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1876–2024
State Senate District 53·Illinois

Illinois 53rd State Senate District has voted Republican in twenty-two straight presidential cycles.

One of Illinois's most Republican-leaning state senate districts

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
Latest
R+31
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
227,573
2024 ACS

Illinois 53rd State Senate District, Illinois: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+53 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+31MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
227,5732024 5-year
Median household income
$78,2032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
87.3%2024 5-year
Black
2.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
7.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+14 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+53 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
13 counties · 3 D · 10 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).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−31.2%
38,28573,950114,150
R
−29.4%
39,99574,493117,273
R
−29.1%
33,93765,117107,133
R
−21.1%
39,10560,601101,977
R
−8.8%
47,71157,124106,647
R
−22.1%
40,47763,710104,899
R
−15.8%
38,93954,02195,491
R
−5.1%
36,98141,47788,158
R
−4.1%
38,01042,05299,728
R
−23.1%
34,40155,23790,140
R
−35.4%
30,62164,37895,436
R
−38.2%
26,29262,90495,814
R
−22.1%
35,64156,21593,156
R
−38.8%
29,17066,29095,652
R
−27.6%
30,55156,18692,916
R
−1.1%
46,33347,31893,651
R
−23.0%
37,63360,16397,854
R
−40.3%
27,88065,61693,584
R
−36.6%
30,19265,18695,491
R
−24.7%
29,82449,56679,862
R
−26.0%
32,03854,83287,824
R
−16.3%
41,58657,86299,933
D
+1.8%
46,72545,03194,096
D
+13.7%
48,61336,78486,463
R
−22.8%
30,05747,89878,410
R
−42.9%
13,11142,26067,929
R
−52.7%
13,50946,56062,757
R
−20.9%
27,62142,86272,906
O
+10.4%
14,28410,05540,836
R
−19.5%
15,83224,09042,398
R
−32.9%
12,27225,91741,527
R
−17.2%
18,31526,22346,098
R
−16.1%
18,30125,48744,711
D
+0.2%
18,60018,51939,284
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.5%
Irish
13.9%
English
10.9%
Italian
6.1%
American
5.2%
Polish
4.6%
French
2.4%
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: 40.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.6%
2.5%
75–84
3.0%
5.6%
65–74
5.6%
6.8%
55–64
6.8%
6.0%
45–54
5.8%
6.3%
35–44
6.2%
6.1%
25–34
5.6%
4.7%
18–24
4.3%
8.7%
5–17
8.2%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$78,203
State Senate District 53 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 53$78,203
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)10.1%
Seniors (65+)8.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.9%
speak English only
Spanish4.1%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
11.8%
Mainline Protestant
8.7%
Other Christian
8.5%
Methodist
5.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.2%
Baptist
1.7%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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.

The Republican margin in Illinois 53rd State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,203, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 227,573 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 53, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 53, Illinois voted Republican by 31.2 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 114,150 votes cast, 38,285 went Democratic and 73,950 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 53, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 53, Illinois as a "Republican loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did State Senate District 53, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 53, Illinois voted Democratic was 1936.
How many people live in State Senate District 53, Illinois?
State Senate District 53, Illinois has a population of 227,573 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 53, Illinois?
Median household income in State Senate District 53, Illinois is $78,203 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State Senate District 53, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 53, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.