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Illinois 76th State House District

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German23.1%16.1%12.5%

Irish15.0%10.6%9.4%

English9.0%6.9%9.5%

Italian7.1%5.4%4.8%

Polish5.7%6.0%2.2%

American4.0%3.3%5.3%

Norwegian3.5%——

French1.8%0.7%1.6%

Mexican11.8%14.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.8%1.7%1.8%

African American†7.4%12.1%9.9%

Filipino0.4%1.0%0.9%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	IL HD 76	Illinois	United States
Median age	35.8	39.1	39.1
Age 18–24	10.5%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.4%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IL HD 76	Illinois	United States
Median household income	$62,112	$83,390	$84,427
Poverty rate	17.3%	11.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	23.8%	37.9%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IL HD 76	Illinois	United States
Owner-occupied homes	61.3%	67.1%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	38.7%	32.9%	34.8%
Median home value	$168,900	$263,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$987	$1,274	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	55.5%	47.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	8.1%	7.7%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IL HD 76	Illinois	United States
Mean commute	23.1 min	27.8 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	8.7%	9.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.0%	65.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.6%	5.8%	3.2%
Works from home	5.3%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IL HD 76	Illinois	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	8.9%	24.1%	22.3%
Spanish	6.5%	14.0%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IL HD 76	Illinois	United States
Catholic	—	24.2%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	11.7%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	49.2%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	IL HD 76	Illinois	United States
Foreign-born residents	6.4%	14.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	2.9%	7.7%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	3.5%	7.0%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	5.8%	4.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.469	0.481	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic51.6%24,544TrumpRepublican46.4%22,091OtherAll other candidates2.0%932

D+5.2

Lead: 2,453
Total: 47,567
vs nation: D+6.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic53.8%26,864TrumpRepublican43.8%21,874OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,229

D+10.0

Lead: 4,990
Total: 49,967
vs nation: D+5.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic50.3%23,678TrumpRepublican41.7%19,639OtherAll other candidates8.0%3,774

D+8.6

Lead: 4,039
Total: 47,091
vs nation: D+6.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic59.2%27,058RomneyRepublican38.7%17,691OtherAll other candidates2.0%931

D+20.5

Lead: 9,367
Total: 45,680
vs nation: D+16.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic64.5%32,060McCainRepublican33.7%16,776OtherAll other candidates1.8%882

D+30.7

Lead: 15,284
Total: 49,718
vs nation: D+23.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic56.6%26,582BushRepublican42.6%20,002OtherAll other candidates0.8%392

D+14.0

Lead: 6,580
Total: 46,976
vs nation: D+16.5

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic58.0%23,853BushRepublican39.8%16,347OtherAll other candidates2.2%913

D+18.3

Lead: 7,506
Total: 41,113
vs nation: D+17.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic56.7%21,884DoleRepublican30.8%11,887OtherAll other candidates12.4%4,798

D+25.9

Lead: 9,997
Total: 38,569
vs nation: D+17.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+5.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 108,6282024 5-year
Population density: 235 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 461 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $62,1122024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 71.7%2024 5-year
Black: 7.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 13.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+30.7 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+44.5 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 2, MI · twin score 82.3

presidential history

Party record book

Illinois 76th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

64.5%

32,060 votes · D+30.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 63.8%

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

68.9%

16,069 votes · R+44.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 60.0%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

32,060votes

64.5% of the vote · D+30.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 27,058 votes

Republican

Dwight D. Eisenhower1956

22,849votes

60.0% of the vote · R+20.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 22,538 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

+23.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+30.7 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +20.3 pts

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

+18.3pts R vs U.S.

Place R+44.5 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · +12.3 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

DMurri BrielState House · 76

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 3 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	41.6%20,721	58.4%29,081	49,802
2020	R	42.4%22,097	57.6%29,986	52,083
2018	D	53.2%9,203	46.8%8,085	17,288

Illinois 76th State House District sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 44.5 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.2 points.

A population of 108,628, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,112 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 2 and Assembly District 64.

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 2

elasticity2008–2012 trajectorypopulation scale≠ Polish ancestry

Assembly District 64

2008–2020 trajectorymedian age

Assembly District 43

elasticity2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Norwegian 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 76th State House District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Illinois 76th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Illinois 76th State House District voted Democratic by 5.2 points (D+5.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 47,567 votes cast, 24,544 went Democratic and 22,091 went Republican.

When did Illinois 76th State House District last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Illinois 76th State House District voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in Illinois 76th State House District?

Illinois 76th State House District has a population of 108,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Illinois 76th State House District?

Median household income in Illinois 76th State House District is $62,112 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Illinois 76th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Illinois 76th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.