Cook County vs Harris County

Side-by-side: the political memory, the demographic profile, and the deepest deltas between these two places.

Cook County

Latest

D+42

in 2024

Archetype

since the recent cycles

Population

5,182,090

2024 ACS

County seat

Chicago

Most similar

Allendale County

SC · similarity 1.00

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+41.6%	1,447,821	583,852	2,079,239
2020	D	+50.2%	1,725,973	558,269	2,325,405
2016	D	+53.1%	1,611,946	453,287	2,180,344
2012	D	+49.3%	1,488,537	495,542	2,014,819
2008	D	+53.4%	1,629,024	487,736	2,137,466
2004	D	+41.1%	1,439,724	597,405	2,049,434
2000	D	+40.0%	1,280,547	534,542	1,865,907
1996	D	+40.1%	1,153,289	461,557	1,726,666
1992	D	+30.0%	1,249,533	605,300	2,146,655
1988	D	+12.4%	1,129,973	878,582	2,026,144
1984	D	+2.6%	1,112,641	1,055,558	2,180,735
1980	D	+12.4%	1,124,584	856,574	2,163,097
1976	D	+8.7%	1,180,814	987,498	2,209,748
1972	R	−7.4%	1,063,268	1,234,307	2,311,037
1968	D	+9.5%	1,181,316	960,493	2,336,538
1964	D	+26.4%	1,537,181	895,718	2,432,899
1960	D	+13.0%	1,378,343	1,059,607	2,445,269
1956	R	−13.9%	977,821	1,293,223	2,276,844
1952	R	−0.7%	1,172,454	1,188,973	2,367,939
1948	D	+8.9%	1,216,636	1,015,800	2,245,899
1944	D	+15.9%	1,275,367	924,659	2,206,191
1940	D	+10.9%	1,168,141	938,454	2,114,807
1936	D	+27.5%	1,253,164	701,206	2,009,457
1932	D	+13.8%	919,231	690,146	1,664,232
1928	R	−6.2%	716,283	812,063	1,540,171
1924	R	−41.6%	226,141	688,973	1,113,652
1920	R	−49.0%	197,499	635,197	893,137
1916	R	−6.6%	379,438	435,695	849,913
1912	O	+13.0%	130,702	74,851	429,312
1908	R	−18.6%	152,990	230,400	415,091
1904	R	−32.1%	103,762	229,848	392,945
1900	R	−4.4%	186,193	203,760	401,134
1896	R	−18.4%	152,146	221,823	379,608
1892	D	+12.8%	144,604	111,254	261,330
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Latest

D+6

in 2024

Archetype

since the recent cycles

Population

4,838,303

2024 ACS

County seat

Houston

Most similar

Loudoun County

VA · similarity 0.96

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+5.5%	808,771	722,695	1,557,484
2020	D	+13.3%	918,193	700,630	1,641,257
2016	D	+12.3%	707,914	545,955	1,312,112
2012	D	+0.1%	587,044	586,073	1,188,585
2008	D	+1.6%	590,982	571,883	1,171,472
2004	R	−10.2%	475,865	584,723	1,067,968
2000	R	−11.4%	418,267	529,159	974,822
1996	R	−4.1%	386,726	421,462	855,893
1992	R	−4.9%	360,171	406,778	942,947
1988	R	−14.9%	342,919	464,217	814,160
1984	R	−23.1%	334,135	536,029	872,167
1980	R	−19.8%	274,061	416,655	720,014
1976	R	−5.2%	321,897	357,536	685,264
1972	R	−25.6%	215,916	365,672	584,531
1968	R	−4.1%	182,546	202,079	471,037
1964	D	+19.2%	227,819	154,401	382,985
1960	R	−6.1%	148,275	168,170	325,399
1956	R	−24.2%	93,961	155,555	254,549
1952	R	−15.3%	107,604	146,665	254,497
1948	D	+12.5%	58,488	43,117	122,617
1944	D	+56.9%	71,077	11,843	104,119
1940	D	+55.8%	73,520	20,797	94,453
1936	D	+75.7%	59,205	8,083	67,533
1932	D	+68.4%	46,886	8,604	55,970
1928	R	−11.6%	21,536	27,188	48,810
1924	D	+36.0%	20,648	8,953	32,479
1920	D	+24.5%	14,808	7,735	28,837
1916	D	+52.2%	10,131	3,009	13,647
1912	D	+62.2%	6,409	726	9,134
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—