Census Data & Labor Force

Total Population Size: 13,784

• % Increase or Decrease Over Last 10 Years: ~ -6%

Race Percentages

• White alone: 97.1%
• Black or African American Alone: 0.8%
• Asian Alone: 0.5%
• Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders: 0.1%
• Hispanic or Latino: 1.6%
• White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 95.9%
• Biracial and Other: 1.1%

Median Age: 45 years

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Percentage of Veterans: 7.5%

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High School and College Graduate Percentages

• High School Graduates: 90.9%
• College Graduates: 17.1%

Total Labor Force Size: 5,923

County’s Unemployment Rate: 7.9%

Mean Hourly Wage: $17.95

Median Household Income: $48,303

Percentage Living Below the Poverty Line: 15.3%

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1. Production Occupations
2. Office & Administrative Support Occupations
3. Management Occupations
4. Sales and Related Occupations
5. Construction and Extraction occupations

Details about individual employers in the county could not be found.

Darren Bailey, Republican Party

Springfield Office: (217) 782-6674

Louisville Office: (618) 665-4109

Mattoon Office:  (217) 234-6139

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• Born and raised in Louisville
• Attended North Clay Unit #25
• Attended Lake Land College in Mattoon (A.A.S. Agricultural Production)
• Farmer of corn, soybeans, and wheat
• Also involved in trucking and excavation
• Served North Clay school board for 17 years before becoming a legislator
• Founder of Christian Academy in Louisville
• 4 children and 10 grandchildren
• Campaign for reelection underway

Mary Miller, Republican Party

Washington Office: (202) 225-5271

Danville Dist. Office: (217) 703-6100

Effingham Dist. Office: (217) 240-3155

• Farmer
• Graduated from Eastern Illinois University (B.S. Business Management)
• Graduate coursework in education
• Certified teacher, teaches Sunday School and Vacation Bible School
• Serves on the Agriculture Committee and Education & Labor Committee
• Member of the House Freedom Caucus
• Member of the Republican Study Committee
• Supporter of 2nd Amendment, conservative values
• Helped in passing rural broadband legislation

Dick Durbin, Democratic Party

Washington Office: (202) 224-2152

Chicago Office: (312) 353-4952

Springfield Office: (217) 492-4062

Carbondale Office: (618) 351-1122

Rock Island Office: (309) 786-5173

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• First elected to Senate in 1996
• Re-elected in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020
• Serves as Senate Majority Whip
• Serves as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee
• Sits on Appropriation  and Agriculture Committees
• Three children, and six grandchildren

Tammy Duckworth, Democratic Party

Washington Office: (202) 224-2854

Chicago Office: 312) 886-3506

Carbondale Office: (618) 677-7000

Belleville Office: (618) 722-7070

Rock Island Office: (309) 606-7060

Springfield Office: (217) 528-6124

• Attended University of Hawaii 
• Attended George Washington University (M.A International Affairs)
• Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient
• Former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
• Served in the Reserve Force
• Retired as Lieutenant Colonel
• First elected to senate in 2016
• Previously served on the Armed services Committee
• Founded the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus
• Currently serves on Armed Services Committee; the Environment & Public Works Committee; the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee; and the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee
• Parent of Two daughters