Illinois 53rd State Senate District
Akashic| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 66.5% | 73,441 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 31.4% | 34,662 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent | 2.2% | 2,400 |
County-level results (13 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau County, IL | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Ford County, IL | Republican | R+47.8 |
| Grundy County, IL | Republican | R+29.5 |
| Iroquois County, IL | Republican | R+57.3 |
| LaSalle County, IL | Republican | R+18.5 |
| Livingston County, IL | Republican | R+46.3 |
| Marshall County, IL | Republican | R+36.0 |
| McLean County, IL | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Peoria County, IL | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Putnam County, IL | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Tazewell County, IL | Republican | R+26.6 |
| Will County, IL | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Woodford County, IL | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 31.4%Harris34,662 | 66.5%Trump73,441 | 2.2%Kennedy2,400 | 110,503 | ||
| R | 31.9%Biden35,748 | 65.9%Trump73,866 | 2.1%Jorgensen2,396 | 112,010 | ||
| R | 29.2%Clinton29,689 | 63.4%Trump64,465 | 7.5%Johnson7,598 | 101,752 | ||
| R | 36.3%Obama34,196 | 63.7%Romney60,042 | 0.0% | 94,238 | ||
| R | 42.0%Obama42,877 | 55.4%McCain56,594 | 2.6%Nader2,640 | 102,111 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | −13.4% |
| 2012 | −27.4% |
| 2016 | −34.2% |
| 2020 | −34.0% |
| 2024 | −35.1% |
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
With a 2024 presidential margin of R+47.8, District 53 sits at the far end of Illinois's partisan spectrum. Its electorate consistently delivers some of the widest Republican margins in a state that leans Democratic at the statewide level.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 35.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 1.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.1 points.
A population of 217,052, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,846 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 23 and State Senate District 30.
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