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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,550	11.9
Deaths:	2,964	13.8
Net Migration:	-1,197	-5.6
Net Immigration:	155	0.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3,403	R +2,103	R + 3.0%
D +1,300
2020 vs. 2012	R +5,396	R +6,720	R + 13.5%
D -1,324
2020 vs. 2008	R +6,005	R +10,484	R + 21.6%
D -4,479

2016 vs. 2008	R +2,602	R +8,381	R + 18.7%
D -5,779
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	61%	Donald Trump* (R)	28,532	57.0%	Joe Biden (D)	20,271	40.5%	1,237 [+]	2.5%	50,040	10	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 804 (1.6%);
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	25,129	53.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	18,971	40.1%	3,205 [+]	6.8%	47,305	7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,992 (4.2%); Jill Stein (Grn) 587 (1.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	23,136	50.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	21,595	47.3%	923 [+]	2.0%	45,654	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 532 (1.2%);
2008	58%	Barack Obama (D)	24,750	51.4%	John McCain (R)	22,527	46.8%	861 [+]	1.8%	48,138	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 318 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 174 (0.4%);
2004	57%	George W. Bush* (R)	24,739	54.9%	John Kerry (D)	20,003	44.4%	294 [+]	0.7%	45,036	4	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	20,049	49.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	19,180	47.7%	954 [+]	2.4%	40,183	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 713 (1.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 148 (0.4%);
1996	48%	Bill Clinton* (D)	16,820	47.7%	Robert Dole (R)	14,595	41.4%	3,826 [+]	10.9%	35,241	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 3,574 (10.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 144 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	57%	Bill Clinton (D)	17,229	43.0%	George Bush* (R)	15,411	38.5%	7,431 [+]	18.5%	40,071	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 7,264 (18.1%);
1988	51%	George Bush (R)	20,316	56.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	15,147	42.4%	292 [+]	0.8%	35,755	3	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 55 (0.2%);
1984	56%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	23,807	60.0%	Walter Mondale (D)	15,246	38.4%	612	1.5%	39,665	1	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	57%	Ronald Reagan (R)	23,810	58.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	14,626	35.8%	2,437 [+]	6.0%	40,873	8	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 1,802 (4.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 280 (0.7%);
1976	64%	Gerald Ford* (R)	23,003	54.6%	Jimmy Carter (D)	18,394	43.7%	711 [+]	1.7%	42,108	7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 344 (0.8%);
1972	63%	Richard Nixon* (R)	26,866	66.5%	George McGovern (D)	13,434	33.3%	73 [+]	0.2%	40,373	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	66%	Richard Nixon (R)	20,025	52.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	14,460	37.8%	3,765 [+]	9.8%	38,250	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 3,735 (9.8%);
1964	65%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	20,792	56.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	16,082	43.6%	0	0.0%	36,874	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	68%	Richard Nixon (R)	20,311	54.2%	John Kennedy (D)	17,115	45.7%	26	0.1%	37,452	5	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	60%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	21,993	66.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	11,088	33.5%	47	0.1%	33,128	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	65%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	20,279	61.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	12,636	38.3%	90	0.3%	33,005	6	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	59%	Thomas Dewey (R)	15,699	57.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	11,305	41.6%	197 [+]	0.7%	27,201	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	62%	Thomas Dewey (R)	15,256	57.2%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	11,342	42.5%	90	0.3%	26,688	11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	75%	Wendell Willkie (R)	15,998	53.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	13,716	46.0%	124	0.4%	29,838	9	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	77%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	13,162	49.6%	Alf Landon (R)	10,935	41.2%	2,441 [+]	9.2%	26,538	5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 2,377 (9.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 12 (0.0%);
1932	78%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	13,555	54.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	10,873	43.9%	364 [+]	1.5%	24,792	4	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 321 (1.3%);
1928	78%	Herbert Hoover (R)	11,905	53.4%	Al Smith (D)	10,247	46.0%	127 [+]	0.6%	22,279	-5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 120 (0.5%);
1924	67%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	12,462	67.5%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	3,438	18.6%	2,571 [+]	13.9%	18,471	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 2,488 (13.5%);
1920	62%	Warren Harding (R)	12,853	79.3%	James Cox (D)	2,828	17.5%	520 [+]	3.2%	16,201	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 353 (2.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 82 (0.5%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 72 (0.4%);
1916	68%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	10,594	62.3%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	6,096	35.8%	319 [+]	1.9%	17,009	16	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 211 (1.2%); Allan Benson (Soc) 92 (0.5%);
1912	37%	William Taft* (R)	3,178	36.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2,792	32.0%	2,758 [+]	31.6%	8,728	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,532 (29.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 141 (1.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 77 (0.9%);
1908	40%	William Taft (R)	5,999	68.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,461	28.1%	303 [+]	3.5%	8,763	17	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 184 (2.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 74 (0.8%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 27 (0.3%);
1904	39%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	6,162	74.9%	Alton Parker (D)	1,652	20.1%	410 [+]	5.0%	8,224	19	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 216 (2.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 168 (2.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 14 (0.2%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	5,798	67.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,674	31.1%	125 [+]	1.5%	8,597	16	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 103 (1.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.1%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

