State Senate District 29 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 29th State Senate District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+35%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+35MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 307,1932024 5-year
Median household income: $91,4032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 48.8%2024 5-year
Black: 17.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 26.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+43 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 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	+35.1%	83,944	39,655	126,332
2020	D	+42.3%	98,039	38,987	139,766
2016	D	+43.4%	89,105	32,845	129,631
2012	D	+37.0%	81,747	37,140	120,676
2008	D	+43.4%	90,596	35,396	127,278
2004	D	+28.8%	77,252	42,582	120,584
2000	D	+28.0%	68,150	37,664	108,715
1996	D	+29.5%	60,076	31,092	98,161
1992	D	+21.0%	62,637	37,849	118,174
1988	D	+3.9%	55,438	51,201	107,526
1984	R	−5.1%	53,401	59,152	113,189
1980	D	+4.6%	53,186	48,035	111,393
1976	D	+3.3%	56,734	52,997	111,835
1972	R	−11.2%	50,509	63,308	114,424
1968	D	+5.3%	54,945	48,932	113,229
1964	D	+23.3%	72,293	44,936	117,234
1960	D	+9.2%	63,641	52,931	116,897
1956	R	−16.3%	45,019	62,583	107,861
1952	R	−3.2%	53,177	56,721	110,189
1948	D	+6.1%	53,744	47,516	101,914
1944	D	+13.4%	56,615	43,222	100,118
1940	D	+8.2%	52,064	44,124	96,563
1936	D	+25.0%	55,568	32,839	90,916
1932	D	+12.2%	41,158	31,927	75,634
1928	R	−8.4%	31,538	37,388	69,488
1924	R	−43.1%	9,722	31,150	49,679
1920	R	−50.3%	8,562	28,580	39,808
1916	R	−8.7%	16,575	19,873	38,018
1912	O	+12.3%	5,780	3,410	19,253
1908	R	−20.3%	6,692	10,454	18,565
1904	R	−33.7%	4,546	10,462	17,540
1900	R	−6.2%	8,078	9,180	17,754
1896	R	−19.8%	6,595	9,923	16,770
1892	D	+11.0%	6,303	5,029	11,590
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

11.0%

Irish

8.9%

Polish

7.1%

Italian

5.2%

English

4.4%

American

2.5%

French

1.0%

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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.2%

1.9%

75–84

2.6%

4.4%

65–74

5.0%

6.1%

55–64

6.3%

6.2%

45–54

6.3%

6.9%

35–44

6.8%

7.3%

25–34

7.3%

4.7%

18–24

4.5%

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

$91,403

State Senate District 29 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 29$91,403

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.0%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.0%

Working age (18–64)10.7%

Seniors (65+)12.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

65.5%

speak English only

Spanish20.5%

Other Indo-European7.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.5%

Other languages1.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.1%

Non-Christian

7.0%

Other Christian

6.6%

Baptist

3.9%

Mainline Protestant

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.5%

Methodist

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural and small-town central Illinois, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential nominee by 28.4 points, making it a consistent outlier in a state that trends Democratic at the statewide level.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 29th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-three points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was thirty-five points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $91,403, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 307,193 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 29, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 29, Illinois voted Democratic by 35.1 points (D+35), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 126,332 votes cast, 83,944 went Democratic and 39,655 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 29, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 29, 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 29, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 29, Illinois voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State Senate District 29, Illinois?

State Senate District 29, Illinois has a population of 307,193 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 29, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 29, Illinois is $91,403 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 29, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 29, 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 29th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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