Election Results for Decatur, IL Metro Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,738	13.2
Deaths:	3,134	15.1
Net Migration:	-2,305	-11.1
Net Immigration:	183	0.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -2,027	D +189	R + 1.1%
D -1,838
2024 vs. 2016	R -304	R +30	R + 0.3%
D -334
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,723	R +219	D + 0.8%
D +1,504
2024 vs. 2012	R +1,253	R +6,024	R + 13.9%
D -4,771

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,918	R +9,062	R + 19.9%
D -7,144
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	58%	Donald Trump (R)	26,562	58.6%	Kamala Harris (D)	18,009	39.7%	770 [+]	1.7%	45,341	9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 653 (1.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 68 (0.1%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	28,589	57.7%	Joe Biden (D)	19,847	40.1%	1,098 [+]	2.2%	49,534	11	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 597 (1.2%);
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	26,866	55.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	18,343	38.2%	2,851 [+]	5.9%	48,060	10	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,851 (3.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 459 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	25,309	51.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	22,780	46.5%	941 [+]	1.9%	49,030	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 552 (1.1%);
2008	60%	Barack Obama (D)	25,487	49.6%	John McCain (R)	24,948	48.5%	954 [+]	1.9%	51,389	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 404 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 151 (0.3%);
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	28,118	54.3%	John Kerry (D)	23,341	45.1%	287 [+]	0.6%	51,746	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	57%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	24,262	49.0%	George W. Bush (R)	23,830	48.1%	1,407 [+]	2.8%	49,499	0	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 982 (2.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 299 (0.6%);
1996	55%	Bill Clinton* (D)	24,256	51.4%	Robert Dole (R)	18,161	38.4%	4,818 [+]	10.2%	47,235	-2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 4,540 (9.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 172 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	64%	Bill Clinton (D)	27,449	49.4%	George Bush* (R)	18,684	33.6%	9,447 [+]	17.0%	55,580	-4	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 9,236 (16.6%);
1988	56%	Michael Dukakis (D)	25,364	51.3%	George Bush (R)	23,862	48.2%	263 [+]	0.5%	49,489	-5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 132 (0.3%);
1984	62%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	30,457	54.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	25,463	45.4%	192	0.3%	56,112	-5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	58%	Ronald Reagan (R)	28,298	52.4%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	22,325	41.4%	3,333 [+]	6.2%	53,956	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 2,804 (5.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 392 (0.7%);
1976	62%	Jimmy Carter (D)	28,243	52.7%	Gerald Ford* (R)	24,893	46.4%	463 [+]	0.9%	53,599	-2	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 366 (0.7%);
1972	59%	Richard Nixon* (R)	29,596	59.2%	George McGovern (D)	20,296	40.6%	137 [+]	0.3%	50,029	-2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	65%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	23,369	47.0%	Richard Nixon (R)	21,027	42.3%	5,345 [+]	10.7%	49,741	-1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 5,163 (10.4%);
1964	71%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	35,045	66.1%	Barry Goldwater (R)	17,957	33.9%	0	0.0%	53,002	-5	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	73%	Richard Nixon (R)	27,151	51.0%	John Kennedy (D)	26,029	48.8%	108	0.2%	53,288	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	69%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	27,673	54.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	23,066	45.4%	32	0.1%	50,771	-3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	70%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	25,744	53.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	22,277	46.3%	45	0.1%	48,066	-2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	63%	Harry Truman* (D)	21,487	53.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	18,719	46.3%	250 [+]	0.6%	40,456	1	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	70%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	22,808	53.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	19,608	46.1%	153	0.4%	42,569	0	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	84%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	27,589	57.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	19,998	41.8%	277	0.6%	47,864	-3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	83%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	27,360	62.9%	Alf Landon (R)	15,585	35.8%	541 [+]	1.2%	43,486	-1	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 366 (0.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 77 (0.2%);
1932	76%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	21,638	55.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	16,868	42.9%	840 [+]	2.1%	39,346	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 635 (1.6%);
1928	74%	Herbert Hoover (R)	24,492	70.7%	Al Smith (D)	9,932	28.7%	230 [+]	0.7%	34,654	12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 194 (0.6%);
1924	64%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	16,458	60.2%	John Davis (D)	6,670	24.4%	4,203 [+]	15.4%	27,331	6	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 4,120 (15.1%);
1920	65%	Warren Harding (R)	16,486	65.3%	James Cox (D)	7,917	31.3%	854 [+]	3.4%	25,257	5	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 378 (1.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 236 (0.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 224 (0.9%);
1916	74%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	13,997	52.9%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	11,181	42.3%	1,283 [+]	4.8%	26,461	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 632 (2.4%); James Hanly (Proh) 617 (2.3%);
1912	37%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	4,435	36.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	3,976	32.4%	3,867 [+]	31.5%	12,278	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 3,356 (27.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 293 (2.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 192 (1.6%);
1908	41%	William Taft (R)	6,643	56.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,615	38.9%	608 [+]	5.1%	11,866	4	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 399 (3.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 170 (1.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 15 (0.1%);
1904	37%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	6,284	62.8%	Alton Parker (D)	2,952	29.5%	772 [+]	7.7%	10,008	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 371 (3.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 346 (3.5%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 31 (0.3%);
1900	46%	William McKinley* (R)	6,086	54.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,874	43.5%	256 [+]	2.3%	11,216	3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 211 (1.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 20 (0.2%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

