State Senate District 52 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 52nd State Senate District, Illinois: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+9%. Republican peak: R+39 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+9MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: TossupAkashic typology
Population: 88,1212024 5-year
Median household income: $61,9682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 67.7%2024 5-year
Black: 13.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+15 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+39 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 1 D · 1 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	+9.4%	19,991	16,476	37,352
2020	D	+9.2%	21,188	17,499	39,886
2016	D	+6.6%	18,912	16,392	38,388
2012	D	+1.5%	16,844	16,332	34,148
2008	D	+12.8%	20,330	15,620	36,654
2004	R	−2.0%	17,630	18,344	36,373
2000	D	+0.5%	15,941	15,781	33,304
1996	D	+7.9%	15,010	12,601	30,587
1992	D	+12.7%	16,692	12,146	35,826
1988	R	−2.6%	14,885	15,696	30,808
1984	R	−17.2%	13,680	19,420	33,283
1980	R	−19.4%	11,084	17,450	32,776
1976	R	−8.9%	14,137	16,967	31,751
1972	R	−19.7%	12,234	18,268	30,622
1968	R	−13.9%	10,799	14,780	28,681
1964	D	+9.8%	15,740	12,933	28,674
1960	R	−19.2%	11,447	16,926	28,563
1956	R	−26.6%	9,875	17,040	26,950
1952	R	−23.3%	10,163	16,366	26,591
1948	R	−15.6%	8,615	11,875	20,869
1944	R	−10.4%	10,010	12,357	22,507
1940	R	−3.5%	12,567	13,487	26,228
1936	D	+11.5%	13,421	10,620	24,448
1932	D	+15.1%	12,573	9,217	22,287
1928	R	−30.9%	6,719	12,786	19,664
1924	R	−37.0%	3,619	9,964	17,164
1920	R	−39.0%	4,305	10,492	15,876
1916	R	−13.1%	7,284	9,629	17,944
1912	O	+3.9%	3,117	2,751	9,347
1908	R	−24.2%	3,464	5,858	9,890
1904	R	−38.1%	2,296	5,625	8,738
1900	R	−18.5%	3,469	5,125	8,932
1896	R	−19.4%	3,229	4,830	8,260
1892	R	−11.7%	2,956	3,784	7,093
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

16.3%

English

9.8%

Irish

8.7%

American

4.0%

Italian

2.5%

Polish

2.1%

French

1.4%

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: 33.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.0%

2.1%

75–84

2.6%

4.3%

65–74

4.9%

5.1%

55–64

5.4%

5.1%

45–54

5.0%

5.9%

35–44

5.8%

6.6%

25–34

6.4%

9.9%

18–24

9.1%

7.6%

5–17

7.3%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$61,968

State Senate District 52 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 52$61,968

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

18.7%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1816.5%

Working age (18–64)20.1%

Seniors (65+)8.4%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

84.8%

speak English only

Asian & Pacific Islander5.9%

Spanish4.8%

Other Indo-European3.8%

Other languages0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Other Christian

13.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.6%

Mainline Protestant

4.4%

Methodist

3.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.3%

Baptist

2.8%

Non-Christian

1.4%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois 52nd State Senate District in the Upper Midwest delivered a near-tie in 2024, with the Democratic candidate carrying the district by nine points — well within the historical noise of how the district votes.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached fifteen points in 1932; the Republican margin reached thirty-nine points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 88,121, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $61,968 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 52, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 52, Illinois voted Democratic by 9.4 points (D+9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 37,352 votes cast, 19,991 went Democratic and 16,476 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 52, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 52, Illinois as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did State Senate District 52, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 52, Illinois voted Republican was 2004.

How many people live in State Senate District 52, Illinois?

State Senate District 52, Illinois has a population of 88,121 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 52, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 52, Illinois is $61,968 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 52, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 52, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 52nd State Senate District delivered D+9 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

Key facts

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