Illinois 48th State House District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+20%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+20MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 120,4532024 5-year
- Median household income
- $103,8192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 10.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+26 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 48, 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 | 32,855 | 21,528 | 56,035 | ||
| D | 37,492 | 21,574 | 60,533 | ||
| D | 31,884 | 18,365 | 54,303 | ||
| D | 28,370 | 21,284 | 50,466 | ||
| D | 32,006 | 20,180 | 52,846 | ||
| D | 26,260 | 24,165 | 50,825 | ||
| D | 22,654 | 22,098 | 46,085 | ||
| D | 19,696 | 18,256 | 41,479 | ||
| R | 18,950 | 20,478 | 48,584 | ||
| R | 16,279 | 25,965 | 42,533 | ||
| R | 14,059 | 28,005 | 42,300 | ||
| R | 13,915 | 22,540 | 40,758 | ||
| R | 14,583 | 22,754 | 38,292 | ||
| R | 12,403 | 24,164 | 36,690 | ||
| R | 12,410 | 17,956 | 32,974 | ||
| D | 16,436 | 15,125 | 31,562 | ||
| R | 13,346 | 16,425 | 29,836 | ||
| R | 8,704 | 17,152 | 25,914 | ||
| R | 9,957 | 14,545 | 24,566 | ||
| R | 9,614 | 11,048 | 20,837 | ||
| D | 10,302 | 10,076 | 20,435 | ||
| R | 9,600 | 10,063 | 19,754 | ||
| D | 10,426 | 7,329 | 18,270 | ||
| D | 7,891 | 7,013 | 15,412 | ||
| R | 5,783 | 8,041 | 13,924 | ||
| R | 1,696 | 6,192 | 9,630 | ||
| R | 1,520 | 5,403 | 7,387 | ||
| R | 2,996 | 3,816 | 7,124 | ||
| O | 1,085 | 608 | 3,621 | ||
| R | 1,211 | 1,967 | 3,444 | ||
| R | 828 | 1,922 | 3,195 | ||
| R | 1,432 | 1,727 | 3,256 | ||
| R | 1,170 | 1,871 | 3,103 | ||
| D | 1,171 | 977 | 2,211 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
14.0%
Irish
11.7%
Polish
8.9%
Italian
8.4%
English
5.4%
American
2.5%
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: 39.6 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
$103,819
State House District 48 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 48$103,819
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.2%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)10.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.6%
speak English only
Spanish14.3%
Other Indo-European10.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander5.0%
Other languages1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Illinois 48th State House District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 7 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.
The Democratic margin in Illinois 48th State House District reached its widest at twenty-six points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,819, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 120,453 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
State House District 48, Illinois. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/17048/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 48, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 48, Illinois voted Democratic by 20.2 points (D+20), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 56,035 votes cast, 32,855 went Democratic and 21,528 went Republican.
What is State House District 48, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 48, Illinois as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 20 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 48, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 48, Illinois voted Republican was 1992.
How many people live in State House District 48, Illinois?
State House District 48, Illinois has a population of 120,453 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State House District 48, Illinois?
Median household income in State House District 48, Illinois is $103,819 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State House District 48, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 48, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.