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Election 1904 Results

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1904 presidential election in Illinois

Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) beat Alton B. Parker (Democrat) in Illinois in 1904, 58.8% to 30.4%, a margin of 28.3 points and 305,039 votes.

Illinois voted 9.5 points more Republican than the country as a whole, where the margin was R+18.9.

The Republican hold continued from 1900, when William McKinley won.

Republicans led in 85 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 17. The largest, Cook, cast 392,945 votes and went to the Republican by 32.1 points. The closest was Wabash, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Result

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Theodore Roosevelt won Republican 632,645 58.8%
Alton B. Parker Democratic 327,606 30.4%
Eugene V. Debs Socialist 69,225 6.4%
All other candidates 47,023 4.4%
Total1,076,499

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cook 103,762 26.4% 229,848 58.5% 59,335 392,945 R+32.1
St. Clair 8,200 38.0% 11,926 55.3% 1,435 21,561 R+17.3
Sangamon 7,571 38.0% 10,638 53.4% 1,697 19,906 R+15.4
Peoria 5,697 29.8% 11,868 62.0% 1,570 19,135 R+32.2
La Salle 5,628 29.5% 11,967 62.7% 1,500 19,095 R+33.2
Vermilion 3,620 21.6% 11,179 66.7% 1,973 16,772 R+45.1
Kane 2,799 16.8% 12,638 75.6% 1,271 16,708 R+58.9
Madison 5,429 34.4% 9,009 57.1% 1,333 15,771 R+22.7
Will 3,191 21.2% 10,001 66.4% 1,873 15,065 R+45.2
McLean 4,149 27.7% 8,772 58.7% 2,034 14,955 R+30.9
Adams 6,149 41.5% 7,277 49.1% 1,408 14,834 R+7.6
Rock Island 2,156 16.3% 8,152 61.7% 2,895 13,203 R+45.4
Champaign 3,754 33.0% 6,954 61.1% 674 11,382 R+28.1
Fulton 3,791 33.7% 6,373 56.7% 1,082 11,246 R+23.0
Winnebago 1,177 10.8% 8,143 74.8% 1,567 10,887 R+64.0
Macoupin 4,336 42.2% 4,796 46.7% 1,140 10,272 R+4.5
Knox 1,849 18.0% 7,566 73.8% 832 10,247 R+55.8
Macon 2,952 29.5% 6,284 62.8% 772 10,008 R+33.3
Henry 1,390 14.1% 7,331 74.5% 1,117 9,838 R+60.4
Livingston 2,785 29.4% 6,018 63.6% 662 9,465 R+34.2
Coles 3,435 38.9% 4,901 55.5% 492 8,828 R+16.6
Bureau 1,917 21.9% 5,624 64.3% 1,204 8,745 R+42.4
Stephenson 3,275 38.0% 4,876 56.6% 460 8,611 R+18.6
Lake 1,592 18.5% 6,635 77.1% 378 8,605 R+58.6
Morgan 3,343 40.6% 4,248 51.6% 634 8,225 R+11.0
Kankakee 1,652 20.1% 6,162 74.9% 410 8,224 R+54.8
Iroquois 2,376 29.3% 5,067 62.4% 672 8,115 R+33.2
Whiteside 1,546 19.5% 5,636 71.2% 737 7,919 R+51.6
Hancock 3,456 44.0% 3,887 49.5% 515 7,858 R+5.5
Christian 3,297 42.0% 3,856 49.1% 693 7,846 R+7.1
Tazewell 3,255 42.1% 4,051 52.4% 423 7,729 R+10.3
De Kalb 1,137 14.8% 5,957 77.4% 599 7,693 R+62.7
Edgar 3,443 46.2% 3,753 50.3% 261 7,457 R+4.2
McDonough 2,730 37.4% 4,041 55.4% 528 7,299 R+18.0
Montgomery 3,181 43.7% 3,489 48.0% 602 7,272 R+4.2
Jackson 2,350 33.2% 3,984 56.3% 742 7,076 R+23.1
Logan 3,005 42.5% 3,626 51.2% 445 7,076 R+8.8
McHenry 1,309 18.7% 5,409 77.2% 288 7,006 R+58.5
Shelby 2,962 42.8% 3,220 46.5% 738 6,920 R+3.7
Williamson 1,996 29.1% 4,044 59.0% 819 6,859 R+29.9
Ogle 1,209 17.8% 5,109 75.1% 481 6,799 R+57.4
Pike 3,112 46.0% 3,007 44.4% 650 6,769 D+1.6
Marion 2,490 36.9% 3,190 47.3% 1,071 6,751 R+10.4
Lee 1,604 24.1% 4,634 69.8% 404 6,642 R+45.6
Fayette 2,650 42.1% 3,253 51.6% 399 6,302 R+9.6
Randolph 2,518 40.6% 3,238 52.2% 451 6,207 R+11.6
Du Page 1,407 23.5% 4,078 68.1% 506 5,991 R+44.6
Jefferson 2,462 41.3% 3,063 51.3% 442 5,967 R+10.1
Wayne 2,416 41.3% 3,078 52.7% 350 5,844 R+11.3
Warren 1,559 26.8% 3,563 61.3% 686 5,808 R+34.5
White 2,774 49.8% 2,515 45.2% 277 5,566 D+4.7
Clark 2,271 41.5% 2,886 52.7% 319 5,476 R+11.2
Jo Daviess 1,598 29.8% 3,388 63.1% 382 5,368 R+33.3
Alexander 1,686 33.2% 3,203 63.1% 186 5,075 R+29.9
Mercer 1,386 27.3% 3,230 63.6% 459 5,075 R+36.3
De Witt 1,872 37.8% 2,771 56.0% 309 4,952 R+18.2
Grundy 841 17.0% 3,448 69.7% 656 4,945 R+52.7
Greene 2,649 54.3% 1,959 40.1% 272 4,880 D+14.1
Saline 1,758 36.6% 2,735 56.9% 311 4,804 R+20.3
Perry 1,466 31.5% 2,451 52.7% 738 4,655 R+21.2
Woodford 1,908 41.2% 2,371 51.2% 353 4,632 R+10.0
Douglas 1,685 36.7% 2,518 54.8% 392 4,595 R+18.1
Clay 1,935 42.7% 2,408 53.2% 184 4,527 R+10.4
Crawford 1,850 41.8% 2,296 51.9% 282 4,428 R+10.1
Effingham 2,303 52.8% 1,863 42.7% 199 4,365 D+10.1
Clinton 2,153 50.1% 1,848 43.0% 295 4,296 D+7.1
Jasper 2,024 48.4% 1,889 45.2% 266 4,179 D+3.2
Franklin 1,801 43.4% 2,077 50.0% 273 4,151 R+6.6
Hamilton 2,049 49.4% 1,894 45.6% 206 4,149 D+3.7
Washington 1,504 36.3% 2,374 57.3% 265 4,143 R+21.0
Carroll 691 16.9% 3,128 76.4% 273 4,092 R+59.6
Mason 1,806 45.2% 1,798 45.0% 388 3,992 D+0.2
Ford 926 23.3% 2,836 71.2% 220 3,982 R+48.0
Piatt 1,334 33.5% 2,515 63.2% 128 3,977 R+29.7
Marshall 1,545 39.5% 2,190 56.0% 178 3,913 R+16.5
Cass 1,906 48.8% 1,827 46.8% 171 3,904 D+2.0
Lawrence 1,712 44.0% 1,969 50.6% 207 3,888 R+6.6
Union 1,967 50.6% 1,537 39.5% 383 3,887 D+11.1
Richland 1,604 43.5% 1,778 48.2% 307 3,689 R+4.7
Cumberland 1,644 44.6% 1,857 50.4% 184 3,685 R+5.8
Bond 1,210 32.9% 2,055 55.9% 414 3,679 R+23.0
Schuyler 1,682 46.6% 1,636 45.3% 295 3,613 D+1.3
Boone 302 8.4% 3,036 84.7% 247 3,585 R+76.3
Menard 1,506 43.7% 1,705 49.5% 236 3,447 R+5.8
Moultrie 1,470 43.3% 1,719 50.6% 208 3,397 R+7.3
Jersey 1,713 50.7% 1,531 45.3% 136 3,380 D+5.4
Johnson 980 29.5% 2,164 65.2% 177 3,321 R+35.7
Gallatin 1,540 49.1% 1,401 44.7% 193 3,134 D+4.4
Monroe 1,440 46.5% 1,622 52.3% 38 3,100 R+5.9
Pulaski 792 25.7% 2,180 70.7% 111 3,083 R+45.0
Wabash 1,300 44.6% 1,298 44.6% 314 2,912 D+0.1
Massac 589 21.2% 2,078 74.7% 114 2,781 R+53.5
Kendall 423 15.7% 2,120 78.8% 146 2,689 R+63.1
Scott 1,236 48.3% 1,163 45.5% 159 2,558 D+2.9
Pope 676 26.6% 1,744 68.6% 123 2,543 R+42.0
Henderson 708 27.9% 1,668 65.7% 164 2,540 R+37.8
Stark 574 23.2% 1,764 71.3% 137 2,475 R+48.1
Brown 1,341 54.7% 934 38.1% 177 2,452 D+16.6
Edwards 595 24.9% 1,610 67.3% 188 2,393 R+42.4
Calhoun 815 47.7% 730 42.8% 162 1,707 D+5.0
Hardin 642 41.7% 756 49.1% 142 1,540 R+7.4
Putnam 355 30.7% 753 65.0% 50 1,158 R+34.4

