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1876–2024
State Senate District 54·Illinois

Illinois 54th State Senate District has voted Republican in seven straight presidential cycles.

A Cook County district where Democrats routinely post 20-point presidential margins

1876 — 2024·38 elections
IL
Latest
R+28
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
286,532
2024 ACS

Illinois 54th State Senate District, Illinois: Republican loyalist district. In 2024, voted R+28%. Republican peak: R+28 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+28MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
286,5322024 5-year
Median household income
$71,9892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.6%2024 5-year
Black
7.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+23 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+28 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
10 counties · 0 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
−27.8%
50,65090,766144,126
R
−26.1%
54,21293,739151,430
R
−27.2%
46,93285,571141,917
R
−16.6%
55,17977,768135,973
R
−2.8%
68,06472,089142,548
R
−18.8%
56,29982,619140,004
R
−10.8%
57,63772,040133,484
D
+1.6%
58,94356,913129,053
D
+8.3%
64,65352,662145,204
R
−6.8%
61,02869,978131,764
R
−18.9%
55,04280,770136,340
R
−21.2%
48,91577,429134,325
D
+0.4%
66,41265,937134,211
R
−24.5%
48,61380,409129,816
R
−5.8%
53,66360,993126,663
D
+20.7%
78,82751,740130,578
R
−4.5%
64,97771,150136,258
R
−14.1%
56,09074,458130,680
R
−8.8%
60,13471,709131,985
R
−0.8%
56,95557,923115,936
R
−3.8%
56,85861,432118,994
D
+0.3%
68,90568,459138,324
D
+12.4%
70,90554,852129,547
D
+21.1%
70,57145,418119,253
R
−17.9%
43,61962,877107,606
R
−15.2%
33,81249,099100,330
R
−20.3%
31,30549,34988,891
D
+2.3%
48,18245,89698,305
D
+23.2%
22,96711,48349,570
D
+2.0%
25,61924,53153,251
R
−8.5%
20,22324,36548,745
D
+6.4%
27,19423,82752,334
D
+7.2%
26,99523,33551,151
D
+12.5%
22,98817,41044,475
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.4%
English
12.6%
Irish
11.5%
American
7.2%
Italian
3.8%
Scottish
1.9%
Polish
1.2%
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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.6%
2.6%
75–84
3.4%
5.6%
65–74
6.2%
6.8%
55–64
7.1%
6.1%
45–54
5.9%
6.4%
35–44
6.2%
6.0%
25–34
5.9%
3.9%
18–24
3.7%
8.4%
5–17
7.9%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,989
State Senate District 54 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 54$71,989
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.6%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)9.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.5%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
12.8%
Other Christian
11.4%
Mainline Protestant
8.1%
Baptist
6.1%
Methodist
4.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.5%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in suburban Cook County, this district's lopsided presidential margins reflect a densely populated, majority-minority electorate that has shifted consistently toward Democratic candidates over the past decade.

The Republican margin in Illinois 54th State Senate District reached its widest at twenty-eight points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was twenty-eight points, in line with the district's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,989, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 286,532 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 54, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 54, Illinois voted Republican by 27.8 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 144,126 votes cast, 50,650 went Democratic and 90,766 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 54, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 54, 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 13 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 54, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 54, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 54, Illinois?
State Senate District 54, Illinois has a population of 286,532 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 54, Illinois?
Median household income in State Senate District 54, Illinois is $71,989 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State Senate District 54, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 54, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.