State Senate District 41 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 41st State Senate District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+27%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+27MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 358,8092024 5-year
Median household income: $96,1822024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 53.0%2024 5-year
Black: 14.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+35 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 3 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	+27.5%	98,707	55,258	158,268
2020	D	+34.6%	114,562	54,670	173,026
2016	D	+35.0%	101,180	45,966	157,666
2012	D	+26.7%	91,464	52,443	146,217
2008	D	+33.6%	101,868	50,192	153,823
2004	D	+17.5%	86,243	60,417	147,722
2000	D	+15.3%	75,385	54,893	134,073
1996	D	+17.0%	66,564	45,836	121,855
1992	D	+9.6%	67,681	53,678	145,927
1988	R	−8.6%	59,615	70,957	131,567
1984	R	−18.0%	55,061	79,351	135,174
1980	R	−6.8%	55,100	64,062	131,863
1976	R	−7.8%	57,818	67,857	128,523
1972	R	−20.5%	50,694	76,909	128,182
1968	R	−3.7%	53,785	58,269	121,975
1964	D	+15.7%	70,536	51,349	121,886
1960	D	+2.2%	60,675	58,032	119,018
1956	R	−22.2%	41,628	65,478	107,364
1952	R	−8.3%	49,028	57,936	107,252
1948	D	+2.7%	49,542	46,947	97,164
1944	D	+10.0%	52,345	42,778	95,391
1940	D	+5.6%	48,257	43,120	91,758
1936	D	+23.3%	51,997	31,870	86,259
1932	D	+10.6%	38,600	31,000	71,970
1928	R	−10.1%	29,405	36,080	65,978
1924	R	−43.5%	9,040	29,450	46,902
1920	R	−50.3%	7,970	26,590	36,995
1916	R	−8.5%	15,453	18,450	35,389
1912	O	+13.1%	5,422	3,082	17,918
1908	R	−19.9%	6,239	9,663	17,221
1904	R	−32.9%	4,241	9,564	16,180
1900	R	−6.1%	7,514	8,524	16,510
1896	R	−19.9%	6,143	9,260	15,665
1892	D	+11.2%	5,947	4,719	10,927
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

12.2%

Irish

10.4%

Polish

8.2%

Italian

7.1%

English

4.8%

American

2.4%

French

1.2%

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

0.7%

85+

1.3%

2.0%

75–84

2.7%

4.6%

65–74

5.2%

6.2%

55–64

6.5%

6.2%

45–54

6.3%

7.0%

35–44

6.9%

7.2%

25–34

7.2%

4.3%

18–24

4.3%

8.2%

5–17

7.9%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$96,182

State Senate District 41 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 41$96,182

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.1%

Working age (18–64)9.5%

Seniors (65+)11.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

67.0%

speak English only

Spanish16.8%

Other Indo-European9.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.7%

Other languages1.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

33.0%

Non-Christian

8.4%

Other Christian

6.9%

Mainline Protestant

4.5%

Baptist

2.8%

Methodist

1.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural downstate Illinois, this district recorded a 46-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the state's most lopsided constituencies and a reliable bellwether for conservative turnout patterns downstate.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 41st State Senate District reached its widest at thirty-five points in 2016. The margin in 2024 was twenty-seven points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $96,182, a 53% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 358,809 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 41, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 41, Illinois voted Democratic by 27.5 points (D+27), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 158,268 votes cast, 98,707 went Democratic and 55,258 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 41, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 41, 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 17 times, Republican 16 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 41, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 41, Illinois voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in State Senate District 41, Illinois?

State Senate District 41, Illinois has a population of 358,809 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 41, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 41, Illinois is $96,182 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 41, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 41, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 41st State Senate District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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