Congressional District 10 Congressional District (IL) — Elections 1876–2024

Illinois 10th Congressional District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+23%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+23MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
Population: 820,2572024 5-year
Median household income: $103,5442024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 58.5%2024 5-year
Black: 10.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 24.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+27 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+56 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

3 counties · 2 D · 1 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	+22.7%	214,944	134,159	356,120
2020	D	+27.5%	241,150	135,321	385,205
2016	D	+25.5%	207,391	118,265	350,170
2012	D	+16.3%	189,002	135,450	329,326
2008	D	+26.3%	215,328	124,937	344,097
2004	D	+7.0%	169,969	147,601	319,748
2000	D	+6.7%	146,829	128,011	282,260
1996	D	+9.9%	123,020	98,985	242,857
1992	D	+2.6%	116,176	109,011	274,767
1988	R	−15.3%	96,853	132,134	230,675
1984	R	−24.0%	87,125	142,393	230,748
1980	R	−14.7%	83,187	116,125	223,471
1976	R	−11.2%	93,170	117,207	214,451
1972	R	−22.5%	79,665	126,147	206,611
1968	R	−7.9%	80,727	95,923	192,053
1964	D	+13.4%	110,793	84,528	195,354
1960	R	−3.7%	91,287	98,412	190,104
1956	R	−25.1%	63,494	106,220	170,047
1952	R	−13.0%	70,970	92,193	163,535
1948	R	−5.8%	64,327	72,386	137,804
1944	D	+2.2%	69,106	66,064	135,559
1940	R	−2.9%	64,817	68,763	134,120
1936	D	+14.2%	67,834	50,518	121,882
1932	D	+5.8%	52,912	46,861	103,489
1928	R	−17.4%	37,756	53,823	92,444
1924	R	−49.8%	10,383	42,075	63,619
1920	R	−56.3%	9,584	38,333	51,066
1916	R	−18.5%	19,255	28,441	49,757
1912	O	+8.6%	7,240	5,038	25,680
1908	R	−28.0%	7,940	14,824	24,584
1904	R	−41.6%	5,435	15,010	23,038
1900	R	−15.9%	9,209	12,820	22,654
1896	R	−27.5%	7,534	13,375	21,259
1892	D	+2.0%	7,482	7,175	15,109
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

15.1%

Irish

10.1%

Polish

7.6%

Italian

6.0%

English

5.9%

American

3.0%

French

1.3%

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: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.1%

2.0%

75–84

2.5%

4.6%

65–74

5.0%

6.5%

55–64

6.6%

6.5%

45–54

6.5%

6.6%

35–44

6.6%

6.4%

25–34

6.1%

5.2%

18–24

4.5%

8.9%

5–17

8.5%

2.7%

2.6%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$103,544

Congressional District 10 ranks near the middle of US counties.

Congressional District 10$103,544

Illinois$83,390

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.4%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.7%

Working age (18–64)8.2%

Seniors (65+)10.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

68.8%

speak English only

Spanish18.8%

Other Indo-European7.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.5%

Other languages0.9%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

30.5%

Other Christian

6.7%

Non-Christian

5.5%

Mainline Protestant

4.0%

Baptist

2.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.9%

Methodist

0.9%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois 10th Congressional District sits in the Upper Midwest. Its political identity has been Democratic for as long as anyone now living can remember. 6 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 10th Congressional District reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was twenty-three points — still decisive.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $103,544, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 820,257 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 10, Illinois vote in 2024?

In 2024, Congressional District 10, Illinois voted Democratic by 22.7 points (D+23), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 356,120 votes cast, 214,944 went Democratic and 134,159 went Republican.

What is Congressional District 10, Illinois's political archetype?

Akashic classifies Congressional District 10, 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 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.

When did Congressional District 10, Illinois last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Congressional District 10, Illinois voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Congressional District 10, Illinois?

Congressional District 10, Illinois has a population of 820,257 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Congressional District 10, Illinois?

Median household income in Congressional District 10, Illinois is $103,544 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.

What is the political history of Congressional District 10, Illinois?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Congressional District 10, Illinois from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Illinois 10th Congressional District has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential cycles.

Key facts

Demographics

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