State House District 89 State House District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 89th State House District, Illinois: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+12%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 226,3772024 5-year
Median household income: $70,5472024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 76.6%2024 5-year
Black: 7.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 12.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+8 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+65 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

7 counties · 2 D · 5 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	−12.0%	45,982	58,793	106,752
2020	R	−9.5%	48,630	59,099	110,760
2016	R	−10.3%	41,884	52,425	101,960
2012	R	−0.5%	48,944	49,472	100,581
2008	D	+7.7%	56,064	47,877	105,712
2004	R	−9.4%	45,867	55,443	102,112
2000	R	−9.0%	39,214	47,297	89,473
1996	R	−3.0%	34,850	37,288	80,938
1992	R	−1.2%	35,717	36,803	91,668
1988	R	−17.4%	33,393	47,538	81,464
1984	R	−29.3%	30,416	55,810	86,749
1980	R	−26.0%	24,274	46,420	85,186
1976	R	−17.6%	33,188	47,725	82,516
1972	R	−31.4%	27,978	53,665	81,826
1968	R	−25.2%	26,598	46,224	77,808
1964	R	−0.0%	38,437	38,473	76,910
1960	R	−25.7%	29,964	50,701	80,799
1956	R	−39.2%	22,355	51,283	73,729
1952	R	−37.0%	23,323	50,793	74,225
1948	R	−22.9%	22,969	36,755	60,191
1944	R	−26.4%	23,883	41,127	65,288
1940	R	−24.5%	26,879	44,469	71,668
1936	R	−6.2%	30,494	34,658	66,835
1932	R	−8.3%	27,006	32,034	60,591
1928	R	−47.4%	14,529	41,076	55,974
1924	R	−51.3%	5,787	31,183	49,482
1920	R	−64.7%	6,608	33,678	41,856
1916	R	−34.7%	13,960	29,898	45,878
1912	O	+5.0%	7,980	6,652	26,431
1908	R	−32.8%	8,249	17,147	27,116
1904	R	−47.5%	5,718	17,846	25,529
1900	R	−32.7%	9,045	18,209	28,064
1896	R	−33.2%	8,946	18,181	27,817
1892	R	−16.3%	9,390	13,331	24,150
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

28.1%

Irish

13.5%

English

9.4%

Italian

5.3%

Polish

4.0%

American

3.8%

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: 41.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.7%

2.7%

75–84

3.2%

5.6%

65–74

6.0%

6.7%

55–64

6.8%

5.9%

45–54

5.8%

6.0%

35–44

5.8%

6.0%

25–34

5.8%

4.7%

18–24

4.4%

8.5%

5–17

8.1%

2.8%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$70,547

State House District 89 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 89$70,547

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.9%

Working age (18–64)11.8%

Seniors (65+)8.9%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

89.0%

speak English only

Spanish7.7%

Other Indo-European1.6%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.9%

Other Christian

9.5%

Mainline Protestant

8.0%

Methodist

4.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.6%

Baptist

1.8%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois 89th State House District in the Upper Midwest has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Illinois 89th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 89th State House District has rarely exceeded eight points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-five points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by twelve points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a 13% poverty rate, and a median household income of $70,547 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

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

In 2024, State House District 89, Illinois voted Republican by 12.0 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 106,752 votes cast, 45,982 went Democratic and 58,793 went Republican.

What is State House District 89, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 89, Illinois as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 1 times, Republican 32 times, and other 1 times.

When did State House District 89, Illinois last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 89, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.

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

State House District 89, Illinois has a population of 226,377 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 89, Illinois?

Median household income in State House District 89, Illinois is $70,547 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

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

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 89, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 1 went Democratic and 32 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 89th State House District delivered R+12 in 2024.

Key facts

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