State Senate District 33 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 33rd State Senate District, Illinois: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 179,8462024 5-year
Median household income: $103,8572024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 59.5%2024 5-year
Black: 4.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 31.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+14 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+70 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 2 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	+8.8%	42,297	35,313	79,174
2020	D	+13.8%	45,877	34,536	82,215
2016	D	+9.8%	36,562	29,571	71,002
2012	D	+0.6%	32,042	31,678	64,824
2008	D	+11.4%	37,816	30,002	68,744
2004	R	−11.3%	26,450	33,272	60,237
2000	R	−12.5%	21,616	28,020	51,188
1996	R	−6.5%	17,300	20,020	41,831
1992	R	−10.1%	15,901	20,612	46,662
1988	R	−30.7%	12,951	24,530	37,753
1984	R	−40.8%	11,145	26,645	38,014
1980	R	−34.8%	10,235	23,223	37,373
1976	R	−28.3%	11,888	21,562	34,205
1972	R	−41.4%	9,552	23,121	32,775
1968	R	−32.6%	9,124	19,051	30,496
1964	R	−7.7%	13,886	16,192	30,077
1960	R	−28.7%	10,551	19,075	29,659
1956	R	−46.9%	6,904	19,120	26,047
1952	R	−36.9%	7,894	17,136	25,064
1948	R	−31.0%	6,867	13,106	20,152
1944	R	−25.8%	7,586	12,878	20,524
1940	R	−25.0%	8,316	13,887	22,301
1936	R	−8.9%	9,145	11,002	20,823
1932	R	−14.1%	8,047	10,739	19,151
1928	R	−40.3%	5,267	12,421	17,771
1924	R	−67.8%	1,144	10,524	13,841
1920	R	−69.5%	1,398	8,681	10,475
1916	R	−39.8%	3,189	7,710	11,366
1912	O	+9.9%	1,432	821	6,169
1908	R	−46.5%	1,404	4,152	5,913
1904	R	−58.6%	915	4,085	5,405
1900	R	−38.1%	1,699	3,891	5,758
1896	R	−42.0%	1,565	3,921	5,605
1892	R	−14.7%	1,867	2,572	4,781
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

18.4%

Irish

11.1%

Italian

7.8%

Polish

7.4%

English

6.6%

American

2.7%

French

1.7%

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.5%

65–74

4.9%

6.5%

55–64

6.5%

6.8%

45–54

6.6%

6.8%

35–44

6.4%

6.1%

25–34

5.9%

4.6%

18–24

4.4%

9.2%

5–17

8.7%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$103,857

State Senate District 33 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 33$103,857

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.7%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.7%

Working age (18–64)6.7%

Seniors (65+)8.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

69.1%

speak English only

Spanish24.4%

Other Indo-European4.0%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%

Other languages0.5%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

33.8%

Non-Christian

6.9%

Other Christian

6.6%

Mainline Protestant

5.7%

Methodist

1.4%

Baptist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural downstate Illinois, this district delivered a 52-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies in statewide contests.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fourteen points in 2020; the Republican margin reached seventy points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 179,846, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $103,857 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 33, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 33, Illinois voted Democratic by 8.8 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 79,174 votes cast, 42,297 went Democratic and 35,313 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 33, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 33, Illinois as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 33, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 33, Illinois voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 33, Illinois?

State Senate District 33, Illinois has a population of 179,846 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 33, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 33, Illinois is $103,857 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 33, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 33, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 33rd State Senate District delivered D+9 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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