Election Results for Rockford, IL Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,460	12.2
Deaths:	12,487	13.3
Net Migration:	-5,127	-5.5
Net Immigration:	891	0.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +11,190	D +2,253	D + 2.0%
D +13,443
2020 vs. 2012	R +14,916	R +13,659	R + 6.4%
D +1,257
2020 vs. 2008	R +17,543	R +29,789	R + 14.2%
D -12,246

2016 vs. 2008	R +6,353	R +32,042	R + 16.2%
D -25,689
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	113,143	51.9%	Joe Biden (D)	99,488	45.6%	5,468 [+]	2.5%	218,099	5	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 3,025 (1.4%);
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	101,953	50.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	86,045	42.4%	15,083 [+]	7.4%	203,081	4	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 9,123 (4.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,784 (1.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	55%	Barack Obama* (D)	98,231	48.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	98,227	48.9%	4,223 [+]	2.1%	200,681	2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,542 (1.3%);
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	111,734	52.7%	John McCain (R)	95,600	45.1%	4,556 [+]	2.2%	211,890	0	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,562 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 1,160 (0.5%);
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	108,351	53.6%	John Kerry (D)	92,373	45.7%	1,529 [+]	0.8%	202,253	3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	93,542	52.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	80,308	44.8%	5,569 [+]	3.1%	179,419	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 4,225 (2.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 605 (0.3%);
1996	51%	Robert Dole (R)	75,766	46.3%	Bill Clinton* (D)	71,414	43.7%	16,381 [+]	10.0%	163,561	6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 14,905 (9.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 973 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	59%	Bill Clinton (D)	73,353	40.1%	George Bush* (R)	72,475	39.6%	37,196 [+]	20.3%	183,024	2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 36,430 (19.9%);
1988	54%	George Bush (R)	94,511	58.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	67,223	41.3%	973 [+]	0.6%	162,707	5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 471 (0.3%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	110,657	63.1%	Walter Mondale (D)	63,791	36.4%	991	0.6%	175,439	4	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	59%	Ronald Reagan (R)	90,207	52.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	48,991	28.6%	32,202 [+]	18.8%	171,400	2	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 30,142 (17.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,745 (1.0%);
1976	59%	Gerald Ford* (R)	90,631	56.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	66,588	41.5%	3,260 [+]	2.0%	160,479	8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,795 (1.1%);
1972	59%	Richard Nixon* (R)	102,417	64.8%	George McGovern (D)	55,003	34.8%	556 [+]	0.4%	157,976	4	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	64%	Richard Nixon (R)	87,169	56.9%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	55,669	36.4%	10,258 [+]	6.7%	153,096	14	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 9,994 (6.5%);
1964	66%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	77,614	51.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	73,100	48.5%	0	0.0%	150,714	10	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	72%	Richard Nixon (R)	94,026	60.4%	John Kennedy (D)	61,438	39.5%	198	0.1%	155,662	11	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	65%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	94,130	67.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	45,493	32.6%	136	0.1%	139,759	10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	71%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	89,834	64.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	48,797	35.1%	205	0.1%	138,836	10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	60%	Thomas Dewey (R)	63,537	58.2%	Harry Truman* (D)	44,659	40.9%	940 [+]	0.9%	109,136	13	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	68%	Thomas Dewey (R)	69,570	59.7%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	46,510	39.9%	515	0.4%	116,595	14	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	78%	Wendell Willkie (R)	74,119	59.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	50,087	40.1%	625	0.5%	124,831	15	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	78%	Alf Landon (R)	58,805	51.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	52,771	45.8%	3,555 [+]	3.1%	115,131	15	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 3,049 (2.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 283 (0.2%);
1932	71%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	56,865	55.0%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	43,272	41.8%	3,334 [+]	3.2%	103,471	15	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,576 (2.5%);
1928	69%	Herbert Hoover (R)	70,261	75.8%	Al Smith (D)	21,801	23.5%	628 [+]	0.7%	92,690	18	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 442 (0.5%);
1924	61%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	52,300	67.6%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	15,773	20.4%	9,277 [+]	12.0%	77,350	14	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 8,986 (11.6%);
1920	55%	Warren Harding (R)	51,806	79.9%	James Cox (D)	10,058	15.5%	2,995 [+]	4.6%	64,859	20	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,799 (2.8%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 667 (1.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 489 (0.8%);
1916	63%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	45,318	65.6%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	20,166	29.2%	3,629 [+]	5.3%	69,113	19	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 2,275 (3.3%); James Hanly (Proh) 1,302 (1.9%);
1912	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	17,656	45.2%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	10,411	26.7%	10,961 [+]	28.1%	39,028	-1	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 8,761 (22.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,455 (3.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 686 (1.8%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	25,432	65.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	10,731	27.6%	2,736 [+]	7.0%	38,899	14	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,510 (3.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,023 (2.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 121 (0.3%);
1904	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	25,798	70.6%	Alton Parker (D)	7,567	20.7%	3,159 [+]	8.6%	36,524	14	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,902 (5.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,089 (3.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 96 (0.3%);
1900	45%	William McKinley* (R)	26,014	66.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	11,884	30.3%	1,334 [+]	3.4%	39,232	15	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 1,141 (2.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 118 (0.3%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