20,271

40.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

28,532

57.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

804

1.6%

Other

433

0.9%

TOTAL

50,040

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

18,971

40.1%

Donald Trump (R)

25,129

53.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,992

4.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

587

1.2%

Other

626

1.3%

TOTAL

47,305

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

21,595

47.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

23,136

50.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

532

1.2%

Other

391

0.9%

TOTAL

45,654

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

24,750

51.4%

John McCain (R)

22,527

46.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

318

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

174

0.4%

Other

369

0.8%

TOTAL

48,138

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

24,739

54.9%

John Kerry (D)

20,003

44.4%

Other

294

0.7%

TOTAL

45,036

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

20,049

49.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

19,180

47.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

713

1.8%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

148

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

40,183

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 2

1996 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

16,820

47.7%

Robert Dole (R)

14,595

41.4%

Ross Perot (Ref)

3,574

10.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

144

0.4%

Other

108

0.3%

TOTAL

35,241

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): 1

1992 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

17,229

43.0%

George Bush* (R)

15,411

38.5%

Ross Perot (I)

7,264

18.1%

Other

167

0.4%

TOTAL

40,071

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

20,316

56.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

15,147

42.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

237

0.7%

TOTAL

35,755

Turnout: 51%	Diff (US): 3

1984 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

23,807

60.0%

Walter Mondale (D)

15,246

38.4%

Other

612

1.5%

TOTAL

39,665

Turnout: 56%	Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

23,810

58.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

14,626

35.8%

John Anderson (I)

1,802

4.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

280

0.7%

Other

355

0.9%

TOTAL

40,873

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

18,394

43.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

23,003

54.6%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

344

0.8%

Other

367

0.9%

TOTAL

42,108

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

26,866

66.5%

George McGovern (D)

13,434

33.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

40,373

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 6

1968 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

20,025

52.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

14,460

37.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

3,735

9.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

38,250

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 9

1964 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

20,792

56.4%

Barry Goldwater (R)

16,082

43.6%

TOTAL

36,874

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

17,115

45.7%

Richard Nixon (R)

20,311

54.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

37,452

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 5

1956 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

21,993

66.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

11,088

33.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

33,128

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 9

1952 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

20,279

61.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

12,636

38.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

33,005

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 6

1948 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

11,305

41.6%

Thomas Dewey (R)

15,699

57.7%

Other

197

0.7%

TOTAL

27,201

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 13

1944 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

11,342

42.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

15,256

57.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

26,688

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

13,716

46.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

15,998

53.6%

Other

124

0.4%

TOTAL

29,838

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 9

1936 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

13,162

49.6%

Alf Landon (R)

10,935

41.2%

William Lemke (Union)

2,377

9.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

26,538

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): 5

1932 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

13,555

54.7%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

10,873

43.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

321

1.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

24,792

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

11,905

53.4%

Al Smith (D)

10,247

46.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

120

0.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

22,279

Turnout: 78%	Diff (US): -5

1924 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

12,462

67.5%

John Davis (D)

2,488

13.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

3,438

18.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

18,471

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 13

1920 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

12,853

79.3%

James Cox (D)

2,828

17.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.5%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

353

2.2%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

16,201

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 19

1916 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

6,096

35.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

10,594

62.3%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.5%

James Hanly (Proh)

211

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

17,009

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 16

1912 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,532

29.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

2,792

32.0%

William Taft* (R)

3,178

36.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

141

1.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,728

Turnout: 37%	Diff (US): 13

1908 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

5,999

68.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,461

28.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

184

2.1%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

8,763

Turnout: 40%	Diff (US): 17

1904 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

6,162

74.9%

Alton Parker (D)

1,652

20.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

168

2.0%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

216

2.6%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,224

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 19

1900 President, Kankakee, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

5,798

67.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,674

31.1%

John Woolley (Proh)

103

1.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

8,597

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	74,033	69.79%	11.0%
Black:	15,665	14.77%	7.8%
Indian:	181	0.17%	3.2%
Asian:	1,120	1.06%	5.5%
2+ races:	2,093	1.97%	22.1%
Hispanic:	12,982	12.24%	27.7%

Total non-White:	32,041	30.21%	6.0%

Change in White population:	-9,185	-8.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,810	1.6

Kankakee, IL Metro Area

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