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1876–2024
State House District 118·Illinois

Illinois 118th State House District delivered R+27 in 2024 — Republican for decades.

A downstate district that broke R+15 in 2024's presidential race

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
Latest
R+27
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
74,873
2024 ACS

Illinois 118th State House District, Illinois: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+27%. Republican peak: R+27 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
74,8732024 5-year
Median household income
$55,6192024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
80.8%2024 5-year
Black
10.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+26 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+27 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
5 counties · 1 D · 4 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
R
−26.9%
12,53621,95335,029
R
−25.9%
13,19522,69836,668
R
−24.5%
12,79821,81836,751
R
−8.0%
16,16419,04236,193
D
+0.2%
18,97418,91238,623
R
−7.6%
17,60720,54038,453
D
+1.5%
17,48116,92735,742
D
+18.1%
18,45912,25334,349
D
+21.8%
20,36312,00738,302
D
+4.8%
18,32316,64835,168
R
−7.0%
17,95020,66538,790
R
−4.9%
17,11918,98738,294
D
+13.9%
21,39116,08738,132
R
−13.4%
16,63521,80638,638
R
−1.4%
16,03416,57337,250
D
+25.7%
24,02214,20538,227
R
−4.6%
19,05420,90940,027
R
−8.5%
17,85021,17639,082
R
−10.8%
18,29322,73041,096
R
−1.1%
18,15818,55137,016
R
−7.8%
18,10521,19039,520
R
−1.6%
25,50926,33452,209
D
+8.6%
26,85622,57249,883
D
+16.4%
24,31917,36242,330
R
−12.6%
15,78220,38036,401
R
−12.8%
12,44716,69433,143
R
−19.9%
12,83619,65234,206
R
−6.8%
17,25319,84037,926
D
+5.1%
8,2067,22719,208
R
−13.3%
8,46711,19220,480
R
−22.4%
6,19610,14217,644
R
−7.1%
8,3569,65218,226
R
−5.7%
8,4749,51118,142
R
−0.8%
7,2447,37215,215
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.4%
English
12.3%
Irish
10.8%
American
4.7%
Italian
3.2%
French
1.5%
Scottish
1.4%
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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
1.5%
2.7%
75–84
3.3%
5.6%
65–74
6.0%
6.5%
55–64
6.5%
5.9%
45–54
5.5%
6.3%
35–44
5.7%
6.0%
25–34
5.6%
5.8%
18–24
5.5%
7.8%
5–17
7.6%
2.7%
<5
2.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,619
State House District 118 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State House District 118$55,619
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)18.0%
Seniors (65+)11.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.6%
speak English only
Spanish2.7%
Other Indo-European1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
20.3%
Other Christian
8.8%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.6%
Mainline Protestant
3.5%
Methodist
3.3%
Non-Christian
2.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 56.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois House District 118 sits in the southern tier of the state, where rural demographics and a long-running shift away from statewide Democratic margins have made R+15 presidential results the new baseline.

The Republican margin in Illinois 118th State House District reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $55,619, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 74,873 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State House District 118, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State House District 118, Illinois voted Republican by 26.9 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,029 votes cast, 12,536 went Democratic and 21,953 went Republican.
What is State House District 118, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State House District 118, Illinois as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 24 times, and other 0 times.
When did State House District 118, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State House District 118, Illinois voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in State House District 118, Illinois?
State House District 118, Illinois has a population of 74,873 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 118, Illinois?
Median household income in State House District 118, Illinois is $55,619 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State House District 118, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State House District 118, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.