Empire breaks from McLean County
In 2024, Trump won 62.9% here to Harris’s 34.5%. Empire is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Darin LaHood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
6 people represent Empire → What stands out about civic life in Empire
Read from the official results and the seats below. Party is shown as the official record.
Empire leaned 39 points further toward Trump than Illinois
The 2024 presidential margin in Empire, its county and the state, on one scale.
Who represents Empire in state government
The governor, and the legislators whose districts cover Empire.
How Empire voted in 2024
Official results for Empire’s own voters, race by race.
McLean County: Harris 50.9%, Trump 46.1% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
Whole-district result
Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Party colors are neutral on purpose.
Election Day is November 3: 32 days away
What Illinois voters decide this November, and how to take part.
- U.S. SenateOne of Illinois’s two seats (now Richard J. Durbin, Tammy Duckworth)
- U.S. HouseEvery seat, every two years (now Darin LaHood)
- GovernorNow J. B. Pritzker
- State legislatureThe 2 seats that cover Empire are listed below
Plus local offices and questions. Your sample ballot from the town or state has the final list.
- Register or check your registration at vote.gov.
- Ask the town clerk about absentee ballots and early voting.
- Bring the ID your state asks for.
Know where Empire votes? Add it to the Handbook so neighbors have it on Election Day.
Who represents Empire in Congress
Two senators for all of Illinois, and one House member for the district.
Empire and its neighbors
Shaded by how close each town’s 2024 presidential vote was, not by who won. Empire was the closest race around it. Tap a town to see its page.
Each town’s own official results, closest race first.
Where Empire’s own decisions get made
Local leaders and public meetings. Most of what shapes daily life (roads, schools, taxes, zoning) is decided here.
We don’t have Empire’s meeting calendar yet. Know when the select board or council meets? Post it so neighbors can go.
Who chairs the select board or serves as mayor? Neighbors keep this current.
Budget, taxes and staff on Town Hall →Talk it over
Practical, neighborly civic talk in Empire. Please keep it about issues, not people.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Sources: election results from the MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files); percentages are of votes for candidates. Congressional and state legislative districts: U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts), matched to Empire by land area. Members of Congress: the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain). Governors and state legislators: Open States. Local officials: Open States and Wikidata. Turnout = votes for president per adult resident (Census), a rough guide, not official turnout.