State House District 49 State House District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 49th State House District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+19%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+19MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 196,9022024 5-year
Median household income: $104,2972024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 59.0%2024 5-year
Black: 9.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 19.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+25 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+54 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 3 D · 0 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	D	+19.3%	53,283	35,645	91,597
2020	D	+25.2%	60,606	35,696	98,695
2016	D	+23.6%	51,272	30,414	88,293
2012	D	+12.7%	45,534	35,136	81,993
2008	D	+21.2%	51,508	33,301	85,889
2004	D	+2.7%	41,906	39,705	82,264
2000	R	−0.2%	36,048	36,186	74,393
1996	D	+2.3%	31,222	29,704	66,678
1992	R	−4.2%	29,877	33,138	77,862
1988	R	−23.9%	25,577	41,829	67,865
1984	R	−34.2%	21,967	45,035	67,378
1980	R	−22.6%	21,672	36,345	64,908
1976	R	−22.5%	22,778	36,471	60,773
1972	R	−33.2%	19,290	38,585	58,065
1968	R	−18.4%	19,172	28,745	52,018
1964	D	+2.8%	25,520	24,145	49,666
1960	R	−12.1%	20,565	26,231	46,894
1956	R	−34.1%	13,346	27,179	40,614
1952	R	−20.4%	15,219	23,023	38,339
1948	R	−8.7%	14,576	17,393	32,245
1944	R	−0.8%	15,658	15,917	31,665
1940	R	−4.1%	14,684	15,945	30,770
1936	D	+15.2%	15,968	11,651	28,425
1932	D	+4.3%	12,174	11,147	24,099
1928	R	−18.0%	8,847	12,770	21,769
1924	R	−48.2%	2,556	9,833	15,104
1920	R	−53.7%	2,318	8,516	11,539
1916	R	−13.5%	4,603	6,118	11,214
1912	O	+13.0%	1,689	944	5,724
1908	R	−23.7%	1,867	3,158	5,440
1904	R	−35.9%	1,274	3,083	5,035
1900	R	−11.3%	2,205	2,785	5,144
1896	R	−24.2%	1,812	3,000	4,913
1892	D	+6.7%	1,838	1,601	3,555
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

14.4%

Irish

11.7%

Polish

8.9%

Italian

8.5%

English

5.6%

American

2.5%

French

1.4%

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

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.1%

75–84

2.8%

4.7%

65–74

5.3%

6.4%

55–64

6.7%

6.3%

45–54

6.4%

7.0%

35–44

6.8%

6.7%

25–34

6.6%

4.2%

18–24

4.2%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$104,297

State House District 49 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 49$104,297

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.0%

Working age (18–64)7.8%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

68.7%

speak English only

Spanish14.7%

Other Indo-European10.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.9%

Other languages1.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

35.2%

Non-Christian

8.8%

Other Christian

7.2%

Mainline Protestant

5.6%

Methodist

1.6%

Baptist

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of R+60.3, this downstate district ranks among the state's most reliably conservative constituencies, reflecting the rural demographic and economic patterns common to Illinois territory far from the Chicago metro.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 49th State House District reached its widest at twenty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was nineteen points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $104,297, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 196,902 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 49, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 49, Illinois voted Democratic by 19.3 points (D+19), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 91,597 votes cast, 53,283 went Democratic and 35,645 went Republican.

What is State House District 49, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 49, 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 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 49, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 49, Illinois voted Republican was 2000.

How many people live in State House District 49, Illinois?

State House District 49, Illinois has a population of 196,902 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 49, Illinois?

Median household income in State House District 49, Illinois is $104,297 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State House District 49, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 49, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 49th State House District has voted Democratic in six straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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