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(US)
2022 population: 752,786
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 527,424 | 70.06% | |
| Black: | 98,287 | 13.06% | |
| Indian: | 865 | 0.11% | |
| Asian: | 16,268 | 2.16% | |
| 2+ races: | 26,989 | 3.59% | |
| Hispanic: | 81,166 | 10.78% | |
| Total non-White: | 225,362 | 29.94% | |
| Housing Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Housing Units | 352,798 | |
| Median Value | $122,100 | |
| Occupied | 314,810 | 89.2% |
| Vacant | 37,988 | 10.8% |
| Owned | 200,426 | 63.7% |
| Rented | 114,384 | 36.3% |
| Median Rent | $844 | |
| Single-Family Units | 256,754 | 72.8% |
| Detached | 246,010 | 69.7% |
| Attached | 10,744 | 3.0% |
| Buldings with 5+ Units | 56,629 | 16.1% |
| Mobile Homes | 7,770 | 2.2% |
| Household Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Range | Number | % |
| Less than $10,000 | 24,696 | 7.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 16,405 | 5.2% |
| $15,000 to $19,999 | 14,939 | 4.7% |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 15,143 | 4.8% |
| $25,000 to $29,999 | 16,193 | 5.1% |
| $30,000 to $34,999 | 14,568 | 4.6% |
| $35,000 to $39,999 | 14,732 | 4.7% |
| $40,000 to $44,999 | 13,461 | 4.3% |
| $45,000 to $49,999 | 13,695 | 4.4% |
| $50,000 to $59,999 | 24,293 | 7.7% |
| $60,000 to $74,999 | 31,311 | 9.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 39,773 | 12.6% |
| $100,000 to $124,999 | 28,087 | 8.9% |
| $125,000 to $149,999 | 18,168 | 5.8% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 16,891 | 5.4% |
| $200,000 or more | 12,455 | 4.0% |
| Median Household Income | 55,837 | |
| Per Capita Income | 31,257 | |
| Welfare Households | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| SSI | 16,863 | 5.4% |
| Public Assistance | 9,853 | 3.1% |
| Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 60,817 | 19.3% |
| Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Employed | 287,918 | 68.5% |
| Unemployed | 20,165 | 4.8% |
| In Armed Forces | 603 | 0.1% |
| Total Labor Force | 308,686 | 73.4% |
| Not in Labor Force | 111,887 | 26.6% |
| Real Unemployment Rate | 31.4% | |
| Class of Worker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | % Male | |
| Private Sector | 129,734 | 108,730 | 54.4% |
| Non-Profit | 11,266 | 25,062 | 31.0% |
| Self-Employed | 14,486 | 9,019 | 61.6% |
| Local Government | 9,177 | 15,433 | 37.3% |
| State Government | 5,864 | 7,249 | 44.7% |
| Federal Government | 3,199 | 2,771 | 53.6% |
| Total Private + Self | 144,220 | 117,749 | 55.1% |
| Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 29,506 | 50,515 | 36.9% |
| Total | 173,726 | 168,264 | 50.8% |
| Pct. Govt. | 12.8% | ||
| Occupation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Management, Business, Science, Arts | 41,913 | 12.2% |
| Sales and Office Occupations | 70,847 | 20.7% |
| Professional, Technical | 70,327 | 20.5% |
| Service Occupations | 65,476 | 19.1% |
| Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 1,678 | 0.5% |
| All others | 93,919 | 27.4% |
| White Collar | 53.5% | |
| Industry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Manufacturing | 50,763 | 14.8% |
| Retail trade | 41,386 | 12.1% |
| Educational services and health care | 32,726 | 9.6% |
| Accommodation, food svcs, recreation | 26,126 | 7.6% |
| Transportation, warehousing, utilities | 18,714 | 5.5% |
| Construction | 18,641 | 5.4% |
| Other services | 15,943 | 4.7% |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 15,494 | 4.5% |
| Public administration | 12,404 | 3.6% |
