Electoral MeridianIndependent Election Research

Forecasts. Results. Evidence.

States · Illinois

Adams County, Illinois

2026 election results. Darren Bailey (R) got 74% of the vote for governor in Adams County. The margin is 4.5 points more Republican than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Adams County

U.S. Senate

Don Tracy
73.5%17,934
Juliana Stratton
25.3%6,180
Whitfield Harrington
1.1%276
97% counted

Statewide: Juliana Stratton wins. Called.

Governor

Darren Bailey
74.3%18,179
JB Pritzker
23.1%5,650
Collin Corbett
2.6%625
97% counted

Statewide: JB Pritzker wins. Called.

The leader in Adams County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 11:32 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
IL SenateR +48.7R +48.1R +0.6
IL GovernorR +52.6R +48.1R +4.5
IL-15R +44.0——

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Adams County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris25.7%Donald Trump73.3%R +47.631,602
2020Joe Biden25.8%Donald Trump72.2%R +46.533,525
2016Hillary Clinton24.0%Donald Trump71.3%R +47.331,951
2012Barack Obama31.5%Mitt Romney66.7%R +35.230,607
2008Barack Obama38.3%John McCain60.7%R +22.430,823
2004John Kerry33.4%George W. Bush66.2%R +32.831,477
2000Al Gore40.5%George W. Bush57.6%R +17.130,109

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +30.6.

Other counties in Illinois

Illinois results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Illinois certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Illinois's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.