State Senate District 47 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 47th State Senate District, Illinois: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted R+14%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 405,0352024 5-year
Median household income: $65,4962024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.5%2024 5-year
Black: 8.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 6.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+18 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+39 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

16 counties · 2 D · 14 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	R	−13.8%	80,532	106,874	191,268
2020	R	−11.2%	86,535	108,983	200,287
2016	R	−11.3%	78,181	99,787	191,679
2012	D	+3.5%	96,379	89,646	190,009
2008	D	+11.0%	108,244	86,435	197,750
2004	R	−0.9%	99,992	101,812	203,284
2000	D	+3.9%	96,096	88,604	189,802
1996	D	+12.2%	92,430	70,428	180,432
1992	D	+12.0%	96,363	72,061	202,938
1988	D	+2.4%	95,242	90,683	186,837
1984	R	−11.1%	91,895	114,874	207,715
1980	R	−22.4%	72,243	118,801	207,398
1976	R	−10.0%	91,218	111,736	205,680
1972	R	−26.7%	74,121	128,358	203,191
1968	R	−10.7%	81,079	102,354	199,091
1964	D	+15.2%	116,866	86,107	202,974
1960	R	−12.4%	93,509	119,903	213,666
1956	R	−24.2%	77,125	126,544	203,958
1952	R	−23.6%	79,581	128,756	208,599
1948	R	−10.1%	77,447	94,976	173,706
1944	R	−10.4%	82,421	101,701	184,963
1940	R	−3.7%	103,531	111,602	216,449
1936	D	+12.7%	113,385	87,406	204,613
1932	D	+15.1%	101,690	74,525	179,454
1928	R	−26.5%	58,048	100,562	160,330
1924	R	−36.0%	32,097	83,847	143,663
1920	R	−39.3%	34,681	85,180	128,421
1916	R	−8.2%	62,793	74,606	144,298
1912	O	+18.2%	28,896	14,600	78,630
1908	R	−13.3%	32,666	43,488	81,551
1904	R	−29.4%	23,595	46,232	77,113
1900	R	−11.8%	35,898	45,833	84,118
1896	R	−10.8%	36,138	45,030	82,650
1892	R	−2.7%	32,147	34,072	70,714
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

21.8%

Irish

12.0%

English

12.0%

American

5.2%

Italian

2.7%

Scottish

1.8%

Polish

1.3%

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: 41.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.6%

2.8%

75–84

3.5%

5.6%

65–74

6.1%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

5.9%

45–54

5.8%

6.2%

35–44

6.0%

6.1%

25–34

5.8%

4.6%

18–24

4.3%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$65,496

State Senate District 47 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 47$65,496

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.1%

Working age (18–64)12.8%

Seniors (65+)10.5%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.4%

speak English only

Spanish3.1%

Other Indo-European1.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

9.2%

Other Christian

9.1%

Mainline Protestant

7.6%

Methodist

4.9%

Baptist

3.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.7%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in deeply rural southern Illinois, this district delivered a 71-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — one of the widest gaps in the state — reflecting a population that has shifted sharply away from its historically Democratic downstate roots.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 47th State Senate District has rarely exceeded eighteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points. 2024 delivered the district to the Republican candidate by fourteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 81% non-Hispanic-white share, a 14% poverty rate, and a median household income of $65,496 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 47, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 47, Illinois voted Republican by 13.8 points (R+14), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 191,268 votes cast, 80,532 went Democratic and 106,874 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 47, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 47, Illinois as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 47, Illinois last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 47, Illinois voted Democratic was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 47, Illinois?

State Senate District 47, Illinois has a population of 405,035 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 47, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 47, Illinois is $65,496 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 47, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 47, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 47th State Senate District delivered R+14 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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