Illinois 5th Congressional District
Akashic| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +32.6% |
| 2012 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | +38.2% |
| 2020 | +39.8% |
| 2024 | +37.1% |
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
| Year | District | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | D | 69.0%251,025 | 31.0%112,931 | 363,965 |
| 2022 | 5 | D | 69.6%190,999 | 28.8%79,112 | 274,550 |
| 2020 | 5 | D | 70.8%255,661 | 26.6%96,200 | 361,271 |
| 2018 | 5 | D | 76.7%213,992 | 23.3%65,134 | 279,131 |
| 2016 | 5 | D | 67.8%212,842 | 27.5%86,222 | 313,724 |
| 2014 | 5 | D | 63.2%116,364 | 30.6%56,350 | 184,019 |
| 2012 | 5 | D | 65.7%177,729 | 28.6%77,289 | 270,377 |
| 2010 | 5 | D | 70.6%108,360 | 25.4%38,935 | 153,435 |
| 2008 | 5 | D | 73.9%170,728 | 22.0%50,881 | 230,892 |
| 2006 | 5 | D | 78.0%114,319 | 22.0%32,250 | 146,581 |
| 2004 | 5 | D | 76.2%158,400 | 23.8%49,530 | 207,930 |
| 2002 | 5 | D | 66.8%106,514 | 28.9%46,008 | 159,435 |
| 2000 | 5 | D | 87.3%142,161 | 0.0%0 | 162,889 |
| 1998 | 5 | D | 74.0%95,738 | 26.0%33,687 | 129,425 |
| 1996 | 5 | D | 64.1%117,544 | 35.9%65,768 | 183,326 |
| 1994 | 5 | R | 45.6%63,065 | 54.4%75,328 | 138,393 |
| 1992 | 5 | D | 57.3%132,889 | 39.1%90,738 | 232,083 |
| 1990 | 5 | D | 66.3%73,805 | 31.0%34,440 | 111,246 |
| 1988 | 5 | D | 61.3%93,567 | 38.7%59,128 | 152,695 |
| 1986 | 5 | D | 70.4%82,466 | 29.6%34,738 | 117,204 |
| 1984 | 5 | D | 63.6%106,597 | 36.4%61,109 | 167,708 |
| 1982 | 5 | D | 75.4%110,351 | 24.6%35,970 | 146,322 |
| 1980 | 5 | D | 79.6%106,142 | 20.4%27,136 | 133,279 |
| 1978 | 5 | D | 84.0%98,702 | 16.0%18,802 | 117,506 |
| 1976 | 5 | D | 76.9%119,336 | 23.1%35,756 | 155,092 |
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | D | 56.8%2,329,136 | 41.5%1,701,055 | 4,098,896 |
| 2020 | D | 54.9%3,278,930 | 38.9%2,319,870 | 5,968,901 |
| 2016 | D | 54.9%3,012,940 | 39.8%2,184,692 | 5,491,239 |
| 2014 | D | 53.5%1,929,637 | 42.7%1,538,522 | 3,603,475 |
| 2010 | R | 46.4%1,719,478 | 48.0%1,778,698 | 3,703,370 |
| 2008 | D | 67.8%3,615,844 | 28.5%1,520,621 | 5,329,883 |
| 2004 | D | 70.0%3,597,456 | 27.1%1,390,690 | 5,138,563 |
| 2002 | D | 60.3%2,103,766 | 38.0%1,325,703 | 3,486,851 |
| 1998 | R | 47.4%1,610,496 | 50.3%1,709,041 | 3,394,521 |
| 1996 | D | 56.1%2,384,028 | 40.7%1,728,824 | 4,246,494 |
| 1992 | D | 53.3%2,631,229 | 43.1%2,126,833 | 4,939,530 |
| 1990 | D | 65.1%2,115,377 | 34.9%1,135,628 | 3,251,005 |
| 1986 | D | 65.1%2,033,783 | 33.7%1,053,734 | 3,122,883 |
| 1984 | D | 50.1%2,397,165 | 48.2%2,308,039 | 4,787,335 |
| 1980 | D | 56.0%2,565,302 | 42.5%1,946,296 | 4,579,933 |
| 1978 | R | 45.5%1,448,187 | 53.3%1,698,711 | 3,184,605 |
IL-05 spans Chicago's North Side lakefront neighborhoods and inner suburbs, where a dense, highly educated urban electorate has delivered Democratic presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.1 points.
A population of 753,708, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $114,146 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 9 and Congressional District 10.
The congressional districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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