Editing Brown County, Illinois (section)

==Politics==
Brown County is located in [[Illinois's 15th congressional district|Illinois's 15th Congressional District]] and is currently represented by Republican [[Mary Miller (politician)|Mary Miller]]. For the [[Illinois House of Representatives]], the county is located in the 93rd district and is currently represented by Republican [[Norine Hammond]]. The county is located in the 47th district of the [[Illinois Senate]], and is currently represented by Republican [[Jil Tracy]].

Brown County is part of the German-settled area of western [[Central Illinois]] and the [[Missouri Rhineland]] centred on the St. Louis metropolitan area. This region was opposed both to southern [[planter (American South)|plantation owners]] and to anti-slavery [[Yankee]]s and consequently voted against the majority of people in their state. Brown County voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election from at least [[1840 United States presidential election|1840]] through [[1948 United States presidential election|1948]], with the sole exception of the [[1928 United States presidential election|1928 election]] when the county voted for the Republican candidate [[Herbert Hoover]]. From 1952 to 2024, Democrats have carried Brown County only three times (1964, 1976, and 1992) and have won a majority of the vote only once (1964).

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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|1,931|486|108|Illinois}}
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{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,513|787|64|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,544|986|47|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|1,679|895|11|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,529|1,077|54|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|1,053|997|247|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,029|1,146|514|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,373|1,267|6|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,478|959|9|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,660|950|82|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,519|1,533|51|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,780|1,203|39|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,629|1,265|269|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,355|2,083|0|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,889|1,849|2|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,026|1,748|1|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,137|1,557|5|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,562|1,805|22|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|1,738|1,849|20|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,101|2,478|69|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,591|2,873|85|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,148|2,822|23|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,289|1,867|9|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,637|2,149|160|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,590|1,866|71|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,579|2,856|137|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|381|1,358|573|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|947|1,609|87|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|934|1,341|177|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|988|1,968|49|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,024|2,063|30|Illinois}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|879|1,567|400|Illinois}}