Skip to content
The American Political Almanac
RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 17125 · Illinois

MasonIL

Republican ×4 since 2012all 40 elections, 1868–2024

The Long Record

40 elections against the Illinois and national vote
2024 result
R+43.1
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
19–21
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
26/40
65% of its elections
Closest election
1904
D+0.2
this countyIllinoisnational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1876+110.1 ptsDemocrats
1872-100.7 ptsRepublicans
1932+47.9 ptsDemocrats
1968-33.7 ptsRepublicans
1964+32.6 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
12,745
College (BA+)
17%
Median income
$62,845
2024 dollars
Non-white
6%
Rural
100%
Age 65+
23%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Cass, IL · Fulton, IL · Logan, IL · Menard, IL · Schuyler, IL · Tazewell, IL