Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois: Populist market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 623,6892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,8942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Peoria-Bloomington, 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 | 131,299 | 168,851 | 306,100 | ||
| R | 135,751 | 170,989 | 315,487 | ||
| R | 115,890 | 154,872 | 294,512 | ||
| R | 123,426 | 150,987 | 280,558 | ||
| D | 145,779 | 141,403 | 292,124 | ||
| R | 126,443 | 160,322 | 288,785 | ||
| R | 117,847 | 138,658 | 263,396 | ||
| D | 112,710 | 110,296 | 244,538 | ||
| D | 118,537 | 108,328 | 272,568 | ||
| R | 106,197 | 134,204 | 241,650 | ||
| R | 102,227 | 156,115 | 259,641 | ||
| R | 80,478 | 159,353 | 261,450 | ||
| R | 102,342 | 144,181 | 250,068 | ||
| R | 81,008 | 162,031 | 243,830 | ||
| R | 91,225 | 123,136 | 232,273 | ||
| D | 134,444 | 103,179 | 237,623 | ||
| R | 104,138 | 140,362 | 244,757 | ||
| R | 83,338 | 149,561 | 233,178 | ||
| R | 88,926 | 144,842 | 234,064 | ||
| R | 83,436 | 103,676 | 188,167 | ||
| R | 88,095 | 108,583 | 197,504 | ||
| R | 112,663 | 116,734 | 230,520 | ||
| D | 126,318 | 87,043 | 216,970 | ||
| D | 111,880 | 76,610 | 191,863 | ||
| R | 64,690 | 100,452 | 167,133 | ||
| R | 31,710 | 83,290 | 146,633 | ||
| R | 35,061 | 85,683 | 129,820 | ||
| R | 64,581 | 75,023 | 145,626 | ||
| O | 31,612 | 16,519 | 81,662 | ||
| R | 34,635 | 43,473 | 82,830 | ||
| R | 25,865 | 45,958 | 78,700 | ||
| R | 38,249 | 45,140 | 86,080 | ||
| R | 37,443 | 44,889 | 83,928 | ||
| D | 35,389 | 33,412 | 72,782 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.6%
Irish
13.0%
English
12.6%
American
4.9%
Italian
3.6%
Polish
2.4%
Scottish
1.2%
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: 38.9 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
$73,894
Peoria-Bloomington ranks near the middle of US counties.
Peoria-Bloomington$73,894
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.9%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.5%
Other Indo-European1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Spanning two mid-sized cities anchored by manufacturing and university employment, this market has historically tracked closely with statewide presidential margins, making it a reliable signal for shifts in Illinois's interior.
The Democratic margin in Peoria-Bloomington peaked at eighteen points in 1912. By 2012 the market had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was twelve points, the most Republican-leaning result in the market's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $73,894 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 Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois voted Republican by 12.3 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 306,100 votes cast, 131,299 went Democratic and 168,851 went Republican.
What is Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois as a "Populist" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois has a population of 623,689 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Median household income in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois is $73,894 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Peoria-Bloomington, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.