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1876–2024
State Senate District 58·Illinois

Illinois 58th State Senate District was solidly Democratic for decades. In the last twenty years, it flipped.

One of Illinois's most Democratic-leaning legislative districts

18762024·38 elections
IL
Latest
R+39
in 2024
Archetype
Populist
since the recent cycles
Population
250,079
2024 ACS

Illinois 58th State Senate District, Illinois: Populist district. In 2024, voted R+39%. Republican peak: R+39 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+39MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
PopulistAkashic typology
Population
250,0792024 5-year
Median household income
$67,2442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.3%2024 5-year
Black
7.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+25 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+39 in 2024MIT Election Lab
14 counties · 2 D · 12 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−39.0%
36,28683,992122,279
R
−37.8%
38,26486,446127,343
R
−36.6%
35,80181,129123,764
R
−18.2%
47,16468,767118,905
R
−3.4%
59,28363,536125,103
R
−13.2%
53,27069,660123,813
R
−7.0%
51,28359,191113,711
D
+10.1%
53,44342,412108,924
D
+16.7%
60,92640,197124,147
R
−1.4%
55,08156,623112,267
R
−17.2%
49,28369,808119,569
R
−15.6%
46,75365,165117,781
D
+4.7%
62,98957,237121,801
R
−20.7%
46,90871,555118,794
R
−9.9%
46,02357,467115,627
D
+20.0%
69,71346,511116,224
R
−10.1%
55,35367,857123,337
R
−13.4%
51,77467,771119,621
R
−12.0%
53,34267,959121,472
D
+0.2%
52,36552,203105,361
R
−8.9%
50,47560,403111,536
R
−2.1%
66,11368,914135,904
D
+10.8%
68,58954,989125,707
D
+24.9%
67,34340,089109,629
R
−4.2%
46,39650,50597,709
R
−7.3%
34,57941,08089,029
R
−22.8%
28,87647,35381,080
R
−2.6%
44,13946,59093,444
D
+14.5%
22,33315,15349,552
R
−1.9%
23,82324,76850,788
R
−12.2%
18,72724,43146,807
D
+2.0%
24,64923,64149,529
D
+3.6%
24,68422,94948,373
D
+4.1%
20,04818,31742,123
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.4%
English
12.7%
Irish
11.1%
American
6.0%
Italian
2.7%
Polish
2.3%
French
2.0%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.9%
speak English only
Spanish1.8%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
15.3%
Other Christian
11.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.4%
Mainline Protestant
8.4%
Methodist
3.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin exceeding 40 points, this district ranks among the state's most one-sided, likely anchored by dense urban precincts where Democratic candidates consistently post outsized vote shares.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 58th State Senate District peaked at twenty-five points in 1932. By 2000 the district had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-nine points, the most Republican-leaning result in the district's modern history.

The economic context is the key. The median household income of $67,244 sits well below state and national norms, and 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 58, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 58, Illinois voted Republican by 39.0 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 122,279 votes cast, 36,286 went Democratic and 83,992 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 58, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 58, Illinois as a "Populist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 23 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 58, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 58, Illinois voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in State Senate District 58, Illinois?
State Senate District 58, Illinois has a population of 250,079 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 58, Illinois?
Median household income in State Senate District 58, Illinois is $67,244 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State Senate District 58, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 58, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 23 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.