19,847

40.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

28,589

57.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

597

1.2%

Other

501

1.0%

TOTAL

49,534

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18,343

38.2%

Donald Trump (R)

26,866

55.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,851

3.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

459

1.0%

Other

541

1.1%

TOTAL

48,060

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

22,780

46.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

25,309

51.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

552

1.1%

Other

389

0.8%

TOTAL

49,030

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

25,487

49.6%

John McCain (R)

24,948

48.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

404

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

151

0.3%

Other

399

0.8%

TOTAL

51,389

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

28,118

54.3%

John Kerry (D)

23,341

45.1%

Other

287

0.6%

TOTAL

51,746

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

23,830

48.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

24,262

49.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

982

2.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

299

0.6%

Other

126

0.3%

TOTAL

49,499

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 0

1996 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

24,256

51.4%

Robert Dole (R)

18,161

38.4%

Ross Perot (Ref)

4,540

9.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

172

0.4%

Other

106

0.2%

TOTAL

47,235

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): -2

1992 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

27,449

49.4%

George Bush* (R)

18,684

33.6%

Ross Perot (I)

9,236

16.6%

Other

211

0.4%

TOTAL

55,580

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

23,862

48.2%

Michael Dukakis (D)

25,364

51.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

132

0.3%

Other

131

0.3%

TOTAL

49,489

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): -5

1984 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

30,457

54.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

25,463

45.4%

Other

192

0.3%

TOTAL

56,112

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

28,298

52.4%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

22,325

41.4%

John Anderson (I)

2,804

5.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

392

0.7%

Other

137

0.3%

TOTAL

53,956

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 2

1976 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

28,243

52.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

24,893

46.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

366

0.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

53,599

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -2

1972 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

29,596

59.2%

George McGovern (D)

20,296

40.6%

Other

137

0.3%

TOTAL

50,029

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

21,027

42.3%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

23,369

47.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

5,163

10.4%

Other

182

0.4%

TOTAL

49,741

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): -1

1964 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

35,045

66.1%

Barry Goldwater (R)

17,957

33.9%

TOTAL

53,002

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -5

1960 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

26,029

48.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

27,151

51.0%

Other

108

0.2%

TOTAL

53,288

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 1

1956 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

27,673

54.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

23,066

45.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

50,771

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

25,744

53.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

22,277

46.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

48,066

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

21,487

53.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

18,719

46.3%

Other

250

0.6%

TOTAL

40,456

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 1

1944 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

22,808

53.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

19,608

46.1%

Other

153

0.4%

TOTAL

42,569

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 0

1940 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

27,589

57.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

19,998

41.8%

Other

277

0.6%

TOTAL

47,864

Turnout: 84%	Diff (US): -3

1936 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

27,360

62.9%

Alf Landon (R)

15,585

35.8%

William Lemke (Union)

366

0.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

43,486

Turnout: 83%	Diff (US): -1

1932 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

21,638

55.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

16,868

42.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

635

1.6%

Other

205

0.5%

TOTAL

39,346

Turnout: 76%	Diff (US): 3

1928 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

24,492

70.7%

Al Smith (D)

9,932

28.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

194

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

34,654

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 12

1924 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

16,458

60.2%

John Davis (D)

6,670

24.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

4,120

15.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

27,331

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 6

1920 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

16,486

65.3%

James Cox (D)

7,917

31.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

378

1.5%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

236

0.9%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

224

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

25,257

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 5

1916 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

11,181

42.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

13,997

52.9%

Allan Benson (Soc)

632

2.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

617

2.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

26,461

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 7

1912 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

4,435

36.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

3,976

32.4%

William Taft* (R)

3,356

27.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

293

2.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

192

1.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

12,278

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 4

1908 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

6,643

56.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,615

38.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

170

1.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

399

3.4%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,866

Turnout: 41%	Diff (US): 4

1904 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

6,284

62.8%

Alton Parker (D)

2,952

29.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

346

3.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

371

3.7%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

10,008

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 6

1900 President, Decatur, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

6,086

54.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,874

43.5%

John Woolley (Proh)

211

1.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,216

Turnout: 46%	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	75,306	74.21%	13.3%
Black:	18,512	18.24%	3.3%
Indian:	212	0.21%	6.5%
Asian:	1,260	1.24%	11.2%
2+ races:	3,424	3.37%	38.0%
Hispanic:	2,769	2.73%	33.6%

Total non-White:	26,177	25.79%	9.3%

Change in White population:	-11,516	-10.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,231	2.0

Decatur, IL Metro Area

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