99,488

45.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

113,143

51.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3,025

1.4%

Other

2,443

1.1%

TOTAL

218,099

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

86,045

42.4%

Donald Trump (R)

101,953

50.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

9,123

4.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,784

1.4%

Other

3,176

1.6%

TOTAL

203,081

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

98,231

48.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

98,227

48.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,542

1.3%

Other

1,681

0.8%

TOTAL

200,681

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 2

2008 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

111,734

52.7%

John McCain (R)

95,600

45.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,562

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

1,160

0.5%

Other

1,834

0.9%

TOTAL

211,890

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

108,351

53.6%

John Kerry (D)

92,373

45.7%

Other

1,529

0.8%

TOTAL

202,253

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

93,542

52.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

80,308

44.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

4,225

2.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

605

0.3%

Other

739

0.4%

TOTAL

179,419

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 4

1996 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

71,414

43.7%

Robert Dole (R)

75,766

46.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

14,905

9.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

973

0.6%

Other

503

0.3%

TOTAL

163,561

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 6

1992 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

73,353

40.1%

George Bush* (R)

72,475

39.6%

Ross Perot (I)

36,430

19.9%

Other

766

0.4%

TOTAL

183,024

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

94,511

58.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

67,223

41.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

471

0.3%

Other

502

0.3%

TOTAL

162,707

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 5

1984 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

110,657

63.1%

Walter Mondale (D)

63,791

36.4%

Other

991

0.6%

TOTAL

175,439

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

90,207

52.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

48,991

28.6%

John Anderson (I)

30,142

17.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,745

1.0%

Other

315

0.2%

TOTAL

171,400

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

66,588

41.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

90,631

56.5%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,795

1.1%

Other

1,465

0.9%

TOTAL

160,479

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 8

1972 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

102,417

64.8%

George McGovern (D)

55,003

34.8%

Other

556

0.4%

TOTAL

157,976

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

87,169

56.9%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

55,669

36.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

9,994

6.5%

Other

264

0.2%

TOTAL

153,096

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 14

1964 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

77,614

51.5%

Barry Goldwater (R)

73,100

48.5%

TOTAL

150,714

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 10

1960 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

61,438

39.5%

Richard Nixon (R)

94,026

60.4%

Other

198

0.1%

TOTAL

155,662

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

94,130

67.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

45,493

32.6%

Other

136

0.1%

TOTAL

139,759

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 10

1952 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

89,834

64.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

48,797

35.1%

Other

205

0.1%

TOTAL

138,836

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 10

1948 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

44,659

40.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

63,537

58.2%

Other

940

0.9%

TOTAL

109,136

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 13

1944 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

46,510

39.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

69,570

59.7%

Other

515

0.4%

TOTAL

116,595

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 14

1940 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

50,087

40.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

74,119

59.4%

Other

625

0.5%

TOTAL

124,831

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 15

1936 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

52,771

45.8%

Alf Landon (R)

58,805

51.1%

William Lemke (Union)

3,049

2.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

283

0.2%

Other

223

0.2%

TOTAL

115,131

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 15

1932 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

43,272

41.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

56,865

55.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

2,576

2.5%

Other

758

0.7%

TOTAL

103,471

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 15

1928 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

70,261

75.8%

Al Smith (D)

21,801

23.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

442

0.5%

Other

186

0.2%

TOTAL

92,690

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 18

1924 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

52,300

67.6%

John Davis (D)

8,986

11.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

15,773

20.4%

Other

291

0.4%

TOTAL

77,350

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 14

1920 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

51,806

79.9%

James Cox (D)

10,058

15.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,799

2.8%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

667

1.0%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

489

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

64,859

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 20

1916 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

20,166

29.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

45,318

65.6%

Allan Benson (Soc)

2,275

3.3%

James Hanly (Proh)

1,302

1.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

69,113

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 19

1912 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

10,411

26.7%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

17,656

45.2%

William Taft* (R)

8,761

22.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,455

3.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

686

1.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

39,028

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): -1

1908 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

25,432

65.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

10,731

27.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,023

2.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,510

3.9%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

121

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

38,899

Turnout: 42%	Diff (US): 14

1904 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

25,798

70.6%

Alton Parker (D)

7,567

20.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,089

3.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,902

5.2%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

36,524

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 14

1900 President, Rockford, IL Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

26,014

66.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

11,884

30.3%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,141

2.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

118

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

39,232

Turnout: 45%	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	329,135	70.91%	12.2%
Black:	46,927	10.11%	9.8%
Indian:	866	0.19%	3.0%
Asian:	9,763	2.10%	18.1%
2+ races:	11,216	2.42%	32.6%
Hispanic:	66,261	14.28%	29.7%

Total non-White:	135,033	29.09%	20.7%

Change in White population:	-45,679	-9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	23,177	4.8

Rockford, IL Market Area

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