State House District 56 State House District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 56th State House District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+40%. Democratic peak: D+52 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 210,5112024 5-year
Median household income: $84,6152024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 44.4%2024 5-year
Black: 21.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 26.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+52 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 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	+40.2%	58,738	24,482	85,205
2020	D	+48.8%	69,861	23,505	95,087
2016	D	+51.5%	64,945	19,166	88,920
2012	D	+47.2%	59,870	21,069	82,197
2008	D	+51.6%	65,612	20,663	87,134
2004	D	+38.9%	57,793	25,256	83,560
2000	D	+37.7%	51,336	22,644	76,059
1996	D	+38.0%	46,166	19,473	70,271
1992	D	+28.2%	49,789	25,205	87,077
1988	D	+10.7%	44,943	36,223	81,869
1984	D	+1.0%	44,064	43,213	87,781
1980	D	+10.9%	44,509	35,049	86,956
1976	D	+7.5%	46,732	40,096	88,510
1972	R	−8.3%	42,010	49,706	92,244
1968	D	+8.6%	46,542	38,598	92,866
1964	D	+25.7%	60,590	35,839	96,430
1960	D	+12.3%	54,196	42,256	96,739
1956	R	−14.4%	38,374	51,294	89,896
1952	R	−1.2%	45,966	47,041	93,264
1948	D	+8.6%	47,629	40,057	88,220
1944	D	+15.6%	49,950	36,465	86,657
1940	D	+10.6%	45,766	36,993	83,084
1936	D	+27.2%	49,110	27,623	78,897
1932	D	+13.6%	36,047	27,168	65,369
1928	R	−6.4%	28,053	31,947	60,464
1924	R	−41.7%	8,844	27,044	43,677
1920	R	−49.1%	7,728	24,904	34,997
1916	R	−6.7%	14,854	17,093	33,312
1912	O	+13.0%	5,122	2,932	16,829
1908	R	−18.7%	5,990	9,034	16,266
1904	R	−32.1%	4,063	9,008	15,392
1900	R	−4.5%	7,285	7,988	15,712
1896	R	−18.4%	5,953	8,695	14,871
1892	D	+12.7%	5,664	4,365	10,245
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

9.3%

Irish

8.6%

Polish

7.1%

Italian

5.0%

English

3.7%

American

2.2%

French

0.9%

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: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

1.9%

75–84

2.7%

4.3%

65–74

5.1%

5.9%

55–64

6.2%

6.1%

45–54

6.2%

7.0%

35–44

7.0%

7.8%

25–34

7.9%

4.3%

18–24

4.4%

8.0%

5–17

7.7%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$84,615

State House District 56 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 56$84,615

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.2%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.5%

Working age (18–64)12.0%

Seniors (65+)13.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

64.4%

speak English only

Spanish20.7%

Other Indo-European8.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%

Other languages2.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

29.9%

Non-Christian

7.8%

Other Christian

6.4%

Baptist

4.6%

Mainline Protestant

3.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Methodist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois 56th State House District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 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 56th State House District reached its widest at fifty-two points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was forty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $84,615, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 210,511 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 56, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 56, Illinois voted Democratic by 40.2 points (D+40), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 85,205 votes cast, 58,738 went Democratic and 24,482 went Republican.

What is State House District 56, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 56, 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 56, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 56, Illinois voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in State House District 56, Illinois?

State House District 56, Illinois has a population of 210,511 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 56, Illinois?

Median household income in State House District 56, Illinois is $84,615 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State House District 56, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 56, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 56th State House District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

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