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 6

1904 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

317,746

61.0%

Alton Parker (D)

134,875

25.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

52,150

10.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

8,673

1.7%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

4,049

0.8%

Other

3,499

0.7%

TOTAL

520,992

Turnout: 35%	Diff (US): 5

1900 President, Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

286,185

53.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

233,100

43.7%

John Woolley (Proh)

5,857

1.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

7,285

1.4%

Other

440

0.1%

TOTAL

532,867

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	4,953,554	51.60%	7.4%
Black:	1,549,986	16.15%	5.1%
Indian:	12,375	0.13%	4.0%
Asian:	703,985	7.33%	33.1%
2+ races:	161,623	1.68%	21.7%
Hispanic:	2,218,444	23.11%	13.0%

Total non-White:	4,646,413	48.40%	8.4%

Change in White population:	-395,501	-4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	361,949	3.8

Chicago, IL-IN Market Area

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