| Professional, scientific, management | 12,401 | 3.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 7,784 | 2.3% |
| Farming, forestry, fishing, mining | 5,188 | 1.5% |
| Information | 3,990 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Mexican | 65,232 | 8.67% |
| Puerto Rican | 5,151 | 0.68% |
| Cuban | 1,291 | 0.17% |
| Dominican | 324 | 0.04% |
| Total Central American | 2,973 | 0.39% |
| Costa Rican | 78 | 0.01% |
| Guatemalan | 1,027 | 0.14% |
| Honduran | 824 | 0.11% |
| Nicaraguan | 158 | 0.02% |
| Panamanian | 34 | 0.00% |
| Salvadoran | 852 | 0.11% |
| Total South American | 1,827 | 0.24% |
| Argentinean | 56 | 0.01% |
| Bolivian | 70 | 0.01% |
| Chilean | 43 | 0.01% |
| Colombian | 526 | 0.07% |
| Ecuadorian | 214 | 0.03% |
| Paraguayan | 5 | 0.00% |
| Peruvian | 392 | 0.05% |
| Uruguayan | 185 | 0.02% |
| Venezuelan | 336 | 0.04% |
| Other Hispanic | 4,368 | 0.58% |
| Asian Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| Indian | 4,250 | 0.56% |
| Filipino | 2,278 | 0.30% |
| Burmese | 2,113 | 0.28% |
| Chinese | 1,877 | 0.25% |
| Vietnamese | 1,359 | 0.18% |
| Korean | 909 | 0.12% |
| Laotian | 865 | 0.11% |
| Japanese | 473 | 0.06% |
| Mongolian | 318 | 0.04% |
| Language Spoken at Home | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Number | % |
| English | 633,338 | 89.3% |
| Spanish | 47,633 | 6.7% |
| Other | 5,113 | 0.7% |
| Other Asian | 4,602 | 0.6% |
| Other Indo-European | 3,779 | 0.5% |
| French, Haitian, Cajun | 3,740 | 0.5% |
| Arabic | 2,461 | 0.3% |
| German, other Germanic | 1,995 | 0.3% |
| Russian, Polish, other Slavic | 1,940 | 0.3% |
| Ancestry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Number | % |
| German | 157,257 | 20.9% |
| Irish | 88,027 | 11.7% |
| English | 65,376 | 8.7% |
| American | 33,891 | 4.5% |
| Swedish | 28,820 | 3.8% |
| Italian | 27,064 | 3.6% |
| Polish | 16,643 | 2.2% |
| Dutch | 13,779 | 1.8% |
| French | 11,833 | 1.6% |
| European | 11,350 | 1.5% |
| Scottish | 10,503 | 1.4% |
| Norwegian | 9,281 | 1.2% |
| Belgian | 6,848 | 0.9% |
| African | 6,779 | 0.9% |
| Scotch-Irish | 5,327 | 0.7% |
| Citizenship & Nativity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| U.S. citizen | 726,394 | 96.5% |
| Not a citizen | 26,392 | 3.5% |
| Native | 706,371 | 93.8% |
| Foreign-born | 46,415 | 6.2% |
| Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
| 17,554 | 3.5% | 35,813 | 7.1% | 160,759 | 32.0% | 167,682 | 33.4% | 78,616 | 15.6% | 42,036 | 8.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | |||||||||||
| Population 25 Years and Older | ||
|---|---|---|
| < 9 Years | 17,554 | 3.5% |
| 9-12 Years | 35,813 | 7.1% |
| H.S. Grad or GED | 160,759 | 32.0% |
| Some College | 167,682 | 33.4% |
| Bach. Degree | 78,616 | 15.6% |
| Grad Degree | 42,036 | 8.4% |
| Average years of education: 13.2 | ||
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 | IL17 | Eric Sorenson (D) | 121,186 | 52.0% | Esther King (R) | 111,931 | 48.0% | 6 | 0.0% | 233,123 |
| Redistricting effect (2022); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 5% compared to 2020. | ||||||||||
| 2020-11-03 | IL17 | Cheri Bustos* (D) | 156,011 | 52.0% | Esther King (R) | 143,863 | 48.0% | 21 | 0.0% | 299,895 |
| 2018-11-06 | IL17 | Cheri Bustos* (D) | 142,659 | 62.1% | Bill Fawell (R) | 87,090 | 37.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 229,749 |
| 2016-11-08 | IL17 | Cheri Bustos* (D) | 173,125 | 60.3% | Patrick Harlan (R) | 113,943 | 39.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 287,068 |
