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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,034	12.1
Deaths:	5,130	12.3
Net Migration:	-2,359	-5.7
Net Immigration:	397	1.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +4,074	D +4,141	D + 5.1%
D +8,215
2020 vs. 2012	R +4,076	D +2,656	D + 3.4%
D +6,732
2020 vs. 2008	R +7,632	R +10,699	R + 9.9%
D -3,067

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,558	R +14,840	R + 15.1%
D -11,282
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	58,249	52.0%	Joe Biden (D)	50,939	45.4%	2,908 [+]	2.6%	112,096	5	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 1,544 (1.4%);
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	54,175	51.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	42,724	40.7%	7,989 [+]	7.6%	104,888	6	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 4,823 (4.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 1,517 (1.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 0 (0.0%);
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	54,173	53.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	44,207	44.0%	2,068 [+]	2.1%	100,448	7	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 1,349 (1.3%);
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	54,006	50.7%	John McCain (R)	50,617	47.5%	1,960 [+]	1.8%	106,583	2	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 694 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 405 (0.4%);
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	60,312	59.2%	John Kerry (D)	40,767	40.0%	870 [+]	0.9%	101,949	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	54,236	55.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	40,578	41.5%	2,873 [+]	2.9%	97,687	8	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 2,136 (2.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 487 (0.5%);
1996	64%	Robert Dole (R)	45,280	48.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	41,106	43.7%	7,587 [+]	8.1%	93,973	7	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 6,980 (7.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 325 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	72%	George Bush* (R)	42,475	41.2%	Bill Clinton (D)	42,316	41.0%	18,368 [+]	17.8%	103,159	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 18,040 (17.5%);
1988	67%	George Bush (R)	53,735	57.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	39,832	42.3%	541 [+]	0.6%	94,108	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 247 (0.3%);
1984	68%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	58,011	61.5%	Walter Mondale (D)	35,885	38.1%	393	0.4%	94,289	3	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	67%	Ronald Reagan (R)	52,994	58.4%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	30,943	34.1%	6,797 [+]	7.5%	90,734	8	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 5,713 (6.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 630 (0.7%);
1976	71%	Gerald Ford* (R)	46,446	52.5%	Jimmy Carter (D)	40,318	45.6%	1,625 [+]	1.8%	88,389	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 955 (1.1%);
1972	69%	Richard Nixon* (R)	54,115	65.7%	George McGovern (D)	27,307	33.2%	916 [+]	1.1%	82,338	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 0 (0.0%);
1968	74%	Richard Nixon (R)	39,490	50.6%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	31,182	40.0%	7,319 [+]	9.4%	77,991	7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 6,958 (8.9%);
1964	80%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	45,564	56.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	35,399	43.7%	16	0.0%	80,979	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	84%	Richard Nixon (R)	44,603	54.0%	John Kennedy (D)	37,861	45.9%	64	0.1%	82,528	4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	75%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	46,139	60.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	30,782	40.0%	39	0.1%	76,960	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	79%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	42,699	54.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	35,472	45.3%	53	0.1%	78,224	-1	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	72%	Thomas Dewey (R)	36,613	53.7%	Harry Truman* (D)	31,239	45.8%	389 [+]	0.6%	68,241	9	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	73%	Thomas Dewey (R)	35,884	53.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	30,601	45.9%	186	0.3%	66,671	8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	84%	Wendell Willkie (R)	38,995	52.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	34,837	47.0%	254	0.3%	74,086	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	87%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	35,433	50.7%	Alf Landon (R)	32,629	46.6%	1,885 [+]	2.7%	69,947	10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 1,668 (2.4%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 112 (0.2%);
1932	84%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	36,198	54.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	29,183	43.9%	1,085 [+]	1.6%	66,466	4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 772 (1.2%);
1928	79%	Herbert Hoover (R)	35,200	60.4%	Al Smith (D)	22,768	39.1%	328 [+]	0.6%	58,296	2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 208 (0.4%);
1924	71%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	26,374	52.1%	John Davis (D)	14,594	28.8%	9,695 [+]	19.1%	50,663	-2	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 9,373 (18.5%);
1920	61%	Warren Harding (R)	24,702	59.4%	James Cox (D)	12,864	30.9%	4,026 [+]	9.7%	41,592	-1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Parley Christiansen (FL) 2,715 (6.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 782 (1.9%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 424 (1.0%);
1916	70%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	23,593	51.3%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	20,647	44.9%	1,782 [+]	3.9%	46,022	5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 1,061 (2.3%); James Hanly (Proh) 682 (1.5%);
1912	36%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	9,936	43.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	7,099	30.8%	6,037 [+]	26.2%	23,072	-3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 4,614 (20.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,067 (4.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 300 (1.3%);
1908	43%	William Taft (R)	12,022	49.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	11,099	45.4%	1,325 [+]	5.4%	24,446	-2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 761 (3.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 477 (2.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 32 (0.1%);
1904	44%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	12,343	52.9%	Alton Parker (D)	9,077	38.9%	1,933 [+]	8.3%	23,353	-4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 984 (4.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 653 (2.8%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 174 (0.7%);
1900	48%	William J. Bryan (D)	11,577	49.3%	William McKinley* (R)	11,401	48.6%	485 [+]	2.1%	23,463	-3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 379 (1.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 40 (0.2%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

