State House District 73 State House District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 73rd State House District, Illinois: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+9%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 168,2932024 5-year
Median household income: $67,9102024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 78.8%2024 5-year
Black: 7.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+13 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

9 counties · 2 D · 7 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	R	−9.3%	34,981	42,319	78,892
2020	R	−6.0%	38,094	43,060	83,179
2016	R	−6.6%	33,810	38,987	78,593
2012	D	+8.3%	41,880	35,362	78,816
2008	D	+13.3%	45,808	34,922	81,968
2004	R	−0.3%	41,276	41,521	83,369
2000	D	+4.4%	39,360	35,940	77,493
1996	D	+11.5%	37,334	28,852	73,490
1992	D	+9.1%	38,313	30,746	83,387
1988	R	−1.6%	37,378	38,595	76,398
1984	R	−14.1%	36,779	48,957	86,152
1980	R	−26.6%	27,440	49,725	83,628
1976	R	−11.3%	36,081	45,414	82,637
1972	R	−28.0%	29,188	52,021	81,490
1968	R	−15.5%	30,967	43,301	79,685
1964	D	+8.8%	43,937	36,806	80,743
1960	R	−16.4%	35,533	49,499	85,142
1956	R	−31.2%	27,490	52,495	80,096
1952	R	−29.9%	28,532	52,874	81,543
1948	R	−18.8%	26,627	39,029	66,082
1944	R	−16.9%	29,444	41,516	71,254
1940	R	−11.2%	36,082	45,189	81,630
1936	D	+5.2%	39,106	35,177	75,795
1932	D	+3.0%	34,509	32,453	67,963
1928	R	−32.2%	20,905	40,952	62,270
1924	R	−50.5%	7,128	33,971	53,117
1920	R	−55.9%	8,464	33,893	45,527
1916	R	−21.9%	18,031	28,771	49,150
1912	O	+12.5%	8,353	4,924	27,542
1908	R	−26.5%	8,959	16,269	27,614
1904	R	−44.0%	5,844	17,479	26,436
1900	R	−23.3%	10,371	17,035	28,574
1896	R	−20.7%	10,723	16,482	27,807
1892	R	−7.5%	9,862	11,585	23,065
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

23.2%

Irish

12.6%

English

10.9%

American

4.6%

Italian

3.9%

Polish

2.7%

Scottish

1.0%

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: 41.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.6%

2.8%

75–84

3.6%

5.7%

65–74

6.2%

6.5%

55–64

6.7%

5.9%

45–54

5.8%

6.1%

35–44

5.9%

6.0%

25–34

5.8%

4.2%

18–24

3.9%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$67,910

State House District 73 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 73$67,910

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)11.7%

Seniors (65+)10.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

91.4%

speak English only

Spanish4.9%

Other Indo-European1.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%

Other languages0.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.3%

Mainline Protestant

9.4%

Other Christian

8.1%

Methodist

4.3%

Baptist

3.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Non-Christian

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois House District 73 leans heavily Republican at the presidential level, posting a 24-point margin in 2024 — a gap that reflects broader rural downstate patterns where population density is low and partisan sorting is pronounced.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 73rd State House District has rarely exceeded thirteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded fifty-six points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by nine points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 79% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $67,910 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 73, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 73, Illinois voted Republican by 9.3 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 78,892 votes cast, 34,981 went Democratic and 42,319 went Republican.

What is State House District 73, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 73, Illinois as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 25 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 73, Illinois last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 73, Illinois voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 73, Illinois?

State House District 73, Illinois has a population of 168,293 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 73, Illinois?

Median household income in State House District 73, Illinois is $67,910 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State House District 73, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 73, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 73rd State House District delivered R+9 in 2024.

Key facts

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