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Illinois 89th State House District

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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

German34.4%16.1%12.5%

Irish16.5%10.6%9.4%

English11.5%6.9%9.5%

Italian6.5%5.4%4.8%

Swedish5.9%1.5%—

Polish4.9%6.0%2.2%

American4.6%3.3%5.3%

Norwegian2.9%——

Mexican4.5%14.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.4%1.7%1.8%

African American†1.3%12.1%9.9%

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 89	Illinois	United States
Median age	45	39.1	39.1
Age 18–24	9.1%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.1%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IL HD 89	Illinois	United States
Median household income	$80,070	$83,390	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.8%	11.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	25.3%	37.9%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IL HD 89	Illinois	United States
Owner-occupied homes	80.4%	67.1%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	19.6%	32.9%	34.8%
Median home value	$195,500	$263,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$867	$1,274	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	36.0%	47.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	12.7%	7.7%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IL HD 89	Illinois	United States
Mean commute	26.0 min	27.8 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	7.7%	9.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	78.6%	65.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.4%	5.8%	3.2%
Works from home	9.5%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IL HD 89	Illinois	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	11.0%	24.1%	22.3%
Spanish	7.7%	14.0%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IL HD 89	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 89	Illinois	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.7%	14.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.4%	7.7%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.3%	7.0%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.7%	4.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.419	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

HarrisDemocratic34.6%20,209TrumpRepublican63.7%37,230OtherAll other candidates1.7%982

R+29.1

Lead: 17,021
Total: 58,421
vs nation: R+27.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic35.5%21,209TrumpRepublican61.9%37,023OtherAll other candidates2.6%1,543

R+26.5

Lead: 15,814
Total: 59,775
vs nation: R+30.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic33.2%17,996TrumpRepublican59.3%32,153OtherAll other candidates7.5%4,051

R+26.1

Lead: 14,157
Total: 54,200
vs nation: R+28.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic41.7%22,077RomneyRepublican56.2%29,761OtherAll other candidates2.1%1,104

R+14.5

Lead: 7,684
Total: 52,942
vs nation: R+18.4

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic45.9%25,314McCainRepublican52.2%28,793OtherAll other candidates1.9%1,068

R+6.3

Lead: 3,479
Total: 55,175
vs nation: R+13.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic37.8%20,781BushRepublican61.4%33,759OtherAll other candidates0.8%413

R+23.6

Lead: 12,978
Total: 54,953
vs nation: R+21.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic37.4%17,816BushRepublican60.1%28,605OtherAll other candidates2.5%1,201

R+22.7

Lead: 10,789
Total: 47,622
vs nation: R+23.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic37.0%16,050DoleRepublican51.2%22,209OtherAll other candidates11.8%5,115

R+14.2

Lead: 6,159
Total: 43,374
vs nation: R+22.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+29.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 108,5662024 5-year
Population density: 47 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 2,320 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $80,0702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 89.1%2024 5-year
Black: 1.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+1.7 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+68.9 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State House District 90, IL · twin score 91.8

presidential history

Party record book

Illinois 89th 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

45.9%

25,314 votes · R+6.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 42.8%

Republican

Warren G. Harding1920

83.0%

24,377 votes · R+68.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1956 · 75.6%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

25,314votes

45.9% of the vote · R+6.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 22,077 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

37,230votes

63.7% of the vote · R+29.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 37,023 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

−13.6pts D vs U.S.

Place R+6.3 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1912 · −17.9 pts

Republican

Thomas E. Dewey1944

+48.0pts R vs U.S.

Place R+40.6 · U.S. D+7.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Wendell Willkie, 1940 · +47.7 pts

current representation

Current officeholders

RTony McCombieState House · 89

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

U.S. House elections · 2 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	19.6%9,235	80.4%37,830	47,065
2020	R	40.0%21,882	60.0%32,891	54,773

Illinois 89th State House District sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 1.7 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 68.9 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.1 points.

A population of 108,566, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,070 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 90 and State House District 107.

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 90

population scalecollege shareelasticity

State House District 107

12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectorymedian age≠ Polish ancestry

State House District 123

2016–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ 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 89th State House District

counties it covers7

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Frequently asked questions

How did Illinois 89th State House District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Illinois 89th State House District voted Republican by 29.1 points (R+29.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,421 votes cast, 20,209 went Democratic and 37,230 went Republican.

How many people live in Illinois 89th State House District?

Illinois 89th State House District has a population of 108,566 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Illinois 89th State House District?

Median household income in Illinois 89th State House District is $80,070 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Illinois 89th State House District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Illinois 89th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 37 went Republican.