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Illinois 17th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+73.22012D+74.82016D+69.72020D+67.62024D+60.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+60.2
2024
median income$60,573U.S. $80,734 · IL $83,390
median age40.7U.S. 39.1 · IL 39.1
poverty rate18.1%U.S. 12.5% · IL 11.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.4%U.S. 35.6% · IL 37.9%
non-english32.6%U.S. 22.3% · IL 24.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
African American†57.5%
African4.1%
Nigerian1.3%
German4.4%
Irish3.8%
Polish3.0%
Mexican12.8%
Puerto Rican1.6%
Ecuadorian0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Kankakee County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Illinois 17th State Senate District

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Illinois 17th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+60.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Illinois 17th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Illinois 17th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+60.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Illinois 17th State Senate District · D+60.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic79.4%67,950
Donald TrumpRepublican19.3%16,471
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent1.3%1,126
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 3 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Illinois 17th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Cook County, ILDemocraticD+41.6
Kankakee County, ILRepublicanR+20.8
Will County, ILDemocraticD+1.6
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
79.4%Harris67,950
19.3%Trump16,471
1.3%Kennedy1,126
+60.2%
85,547
D
83.2%Biden82,413
15.6%Trump15,454
1.2%Jorgensen1,223
+67.6%
99,090
D
83.3%Clinton84,427
13.6%Trump13,808
3.1%Johnson3,109
+69.7%
101,344
D
87.4%Obama91,704
12.6%Romney13,235
0.0%
+74.8%
104,939
D
86.1%Obama98,502
12.9%McCain14,778
0.9%Nader1,065
+73.2%
114,345
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +60.2% in 2024.+60.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+73.2%
2012+74.8%
2016+69.7%
2020+67.6%
2024+60.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DElgie SimsState Senate · 17

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in rural downstate Illinois, this district recorded a 43-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting the sharp rural-urban political divide that has reshaped Illinois's electoral map over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 74.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.2 points.

A population of 217,053, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,573 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 15 and State Senate District 28.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 15
Illinois
99.4twin score
2008–2020 trajectory
State Senate District 28
New Jersey
98.5twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ Mexican ancestry
State Senate District 4
Illinois
97.7twin score
2008–2020 trajectory≠ % Black

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Illinois 17th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Cook CountyKankakee County

Frequently asked questions

How did Illinois 17th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Illinois 17th State Senate District voted Democratic by 60.2 points (D+60.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 85,547 votes cast, 67,950 went Democratic and 16,471 went Republican.
How many people live in Illinois 17th State Senate District?
Illinois 17th State Senate District has a population of 217,053 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Illinois 17th State Senate District?
Median household income in Illinois 17th State Senate District is $60,573 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Illinois 17th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Illinois 17th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.