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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,648	12.8
Deaths:	8,691	12.8
Net Migration:	-4,300	-6.3
Net Immigration:	814	1.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2024 vs. 2020	R -1,814	R +2,683	R + 1.9%
D -4,497
2024 vs. 2016	R +5,024	D +378	D + 0.4%
D +5,402
2020 vs. 2016	R +6,838	D +3,061	D + 2.3%
D +9,899
2024 vs. 2012	R +6,696	R +8,210	R + 5.9%
D -1,514

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,617	R +20,285	R + 14.1%
D -16,668
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2024	57%	Donald Trump (R)	72,930	49.9%	Kamala Harris (D)	70,101	47.9%	3,243 [+]	2.2%	146,274	0	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2024: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (I) 2,233 (1.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 182 (0.1%); Chase Oliver (Lbt) 0 (0.0%);
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	74,744	48.8%	Joe Biden (D)	74,598	48.7%	3,866 [+]	2.5%	153,208	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,079 (1.4%);
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	67,906	47.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	64,699	45.2%	10,451 [+]	7.3%	143,056	2	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 6,132 (4.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,033 (1.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	54%	Barack Obama* (D)	71,615	50.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	66,234	47.0%	2,989 [+]	2.1%	140,838	0	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,748 (1.2%);
2008	58%	Barack Obama (D)	81,367	54.6%	John McCain (R)	64,289	43.2%	3,286 [+]	2.2%	148,942	-2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,102 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 870 (0.6%);
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	71,914	51.0%	John Kerry (D)	68,026	48.3%	1,026 [+]	0.7%	140,966	0	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	53%	George W. Bush (R)	62,433	50.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	58,462	46.8%	3,925 [+]	3.1%	124,820	2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,962 (2.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 391 (0.3%);
1996	50%	Bill Clinton* (D)	51,609	45.7%	Robert Dole (R)	50,660	44.9%	10,650 [+]	9.4%	112,919	4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 9,569 (8.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 730 (0.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	59%	Bill Clinton (D)	53,412	42.4%	George Bush* (R)	47,810	38.0%	24,620 [+]	19.6%	125,842	1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 24,107 (19.2%);
1988	55%	George Bush (R)	62,622	55.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	49,514	43.9%	636 [+]	0.6%	112,772	2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 298 (0.3%);
1984	60%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	71,739	59.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	48,346	40.0%	672	0.6%	120,757	1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	60%	Ronald Reagan (R)	55,522	47.6%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	35,559	30.5%	25,622 [+]	22.0%	116,703	-3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 24,174 (20.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,234 (1.1%);
1976	59%	Gerald Ford* (R)	59,206	54.6%	Jimmy Carter (D)	46,857	43.2%	2,406 [+]	2.2%	108,469	7	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 1,171 (1.1%);
1972	58%	Richard Nixon* (R)	64,685	62.1%	George McGovern (D)	39,068	37.5%	425 [+]	0.4%	104,178	1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	63%	Richard Nixon (R)	53,582	53.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	39,503	39.4%	7,187 [+]	7.2%	100,272	10	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 6,959 (6.9%);
1964	65%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	52,528	53.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	44,973	46.1%	0	0.0%	97,501	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	71%	Richard Nixon (R)	56,093	56.7%	John Kennedy (D)	42,695	43.2%	115	0.1%	98,903	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	63%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	55,038	63.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	30,953	36.0%	95	0.1%	86,086	7	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	70%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	50,096	59.7%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	33,696	40.1%	144	0.2%	83,936	4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	59%	Thomas Dewey (R)	34,453	53.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	29,086	45.3%	656 [+]	1.0%	64,195	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	67%	Thomas Dewey (R)	36,545	54.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	29,905	44.8%	295	0.4%	66,745	9	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	75%	Wendell Willkie (R)	37,013	54.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	30,338	44.8%	408	0.6%	67,759	10	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	74%	Alf Landon (R)	30,372	49.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	29,583	47.7%	2,056 [+]	3.3%	62,011	12	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1,709 (2.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 222 (0.4%);
1932	66%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	31,876	58.8%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	19,946	36.8%	2,378 [+]	4.4%	54,200	19	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,869 (3.4%);
1928	65%	Herbert Hoover (R)	39,223	80.5%	Al Smith (D)	9,055	18.6%	463 [+]	0.9%	48,741	22	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 299 (0.6%);
1924	54%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	26,850	72.0%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	7,669	20.6%	2,759 [+]	7.4%	37,278	18	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 2,576 (6.9%);
1920	50%	Warren Harding (R)	25,299	81.2%	James Cox (D)	3,851	12.4%	2,009 [+]	6.4%	31,159	21	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,279 (4.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 517 (1.7%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 184 (0.6%);
1916	53%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	20,074	67.9%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	7,409	25.1%	2,092 [+]	7.1%	29,575	22	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,629 (5.5%); James Hanly (Proh) 443 (1.5%);
1912	34%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	8,713	51.9%	William Taft* (R)	3,898	23.2%	4,176 [+]	24.9%	16,787	0	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Woodrow Wilson (D) 2,816 (16.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,068 (6.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 248 (1.5%);
1908	39%	William Taft (R)	11,724	72.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,750	17.0%	1,681 [+]	10.4%	16,155	21	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 874 (5.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 686 (4.2%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 76 (0.5%);
1904	38%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	11,179	77.2%	Alton Parker (D)	1,479	10.2%	1,814 [+]	12.5%	14,472	21	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 954 (6.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 775 (5.4%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 43 (0.3%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	11,262	74.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,202	21.2%	654 [+]	4.3%	15,118	23	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 520 (3.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 91 (0.6%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

