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Illinois 46th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+20.22012D+12.52016D+14.42020D+18.92024D+17.3
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+17.3
2024
median income$57,682U.S. $80,734 · IL $83,390
median age34.2U.S. 39.1 · IL 39.1
poverty rate20.1%U.S. 12.5% · IL 11.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)36.2%U.S. 35.6% · IL 37.9%
non-english6.3%U.S. 22.3% · IL 24.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German22.1%
Irish10.6%
English10.3%
African American†18.0%
African1.4%
Mexican5.0%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Asian Indian1.3%
Chinese0.4%
Filipino0.3%
religion

Religious adherence is published only at the county level (U.S. Religion Census). See Woodford County.

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024.

Illinois 46th State Senate District

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Illinois 46th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+17.3
2024
2024 presidential margin for Illinois 46th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Illinois 46th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+17.3), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Illinois 46th State Senate District · D+17.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic57.3%53,969
Donald TrumpRepublican40.0%37,662
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.7%2,559
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 4 counties it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
County-level results (4 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Illinois 46th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
McLean County, ILDemocraticD+4.9
Peoria County, ILDemocraticD+4.6
Tazewell County, ILRepublicanR+26.6
Woodford County, ILRepublicanR+42.0
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
57.3%Harris53,969
40.0%Trump37,662
2.7%Kennedy2,559
+17.3%
94,190
D
58.0%Biden55,769
39.1%Trump37,561
2.9%Jorgensen2,792
+18.9%
96,122
D
53.2%Clinton49,498
38.8%Trump36,118
8.0%Johnson7,457
+14.4%
93,073
D
56.2%Obama48,821
43.8%Romney37,993
0.0%
+12.5%
86,814
D
59.2%Obama56,583
39.0%McCain37,308
1.8%Nader1,730
+20.2%
95,621
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +17.3% in 2024.+17.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+20.2%
2012+12.5%
2016+14.4%
2020+18.9%
2024+17.3%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DDave KoehlerState Senate · 46

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

The district recorded a Democratic presidential margin of D+17.3 in 2024, compared with D+20.2 in 2008. About 46,800 residents lived here, with White alone at 80.8% in the 2024 ACS 5-year.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.2 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 17.3 points.

A population of 216,987, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,682 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 7 and State Senate District 25.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 7
Missouri
84.6twin score
12-yr trend% Catholic2008–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 25
Ohio
83.2twin score
2008–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ median age
State Senate District 11
Maryland
82.7twin score
2008–2024 trajectory

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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Places within Illinois 46th State Senate District

counties it covers4
McLean CountyPeoria CountyTazewell CountyWoodford County

Frequently asked questions

How did Illinois 46th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Illinois 46th State Senate District voted Democratic by 17.3 points (D+17.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 94,190 votes cast, 53,969 went Democratic and 37,662 went Republican.
How many people live in Illinois 46th State Senate District?
Illinois 46th State Senate District has a population of 216,987 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Illinois 46th State Senate District?
Median household income in Illinois 46th State Senate District is $57,682 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Illinois 46th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Illinois 46th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.