Illinois 116th State House District, Illinois: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+56%. Republican peak: R+56 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 104,0062024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,4492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+24 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State House District 116, ILOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,769 | 39,009 | 50,455 | ||
| R | 11,666 | 40,019 | 52,616 | ||
| R | 11,090 | 38,246 | 51,638 | ||
| R | 16,159 | 31,885 | 49,179 | ||
| R | 21,743 | 29,249 | 52,005 | ||
| R | 19,482 | 33,464 | 53,274 | ||
| R | 20,591 | 28,370 | 50,059 | ||
| D | 22,606 | 19,770 | 48,482 | ||
| D | 27,052 | 19,270 | 56,705 | ||
| R | 24,591 | 27,349 | 52,187 | ||
| R | 22,104 | 33,033 | 55,300 | ||
| R | 21,601 | 31,814 | 55,478 | ||
| D | 29,918 | 26,863 | 57,142 | ||
| R | 20,412 | 34,519 | 55,076 | ||
| R | 21,944 | 29,107 | 56,418 | ||
| D | 33,686 | 24,420 | 58,106 | ||
| R | 27,025 | 36,547 | 63,627 | ||
| R | 26,768 | 36,222 | 63,022 | ||
| R | 27,355 | 36,842 | 64,286 | ||
| D | 28,156 | 27,537 | 56,179 | ||
| R | 27,959 | 31,797 | 60,258 | ||
| D | 36,962 | 35,286 | 72,839 | ||
| D | 37,352 | 29,149 | 67,373 | ||
| D | 35,504 | 21,728 | 58,257 | ||
| R | 24,289 | 27,863 | 52,625 | ||
| R | 21,718 | 23,351 | 49,388 | ||
| R | 17,887 | 25,425 | 45,194 | ||
| D | 25,134 | 24,965 | 51,687 | ||
| D | 12,094 | 8,003 | 26,852 | ||
| R | 13,136 | 13,286 | 27,551 | ||
| R | 10,660 | 12,890 | 25,316 | ||
| D | 13,514 | 12,677 | 26,901 | ||
| D | 14,034 | 12,271 | 26,662 | ||
| D | 10,806 | 9,915 | 23,132 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.6%
English
15.8%
Irish
11.0%
American
8.0%
Polish
2.1%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
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: 42.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,449
State House District 116 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 116$59,449
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.3%
Working age (18–64)14.1%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.6%
Spanish1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in rural southern Illinois, this district delivered a 55-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red realignment that has reshaped downstate communities over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Illinois 116th State House District peaked at twenty-four points in 1932. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-six points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $59,449 sits well below state and national norms, and 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State House District 116, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 116, Illinois voted Republican by 56.0 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 50,455 votes cast, 10,769 went Democratic and 39,009 went Republican.
What is State House District 116, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 116, Illinois as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 116, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 116, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State House District 116, Illinois?
State House District 116, Illinois has a population of 104,006 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 116, Illinois?
Median household income in State House District 116, Illinois is $59,449 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State House District 116, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 116, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.