Illinois 26th State Senate District, Illinois: Urban anchor district. In 2024, voted D+33%. Republican peak: R+51 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+33MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Urban anchorAkashic typology
- Population
- 533,6942024 5-year
- Median household income
- $93,2122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 50.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+41 in 2008MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 26, ILOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 144,868 | 71,890 | 221,480 | ||
| D | 168,186 | 70,992 | 244,080 | ||
| D | 151,663 | 60,221 | 225,627 | ||
| D | 139,040 | 68,179 | 210,343 | ||
| D | 154,691 | 64,568 | 221,538 | ||
| D | 130,526 | 77,395 | 209,244 | ||
| D | 114,822 | 68,173 | 188,006 | ||
| D | 100,579 | 55,566 | 168,525 | ||
| D | 103,682 | 66,495 | 201,147 | ||
| D | 91,183 | 88,442 | 181,099 | ||
| R | 87,228 | 101,176 | 189,462 | ||
| D | 86,540 | 82,230 | 186,125 | ||
| D | 92,741 | 89,637 | 185,879 | ||
| R | 82,233 | 105,722 | 188,928 | ||
| D | 88,883 | 81,572 | 185,752 | ||
| D | 117,409 | 74,557 | 191,976 | ||
| D | 102,746 | 87,711 | 190,977 | ||
| R | 72,564 | 102,706 | 175,684 | ||
| R | 85,334 | 92,696 | 178,496 | ||
| D | 85,537 | 77,181 | 163,790 | ||
| D | 90,232 | 70,245 | 160,930 | ||
| D | 83,113 | 71,842 | 155,563 | ||
| D | 88,586 | 53,411 | 146,046 | ||
| D | 65,892 | 51,707 | 121,718 | ||
| R | 50,222 | 60,447 | 111,579 | ||
| R | 15,359 | 50,106 | 79,561 | ||
| R | 13,573 | 45,953 | 63,764 | ||
| R | 26,345 | 32,145 | 61,008 | ||
| O | 9,243 | 5,532 | 30,950 | ||
| R | 10,656 | 16,902 | 29,830 | ||
| R | 7,242 | 16,931 | 28,163 | ||
| R | 12,828 | 14,830 | 28,451 | ||
| R | 10,477 | 15,978 | 26,863 | ||
| D | 10,044 | 8,143 | 18,616 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.7%
Irish
9.1%
Polish
7.2%
Italian
5.3%
English
4.7%
American
2.6%
French
1.1%
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: 38.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$93,212
State Senate District 26 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 26$93,212
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.5%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.0%
speak English only
Spanish20.2%
Other Indo-European7.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.5%
Other languages1.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+68.3, this Chicago-area district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting a dense, heavily urban electorate where statewide candidates rarely need to compete for votes.
The Democratic margin in Illinois 26th State Senate District has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-one points in 2008; the 2024 margin was thirty-three points, still in line with the district's long pattern.
Its political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $93,212, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 26, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 26, Illinois voted Democratic by 33.0 points (D+33), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 221,480 votes cast, 144,868 went Democratic and 71,890 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 26, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 26, Illinois as a "Urban anchor" 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 26, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 26, Illinois voted Republican was 1984.
How many people live in State Senate District 26, Illinois?
State Senate District 26, Illinois has a population of 533,694 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 26, Illinois?
Median household income in State Senate District 26, Illinois is $93,212 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State Senate District 26, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 26, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Urban anchor" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.