Illinois 44th State Senate District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 62.9% | 72,957 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 34.7% | 40,204 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent | 2.4% | 2,808 |
County-level results (10 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| De Witt County, IL | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Logan County, IL | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Macon County, IL | Republican | R+18.9 |
| Mason County, IL | Republican | R+42.2 |
| McLean County, IL | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Piatt County, IL | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Sangamon County, IL | Republican | R+4.9 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 34.7%Harris40,204 | 62.9%Trump72,957 | 2.4%Kennedy2,808 | 115,969 | ||
| R | 34.6%Biden41,453 | 63.0%Trump75,486 | 2.4%Jorgensen2,876 | 119,815 | ||
| R | 30.5%Clinton33,741 | 61.8%Trump68,308 | 7.6%Johnson8,442 | 110,491 | ||
| R | 35.6%Obama36,874 | 64.4%Romney66,700 | 0.0% | 103,574 | ||
| R | 41.1%Obama45,029 | 56.6%McCain61,968 | 2.2%Nader2,457 | 109,454 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −15.5% |
| 2012 | −28.8% |
| 2016 | −31.3% |
| 2020 | −28.4% |
| 2024 | −28.2% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
Illinois Senate District 44 sits within the Chicago metropolitan orbit, where a D+15.6 presidential margin in 2024 reflects the dense, diverse electorate typical of Cook County's inner suburbs and urban fringe.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 31.3 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 28.2 points.
A population of 217,163, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,215 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 20 and State Senate District 28.
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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