Illinois 62nd State House District, Illinois: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+21%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+21MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Recent convertAkashic typology
- Population
- 80,8442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $110,4162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 62, 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 | 20,900 | 13,628 | 35,193 | ||
| D | 23,095 | 13,990 | 37,996 | ||
| D | 19,366 | 12,425 | 34,356 | ||
| D | 17,404 | 14,688 | 32,542 | ||
| D | 20,062 | 13,418 | 33,856 | ||
| R | 15,208 | 15,743 | 31,161 | ||
| R | 13,024 | 13,695 | 27,411 | ||
| D | 10,562 | 10,544 | 23,178 | ||
| R | 9,247 | 11,206 | 25,353 | ||
| R | 7,281 | 12,917 | 20,333 | ||
| R | 6,106 | 13,402 | 19,607 | ||
| R | 5,466 | 10,906 | 18,660 | ||
| R | 6,536 | 10,440 | 17,306 | ||
| R | 5,367 | 10,420 | 15,826 | ||
| R | 4,914 | 7,810 | 13,798 | ||
| D | 7,107 | 6,660 | 13,772 | ||
| R | 5,313 | 7,675 | 13,006 | ||
| R | 3,654 | 7,559 | 11,227 | ||
| R | 3,662 | 6,217 | 9,896 | ||
| R | 2,512 | 4,466 | 7,060 | ||
| R | 2,881 | 4,038 | 6,940 | ||
| R | 2,826 | 4,329 | 7,183 | ||
| R | 2,776 | 3,118 | 6,076 | ||
| R | 2,393 | 2,716 | 5,334 | ||
| R | 1,387 | 3,035 | 4,481 | ||
| R | 227 | 2,063 | 2,734 | ||
| R | 263 | 1,778 | 2,162 | ||
| R | 617 | 1,461 | 2,179 | ||
| O | 276 | 247 | 1,145 | ||
| R | 256 | 724 | 1,062 | ||
| R | 180 | 751 | 974 | ||
| R | 253 | 581 | 859 | ||
| R | 201 | 569 | 785 | ||
| R | 222 | 332 | 581 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.8%
Irish
10.0%
Polish
7.4%
English
6.4%
Italian
6.0%
American
3.3%
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: 39.1 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
$110,416
State House District 62 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 62$110,416
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
8.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.5%
Working age (18–64)7.2%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.6%
speak English only
Spanish19.0%
Other Indo-European7.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.9%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Illinois 62nd State House District in the Upper Midwest has, until recently, been a Republican district. The district's earlier pattern was unmistakable — multiple decades of consistent margins for the other party.
The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by twenty points. The 2024 margin was twenty-one points, in line with the district's new direction.
The demographics suggest why. A population of 80,844, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $110,416 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 62, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 62, Illinois voted Democratic by 20.7 points (D+21), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 35,193 votes cast, 20,900 went Democratic and 13,628 went Republican.
What is State House District 62, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 62, Illinois as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 62, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 62, Illinois voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 62, Illinois?
State House District 62, Illinois has a population of 80,844 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 62, Illinois?
Median household income in State House District 62, Illinois is $110,416 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State House District 62, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 62, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.