Illinois 14th State Senate District, Illinois: Democratic loyalist district. In 2024, voted D+41%. Democratic peak: D+53 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+41MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Democratic loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 217,1622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $83,9132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 43.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+53 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 14, ILOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 60,512 | 24,848 | 87,357 | ||
| D | 72,088 | 23,781 | 97,602 | ||
| D | 67,229 | 19,342 | 91,414 | ||
| D | 62,101 | 21,066 | 84,460 | ||
| D | 67,975 | 20,713 | 89,563 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.1%
Irish
8.5%
Polish
7.1%
Italian
4.9%
English
3.6%
American
2.2%
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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$83,913
State Senate District 14 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 14$83,913
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.8%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)13.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
64.4%
speak English only
Spanish21.0%
Other Indo-European8.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%
Other languages2.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With a 2024 presidential margin of D+76.7, this Chicago-area district ranks among the most lopsided in the state, reflecting a dense, heavily urban electorate where competitive general elections are exceedingly rare.
The Democratic margin in Illinois 14th State Senate District reached its widest at fifty-three points in 2008. The margin in 2024 was forty-one points — still decisive.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $83,913, a 44% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 217,162 together describe a district whose political habits are deeply settled.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 14, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 14, Illinois voted Democratic by 40.8 points (D+41), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 87,357 votes cast, 60,512 went Democratic and 24,848 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 14, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 14, Illinois as a "Democratic loyalist" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in State Senate District 14, Illinois?
State Senate District 14, Illinois has a population of 217,162 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in State Senate District 14, Illinois?
Median household income in State Senate District 14, Illinois is $83,913 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State Senate District 14, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 14, Illinois from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Democratic loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.