| 2014-11-04 | IL17 | Cheri Bustos* (D) | 110,560 | 55.5% | Bobby Schilling (R) | 88,785 | 44.5% | 16 | 0.0% | 199,361 |
| 2012-11-06 | IL17 | Cheri Bustos (D) | 153,519 | 53.3% | Bobby Schilling* (R) | 134,623 | 46.7% | 19 | 0.0% | 288,161 |
| Redistricting effect (2012); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 3% compared to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 2010-11-02 | IL17 | Bobby Schilling (R) | 104,583 | 52.6% | Phil Hare* (D) | 85,454 | 43.0% | 8,861 | 4.5% | 198,898 |
| 2008-11-04 | IL17 | Phil Hare* (D) | 220,961 | 99.8% | 517 | 0.2% | 221,478 | |||
| 2006-11-07 | IL17 | Phil Hare (D) | 115,025 | 57.2% | Andrea Zinga (R) | 86,161 | 42.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 201,186 |
| 2004-11-02 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 172,320 | 60.7% | Andrea Zinga (R) | 111,680 | 39.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 284,000 |
| 2002-11-05 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 127,093 | 62.4% | Peter Calderone (R) | 76,519 | 37.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 203,612 |
| Redistricting effect (2002); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 2% compared to 2000. | ||||||||||
| 2000-11-07 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 132,494 | 54.9% | Mark Baker (R) | 108,853 | 45.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 241,347 |
| 1998-11-03 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 100,128 | 51.6% | Mark Baker (R) | 94,072 | 48.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 194,200 |
| 1996-11-05 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 120,008 | 51.9% | Mark Baker (R) | 109,240 | 47.3% | 1,925 | 0.8% | 231,173 |
| 1994-11-08 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 95,312 | 54.5% | Jim Anderson (R) | 79,471 | 45.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 174,783 |
| 1992-11-03 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 156,233 | 60.1% | Ken Schloemer (R) | 103,719 | 39.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 259,952 |
| Redistricting effect (1992); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1990. | ||||||||||
| 1990-11-06 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 102,062 | 66.5% | Dan Lee (R) | 51,380 | 33.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 153,442 |
| 1988-11-08 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 132,130 | 64.9% | William Stewart (R) | 71,560 | 35.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 203,690 |
| 1986-11-04 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 85,442 | 55.6% | Sam McHard (R) | 68,101 | 44.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 153,543 |
| 1984-11-06 | IL17 | Lane Evans* (D) | 128,273 | 56.7% | Kenneth McMillan (R) | 98,069 | 43.3% | 3 | 0.0% | 226,345 |
| 1982-11-02 | IL17 | Lane Evans (D) | 94,483 | 52.8% | Kenneth McMillan (R) | 84,347 | 47.2% | 57 | 0.0% | 178,887 |
| Redistricting effect (1982); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the LEFT by approximately 1% compared to 1980. | ||||||||||
| 1980-11-04 | IL19 | Tom Railsback* (R) | 142,616 | 73.4% | Thomas Hand (D) | 51,753 | 26.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 194,369 |
| 1978-11-07 | IL19 | Tom Railsback* (R) | 89,770 | 100.0% | 20 | 0.0% | 89,790 | |||
| 1976-11-02 | IL19 | Tom Railsback* (R) | 132,571 | 68.5% | John Craver (D) | 60,967 | 31.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 193,538 |
| 1974-11-04 | IL19 | Tom Railsback* (R) | 84,049 | 65.3% | Jim Gende (D) | 44,677 | 34.7% | 2 | 0.0% | 128,728 |
