State Senate District 35 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 35th State Senate District, Illinois: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Republican peak: R+71 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 505,8832024 5-year
Median household income: $100,8892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.9%2024 5-year
Black: 3.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 25.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+9 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+71 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

5 counties · 3 D · 2 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	+1.5%	118,052	114,614	237,096
2020	D	+5.3%	125,269	112,274	243,849
2016	D	+1.1%	99,447	97,136	212,312
2012	R	−3.2%	92,959	99,250	196,030
2008	D	+9.0%	110,828	92,361	206,225
2004	R	−14.7%	77,596	104,723	183,947
2000	R	−15.2%	62,712	86,037	153,550
1996	R	−7.8%	49,620	59,277	123,529
1992	R	−11.6%	44,132	59,798	135,118
1988	R	−32.5%	35,466	70,003	106,213
1984	R	−42.7%	29,965	75,074	105,654
1980	R	−35.4%	27,668	64,728	104,551
1976	R	−29.1%	33,010	60,918	95,965
1972	R	−41.2%	26,303	63,421	89,986
1968	R	−34.0%	23,606	50,995	80,654
1964	R	−8.2%	36,439	42,976	79,415
1960	R	−31.2%	26,912	51,306	78,311
1956	R	−49.7%	17,121	51,002	68,203
1952	R	−40.7%	19,259	45,805	65,169
1948	R	−35.3%	16,499	34,720	51,594
1944	R	−32.4%	17,953	35,212	53,323
1940	R	−31.0%	19,823	37,745	57,844
1936	R	−14.6%	21,781	29,551	53,227
1932	R	−15.0%	20,421	27,780	49,177
1928	R	−41.1%	13,260	31,881	45,343
1924	R	−65.4%	3,182	27,001	36,403
1920	R	−71.3%	3,814	24,995	29,715
1916	R	−44.0%	8,462	22,667	32,298
1912	O	+1.2%	4,056	3,832	17,921
1908	R	−48.5%	4,065	12,665	17,747
1904	R	−61.2%	2,649	12,741	16,495
1900	R	−43.3%	4,749	12,386	17,629
1896	R	−45.8%	4,422	12,217	17,023
1892	R	−20.7%	5,071	7,969	13,992
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

22.1%

Irish

13.0%

Italian

8.3%

Polish

8.3%

English

7.4%

American

2.8%

French

1.6%

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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.1%

75–84

2.5%

4.6%

65–74

5.0%

6.7%

55–64

6.7%

45–54

6.6%

6.7%

35–44

6.4%

6.1%

25–34

5.9%

4.7%

18–24

4.4%

9.1%

5–17

8.6%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$100,889

State Senate District 35 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 35$100,889

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1810.6%

Working age (18–64)6.8%

Seniors (65+)8.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

75.9%

speak English only

Spanish18.7%

Other Indo-European3.4%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%

Other languages0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.0%

Mainline Protestant

6.4%

Other Christian

5.5%

Non-Christian

3.9%

Methodist

1.5%

Baptist

0.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural southern Illinois, this district delivered a 61.9-point Republican margin in the 2024 presidential race, making it among the most politically lopsided state senate districts in the state.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached nine 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 505,883, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $100,889 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 35, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 35, Illinois voted Democratic by 1.5 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 237,096 votes cast, 118,052 went Democratic and 114,614 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 35, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 35, 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 35, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 35, Illinois voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 35, Illinois?

State Senate District 35, Illinois has a population of 505,883 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 35, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 35, Illinois is $100,889 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 35, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 35, 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 35th State Senate District delivered D+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

Demographics

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