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1876–2024
State Senate District 32·Illinois

Illinois 32nd State Senate District delivered D+1 in 2024 — close enough to flip again next time.

One of Illinois's most Democratic-leaning upper-chamber districts

20082024·5 elections
IL
Latest
D+1
in 2024
Archetype
Tossup
since the recent cycles
Population
217,104
2024 ACS

Illinois 32nd State Senate District, Illinois: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+1%. Democratic peak: D+9 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+1MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
TossupAkashic typology
Population
217,1042024 5-year
Median household income
$106,4432024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.2%2024 5-year
Black
3.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
18.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+9 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+4 in 2012MIT Election Lab
2 counties · 1 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.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+1.4%
53,45151,953107,391
D
+4.6%
56,54251,415110,719
D
+0.1%
45,08744,95297,713
R
−4.0%
43,05346,72291,524
D
+9.3%
51,27942,40695,279

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.5%
Irish
14.1%
Polish
9.8%
Italian
8.4%
English
7.7%
American
2.9%
French
1.6%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.4%
speak English only
Spanish13.1%
Other Indo-European4.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.4%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
27.4%
Mainline Protestant
6.1%
Other Christian
4.7%
Non-Christian
1.7%
Methodist
1.1%
Baptist
0.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

With a 2024 presidential margin of D+51.1, this Chicago-area district ranks among the most heavily Democratic state senate constituencies in Illinois, reflecting dense urban population patterns that consistently produce lopsided margins.

The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached nine points in 2008; the Republican margin reached four points in 2012. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Its demographics — a population of 217,104, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $106,443 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 32, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 32, Illinois voted Democratic by 1.4 points (D+1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 107,391 votes cast, 53,451 went Democratic and 51,953 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 32, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 32, Illinois as a "Tossup" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.
When did State Senate District 32, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 32, Illinois voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 32, Illinois?
State Senate District 32, Illinois has a population of 217,104 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 32, Illinois?
Median household income in State Senate District 32, Illinois is $106,443 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State Senate District 32, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 32, Illinois from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.