| 1972-11-07 | IL19 | Tom Railsback* (R) | 138,123 | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 138,123 | |||
| Redistricting effect (1972); the partisan balance of the district was moved to the RIGHT by approximately 2% compared to 1970. | ||||||||||
| 1970-11-03 | IL19 | Tom Railsback* (R) | 92,247 | 68.2% | James Shaw (D) | 43,094 | 31.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 135,341 |
| 1968-11-05 | IL19 | Tom Railsback* (R) | 114,948 | 63.5% | Craig Lovitt (D) | 66,135 | 36.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 181,083 |
| 1966-11-08 | IL19 | Tom Railsback (R) | 77,895 | 52.3% | Gale Schisler* (D) | 71,050 | 47.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 148,945 |
| 1964-11-03 | IL19 | Gale Schisler (D) | 81,800 | 52.4% | Robert McLoskey* (R) | 74,290 | 47.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 156,090 |
| 1962-11-06 | IL19 | Robert McLoskey (R) | 66,547 | 55.9% | David Dedoncker (D) | 52,482 | 44.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 119,029 |
| 1960-11-08 | IL19 | Robert Chipperfield* (R) | 82,622 | 90.5% | John Watson (D) | 8,700 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 91,322 |
| 1958-11-04 | IL19 | Robert Chipperfield* (R) | 52,049 | 50.5% | John Watson (D) | 51,104 | 49.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 103,153 |
| 1956-11-06 | IL19 | Robert Chipperfield* (R) | 85,497 | 55.8% | Martin Sutor (D) | 67,691 | 44.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 153,188 |
| 1954-11-02 | IL19 | Robert Chipperfield* (R) | 64,772 | 56.5% | John Kerwin (D) | 49,876 | 43.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 114,648 |
| 1952-11-04 | IL19 | Robert Chipperfield* (R) | 94,141 | 60.8% | Ray Simpkins (D) | 60,619 | 39.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 154,760 |
| 1950-11-07 | IL19 | Robert Chipperfield* (R) | 69,379 | 59.0% | John Kerwin (D) | 48,286 | 41.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 117,665 |
| 1948-11-02 | IL19 | Robert Chipperfield* (R) | 69,733 | 54.0% | Fred Brown (D) | 59,397 | 46.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 129,130 |
| 1946-11-05 | IL14 | Anton Johnson* (R) | 45,723 | 62.1% | Carl Wright (D) | 27,877 | 37.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 73,600 |
| 1944-11-07 | IL14 | Anton Johnson* (R) | 55,812 | 54.4% | Carl Seaberg (D) | 46,759 | 45.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 102,571 |
| 1942-11-03 | IL14 | Anton Johnson* (R) | 47,294 | 59.3% | Robert Harper (D) | 32,450 | 40.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 79,744 |
| 1940-11-05 | IL14 | Anton Johnson* (R) | 60,909 | 65.9% | Forest Dizotell (D) | 31,502 | 34.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 92,411 |
| 1938-11-08 | IL14 | Anton Johnson (R) | 44,243 | 51.5% | Chester Thompson* (D) | 41,682 | 48.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 85,925 |
| 1936-11-03 | IL14 | Chester Thompson* (D) | 58,809 | 54.4% | Clinton Searle (R) | 49,250 | 45.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 108,059 |
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 redist | Joe Biden (D) | 174,821 | 52.7% | Donald Trump* (R) | 148,985 | 44.9% | 7,820 | 2.4% | 331,626 | 4 | -2 | 5.48% | |
| 2020 | 58% | Donald Trump* (R) | 150,764 | 49.7% | Joe Biden (D) | 145,987 | 48.1% | 6,470 | 2.1% | 303,221 | 9 | 3 | 5.01% |
| 2016 | 54% | Donald Trump (R) | 136,017 | 47.4% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 133,999 | 46.7% | 17,087 | 6.0% | 287,103 | 9 | 1 | 5.13% |
