State Senate District 39 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 39th State Senate District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+37%. Republican peak: R+49 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+37MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 214,4372024 5-year
Median household income: $87,6842024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 46.7%2024 5-year
Black: 19.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 25.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+47 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 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	+36.6%	59,619	27,078	88,866
2020	D	+44.8%	70,458	26,255	98,603
2016	D	+47.0%	64,655	21,628	91,552
2012	D	+41.6%	59,312	24,087	84,707
2008	D	+46.7%	65,261	23,426	89,609
2004	D	+33.1%	56,934	28,491	85,976
2000	D	+31.6%	50,382	25,667	78,207
1996	D	+32.3%	45,115	21,860	71,943
1992	D	+23.3%	48,004	27,398	88,348
1988	D	+5.7%	43,096	38,389	82,169
1984	R	−3.7%	41,713	44,952	87,163
1980	D	+6.6%	42,052	36,410	86,018
1976	D	+3.9%	44,145	40,790	86,646
1972	R	−11.1%	39,483	49,416	89,387
1968	D	+5.9%	43,364	38,143	88,862
1964	D	+23.6%	56,533	34,976	91,510
1960	D	+10.2%	50,181	40,838	91,283
1956	R	−16.0%	35,319	48,780	84,311
1952	R	−2.6%	42,174	44,399	86,810
1948	D	+7.5%	43,499	37,427	81,432
1944	D	+14.5%	45,681	34,076	79,980
1940	D	+9.6%	41,901	34,524	76,728
1936	D	+26.5%	44,997	25,727	72,723
1932	D	+13.0%	33,096	25,247	60,332
1928	R	−7.1%	25,655	29,630	55,710
1924	R	−42.0%	8,052	24,907	40,122
1920	R	−49.3%	7,047	22,851	32,054
1916	R	−7.0%	13,565	15,714	30,537
1912	O	+13.0%	4,692	2,682	15,433
1908	R	−18.9%	5,471	8,291	14,901
1904	R	−32.3%	3,713	8,257	14,082
1900	R	−4.8%	6,643	7,328	14,374
1896	R	−18.7%	5,428	7,974	13,610
1892	D	+12.4%	5,181	4,013	9,397
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

10.0%

Irish

9.1%

Polish

7.4%

Italian

5.5%

English

4.0%

American

2.3%

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+

1.3%

1.9%

75–84

2.7%

4.4%

65–74

5.1%

6.0%

55–64

6.3%

6.1%

45–54

6.2%

7.0%

35–44

7.0%

7.7%

25–34

7.7%

4.3%

18–24

4.4%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$87,684

State Senate District 39 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 39$87,684

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.5%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.3%

Working age (18–64)11.3%

Seniors (65+)13.3%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

65.1%

speak English only

Spanish19.7%

Other Indo-European8.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%

Other languages2.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.7%

Non-Christian

7.9%

Other Christian

6.6%

Baptist

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

3.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.6%

Methodist

1.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in deep-red downstate territory, Illinois Senate District 39 delivered a 44.7-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most lopsided state senate districts in a state more often defined by its Democratic supermajority.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 39th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-seven points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was thirty-seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $87,684, a 47% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 214,437 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 39, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 39, Illinois voted Democratic by 36.6 points (D+37), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 88,866 votes cast, 59,619 went Democratic and 27,078 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 39, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 39, 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 39, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 39, Illinois voted Republican was 1984.

How many people live in State Senate District 39, Illinois?

State Senate District 39, Illinois has a population of 214,437 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 39, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 39, Illinois is $87,684 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 39, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 39, 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 39th State Senate District has voted Democratic in ten straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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