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1876–2024
State House District 98·Illinois

Illinois 98th State House District delivered D+2 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
Latest
D+2
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
31,803
2024 ACS

Illinois 98th State House District, Illinois: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Republican peak: R+57 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+2MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
31,8032024 5-year
Median household income
$109,9842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
62.3%2024 5-year
Black
11.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+13 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 1 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+1.6%
7,3847,14814,853
D
+8.3%
8,3387,03315,699
D
+6.3%
6,8886,01713,793
D
+5.5%
6,5395,84712,611
D
+13.2%
7,2725,55812,986
R
−5.4%
5,3125,92711,317
R
−2.6%
4,1214,3458,690
D
+4.6%
3,1442,8346,724
D
+0.9%
2,7042,6456,897
R
−18.8%
2,2593,3165,610
R
−26.9%
2,0493,5675,640
R
−22.7%
1,9033,1425,470
R
−9.3%
2,3172,8015,201
R
−31.8%
1,5252,9544,498
R
−13.6%
1,4321,9784,011
D
+12.5%
2,2521,7514,003
R
−1.8%
1,8611,9303,795
R
−28.8%
1,1422,0693,215
R
−12.8%
1,3491,7473,101
R
−3.9%
1,1981,2972,522
R
−5.2%
1,2281,3632,605
R
−4.6%
1,3351,4642,808
D
+5.6%
1,2761,1352,508
D
+1.2%
1,1701,1412,370
R
−10.9%
9471,1822,149
R
−50.9%
2131,0331,610
R
−57.4%
2459861,291
R
−26.8%
5169011,439
O
+8.3%
214151760
R
−27.7%
258470766
R
−45.1%
145453683
R
−20.0%
302456770
R
−14.5%
312419736
R
−2.1%
292305615
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.5%
Irish
12.9%
Polish
10.4%
Italian
8.6%
English
5.4%
American
2.5%
French
1.2%
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: 39.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.0%
1.9%
75–84
2.4%
4.3%
65–74
4.6%
6.5%
55–64
6.5%
7.1%
45–54
7.0%
6.8%
35–44
6.8%
6.1%
25–34
5.9%
4.7%
18–24
4.3%
9.3%
5–17
8.9%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$109,984
State House District 98 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 98$109,984
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.9%
Working age (18–64)6.3%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.6%
speak English only
Spanish13.1%
Other Indo-European5.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
25.1%
Other Christian
5.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.1%
Mainline Protestant
3.1%
Non-Christian
2.9%
Methodist
1.2%
Baptist
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois 98th State House District in the Upper Midwest delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by two points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirteen points in 2008; the Republican margin reached fifty-seven points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 31,803, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $109,984 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 98, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 98, Illinois voted Democratic by 1.6 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,853 votes cast, 7,384 went Democratic and 7,148 went Republican.
What is State House District 98, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 98, Illinois as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 23 times, and other 1 times.
When did State House District 98, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 98, Illinois voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in State House District 98, Illinois?
State House District 98, Illinois has a population of 31,803 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 98, Illinois?
Median household income in State House District 98, Illinois is $109,984 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State House District 98, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 98, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.