Dixon, IL, Illinois: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+22%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+22MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 33,8692024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,2922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+8 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Dixon, IL, ILOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,105 | 9,680 | 16,113 | ||
| R | 6,407 | 9,630 | 16,440 | ||
| R | 5,528 | 8,612 | 15,489 | ||
| R | 6,937 | 8,059 | 15,348 | ||
| R | 7,765 | 8,258 | 16,318 | ||
| R | 6,416 | 9,307 | 15,876 | ||
| R | 6,111 | 8,069 | 14,620 | ||
| R | 5,895 | 6,677 | 14,182 | ||
| R | 5,530 | 6,652 | 15,417 | ||
| R | 4,608 | 8,903 | 13,596 | ||
| R | 3,919 | 11,178 | 15,155 | ||
| R | 3,170 | 11,373 | 15,438 | ||
| R | 6,076 | 8,674 | 15,076 | ||
| R | 4,788 | 10,636 | 15,489 | ||
| R | 4,727 | 9,598 | 15,255 | ||
| R | 7,315 | 8,445 | 15,760 | ||
| R | 5,896 | 10,835 | 16,739 | ||
| R | 4,531 | 11,653 | 16,189 | ||
| R | 4,700 | 11,941 | 16,651 | ||
| R | 4,368 | 9,001 | 13,441 | ||
| R | 4,899 | 10,397 | 15,317 | ||
| R | 6,005 | 11,228 | 17,285 | ||
| R | 6,845 | 8,914 | 16,232 | ||
| R | 7,182 | 7,802 | 15,161 | ||
| R | 4,476 | 9,238 | 13,760 | ||
| R | 2,367 | 8,363 | 12,057 | ||
| R | 1,715 | 7,615 | 9,646 | ||
| R | 4,087 | 7,985 | 12,479 | ||
| O | 1,995 | 1,482 | 6,436 | ||
| R | 2,144 | 4,255 | 6,701 | ||
| R | 1,604 | 4,634 | 6,642 | ||
| R | 2,528 | 4,820 | 7,585 | ||
| R | 2,469 | 4,797 | 7,405 | ||
| R | 2,740 | 3,513 | 6,477 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.2%
Irish
15.3%
English
11.4%
Polish
4.1%
American
3.8%
Italian
3.2%
French
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,292
Dixon, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dixon, IL$70,292
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 54.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dixon anchors Lee County, a reliably Republican corner of northwestern Illinois where blue-collar industry and rural demographics have kept presidential margins wide even as the state trends Democratic statewide.
The Democratic margin in Dixon, IL peaked at eight points in 1912. The 2024 margin was twenty-two points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $70,292 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dixon, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dixon, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 22.2 points (R+22), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,113 votes cast, 6,105 went Democratic and 9,680 went Republican.
What is Dixon, IL, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Dixon, IL, Illinois as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 33 times, and other 1 times.
How many people live in Dixon, IL, Illinois?
Dixon, IL, Illinois has a population of 33,869 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dixon, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Dixon, IL, Illinois is $70,292 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Dixon, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dixon, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 33 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.