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(US)
2022 population: 752,942
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 663,064 | 88.06% | |
| Black: | 37,167 | 4.94% | |
| Indian: | 1,031 | 0.14% | |
| Asian: | 7,603 | 1.01% | |
| 2+ races: | 21,232 | 2.82% | |
| Hispanic: | 21,401 | 2.84% | |
| Total non-White: | 89,878 | 11.94% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 344,676 | |
| Median Value | $134,600 | |
| Occupied | 301,706 | 87.5% |
| Vacant | 42,970 | 12.5% |
| Owned | 225,323 | 74.7% |
| Rented | 76,383 | 25.3% |
| Median Rent | $783 | |
| Single-Family Units | 263,588 | 76.5% |
| Detached | 258,172 | 74.9% |
| Attached | 5,416 | 1.6% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 21,263 | 6.2% |
| Mobile Homes | 37,866 | 11.0% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 15,673 | 5.2% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 14,018 | 4.6% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 12,495 | 4.1% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 14,776 | 4.9% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 13,277 | 4.4% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 11,922 | 4.0% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 12,428 | 4.1% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 11,719 | 3.9% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 12,261 | 4.1% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 23,883 | 7.9% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 28,947 | 9.6% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 40,642 | 13.5% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 29,702 | 9.8% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 20,093 | 6.7% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 21,881 | 7.3% |
| $200,000 or more | 17,989 | 6.0% |
| Median Household Income | 64,278 | |
| Per Capita Income | 34,283 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 15,512 | 5.1% |
| Public Assistance | 8,174 | 2.7% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 45,066 | 14.9% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 308,525 | 68.6% |
| Unemployed | 16,344 | 3.6% |
| In Armed Forces | 2,761 | 0.6% |
| Total Labor Force | 327,630 | 72.8% |
| Not in Labor Force | 122,374 | 27.2% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 30.8% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 123,853 | 97,399 | 56.0% |
| Non-Profit | 8,846 | 21,002 | 29.6% |
| Self-Employed | 19,852 | 11,704 | 62.9% |
| Local Government | 9,643 | 16,277 | 37.2% |
| State Government | 10,887 | 9,686 | 52.9% |
| Federal Government | 5,077 | 4,020 | 55.8% |
| Total Private + Self | 143,705 | 109,103 | 56.8% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 34,453 | 50,985 | 40.3% |
| Total | 178,158 | 160,088 | 52.7% |
| Pct. Govt. | 16.4% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 47,085 | 13.9% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 65,101 | 19.2% |
| Professional, Technical | 72,607 | 21.4% |
| Service Occupations | 60,959 | 18.0% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 3,627 | 1.1% |
| All others | 92,981 | 27.4% |
| White Collar | 54.6% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 41,520 | 12.3% |
| Retail trade | 39,466 | 11.7% |
| Educational services and health care | 32,747 | 9.7% |
| Construction | 21,628 | 6.4% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 21,383 | 6.3% |
| Public administration | 18,831 | 5.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 16,541 | 4.9% |
| Other services | 15,508 | 4.6% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 13,679 | 4.0% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 13,463 | 4.0% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 10,175 | 3.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 8,031 | 2.4% |
| Information | 4,187 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 13,904 | 1.85% |
| Puerto Rican | 2,863 | 0.38% |
| Cuban | 266 | 0.04% |
| Dominican | 212 | 0.03% |
| Total Central American | 1,829 | 0.24% |
| Costa Rican | 44 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 652 | 0.09% |
| Honduran | 585 | 0.08% |
| Nicaraguan | 49 | 0.01% |
| Panamanian | 72 | 0.01% |
| Salvadoran | 427 | 0.06% |
| Total South American | 470 | 0.06% |
| Argentinean | 43 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 1 | 0.00% |
