Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+41 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 66,8762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,6042024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Marion-Herrin, 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 | 9,890 | 22,686 | 33,068 | ||
| R | 10,206 | 22,801 | 33,730 | ||
| R | 8,581 | 21,570 | 31,852 | ||
| R | 10,647 | 17,909 | 29,254 | ||
| R | 12,589 | 17,039 | 30,141 | ||
| R | 11,685 | 18,086 | 29,960 | ||
| R | 12,192 | 14,012 | 26,939 | ||
| D | 12,510 | 9,734 | 25,272 | ||
| D | 14,361 | 9,462 | 28,760 | ||
| D | 12,712 | 12,274 | 25,130 | ||
| R | 11,614 | 14,930 | 26,630 | ||
| R | 10,779 | 14,451 | 26,228 | ||
| D | 13,600 | 10,703 | 24,553 | ||
| R | 9,202 | 14,101 | 23,492 | ||
| R | 9,660 | 11,886 | 23,588 | ||
| D | 14,613 | 9,130 | 23,743 | ||
| R | 11,335 | 13,732 | 25,096 | ||
| R | 10,345 | 13,438 | 23,810 | ||
| R | 10,838 | 13,348 | 24,223 | ||
| R | 9,841 | 10,386 | 20,357 | ||
| R | 9,974 | 12,594 | 22,671 | ||
| D | 14,645 | 14,433 | 29,217 | ||
| D | 14,663 | 12,319 | 27,334 | ||
| D | 12,961 | 8,714 | 22,265 | ||
| R | 10,139 | 10,913 | 21,309 | ||
| R | 6,117 | 9,366 | 20,689 | ||
| R | 4,728 | 10,118 | 17,834 | ||
| R | 8,172 | 10,262 | 19,138 | ||
| D | 3,258 | 3,209 | 9,267 | ||
| R | 3,513 | 4,786 | 9,093 | ||
| R | 1,996 | 4,044 | 6,859 | ||
| R | 2,760 | 3,723 | 6,540 | ||
| R | 2,582 | 3,027 | 5,637 | ||
| R | 2,118 | 2,504 | 4,878 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
17.3%
English
14.2%
Irish
13.6%
American
5.9%
Italian
4.7%
Polish
2.1%
French
2.1%
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: 41.6 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
$65,604
Marion-Herrin, IL ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marion-Herrin, IL$65,604
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.7%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Williamson County anchors this small metro, a historically union-Democrat stronghold that shifted sharply Republican over the past two decades as coal employment declined and cultural realignment reshaped working-class voting patterns.
The Democratic margin in Marion-Herrin, IL peaked at twenty-three points in 1964. By 2000 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $65,604 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% 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 Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois voted Republican by 38.7 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 33,068 votes cast, 9,890 went Democratic and 22,686 went Republican.
What is Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Marion-Herrin, 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 9 times, Republican 25 times, and other 0 times.
When did Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois?
Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois has a population of 66,876 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois?
Median household income in Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois is $65,604 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marion-Herrin, IL, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.