| 2012 | 54% | Barack Obama* (D) | 168,796 | 57.4% | Mitt Romney (R) | 119,789 | 40.8% | 5,245 | 1.8% | 293,830 | 0 | -6 | 5.60% |
| 2008 | 58% | Barack Obama (D) | 160,104 | 56.7% | John McCain (R) | 118,163 | 41.9% | 4,031 | 1.4% | 282,298 | 5 | -4 | 5.10% |
| 2004 | 59% | John Kerry (D) | 148,562 | 51.4% | George W. Bush* (R) | 139,251 | 48.2% | 1,333 | 0.5% | 289,146 | 4 | -3 | 5.48% |
| 2000 | 58% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 126,987 | 51.3% | George W. Bush (R) | 113,520 | 45.8% | 7,100 | 2.9% | 247,607 | 3 | -2 | 5.22% |
| 1996 | 55% | Bill Clinton* (D) | 119,918 | 51.6% | Robert Dole (R) | 89,447 | 38.5% | 23,176 | 10.0% | 232,541 | 2 | -2 | 5.39% |
| 1992 | 62% | Bill Clinton (D) | 124,175 | 46.8% | George Bush* (R) | 95,554 | 36.0% | 45,566 | 17.2% | 265,295 | 2 | -1 | 5.25% |
| 1988 | 62% | Michael Dukakis (D) | 107,639 | 52.9% | George Bush (R) | 95,672 | 47.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 203,311 | -4 | -6 | 4.46% |
| 1984 | 63% | Ronald Reagan* (R) | 123,054 | 54.3% | Walter Mondale (D) | 103,528 | 45.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 226,582 | -2 | -4 | 4.70% |
| 1980 | 65% | Ronald Reagan (R) | 117,933 | 57.9% | Jimmy Carter* (D) | 72,573 | 35.6% | 13,176 | 6.5% | 203,682 | 8 | 7 | 4.29% |
| 1976 | 63% | Gerald Ford* (R) | 105,234 | 53.8% | Jimmy Carter (D) | 90,524 | 46.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 195,758 | 4 | 6 | 4.15% |
| 1972 | 66% | Richard Nixon* (R) | 124,549 | 61.7% | George McGovern (D) | 77,194 | 38.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 201,743 | 3 | 1 | 4.27% |
| 1968 | n/a | Richard Nixon (R) | 94,848 | 50.9% | Hubert Humphrey (D) | 78,285 | 42.0% | 13,305 | 7.1% | 186,438 | 4 | 7 | 4.04% |
| 1964 | n/a | Lyndon Johnson* (D) | 58.4% | Barry Goldwater (R) | 41.6% | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | n/a | ||||
| 1960 | 77% | Richard Nixon (R) | 92,143 | 55.0% | John Kennedy (D) | 75,275 | 44.9% | 227 | 0.1% | 167,645 | 5 | 5 | 3.52% |
| 1956 | 74% | Dwight Eisenhower* (R) | 94,324 | 59.9% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 63,188 | 40.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 157,512 | 0 | 2 | 3.57% |
| 1952 | 78% | Dwight Eisenhower (R) | 98,380 | 61.2% | Adlai Stevenson (D) | 62,315 | 38.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 160,695 | 6 | 6 | 3.59% |
| Year | Pop | White | Black | Indian | Asian | 2+ Races | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 749,520 | 69.1% | 11.5% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 11.5% |
| 2020 | 666,201 | 74.2% | 12.4% | 1.0% | 2.8% | 9.6% | |
| 2012 | 711,719 | 77.0% | 11.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 8.0% |
| 2010 | 634,792 | 83.6% | 8.3% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 5.4% |
| 2002 | 653,647 | 87.3% | 7.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 3.7% |
| 2000 | 567,712 | 89.6% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 4.6% |
| 1992 | 571,530 | 92.9% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 3.0% | |
| 1990 | 467,419 | 93.6% | 3.6% | 2.8% | |||
| 1982 | 519,333 | 94.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.2% | |
| 1980 | 474,872 | 3.0% | 3.0% | ||||
| 1972 | 462,085 | 2.0% | 2.0% | ||||
| 1970 | 433,338 | 3.0% | |||||
| 1960 | 350,515 | ||||||
| 1950 | 325,903 |
| Year | Total | Republican | Democrat | Other | R/D Edge | R/D Edge % | VAPOP % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|