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Illinois 49th State Senate District
presidential margin
2008D+19.82012D+11.62016D+14.02020D+17.12024D+9.2
full record · 2008 → 2024
D+9.2
2024
median income$117,693U.S. $80,734 · IL $83,390
median age37.2U.S. 39.1 · IL 39.1
poverty rate6.0%U.S. 12.5% · IL 11.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)37.4%U.S. 35.6% · IL 37.9%
non-english22.3%U.S. 22.3% · IL 24.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German16.9%
Irish12.9%
Polish10.1%
Mexican17.9%
Puerto Rican1.4%
Spaniard0.3%
African American†8.9%
African2.0%
Nigerian0.4%
Asian Indian3.6%
Filipino1.5%
Chinese0.9%
religion

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

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

Illinois 49th State Senate District

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Illinois 49th State Senate DistrictHarrisD+9.2
2024
2024 presidential margin for Illinois 49th State Senate DistrictThe boundary of Illinois 49th State Senate District, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (D+9.2), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Illinois 49th State Senate District · D+9.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic53.3%53,797
Donald TrumpRepublican44.1%44,466
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.7%2,676
D+60
R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 2 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 (2 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Illinois 49th State Senate District — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Kendall County, ILDemocraticD+1.5
Will County, ILDemocraticD+1.6
5 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
53.3%Harris53,797
44.1%Trump44,466
2.7%Kennedy2,676
+9.2%
100,939
D
57.7%Biden60,148
40.5%Trump42,269
1.8%Jorgensen1,863
+17.1%
104,280
D
53.7%Clinton48,078
39.7%Trump35,561
6.6%Johnson5,934
+14.0%
89,573
D
55.8%Obama41,478
44.2%Romney32,885
0.0%
+11.6%
74,363
D
59.3%Obama46,943
39.5%McCain31,289
1.2%Nader951
+19.8%
79,183
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: +9.2% in 2024.+9.2%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+19.8%
2012+11.6%
2016+14.0%
2020+17.1%
2024+9.2%
DemocraticRepublican
current representation
Current officeholders
DMeg Loughran CappelState Senate · 49

State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.

Source · OpenStates current legislator CSV.

Anchored in rural southern Illinois, this district delivered a 60-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most lopsided state senate districts in a state whose statewide results trend the opposite direction.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 19.8 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 7.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 9.2 points.

A population of 217,224, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $117,693 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 43 and State Senate District 31.

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 43
Illinois
91.2twin score
median incomeelasticity2020 margin
State Senate District 31
Illinois
80.7twin score
median income2008–2020 trajectory
State Senate District 42
Illinois
80.4twin score
median income2008–2020 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend

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 49th State Senate District

counties it covers2
Kendall CountyWill County

Frequently asked questions

How did Illinois 49th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Illinois 49th State Senate District voted Democratic by 9.2 points (D+9.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 100,939 votes cast, 53,797 went Democratic and 44,466 went Republican.
How many people live in Illinois 49th State Senate District?
Illinois 49th State Senate District has a population of 217,224 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Illinois 49th State Senate District?
Median household income in Illinois 49th State Senate District is $117,693 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Illinois 49th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Illinois 49th State Senate District from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.