74,598

48.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

74,744

48.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,079

1.4%

Other

1,787

1.2%

TOTAL

153,208

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

64,699

45.2%

Donald Trump (R)

67,906

47.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6,132

4.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,033

1.4%

Other

2,286

1.6%

TOTAL

143,056

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

71,615

50.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

66,234

47.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,748

1.2%

Other

1,241

0.9%

TOTAL

140,838

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

81,367

54.6%

John McCain (R)

64,289

43.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,102

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

870

0.6%

Other

1,314

0.9%

TOTAL

148,942

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

71,914

51.0%

John Kerry (D)

68,026

48.3%

Other

1,026

0.7%

TOTAL

140,966

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

62,433

50.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

58,462

46.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,962

2.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

391

0.3%

Other

572

0.5%

TOTAL

124,820

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 2

1996 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

51,609

45.7%

Robert Dole (R)

50,660

44.9%

Ross Perot (Ref)

9,569

8.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

730

0.6%

Other

351

0.3%

TOTAL

112,919

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 4

1992 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

53,412

42.4%

George Bush* (R)

47,810

38.0%

Ross Perot (I)

24,107

19.2%

Other

513

0.4%

TOTAL

125,842

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

62,622

55.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

49,514

43.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

298

0.3%

Other

338

0.3%

TOTAL

112,772

Turnout: 55%	Diff (US): 2

1984 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

71,739

59.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

48,346

40.0%

Other

672

0.6%

TOTAL

120,757

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

55,522

47.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

35,559

30.5%

John Anderson (I)

24,174

20.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,234

1.1%

Other

214

0.2%

TOTAL

116,703

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): -3

1976 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

46,857

43.2%

Gerald Ford* (R)

59,206

54.6%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

1,171

1.1%

Other

1,235

1.1%

TOTAL

108,469

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 7

1972 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

64,685

62.1%

George McGovern (D)

39,068

37.5%

Other

425

0.4%

TOTAL

104,178

Turnout: 58%	Diff (US): 1

1968 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

53,582

53.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

39,503

39.4%

George Wallace (AIP)

6,959

6.9%

Other

228

0.2%

TOTAL

100,272

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 10

1964 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

52,528

53.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

44,973

46.1%

TOTAL

97,501

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 8

1960 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

42,695

43.2%

Richard Nixon (R)

56,093

56.7%

Other

115

0.1%

TOTAL

98,903

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

55,038

63.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

30,953

36.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

86,086

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 7

1952 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

50,096

59.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

33,696

40.1%

Other

144

0.2%

TOTAL

83,936

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

29,086

45.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

34,453

53.7%

Other

656

1.0%

TOTAL

64,195

Turnout: 59%	Diff (US): 9

1944 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

29,905

44.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

36,545

54.8%

Other

295

0.4%

TOTAL

66,745

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 9

1940 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

30,338

44.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

37,013

54.6%

Other

408

0.6%

TOTAL

67,759

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 10

1936 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

29,583

47.7%

Alf Landon (R)

30,372

49.0%

William Lemke (Union)

1,709

2.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

222

0.4%

Other

125

0.2%

TOTAL

62,011

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 12

1932 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

19,946

36.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

31,876

58.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,869

3.4%

Other

509

0.9%

TOTAL

54,200

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 19

1928 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

39,223

80.5%

Al Smith (D)

9,055

18.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

299

0.6%

Other

164

0.3%

TOTAL

48,741

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 22

1924 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

26,850

72.0%

John Davis (D)

2,576

6.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

7,669

20.6%

Other

183

0.5%

TOTAL

37,278

Turnout: 54%	Diff (US): 18

1920 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

25,299

81.2%

James Cox (D)

3,851

12.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,279

4.1%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

517

1.7%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

184

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

31,159

Turnout: 50%	Diff (US): 21

1916 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

7,409

25.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

20,074

67.9%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,629

5.5%

James Hanly (Proh)

443

1.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

29,575

Turnout: 53%	Diff (US): 22

1912 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,816

16.8%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

8,713

51.9%

William Taft* (R)

3,898

23.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,068

6.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

248

1.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

16,787

Turnout: 34%	Diff (US): 0

1908 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

11,724

72.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,750

17.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

874

5.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

686

4.2%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

16,155

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 21

1904 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

11,179

77.2%

Alton Parker (D)

1,479

10.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

775

5.4%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

954

6.6%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

14,472

Turnout: 38%	Diff (US): 21

1900 President, Rockford, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

11,262

74.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,202

21.2%

John Woolley (Proh)

520

3.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

15,118

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): 23

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	221,491	66.05%	13.1%
Black:	40,163	11.98%	10.5%
Indian:	611	0.18%	3.2%
Asian:	8,844	2.64%	18.5%
2+ races:	8,541	2.55%	30.7%
Hispanic:	55,692	16.61%	29.1%

Total non-White:	113,851	33.95%	20.5%

Change in White population:	-33,462	-9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	19,373	5.5

Rockford, IL Metro Area

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