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Illinois 68th State House District
presidential margin
2008D+10.72012D+5.42016D+4.22020D+9.92024D+8.8
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+8.8
2024
median income$66,502U.S. $80,734 · IL $83,390
median age39.5U.S. 39.1 · IL 39.1
poverty rate15.5%U.S. 12.5% · IL 11.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)24.9%U.S. 35.6% · IL 37.9%
non-english16.1%U.S. 22.3% · IL 24.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German21.7%
Irish11.6%
English8.8%
Mexican17.0%
Puerto Rican1.3%
Salvadoran0.4%
African American†10.8%
African0.3%
Nigerian0.2%
Filipino0.6%
Asian Indian0.6%
Laotian0.6%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Boone County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Illinois 68th State House District

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Illinois 68th State House DistrictHarrisD+8.8
2024
2024 presidential margin for Illinois 68th State House DistrictThe boundary of Illinois 68th State House District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+8.8), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Illinois 68th State House District · D+8.8
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.2%23,822
Donald TrumpRepublican44.3%19,870
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.5%1,113
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Illinois 68th State House District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Boone County, ILRepublicanR+14.5
Winnebago County, ILDemocraticD+0.6
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.2%Harris23,822
44.3%Trump19,870
2.5%Kennedy1,113
+8.8%
44,805
D
53.9%Biden25,554
44.0%Trump20,867
2.1%Jorgensen984
+9.9%
47,405
D
48.3%Clinton21,531
44.2%Trump19,681
7.5%Johnson3,351
+4.2%
44,563
D
52.7%Obama22,394
47.3%Romney20,110
0.0%
+5.4%
42,504
D
54.4%Obama25,498
43.7%McCain20,477
1.8%Nader862
+10.7%
46,837
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +8.8% in 2024.+8.8%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+10.7%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.2%
2020+9.9%
2024+8.8%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDave VellaState House · 68

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The 2024 presidential margin was D+8.8, one of the narrower results among Illinois's state house districts, compared with D+10.7 in 2008. About 20,300 residents lived here, with White alone at 67.3% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 10.7 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.8 points.

A population of 108,450, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,502 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 67 and Assembly District 7.

Political twins — state-house districts

The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State House District 67
Illinois
71.3twin score
population scalecollege share2024 margin
Assembly District 7
Wisconsin
70.9twin score
12-yr trend% Catholic2024 margin≠ Polish ancestry
State House District 12
Indiana
68.4twin score
college share% CatholicScottish ancestry≠ Polish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Illinois 68th State House District

counties it covers2
Boone CountyWinnebago County

Frequently asked questions

How did Illinois 68th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Illinois 68th State House District voted Democratic by 8.8 points (D+8.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 44,805 votes cast, 23,822 went Democratic and 19,870 went Republican.
How many people live in Illinois 68th State House District?
Illinois 68th State House District has a population of 108,450 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Illinois 68th State House District?
Median household income in Illinois 68th State House District is $66,502 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Illinois 68th State House District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Illinois 68th State House District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.