State House District 77 State House District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 77th State House District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+35%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+35MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 154,4282024 5-year
Median household income: $89,3112024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 47.9%2024 5-year
Black: 18.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+45 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+34.8%	42,853	20,317	64,788
2020	D	+42.8%	50,471	19,790	71,675
2016	D	+44.7%	45,989	16,379	66,304
2012	D	+38.7%	42,074	18,349	61,375
2008	D	+44.1%	46,397	17,778	64,857
2004	D	+30.0%	40,262	21,573	62,243
2000	D	+28.4%	35,553	19,477	56,600
1996	D	+29.3%	31,760	16,515	51,948
1992	D	+20.7%	33,534	20,389	63,489
1988	D	+3.1%	30,011	28,215	58,706
1984	R	−6.3%	28,828	32,729	61,910
1980	D	+4.2%	29,029	26,491	60,969
1976	D	+1.8%	30,471	29,355	61,057
1972	R	−12.7%	27,170	35,123	62,625
1968	D	+4.3%	29,684	27,020	61,804
1964	D	+22.3%	38,732	24,604	63,336
1960	D	+9.0%	34,220	28,568	62,967
1956	R	−16.9%	23,996	33,804	57,945
1952	R	−3.4%	28,596	30,631	59,389
1948	D	+6.8%	29,410	25,664	55,425
1944	D	+13.9%	30,912	23,368	54,432
1940	D	+9.0%	28,374	23,657	52,238
1936	D	+26.0%	30,486	17,606	49,453
1932	D	+12.7%	22,451	17,255	41,060
1928	R	−7.6%	17,360	20,226	37,875
1924	R	−42.2%	5,433	16,929	27,225
1920	R	−49.4%	4,760	15,496	21,711
1916	R	−7.2%	9,171	10,669	20,695
1912	O	+13.0%	3,179	1,816	10,462
1908	R	−19.1%	3,699	5,623	10,094
1904	R	−32.4%	2,511	5,595	9,532
1900	R	−5.0%	4,486	4,968	9,728
1896	R	−18.9%	3,666	5,406	9,214
1892	D	+12.3%	3,506	2,725	6,371
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

10.4%

Irish

9.3%

Polish

7.5%

Italian

5.8%

English

4.1%

American

2.3%

French

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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.0%

75–84

2.7%

4.4%

65–74

5.2%

6.0%

55–64

6.3%

6.2%

45–54

6.2%

7.0%

35–44

6.9%

7.6%

25–34

7.6%

4.3%

18–24

4.3%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$89,311

State House District 77 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 77$89,311

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.7%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)13.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

65.5%

speak English only

Spanish19.1%

Other Indo-European9.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.5%

Other languages1.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

31.2%

Non-Christian

8.0%

Other Christian

6.6%

Baptist

3.9%

Mainline Protestant

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Methodist

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois 77th 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 77th State House District reached its widest at forty-five points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was thirty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $89,311, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 154,428 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 77, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 77, Illinois voted Democratic by 34.8 points (D+35), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 64,788 votes cast, 42,853 went Democratic and 20,317 went Republican.

What is State House District 77, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 77, 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 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 77, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 77, Illinois voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State House District 77, Illinois?

State House District 77, Illinois has a population of 154,428 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 77, Illinois?

Median household income in State House District 77, Illinois is $89,311 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State House District 77, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 77, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 77th State House District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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