| Colombian | 113 | 0.02% |
| Ecuadorian | 29 | 0.00% |
| Paraguayan | 12 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 147 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 125 | 0.02% |
| Other Hispanic | 1,857 | 0.25% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Filipino | 1,633 | 0.22% |
| Chinese | 1,508 | 0.20% |
| Indian | 1,374 | 0.18% |
| Korean | 784 | 0.10% |
| Vietnamese | 567 | 0.08% |
| Japanese | 278 | 0.04% |
| Thai | 190 | 0.03% |
| Bangladeshi | 172 | 0.02% |
| Indonesian | 75 | 0.01% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 685,218 | 96.4% |
| Spanish | 12,738 | 1.8% |
| German, other Germanic | 3,632 | 0.5% |
| Other Indo-European | 2,554 | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 1,351 | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 1,005 | 0.1% |
| Tagalog | 1,004 | 0.1% |
| Other | 797 | 0.1% |
| Arabic | 770 | 0.1% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 194,276 | 25.8% |
| Irish | 84,027 | 11.2% |
| English | 81,298 | 10.8% |
| American | 52,045 | 6.9% |
| Italian | 21,631 | 2.9% |
| French | 18,530 | 2.5% |
| Polish | 16,644 | 2.2% |
| Scottish | 11,775 | 1.6% |
| European | 9,679 | 1.3% |
| Scotch-Irish | 7,930 | 1.1% |
| Dutch | 7,495 | 1.0% |
| Swedish | 5,228 | 0.7% |
| Norwegian | 4,447 | 0.6% |
| Welsh | 4,098 | 0.5% |
| British | 3,292 | 0.4% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 745,445 | 99.0% |
| Not a citizen | 7,497 | 1.0% |
| Native | 738,175 | 98.0% |
| Foreign-born | 14,767 | 2.0% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 14,770 | 2.8% | 32,642 | 6.2% | 162,050 | 30.8% | 191,018 | 36.3% | 77,710 | 14.8% | 47,412 | 9.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 14,770 | 2.8% |
| 9-12 Years | 32,642 | 6.2% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 162,050 | 30.8% |
| Some College | 191,018 | 36.3% |
| Bach. Degree | 77,710 | 14.8% |
| Grad Degree | 47,412 | 9.0% |
| Average years of education: 13.3 | ||
Click on the District to view county-level data for that election (where available).
NOTE: Results prior to 2022 are for districts which previously covered much of this area, regardless of district number.
| Date | District | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-08 | IL12 | Mike Bost* (R) | 218,379 | 75.0% | Chip Markel (D) | 72,791 | 25.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 291,171 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 14% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | IL12 | Mike Bost* (R) | 194,839 | 60.4% | Raymond Lenzi (D) | 127,577 | 39.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 322,416 |
| 2018-11-06 | IL12 | Mike Bost* (R) | 134,884 | 51.6% | Brendan Kelly (D) | 118,724 | 45.4% | 7,935 | 3.0% | 261,543 |
| 2016-11-08 | IL12 | Mike Bost* (R) | 169,976 | 54.3% | C.J. Baricevic (D) | 124,246 | 39.7% | 18,780 | 6.0% | 313,002 |
| 2014-11-04 | IL12 | Mike Bost (R) | 110,038 | 52.5% | William Enyart* (D) | 87,860 | 41.9% | 11,840 | 5.6% | 209,738 |
| 2012-11-06 | IL12 | William Enyart (D) | 157,000 | 51.7% | Jason Plummer (R) | 129,902 | 42.7% | 17,047 | 5.6% | 303,949 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | IL12 | Jerry Costello* (D) | 121,272 | 59.8% | Teri Davis-Newman (R) | 74,046 | 36.5% | 7,387 | 3.6% | 202,705 |
| 2008-11-04 | IL12 | Jerry Costello* (D) | 212,891 | 71.4% | Timmy Richardson (R) | 74,382 | 24.9% | 10,908 | 3.7% | 298,181 |
| 2006-11-07 | IL12 | Jerry Costello* (D) | 157,284 | 100.0% | 7 | 0.0% | 157,291 | |||
| 2004-11-02 | IL12 | Jerry Costello* (D) | 198,862 | 69.4% | Erin Zweigert (R) | 82,677 | 28.9% | 4,896 | 1.7% | 286,435 |
| 2002-11-05 | IL12 | Jerry Costello* (D) | 131,580 | 69.2% | David Sadler (R) | 58,440 | 30.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 190,020 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was changed by less than 1% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | IL12 | Jerry Costello* (D) | 183,208 | 100.0% | 49 | 0.0% | 183,257 | |||
| 1998-11-03 | IL12 | Jerry Costello* (D) | 99,605 | 60.4% | William Price (R) | 65,409 | 39.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,014 |
| 1996-11-05 | IL12 | Jerry Costello* (D) | 150,005 | 71.6% | Shapley Hunter (R) | 55,690 | 26.6% | 3,824 | 1.8% | 209,519 |
