Illinois 14th Congressional District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 14th Congressional District, Illinois: Tossup district. In 2024, voted a near-tie. Republican peak: R+61 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: TiedMIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 539,6062024 5-year
Median household income: $99,0742024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.3%2024 5-year
Black: 7.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+12 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+61 in 1920MIT Election Lab

UNDERWOOD, LaurenCongress 119 · Democratic

−1 liberal

+1 conservative

Predecessors: HULTGREN, Randy (2017–2019), HULTGREN, Randy (2015–2017), HULTGREN, Randy (2013–2015), HULTGREN, Randy (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 4 D · 3 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−0.3%	123,562	124,332	253,044
2020	D	+4.8%	132,335	119,993	258,260
2016	D	+1.6%	107,006	103,290	226,781
2012	D	+2.0%	103,830	99,776	207,764
2008	D	+11.8%	118,883	93,416	215,220
2004	R	−8.8%	83,905	100,141	185,493
2000	R	−6.4%	67,399	76,917	148,744
1996	D	+2.3%	55,525	52,759	122,857
1992	D	+0.8%	53,263	52,201	135,740
1988	R	−18.1%	46,455	67,205	114,356
1984	R	−28.3%	42,236	75,880	118,733
1980	R	−27.8%	36,284	68,542	116,190
1976	R	−15.9%	46,521	64,528	113,120
1972	R	−29.6%	38,636	71,180	110,127
1968	R	−20.9%	34,821	55,344	98,244
1964	D	+4.6%	50,614	46,117	96,732
1960	R	−15.5%	40,966	56,017	97,072
1956	R	−37.5%	27,033	59,585	86,733
1952	R	−29.2%	30,900	56,418	87,450
1948	R	−19.7%	28,633	42,833	72,021
1944	R	−19.1%	31,135	46,192	78,844
1940	R	−9.2%	38,502	46,335	85,288
1936	D	+0.7%	38,222	37,678	78,676
1932	D	+3.3%	36,970	34,550	72,919
1928	R	−22.9%	25,991	41,589	68,041
1924	R	−53.7%	7,528	37,123	55,147
1920	R	−60.6%	8,309	37,440	48,036
1916	R	−29.0%	18,136	33,648	53,453
1912	O	+6.9%	8,505	6,473	29,379
1908	R	−32.0%	9,225	18,819	29,944
1904	R	−46.2%	6,410	19,458	28,262
1900	R	−27.7%	10,673	19,207	30,792
1896	R	−27.5%	10,472	18,643	29,759
1892	R	−6.9%	11,325	13,109	25,972
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
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

19.6%

Irish

13.0%

Polish

7.7%

Italian

7.5%

English

6.9%

American

2.8%

French

1.8%

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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.5%

85+

1.0%

1.9%

75–84

2.3%

4.2%

65–74

4.6%

6.2%

55–64

6.1%

6.7%

45–54

6.5%

6.9%

35–44

6.8%

6.2%

25–34

6.0%

5.1%

18–24

4.8%

9.4%

5–17

8.9%

2.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$99,074

Congressional District 14 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 14$99,074

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1811.8%

Working age (18–64)7.9%

Seniors (65+)7.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

79.7%

speak English only

Spanish13.9%

Other Indo-European3.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.7%

Other Christian

5.0%

Mainline Protestant

4.9%

Non-Christian

2.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Methodist

2.0%

Baptist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois's 14th district, anchored in the exurban collar counties west of Chicago, returned a presidential margin of R+0.3 in 2024, placing it among the most competitive federal districts in the state.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twelve points in 2008; the Republican margin reached sixty-one points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 539,606, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $99,074 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 14, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 14, Illinois voted a near-tie (Tied), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 253,044 votes cast, 123,562 went Democratic and 124,332 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 14, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 14, Illinois as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 14, Illinois last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 14, Illinois voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Congressional District 14, Illinois?

Congressional District 14, Illinois has a population of 539,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 14, Illinois?

Median household income in Congressional District 14, Illinois is $99,074 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Congressional District 14, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 14, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 14th Congressional District delivered a near-tie in 2024.

Key facts

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