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Illinois 59th State Senate District

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

1876–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1876 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German16.9%16.1%12.5%

English13.1%6.9%9.5%

Irish12.4%10.6%9.4%

American6.2%3.3%5.3%

Italian3.0%5.4%4.8%

Scottish2.1%—1.3%

French1.7%0.7%1.6%

Polish1.6%6.0%2.2%

African American†6.7%12.1%9.9%

Mexican2.1%14.4%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.3%1.7%1.8%

Asian Indian0.3%2.1%1.4%

Chinese0.3%1.0%1.3%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	IL SD 59	Illinois	United States
Median age	40.9	39.1	39.1
Age 18–24	8.5%	9.1%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.9%	16.9%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	IL SD 59	Illinois	United States
Median household income	$56,635	$83,390	$84,427
Poverty rate	17.9%	11.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	22.5%	37.9%	35.6%

Housing and tenure

Measure	IL SD 59	Illinois	United States
Owner-occupied homes	68.4%	67.1%	65.2%
Renter-occupied homes	31.6%	32.9%	34.8%
Median home value	$125,000	$263,300	$332,700
Median gross rent (monthly)	$799	$1,274	$1,413
Renters paying 30%+ of income	47.7%	47.9%	51.1%
Vacant housing units	16.0%	7.7%	10.1%

Getting to work

Measure	IL SD 59	Illinois	United States
Mean commute	23.6 min	27.8 min	26.4 min
Commutes 60 minutes or more	6.5%	9.8%	8.6%
Drives alone to work	80.7%	65.9%	68.8%
Takes public transit	0.6%	5.8%	3.2%
Works from home	7.5%	15.9%	15.1%

Languages at home

Measure	IL SD 59	Illinois	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.6%	24.1%	22.3%
Spanish	1.7%	14.0%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	IL SD 59	Illinois	United States
Catholic	—	24.2%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	—	11.7%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	—	49.2%	51.5%

Origins and service

Measure	IL SD 59	Illinois	United States
Foreign-born residents	2.6%	14.7%	14.1%
Naturalized citizens	1.1%	7.7%	7.4%
Not U.S. citizens	1.5%	7.0%	6.8%
Veterans (18+)	7.6%	4.8%	6.2%
Income inequality (Gini)	0.468	0.481	0.483

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations · American Community Survey 2024 — housing and tenure (B25003, B25002, B25077, B25064, B25070), commuting (B08013, B08303, B08301), origins and service (B05002, B21001, B19083).

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries

HarrisDemocratic31.6%32,040TrumpRepublican67.0%67,839OtherAll other candidates1.4%1,425

R+35.3

Lead: 35,799
Total: 101,304
vs nation: R+33.9

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

BidenDemocratic31.7%33,237TrumpRepublican66.4%69,642OtherAll other candidates1.9%2,020

R+34.7

Lead: 36,405
Total: 104,899
vs nation: R+39.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic30.2%31,707TrumpRepublican64.3%67,437OtherAll other candidates5.5%5,776

R+34.1

Lead: 35,730
Total: 104,920
vs nation: R+36.1

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic40.9%41,265RomneyRepublican56.6%57,154OtherAll other candidates2.5%2,492

R+15.7

Lead: 15,889
Total: 100,911
vs nation: R+19.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ObamaDemocratic47.0%50,334McCainRepublican50.9%54,495OtherAll other candidates2.2%2,329

R+3.9

Lead: 4,161
Total: 107,158
vs nation: R+11.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

KerryDemocratic44.1%47,735BushRepublican55.2%59,710OtherAll other candidates0.7%758

R+11.1

Lead: 11,975
Total: 108,203
vs nation: R+8.6

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

GoreDemocratic48.8%49,136BushRepublican49.0%49,351OtherAll other candidates2.2%2,171

R+0.2

Lead: 215
Total: 100,658
vs nation: R+0.7

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

ClintonDemocratic53.2%51,586DoleRepublican34.5%33,446OtherAll other candidates12.4%12,025

D+18.7

Lead: 18,140
Total: 97,057
vs nation: D+10.2

modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+35.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 217,0222024 5-year
Population density: 55 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area: 3,919 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income: $56,6352024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 83.1%2024 5-year
Black: 7.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+23.1 in 1992MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+35.3 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: State Senate District 28, MO · twin score 95.4

presidential history

Party record book

Illinois 59th State Senate District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Lyndon B. Johnson1964

61.4%

64,597 votes · D+22.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 58.4%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

67.0%

67,839 votes · R+35.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 66.4%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt1936

71,608votes

53.3% of the vote · D+7.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 69,499 votes

Republican

Wendell Willkie1940

71,594votes

50.5% of the vote · R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 69,642 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Bill Clinton1992

+17.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+23.1 · U.S. D+5.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +14.0 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2020

+39.2pts R vs U.S.

Place R+34.7 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +36.1 pts

U.S. House elections · 2 House

Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.

U.S. House

Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	28.7%28,855	71.3%71,696	100,551
2020	R	29.2%30,261	70.8%73,279	103,540

Anchored in rural downstate Illinois, this district delivered a 35.3-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the state's sharpest counterweights to the Chicago-area Democratic strongholds that dominate statewide outcomes.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.1 points in 1992 and a Republican high of 35.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.3 points.

A population of 217,022, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,635 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 18.

Political twins — state-senate districts

The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

State Senate District 28

12-yr trend2016–2020 trajectory% Evangelical

State Senate District 18

12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory

State Senate District 25

12-yr trend% Evangelicalelasticity≠ American ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Places within Illinois 59th State Senate District

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Frequently asked questions

How did Illinois 59th State Senate District vote in 2024?

In 2024, Illinois 59th State Senate District voted Republican by 35.3 points (R+35.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 101,304 votes cast, 32,040 went Democratic and 67,839 went Republican.

When did Illinois 59th State Senate District last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Illinois 59th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Illinois 59th State Senate District?

Illinois 59th State Senate District has a population of 217,022 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Illinois 59th State Senate District?

Median household income in Illinois 59th State Senate District is $56,635 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $71,957.

What is the political history of Illinois 59th State Senate District?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Illinois 59th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.