State Senate District 11 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 11th State Senate District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+42%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+42MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 183,6612024 5-year
Median household income: $83,4982024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 43.6%2024 5-year
Black: 22.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 26.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+53 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 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).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+41.6%	51,313	20,693	73,691
2020	D	+50.2%	61,171	19,786	82,416
2016	D	+53.1%	57,130	16,065	77,275
2012	D	+49.3%	52,756	17,563	71,408
2008	D	+53.4%	57,735	17,286	75,755
2004	D	+41.1%	51,026	21,173	72,635
2000	D	+40.0%	45,384	18,945	66,130
1996	D	+40.1%	40,874	16,358	61,196
1992	D	+30.0%	44,285	21,453	76,081
1988	D	+12.4%	40,048	31,138	71,809
1984	D	+2.6%	39,434	37,410	77,288
1980	D	+12.4%	39,857	30,358	76,663
1976	D	+8.7%	41,850	34,998	78,317
1972	R	−7.4%	37,684	43,746	81,906
1968	D	+9.5%	41,868	34,041	82,810
1964	D	+26.4%	54,480	31,746	86,225
1960	D	+13.0%	48,850	37,554	86,664
1956	R	−13.9%	34,655	45,834	80,695
1952	R	−0.7%	41,553	42,139	83,923
1948	D	+8.9%	43,119	36,001	79,598
1944	D	+15.9%	45,201	32,771	78,191
1940	D	+10.9%	41,401	33,260	74,952
1936	D	+27.5%	44,414	24,852	71,218
1932	D	+13.8%	32,579	24,460	58,983
1928	R	−6.2%	25,386	28,781	54,586
1924	R	−41.6%	8,015	24,418	39,469
1920	R	−49.0%	7,000	22,512	31,654
1916	R	−6.6%	13,448	15,442	30,122
1912	O	+13.0%	4,632	2,653	15,215
1908	R	−18.7%	5,422	8,166	14,711
1904	R	−32.1%	3,677	8,146	13,927
1900	R	−4.4%	6,599	7,222	14,217
1896	R	−18.4%	5,392	7,862	13,454
1892	D	+12.8%	5,125	3,943	9,262
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

9.0%

Irish

8.4%

Polish

7.0%

Italian

4.8%

English

3.6%

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: 38.0 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%

5.9%

55–64

6.2%

6.1%

45–54

6.2%

7.0%

35–44

7.0%

7.9%

25–34

8.0%

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

$83,498

State Senate District 11 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 11$83,498

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.9%

Working age (18–64)12.2%

Seniors (65+)14.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

64.2%

speak English only

Spanish21.1%

Other Indo-European8.3%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%

Other languages2.1%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

29.6%

Non-Christian

7.7%

Other Christian

6.4%

Baptist

4.8%

Mainline Protestant

2.9%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.8%

Methodist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in the collar counties southwest of Chicago, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential ticket by 24.3 points, making it a consistent outlier in a state that trends heavily Democratic at the statewide level.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 11th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was forty-two points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,498, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 183,661 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 11, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 11, Illinois voted Democratic by 41.6 points (D+42), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 73,691 votes cast, 51,313 went Democratic and 20,693 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 11, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 11, 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 11, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 11, Illinois voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in State Senate District 11, Illinois?

State Senate District 11, Illinois has a population of 183,661 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 11, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 11, Illinois is $83,498 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 11, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 11, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 11th State Senate District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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