State Senate District 57 State Senate District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 57th State Senate District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+8%. Democratic peak: D+45 in 1964.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+8MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 196,2262024 5-year
Median household income: $73,8702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 60.3%2024 5-year
Black: 27.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 5.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+45 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+18 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	+7.7%	49,004	41,892	92,837
2020	D	+8.5%	52,766	44,305	100,109
2016	D	+5.5%	46,915	41,745	93,950
2012	D	+14.2%	51,975	38,822	92,671
2008	D	+22.3%	58,844	37,139	97,244
2004	D	+10.7%	48,263	38,874	87,584
2000	D	+13.6%	43,289	32,746	77,692
1996	D	+21.5%	41,295	25,584	73,052
1992	D	+23.9%	44,562	24,706	83,193
1988	D	+14.4%	42,879	32,063	75,259
1984	D	+1.1%	40,411	39,506	80,539
1980	D	+3.9%	38,659	35,648	77,839
1976	D	+18.6%	45,740	31,210	78,151
1972	R	−4.0%	36,039	39,092	75,857
1968	D	+16.1%	39,196	26,663	77,999
1964	D	+44.7%	57,168	21,836	79,004
1960	D	+23.0%	52,012	32,517	84,789
1956	D	+14.1%	42,710	32,097	75,025
1952	D	+20.5%	46,575	30,685	77,628
1948	D	+27.3%	41,873	23,844	66,082
1944	D	+18.0%	37,316	25,915	63,484
1940	D	+19.4%	41,300	27,800	69,420
1936	D	+32.9%	41,864	20,604	64,656
1932	D	+33.8%	36,503	17,568	56,019
1928	D	+7.8%	28,047	23,972	52,512
1924	R	−16.6%	11,525	18,057	39,374
1920	R	−18.2%	10,826	16,749	32,599
1916	D	+1.0%	17,453	17,087	35,756
1912	D	+10.3%	8,348	6,290	19,951
1908	R	−4.9%	8,748	9,738	20,007
1904	R	−17.3%	6,323	9,204	16,636
1900	D	+0.3%	7,580	7,540	15,483
1896	R	−3.5%	6,440	6,919	13,573
1892	D	+6.6%	5,563	4,847	10,837
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

21.5%

Irish

9.7%

English

8.7%

American

4.2%

Italian

2.8%

Polish

2.6%

French

2.6%

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: 39.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.8%

85+

1.3%

1.9%

75–84

2.7%

5.0%

65–74

5.7%

6.5%

55–64

7.0%

5.7%

45–54

6.2%

6.4%

35–44

7.0%

6.2%

25–34

6.5%

4.2%

18–24

3.9%

8.9%

5–17

8.4%

2.9%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$73,870

State Senate District 57 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 57$73,870

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.9%

Working age (18–64)11.9%

Seniors (65+)12.8%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

95.0%

speak English only

Spanish2.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%

Other Indo-European0.9%

Other languages0.3%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

13.5%

Baptist

11.8%

Other Christian

10.1%

Mainline Protestant

5.1%

Methodist

2.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.9%

Non-Christian

1.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 53.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anchored in rural downstate Illinois, this district backed the 2024 Republican presidential candidate by nearly 24 points, reflecting a regional pattern of consolidating GOP margins well outside the Chicago metropolitan area.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 57th State Senate District reached its widest at forty-five points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was eight points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $73,870, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 196,226 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 57, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 57, Illinois voted Democratic by 7.7 points (D+8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 92,837 votes cast, 49,004 went Democratic and 41,892 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 57, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 57, Illinois as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 28 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 57, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 57, Illinois voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in State Senate District 57, Illinois?

State Senate District 57, Illinois has a population of 196,226 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 57, Illinois?

Median household income in State Senate District 57, Illinois is $73,870 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of State Senate District 57, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 57, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 28 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 57th State Senate District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

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