State House District 112 State House District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 112th State House District, Illinois: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+6%. Democratic peak: D+40 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+6MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 39,9762024 5-year
Median household income: $75,1402024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 75.3%2024 5-year
Black: 14.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+40 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+24 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	−6.4%	9,020	10,284	19,718
2020	R	−6.0%	9,429	10,661	20,670
2016	R	−8.4%	8,300	9,931	19,506
2012	D	+4.0%	9,483	8,741	18,689
2008	D	+13.7%	10,963	8,282	19,550
2004	D	+5.7%	9,673	8,623	18,416
2000	D	+10.6%	8,897	7,143	16,476
1996	D	+19.0%	8,209	5,343	15,102
1992	D	+23.3%	8,926	4,923	17,155
1988	D	+11.0%	8,379	6,705	15,168
1984	R	−5.0%	7,627	8,430	16,134
1980	R	−3.4%	7,057	7,578	15,389
1976	D	+14.3%	8,805	6,574	15,598
1972	R	−9.4%	6,819	8,238	15,151
1968	D	+10.0%	7,346	5,803	15,500
1964	D	+39.8%	10,461	4,509	14,970
1960	D	+16.2%	9,073	6,544	15,648
1956	D	+11.4%	7,741	6,159	13,923
1952	D	+18.1%	8,291	5,740	14,067
1948	D	+25.3%	6,983	4,153	11,197
1944	D	+17.4%	6,590	4,630	11,274
1940	D	+19.1%	7,334	4,965	12,389
1936	D	+31.5%	7,110	3,631	11,036
1932	D	+29.7%	6,044	3,191	9,595
1928	R	−1.7%	4,304	4,459	8,869
1924	R	−16.8%	2,083	3,240	6,906
1920	R	−23.6%	1,763	3,082	5,582
1916	R	−1.7%	2,836	2,940	5,998
1912	D	+9.9%	1,293	981	3,166
1908	R	−7.2%	1,386	1,619	3,233
1904	R	−20.4%	980	1,537	2,727
1900	R	−5.1%	1,199	1,332	2,589
1896	R	−6.1%	1,079	1,221	2,333
1892	D	+4.3%	952	870	1,916
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

24.9%

Irish

12.1%

English

11.6%

American

4.7%

Italian

4.1%

Polish

2.5%

French

2.4%

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: 40.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

3.0%

5.1%

65–74

5.8%

6.6%

55–64

6.9%

5.8%

45–54

6.1%

6.4%

35–44

6.7%

6.3%

25–34

6.4%

4.3%

18–24

4.2%

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

$75,140

State House District 112 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State House District 112$75,140

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1815.1%

Working age (18–64)11.0%

Seniors (65+)10.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.9%

speak English only

Spanish2.4%

Other Indo-European0.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

14.8%

Baptist

9.7%

Other Christian

8.7%

Mainline Protestant

6.5%

Methodist

3.7%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.4%

Non-Christian

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois 112th 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 112th State House District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 112th State House District has rarely exceeded forty points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded twenty-four points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by six points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $75,140 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 112, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State House District 112, Illinois voted Republican by 6.4 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,718 votes cast, 9,020 went Democratic and 10,284 went Republican.

What is State House District 112, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State House District 112, Illinois as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.

When did State House District 112, Illinois last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State House District 112, Illinois voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State House District 112, Illinois?

State House District 112, Illinois has a population of 39,976 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 112, Illinois?

Median household income in State House District 112, Illinois is $75,140 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State House District 112, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 112, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 112th State House District votes the way the country votes.

Key facts

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