Congressional District 5 Congressional District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 5th Congressional District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+40%. Democratic peak: D+50 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 703,6632024 5-year
Median household income: $85,7752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 45.1%2024 5-year
Black: 20.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 26.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+50 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

2 counties · 2 D · 0 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	+39.6%	195,354	82,607	284,363
2020	D	+47.9%	231,545	79,693	317,026
2016	D	+50.3%	214,626	65,492	296,315
2012	D	+45.7%	197,841	72,410	274,404
2008	D	+50.5%	217,261	70,505	290,617
2004	D	+37.6%	190,157	85,849	277,690
2000	D	+36.6%	168,763	76,527	252,117
1996	D	+37.1%	151,133	65,135	231,692
1992	D	+27.5%	162,128	83,490	285,499
1988	D	+10.2%	145,819	118,719	266,824
1984	D	+0.6%	142,799	141,075	285,506
1980	D	+10.4%	143,812	114,503	282,616
1976	D	+7.4%	151,590	130,434	287,418
1972	R	−8.4%	136,118	161,098	298,918
1968	D	+8.4%	150,458	125,141	300,596
1964	D	+25.6%	196,307	116,243	312,554
1960	D	+12.1%	175,243	137,362	313,528
1956	R	−14.4%	124,235	166,316	291,283
1952	R	−1.3%	148,435	152,370	301,626
1948	D	+8.3%	153,080	129,554	284,368
1944	D	+15.3%	160,652	117,910	279,344
1940	D	+10.2%	147,283	119,839	268,164
1936	D	+26.9%	157,815	89,457	254,253
1932	D	+13.4%	116,024	87,786	210,795
1928	R	−6.7%	90,057	103,176	194,746
1924	R	−41.9%	28,277	87,160	140,442
1920	R	−49.3%	24,743	80,266	112,610
1916	R	−7.1%	47,619	55,233	107,250
1912	O	+12.8%	16,450	9,486	54,207
1908	R	−19.0%	19,206	29,172	52,378
1904	R	−32.5%	13,031	29,124	49,561
1900	R	−4.8%	23,330	25,756	50,494
1896	R	−18.7%	19,060	27,992	47,764
1892	D	+12.4%	18,138	14,073	32,911
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

9.6%

Irish

8.5%

Polish

7.0%

Italian

4.9%

English

3.8%

American

2.3%

French

0.9%

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: 38.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.3%

1.9%

75–84

2.7%

4.3%

65–74

5.1%

6.0%

55–64

6.2%

6.1%

45–54

6.2%

7.0%

35–44

6.9%

7.7%

25–34

7.8%

4.4%

18–24

4.4%

8.1%

5–17

7.8%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$85,775

Congressional District 5 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 5$85,775

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.4%

Working age (18–64)11.8%

Seniors (65+)13.6%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

64.6%

speak English only

Spanish20.9%

Other Indo-European8.2%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%

Other languages2.0%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

29.8%

Non-Christian

7.5%

Other Christian

6.5%

Baptist

4.5%

Mainline Protestant

3.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Methodist

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois 5th Congressional District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 1 consecutive presidential elections in modern records have gone for the Democratic candidate, often by margins that would be considered landslide territory anywhere else.

The Democratic margin in Illinois 5th Congressional District reached its widest at fifty points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was forty points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $85,775, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 703,663 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 5, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 5, Illinois voted Democratic by 39.6 points (D+40), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 284,363 votes cast, 195,354 went Democratic and 82,607 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 5, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 5, 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 5, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 5, Illinois voted Republican was 1972.

How many people live in Congressional District 5, Illinois?

Congressional District 5, Illinois has a population of 703,663 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 5, Illinois?

Median household income in Congressional District 5, Illinois is $85,775 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Congressional District 5, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 5, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 5th Congressional District has voted Democratic in thirteen straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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