State Senate District 32 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 32nd State Senate District, Illinois: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+7%. Republican peak: R+71 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+7MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 209,9702024 5-year
Median household income: $107,7002024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 70.1%2024 5-year
Black: 4.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+12 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+71 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	+7.0%	52,514	45,547	99,920
2020	D	+10.4%	56,361	45,488	104,423
2016	D	+6.2%	45,724	39,929	92,834
2012	R	−0.2%	42,766	42,959	87,252
2008	D	+12.5%	50,389	39,062	90,649
2004	R	−11.0%	36,745	45,938	83,357
2000	R	−11.0%	30,686	38,545	71,257
1996	R	−5.5%	24,313	27,504	58,130
1992	R	−12.8%	20,451	28,463	62,684
1988	R	−33.8%	15,910	32,310	48,546
1984	R	−44.0%	12,873	33,333	46,450
1980	R	−34.6%	12,053	27,635	45,054
1976	R	−28.8%	14,222	26,058	41,072
1972	R	−39.5%	11,125	25,705	36,917
1968	R	−28.8%	10,129	19,325	31,884
1964	R	−2.7%	15,382	16,242	31,631
1960	R	−24.8%	11,237	18,670	29,951
1956	R	−43.8%	7,115	18,230	25,386
1952	R	−35.2%	7,255	15,152	22,450
1948	R	−35.9%	5,142	10,988	16,273
1944	R	−29.8%	5,672	10,505	16,226
1940	R	−31.5%	5,794	11,159	17,038
1936	R	−14.6%	5,962	8,090	14,601
1932	R	−7.3%	5,892	6,852	13,194
1928	R	−34.1%	3,678	7,534	11,311
1924	R	−61.6%	751	5,610	7,894
1920	R	−71.1%	851	5,597	6,673
1916	R	−42.9%	1,892	4,891	6,994
1912	O	−2.8%	991	1,101	3,955
1908	R	−45.2%	957	2,702	3,861
1904	R	−58.6%	667	2,765	3,583
1900	R	−41.0%	1,014	2,480	3,578
1896	R	−44.9%	891	2,403	3,365
1892	R	−16.4%	1,049	1,486	2,666
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

21.1%

Irish

12.8%

Polish

9.0%

Italian

7.6%

English

7.3%

American

3.1%

French

1.5%

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

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.1%

75–84

2.5%

4.7%

65–74

5.0%

6.9%

55–64

6.9%

6.7%

45–54

6.6%

35–44

6.4%

5.9%

25–34

5.6%

4.9%

18–24

4.3%

9.1%

5–17

8.7%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$107,700

State Senate District 32 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 32$107,700

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.3%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.9%

Working age (18–64)6.3%

Seniors (65+)8.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

76.0%

speak English only

Spanish14.9%

Other Indo-European5.5%

Asian & Pacific Islander3.2%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

28.7%

Other Christian

5.5%

Mainline Protestant

5.4%

Non-Christian

2.9%

Methodist

1.0%

Baptist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+51.1, this Chicago-area district ranks among the most heavily Democratic state senate constituencies in Illinois, reflecting dense urban population patterns that consistently produce lopsided margins.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twelve points in 2008; the Republican margin reached seventy-one points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 209,970, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $107,700 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 32, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 32, Illinois voted Democratic by 7.0 points (D+7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 99,920 votes cast, 52,514 went Democratic and 45,547 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 32, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 32, Illinois as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 29 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 32, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 32, Illinois voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 32, Illinois?

State Senate District 32, Illinois has a population of 209,970 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 32, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 32, Illinois is $107,700 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 32, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 32, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 32nd State Senate District delivered D+7 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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