Editing Pike County, Illinois (section)

==Politics==
Pike County was reliably Democratic from 1892 through 1948; only 2 Republican Party nominees carried the county vote during that period. However, it was a national bellwether in every presidential election from 1912 to 2004 aside from 1924 & 1988. Since 2000, the county has become a Republican stronghold, with [[Donald Trump]] winning it in the 2016 presidential election by a margin of 57.6 points.

The county is located in [[Illinois's 18th congressional district|Illinois's 15th Congressional District]] and is currently represented by Republican [[Mary Miller (politician)|Mary Miller]]. In the [[Illinois General Assembly]], the county is located in the 50th legislative district and the 100th house district represented by Senator [[Steve McClure (politician)|Steve McClure]] and Representative [[C. D. Davidsmeyer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Maps of Districts of the Illinois House of Representatives (2023-2033)|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|date=July 16, 2022|url=https://archive.org/details/2022-house-map-series-layout-reduce|access-date=November 14, 2022}}</ref>

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|6,086|1,302|137|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,332|1,484|149|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,754|1,413|363|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,860|2,278|164|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|4,457|3,024|162|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|5,032|2,849|99|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|4,706|3,198|208|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|3,225|3,604|1,123|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,342|4,016|1,679|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|3,965|4,614|20|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,295|3,965|25|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,301|3,695|365|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,975|5,006|129|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,940|3,883|40|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|5,035|4,191|713|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|4,113|6,576|0|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|5,965|5,461|10|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,920|5,382|16|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|6,382|5,219|10|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|4,722|5,674|98|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|5,633|5,833|66|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|6,619|7,676|146|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5,589|8,187|198|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,181|8,013|258|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,705|4,008|123|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|4,989|5,424|530|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,564|4,279|437|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|5,293|7,005|501|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,169|3,371|2,083|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|2,932|3,859|474|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|3,007|3,112|650|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|3,045|4,715|252|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|3,111|5,329|139|Illinois}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|2,751|3,494|1,268|Illinois}}

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