| 1994-11-08 | IL12 | Jerry Costello* (D) | 101,391 | 65.9% | Jan Morris (R) | 52,419 | 34.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 153,810 |
| 1992-11-03 | IL12 | Jerry Costello* (D) | 168,762 | 71.2% | Mike Starr (R) | 68,115 | 28.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 236,877 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 5% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | IL22 | Glenn Poshard* (D) | 138,425 | 83.7% | Jim Wham (I) | 26,896 | 16.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 165,321 |
| 1988-11-08 | IL22 | Glenn Poshard (D) | 139,392 | 64.9% | Patrick Kelley (R) | 75,462 | 35.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 214,854 |
| 1986-11-04 | IL22 | Kenneth Gray* (D) | 97,585 | 53.2% | Randy Patchett (R) | 85,733 | 46.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 183,318 |
| 1984-11-06 | IL22 | Kenneth Gray (D) | 116,952 | 50.3% | Randy Patchett (R) | 115,775 | 49.7% | 1 | 0.0% | 232,728 |
| 1982-11-02 | IL22 | Paul Simon* (D) | 123,693 | 66.2% | Peter Prineas (R) | 63,279 | 33.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 186,972 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | IL24 | Paul Simon* (D) | 112,134 | 49.1% | John Anderson (R) | 110,176 | 48.3% | 5,986 | 2.6% | 228,296 |
| 1978-11-07 | IL24 | Paul Simon* (D) | 110,298 | 65.6% | John Anderson (R) | 57,763 | 34.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 168,061 |
| 1976-11-02 | IL24 | Paul Simon* (D) | 152,344 | 67.4% | Peter Prineas (R) | 73,766 | 32.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 226,110 |
| 1974-11-04 | IL24 | Paul Simon (D) | 108,417 | 59.6% | Val Oshel (R) | 73,634 | 40.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 182,051 |
| 1972-11-07 | IL24 | Kenneth Gray* (D) | 138,867 | 93.7% | Hugh Muldoon (I) | 9,398 | 6.3% | 13 | 0.0% | 148,278 |
| 1970-11-03 | IL21 | Kenneth Gray* (D) | 110,374 | 62.5% | Fred Evans (R) | 66,273 | 37.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 176,647 |
| 1968-11-05 | IL21 | Kenneth Gray* (D) | 111,425 | 54.1% | Val Oshel (R) | 94,363 | 45.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 205,788 |
| 1966-11-08 | IL21 | Kenneth Gray* (D) | 103,128 | 56.2% | Bob Beckmeyer (R) | 80,382 | 43.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 183,510 |
| 1964-11-03 | IL21 | Kenneth Gray* (D) | 117,701 | 65.0% | Mrs. Stillman Stanard (R) | 63,431 | 35.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 181,132 |
| 1962-11-06 | IL21 | Kenneth Gray* (D) | 96,971 | 60.0% | Frank Walker (R) | 64,687 | 40.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 161,658 |
| 1960-11-08 | IL25 | Kenneth Gray* (D) | 92,227 | 57.9% | Gordon Kerr (R) | 67,067 | 42.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 159,294 |
| 1958-11-04 | IL25 | Kenneth Gray* (D) | 78,385 | 58.2% | Carl Sneed (R) | 56,257 | 41.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 134,642 |
| 1956-11-06 | IL25 | Kenneth Gray* (D) | 82,845 | 53.8% | Samuel Scott (R) | 71,048 | 46.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 153,893 |
| 1954-11-02 | IL25 | Kenneth Gray (D) | 69,562 | 52.6% | Runt Bishop* (R) | 62,659 | 47.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 132,221 |
| 1952-11-04 | IL25 | Runt Bishop* (R) | 88,810 | 56.2% | Edwin Hair (D) | 69,245 | 43.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 158,055 |
| 1950-11-07 | IL26 | Runt Bishop* (R) | 53,207 | 51.2% | Kent Keller (D) | 50,759 | 48.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 103,966 |
| 1948-11-02 | IL26 | Runt Bishop* (R) | 54,993 | 51.9% | Kent Keller (D) | 51,028 | 48.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 106,021 |
| 1946-11-05 | IL25 | Runt Bishop* (R) | 53,831 | 59.8% | Sherman Carr (D) | 36,217 | 40.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 90,048 |
| 1944-11-07 | IL25 | Runt Bishop* (R) | 57,672 | 53.5% | Kent Keller (D) | 50,140 | 46.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 107,812 |
| 1942-11-03 | IL25 | Runt Bishop* (R) | 49,965 | 55.1% | Kent Keller (D) | 40,762 | 44.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 90,727 |
| 1940-11-05 | IL25 | Runt Bishop (R) | 69,165 | 50.5% | Kent Keller* (D) | 67,891 | 49.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 137,056 |
| 1938-11-08 | IL25 | Kent Keller* (D) | 59,203 | 52.3% | Robert Crisenberry (R) | 53,999 | 47.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 113,202 |
