State Senate District 24 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 24th State Senate District, Illinois: Recent convert district. In 2024, voted D+16%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+16MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Recent convertAkashic typology
Population: 252,6542024 5-year
Median household income: $108,1502024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 61.9%2024 5-year
Black: 7.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 17.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+22 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 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	+16.4%	68,557	48,713	120,980
2020	D	+21.8%	77,468	49,095	129,868
2016	D	+19.4%	64,383	42,020	115,523
2012	D	+7.2%	56,723	49,009	107,479
2008	D	+16.2%	64,515	46,282	112,260
2004	R	−3.2%	51,861	55,281	108,032
2000	R	−6.5%	44,339	50,675	97,879
1996	R	−4.0%	38,134	41,658	87,604
1992	R	−10.4%	35,235	45,819	101,319
1988	R	−31.3%	29,681	56,940	87,176
1984	R	−42.5%	24,213	60,293	84,975
1980	R	−30.4%	23,722	48,455	81,234
1976	R	−30.6%	24,837	47,638	74,476
1972	R	−40.6%	20,511	48,662	69,347
1968	R	−27.5%	19,303	35,709	59,627
1964	R	−6.0%	25,851	29,179	55,030
1960	R	−22.1%	19,638	30,784	50,511
1956	R	−43.1%	11,989	30,206	42,282
1952	R	−30.3%	13,154	24,657	37,906
1948	R	−19.3%	11,821	17,558	29,684
1944	R	−10.6%	12,962	16,030	29,074
1940	R	−12.6%	12,290	15,855	28,290
1936	D	+8.4%	13,509	11,363	25,610
1932	R	−0.7%	10,527	10,675	21,924
1928	R	−24.5%	7,273	12,024	19,427
1924	R	−51.3%	1,965	8,597	12,933
1920	R	−56.0%	1,817	7,149	9,516
1916	R	−16.2%	3,680	5,182	9,297
1912	O	+13.3%	1,403	770	4,753
1908	R	−25.1%	1,492	2,611	4,451
1904	R	−36.4%	1,028	2,501	4,047
1900	R	−13.8%	1,709	2,277	4,116
1896	R	−26.8%	1,395	2,456	3,952
1892	D	+5.1%	1,477	1,329	2,911
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

15.1%

Irish

12.4%

Polish

9.3%

Italian

9.2%

English

5.8%

American

2.5%

French

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: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.2%

75–84

2.8%

4.8%

65–74

5.4%

6.5%

55–64

6.8%

6.4%

45–54

6.4%

7.0%

35–44

6.7%

6.5%

25–34

6.4%

4.2%

18–24

4.1%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$108,150

State Senate District 24 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 24$108,150

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 188.5%

Working age (18–64)7.0%

Seniors (65+)9.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

69.5%

speak English only

Spanish12.8%

Other Indo-European11.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander5.2%

Other languages1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

36.3%

Non-Christian

9.2%

Other Christian

7.4%

Mainline Protestant

6.1%

Methodist

1.7%

Baptist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 38 points, this Cook County–area district delivers among the most lopsided Democratic tallies in the state, reflecting a dense, majority-minority urban electorate.

The 2008 election was the turning point, when the Democratic candidate carried the district by sixteen points. The 2024 margin was sixteen points, in line with the district's new direction.

The demographics suggest why. A population of 252,654, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $108,150 situate the district in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 24, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 24, Illinois voted Democratic by 16.4 points (D+16), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 120,980 votes cast, 68,557 went Democratic and 48,713 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 24, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 24, Illinois as a "Recent convert" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 24, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 24, Illinois voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 24, Illinois?

State Senate District 24, Illinois has a population of 252,654 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 24, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 24, Illinois is $108,150 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 24, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 24, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 24th State Senate District changed direction in the last decade — D+16 in 2024.

Key facts

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