Illinois 33rd State Senate District, Illinois: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+6%. Democratic peak: D+11 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+6MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 217,1872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $103,6442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 29.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+11 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+1 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 33, 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 | 50,947 | 44,947 | 97,745 | ||
| D | 54,790 | 43,910 | 100,948 | ||
| D | 43,462 | 37,716 | 87,275 | ||
| R | 38,787 | 39,691 | 79,901 | ||
| D | 46,027 | 37,288 | 84,550 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.8%
Irish
11.7%
Italian
8.0%
Polish
7.8%
English
6.9%
American
2.7%
French
1.7%
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: 39.2 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
$103,644
State Senate District 33 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 33$103,644
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.5%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
71.3%
speak English only
Spanish22.8%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.8%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in rural downstate Illinois, this district delivered a 52-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most reliably one-sided constituencies in statewide contests.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached eleven points in 2020; the Republican margin reached one points in 2012. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 217,187, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $103,644 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 33, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 33, Illinois voted Democratic by 6.1 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 97,745 votes cast, 50,947 went Democratic and 44,947 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 33, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 33, 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 33, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 33, Illinois voted Republican was 2012.
How many people live in State Senate District 33, Illinois?
State Senate District 33, Illinois has a population of 217,187 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 33, Illinois?
Median household income in State Senate District 33, Illinois is $103,644 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State Senate District 33, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 33, 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.