State Senate District 4 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 4th State Senate District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+39%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+39MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 210,6692024 5-year
Median household income: $85,6882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 45.2%2024 5-year
Black: 20.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 26.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+50 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+38.9%	58,708	25,235	85,980
2020	D	+47.4%	69,671	24,316	95,757
2016	D	+49.9%	64,478	19,903	89,321
2012	D	+45.2%	59,340	21,986	82,594
2008	D	+49.9%	65,121	21,495	87,491
2004	D	+36.9%	57,171	26,224	83,917
2000	D	+35.6%	50,718	23,554	76,367
1996	D	+36.0%	45,545	20,183	70,448
1992	D	+26.5%	48,895	25,815	87,021
1988	D	+8.9%	44,055	36,762	81,509
1984	R	−0.6%	43,008	43,566	87,073
1980	D	+9.4%	43,414	35,318	86,142
1976	D	+6.3%	45,579	40,107	87,370
1972	R	−9.3%	40,905	49,325	90,742
1968	D	+7.7%	45,188	38,223	90,966
1964	D	+25.0%	58,855	35,340	94,195
1960	D	+11.6%	52,511	41,530	94,319
1956	R	−14.9%	37,108	50,141	87,470
1952	R	−1.6%	44,404	45,868	90,521
1948	D	+8.2%	45,942	38,928	85,391
1944	D	+15.2%	48,202	35,438	83,875
1940	D	+10.2%	44,180	35,937	80,432
1936	D	+27.0%	47,420	26,816	76,331
1932	D	+13.4%	34,830	26,355	63,270
1928	R	−6.7%	27,071	30,971	58,490
1924	R	−41.8%	8,522	26,158	42,210
1920	R	−49.2%	7,450	24,058	33,788
1916	R	−6.8%	14,328	16,523	32,171
1912	O	+13.0%	4,945	2,830	16,255
1908	R	−18.8%	5,778	8,728	15,705
1904	R	−32.2%	3,920	8,699	14,855
1900	R	−4.6%	7,023	7,716	15,164
1896	R	−18.5%	5,739	8,399	14,354
1892	D	+12.6%	5,466	4,219	9,896
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

9.5%

Irish

8.8%

Polish

7.2%

Italian

5.2%

English

3.8%

American

2.2%

French

0.9%

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: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

1.9%

75–84

2.7%

4.3%

65–74

5.1%

6.0%

55–64

6.3%

6.1%

45–54

6.2%

7.0%

35–44

7.0%

7.8%

25–34

7.9%

4.3%

18–24

4.4%

8.0%

5–17

7.7%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$85,688

State Senate District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 4$85,688

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.1%

Working age (18–64)11.7%

Seniors (65+)13.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

64.7%

speak English only

Spanish20.4%

Other Indo-European8.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%

Other languages2.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.2%

Non-Christian

7.8%

Other Christian

6.5%

Baptist

4.5%

Mainline Protestant

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Methodist

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+63.3, this Chicago-area district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting dense urban geography and a constituency that votes overwhelmingly for Democratic presidential candidates.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 4th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was thirty-nine points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $85,688, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 210,669 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 4, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 4, Illinois voted Democratic by 38.9 points (D+39), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 85,980 votes cast, 58,708 went Democratic and 25,235 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 4, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 4, Illinois as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 4, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 4, Illinois voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State Senate District 4, Illinois?

State Senate District 4, Illinois has a population of 210,669 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 4, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 4, Illinois is $85,688 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 4, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 4, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 4th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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