50,939

45.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

58,249

52.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1,544

1.4%

Other

1,364

1.2%

TOTAL

112,096

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

42,724

40.7%

Donald Trump (R)

54,175

51.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4,823

4.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1,517

1.4%

Other

1,649

1.6%

TOTAL

104,888

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

44,207

44.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

54,173

53.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,349

1.3%

Other

719

0.7%

TOTAL

100,448

Turnout: 63%	Diff (US): 7

2008 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

54,006

50.7%

John McCain (R)

50,617

47.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

694

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

405

0.4%

Other

861

0.8%

TOTAL

106,583

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

60,312

59.2%

John Kerry (D)

40,767

40.0%

Other

870

0.9%

TOTAL

101,949

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

54,236

55.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

40,578

41.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2,136

2.2%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

487

0.5%

Other

250

0.3%

TOTAL

97,687

Turnout: 65%	Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

41,106

43.7%

Robert Dole (R)

45,280

48.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

6,980

7.4%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

325

0.3%

Other

282

0.3%

TOTAL

93,973

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 7

1992 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

42,316

41.0%

George Bush* (R)

42,475

41.2%

Ross Perot (I)

18,040

17.5%

Other

328

0.3%

TOTAL

103,159

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

53,735

57.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

39,832

42.3%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

247

0.3%

Other

294

0.3%

TOTAL

94,108

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 4

1984 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

58,011

61.5%

Walter Mondale (D)

35,885

38.1%

Other

393

0.4%

TOTAL

94,289

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 3

1980 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

52,994

58.4%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

30,943

34.1%

John Anderson (I)

5,713

6.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

630

0.7%

Other

454

0.5%

TOTAL

90,734

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 8

1976 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

40,318

45.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

46,446

52.5%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

955

1.1%

Other

670

0.8%

TOTAL

88,389

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 5

1972 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

54,115

65.7%

George McGovern (D)

27,307

33.2%

Other

916

1.1%

TOTAL

82,338

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): 5

1968 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

39,490

50.6%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

31,182

40.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

6,958

8.9%

Other

361

0.5%

TOTAL

77,991

Turnout: 74%	Diff (US): 7

1964 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

45,564

56.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

35,399

43.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

80,979

Turnout: 80%	Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

37,861

45.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

44,603

54.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

82,528

Turnout: 84%	Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

46,139

60.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

30,782

40.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

76,960

Turnout: 75%	Diff (US): 3

1952 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

42,699

54.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

35,472

45.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

78,224

Turnout: 79%	Diff (US): -1

1948 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

31,239

45.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

36,613

53.7%

Other

389

0.6%

TOTAL

68,241

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 9

1944 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

30,601

45.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

35,884

53.8%

Other

186

0.3%

TOTAL

66,671

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 8

1940 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

34,837

47.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

38,995

52.6%

Other

254

0.3%

TOTAL

74,086

Turnout: 84%	Diff (US): 8

1936 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

35,433

50.7%

Alf Landon (R)

32,629

46.6%

William Lemke (Union)

1,668

2.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

112

0.2%

Other

105

0.2%

TOTAL

69,947

Turnout: 87%	Diff (US): 10

1932 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

36,198

54.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

29,183

43.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

772

1.2%

Other

313

0.5%

TOTAL

66,466

Turnout: 84%	Diff (US): 4

1928 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

35,200

60.4%

Al Smith (D)

22,768

39.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

208

0.4%

Other

120

0.2%

TOTAL

58,296

Turnout: 79%	Diff (US): 2

1924 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

26,374

52.1%

John Davis (D)

14,594

28.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

9,373

18.5%

Other

322

0.6%

TOTAL

50,663

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -2

1920 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

24,702

59.4%

James Cox (D)

12,864

30.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

782

1.9%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

2,715

6.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

424

1.0%

Other

105

0.3%

TOTAL

41,592

Turnout: 61%	Diff (US): -1

1916 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

20,647

44.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

23,593

51.3%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1,061

2.3%

James Hanly (Proh)

682

1.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

46,022

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): 5

1912 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

9,936

43.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

7,099

30.8%

William Taft* (R)

4,614

20.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,067

4.6%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

300

1.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

23,072

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): -3

1908 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

12,022

49.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

11,099

45.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

477

2.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

761

3.1%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

24,446

Turnout: 43%	Diff (US): -2

1904 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

12,343

52.9%

Alton Parker (D)

9,077

38.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

653

2.8%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

984

4.2%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

174

0.7%

Other

122

0.5%

TOTAL

23,353

Turnout: 44%	Diff (US): -4

1900 President, Springfield, IL Metro Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

11,401

48.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

11,577

49.3%

John Woolley (Proh)

379

1.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

23,463

Turnout: 48%	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	164,233	79.47%	6.3%
Black:	26,501	12.82%	14.1%
Indian:	400	0.19%	8.1%
Asian:	4,651	2.25%	42.1%
2+ races:	5,440	2.63%	33.1%
Hispanic:	5,430	2.63%	50.8%

Total non-White:	42,422	20.53%	21.7%

Change in White population:	-11,074	-5.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,559	3.6

Springfield, IL Metro Area

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