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Jackson County

Voted Democratic in 2024 · 22,465 votes cast

Jackson County

About Jackson County

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois with a population of 52,974 at the 2020 census, the county is located 98 miles southeast of St. Louis. Its county seat is Murphysboro, and its most populous city is Carbondale, home to the main campus of Southern Illinois University. The county was incorporated on January 10, 1816, and named for Andrew Jackson. The community of Brownsville served as the fledgling county's first seat. Jackson County is included in the Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".

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Total Votes (2024)
22,465
Winner Margin
D+3.5
Turnout Change
-0.8%
2020→2024 Swing
D+2.2

2024 Presidential Results

All candidates · Jackson County, Illinois

Kamala D Harris(Democrat)
50.7%11,394
Won by 780 votes
Donald J Trump(Republican)
47.2%10,614
Other(Other)
1.9%435
Chase Oliver(Libertarian)
0.1%22

Margin History

Red = Republican, Blue = Democratic

2024D+3.5
2020D+1.3
2016D+3.2
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Swung Left in 2024

Jackson County shifted 2.2 points toward Democrats compared to 2020. Voter turnout decreased by 0.8%.

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Election data: MIT Election Data Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse (CC BY 4.0)