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1876–2024
State House District 72·Illinois

Illinois 72nd State House District has voted Democratic in eleven straight presidential cycles.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
Latest
D+10
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
25,326
2024 ACS

Illinois 72nd State House District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+10%. Republican peak: R+54 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+10MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population
25,3262024 5-year
Median household income
$67,1592024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
71.5%2024 5-year
Black
11.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+28 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+9.6%
6,0544,97811,258
D
+12.1%
6,5095,07411,877
D
+8.3%
5,7304,79011,353
D
+21.8%
6,9474,42411,570
D
+24.6%
7,4884,50012,135
D
+14.6%
7,0755,26212,414
D
+19.6%
6,7344,47011,548
D
+23.3%
6,1783,65910,814
D
+19.7%
6,6374,11812,780
D
+18.8%
7,1274,86312,046
D
+6.7%
7,1336,23113,425
R
−6.6%
5,3306,17212,734
D
+2.8%
6,3866,03312,642
R
−7.1%
5,7716,66112,477
D
+5.9%
6,1225,39412,443
D
+27.6%
7,4084,20711,615
D
+1.9%
5,9995,77211,790
R
−3.6%
5,1715,56010,752
R
−8.3%
4,9465,84310,806
D
+5.0%
4,3543,9378,376
D
+11.3%
5,3404,2549,627
D
+15.7%
6,2524,54710,840
D
+25.0%
5,8093,4579,407
D
+7.5%
4,3783,7628,258
R
−30.9%
2,5434,8347,411
R
−47.5%
6443,6486,324
R
−54.4%
9243,8875,450
R
−17.3%
1,9362,8695,379
O
+10.5%
7094252,712
R
−23.4%
8411,4542,622
R
−45.4%
3821,4462,342
R
−25.9%
8491,4722,405
R
−21.6%
8321,2992,163
R
−10.5%
7168961,711
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.7%
Irish
10.6%
English
9.3%
American
3.5%
Italian
2.7%
Polish
1.6%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 40.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.5%
2.7%
75–84
3.5%
5.5%
65–74
6.3%
6.2%
55–64
6.4%
5.8%
45–54
5.6%
6.3%
35–44
6.0%
6.0%
25–34
6.0%
4.6%
18–24
4.3%
8.6%
5–17
8.2%
2.9%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,159
State House District 72 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 72$67,159
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.7%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.2%
speak English only
Spanish7.3%
Other Indo-European3.1%
Other languages2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
10.3%
Mainline Protestant
6.7%
Baptist
4.3%
Other Christian
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Methodist
2.3%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 68.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois 72nd 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 72nd State House District reached its widest at twenty-eight points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was ten points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $67,159, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 25,326 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 72, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 72, Illinois voted Democratic by 9.6 points (D+10), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,258 votes cast, 6,054 went Democratic and 4,978 went Republican.
What is State House District 72, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 72, 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 20 times, Republican 13 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 72, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 72, Illinois voted Republican was 1980.
How many people live in State House District 72, Illinois?
State House District 72, Illinois has a population of 25,326 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 72, Illinois?
Median household income in State House District 72, Illinois is $67,159 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State House District 72, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 72, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.