Illinois 10th Congressional District, Illinois: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+23MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 820,2572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $103,5442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab
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SCHNEIDER, Brad
−1 liberal+1 conservative
Predecessors: DOLD, Robert (2015–2017), DOLD, Robert (2011–2013), KIRK, Mark Steven (2009–2011), KIRK, Mark Steven (2007–2009)
Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
Constituent county margins for Congressional District 10, ILOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 214,944 | 134,159 | 356,120 | ||
| D | 241,150 | 135,321 | 385,205 | ||
| D | 207,391 | 118,265 | 350,170 | ||
| D | 189,002 | 135,450 | 329,326 | ||
| D | 215,328 | 124,937 | 344,097 | ||
| D | 169,969 | 147,601 | 319,748 | ||
| D | 146,829 | 128,011 | 282,260 | ||
| D | 123,020 | 98,985 | 242,857 | ||
| D | 116,176 | 109,011 | 274,767 | ||
| R | 96,853 | 132,134 | 230,675 | ||
| R | 87,125 | 142,393 | 230,748 | ||
| R | 83,187 | 116,125 | 223,471 | ||
| R | 93,170 | 117,207 | 214,451 | ||
| R | 79,665 | 126,147 | 206,611 | ||
| R | 80,727 | 95,923 | 192,053 | ||
| D | 110,793 | 84,528 | 195,354 | ||
| R | 91,287 | 98,412 | 190,104 | ||
| R | 63,494 | 106,220 | 170,047 | ||
| R | 70,970 | 92,193 | 163,535 | ||
| R | 64,327 | 72,386 | 137,804 | ||
| D | 69,106 | 66,064 | 135,559 | ||
| R | 64,817 | 68,763 | 134,120 | ||
| D | 67,834 | 50,518 | 121,882 | ||
| D | 52,912 | 46,861 | 103,489 | ||
| R | 37,756 | 53,823 | 92,444 | ||
| R | 10,383 | 42,075 | 63,619 | ||
| R | 9,584 | 38,333 | 51,066 | ||
| R | 19,255 | 28,441 | 49,757 | ||
| O | 7,240 | 5,038 | 25,680 | ||
| R | 7,940 | 14,824 | 24,584 | ||
| R | 5,435 | 15,010 | 23,038 | ||
| R | 9,209 | 12,820 | 22,654 | ||
| R | 7,534 | 13,375 | 21,259 | ||
| D | 7,482 | 7,175 | 15,109 | ||
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Congressional elections · 16 Senate races
U.S. Senate
| Year | Won | D % | R % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | O | 0.0% | 41.5% | 4,098,896 |
| 2020 | D | 54.9% | 38.9% | 5,968,901 |
| 2016 | D | 54.9% | 39.8% | 5,491,878 |
| 2014 | D | 53.5% | 42.7% | 3,603,519 |
| 2010 | R | 46.4% | 48.0% | 3,704,473 |
| 2008 | D | 67.8% | 28.5% | 5,329,884 |
| 2004 | D | 70.0% | 27.0% | 5,141,520 |
| 2002 | D | 60.3% | 38.0% | 3,486,851 |
| 1998 | R | 47.4% | 50.3% | 3,394,521 |
| 1996 | D | 56.1% | 40.7% | 4,250,722 |
| 1992 | D | 53.3% | 43.1% | 4,939,558 |
| 1990 | D | 65.1% | 34.9% | 3,251,005 |
| 1986 | D | 65.1% | 33.7% | 3,122,883 |
| 1984 | D | 50.1% | 48.2% | 4,787,335 |
| 1980 | D | 56.0% | 42.5% | 4,580,029 |
| 1978 | R | 45.5% | 53.3% | 3,184,764 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.1%
Irish
10.1%
Polish
7.6%
Italian
6.0%
English
5.9%
American
3.0%
French
1.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$103,544
Congressional District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 10$103,544
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.7%
Working age (18–64)8.2%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.8%
speak English only
Spanish18.8%
Other Indo-European7.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.5%
Other languages0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Illinois's 10th Congressional District stretches along the northern Lake Michigan suburbs, blending dense lakefront communities with inner-ring towns that have shifted steadily toward Democratic presidential candidates over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Illinois 10th Congressional District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at twenty-seven points in 2020; the 2024 margin was twenty-three points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $103,544, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Congressional District 10, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 10, Illinois voted Democratic by 22.7 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 356,120 votes cast, 214,944 went Democratic and 134,159 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 10, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Congressional District 10, Illinois as a "Urban anchor" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Congressional District 10, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 10, Illinois voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Congressional District 10, Illinois?
Congressional District 10, Illinois has a population of 820,257 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 10, Illinois?
Median household income in Congressional District 10, Illinois is $103,544 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Congressional District 10, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 10, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.