Counties as they stood in 1904; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Illinois in every presidential election we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Kamala Harris (D) D+10.9
2020 Joe Biden (D) D+17.0
2016 Hillary Clinton (D) D+17.1
2012 Barack Obama (D) D+16.9
2008 Barack Obama (D) D+25.1
2004 John Kerry (D) D+10.3
2000 Al Gore (D) D+12.0
1996 Bill Clinton (D) D+17.5
1992 Bill Clinton (D) D+14.2
1988 George H. W. Bush (R) R+2.1
1984 Ronald Reagan (R) R+12.9
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) R+7.9
1976 Gerald Ford (R) R+2.0
1972 Richard Nixon (R) R+18.5
1968 Richard Nixon (R) R+2.9
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+18.9
1960 John F. Kennedy (D) D+0.2
1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+19.4
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) R+9.9
1948 Harry S. Truman (D) D+0.8
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+3.5
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+2.4
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+18.0
1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) D+13.2
1928 Herbert Hoover (R) R+14.8
1924 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+35.5
1920 Warren G. Harding (R) R+42.3
1916 Charles Evans Hughes (R) R+9.2
1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) D+13.2
1908 William Howard Taft (R) R+15.5
1904 Theodore Roosevelt (R) R+28.3
1900 William McKinley (R) R+8.4
1896 William McKinley (R) R+13.1
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) D+3.1
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R) R+3.0
1884 James G. Blaine (R) R+3.7
1880 James A. Garfield (R) R+6.5
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes (R) R+3.5
1872 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+13.3
1868 Ulysses S. Grant (R) R+11.4