| 1936-11-03 | IL25 | Kent Keller* (D) | 68,995 | 53.9% | Lester Buford (R) | 59,101 | 46.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 128,096 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Donald Trump* (R) | 270,198 | 70.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 106,204 | 27.7% | 6,855 | 1.8% | 383,257 | 30 | 24 | 6.34% | |
| 2020 | 62% | Donald Trump* (R) | 184,811 | 56.1% | Joe Biden (D) | 137,911 | 41.9% | 6,481 | 2.0% | 329,203 | 16 | 9 | 5.44% |
| 2016 | 58% | Donald Trump (R) | 173,693 | 55.0% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 126,817 | 40.2% | 15,336 | 4.9% | 315,846 | 17 | 9 | 5.65% |
| 2012 | 56% | Barack Obama* (D) | 153,718 | 49.7% | Mitt Romney (R) | 149,165 | 48.2% | 6,603 | 2.1% | 309,486 | 8 | 1 | 5.89% |
| 2008 | 62% | Barack Obama (D) | 170,391 | 55.5% | John McCain (R) | 131,443 | 42.8% | 4,994 | 1.6% | 306,828 | 6 | -3 | 5.55% |
| 2004 | 60% | John Kerry (D) | 152,055 | 51.8% | George W. Bush* (R) | 139,710 | 47.6% | 1,600 | 0.5% | 293,365 | 3 | -3 | 5.56% |
| 2000 | 55% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 123,566 | 54.7% | George W. Bush (R) | 96,096 | 42.5% | 6,365 | 2.8% | 226,027 | 0 | -5 | 4.77% |
| 1996 | 51% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 120,389 | 56.6% | Robert Dole (R) | 72,652 | 34.1% | 19,777 | 9.3% | 212,818 | -3 | -7 | 4.94% |
| 1992 | 58% | Bill Clinton (D) | 132,570 | 54.2% | George Bush* (R) | 69,829 | 28.6% | 42,169 | 17.2% | 244,568 | -6 | -9 | 4.84% |
| 1988 | 57% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 113,071 | 51.9% | George Bush (R) | 104,885 | 48.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 217,956 | -3 | -5 | 4.78% |
| 1984 | 62% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 131,531 | 55.8% | Walter Mondale (D) | 104,010 | 44.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 235,541 | 0 | -3 | 4.89% |
| 1980 | 64% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 131,012 | 57.1% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 89,611 | 39.1% | 8,745 | 3.8% | 229,368 | 7 | 6 | 4.83% |
| 1976 | 68% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 127,696 | 53.9% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 109,391 | 46.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 237,087 | -4 | -2 | 5.02% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 105,992 | 50.1% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 84,105 | 39.8% | 21,291 | 10.1% | 211,388 | 3 | 7 | 4.58% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 60.4% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 39.6% | 0.0% | -1 | 1 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 83% | Richard Nixon (R) | 88,748 | 54.5% | John Kennedy (D) | 73,764 | 45.3% | 199 | 0.1% | 162,711 | 5 | 5 | 3.42% |
| 1956 | 78% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 88,646 | 55.9% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 69,862 | 44.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 158,508 | -4 | -1 | 3.60% |
| 1952 | 77% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 91,099 | 55.6% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 72,787 | 44.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 163,886 | 1 | 0 | 3.66% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 756,783 | 87.2% | 4.9% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 3.8% | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 679,002 | 75.6% | 16.7% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 3.4% | |
| 2012 | 713,289 | 76.4% | 17.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| 2010 | 666,459 | 76.6% | 17.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 653,647 | 79.7% | 16.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
| 2000 | 560,912 | 77.1% | 18.5% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 2.0% |
| 1992 | 571,530 | 80.6% | 17.0% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | |
| 1990 | 510,680 | 91.4% | 7.3% | ||||
| 1982 | 521,303 | 92.4% | 6.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% | |
| 1980 | 517,190 | 4.0% | 1.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 420,639 | 4.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 301,498 | ||||||
| 1950 | 335,394 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|