Illinois 49th State Senate District, Illinois: Tossup district. In 2024, voted D+2%. Democratic peak: D+13 in 2008.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+2MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- TossupAkashic typology
- Population
- 217,2242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $110,0942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+13 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for State Senate District 49, 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 | 50,546 | 48,937 | 101,676 | ||
| D | 56,638 | 47,933 | 106,825 | ||
| D | 46,517 | 40,983 | 93,602 | ||
| D | 44,036 | 39,802 | 85,368 | ||
| D | 48,948 | 37,677 | 87,896 |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.7%
Irish
12.8%
Polish
10.1%
Italian
8.4%
English
5.5%
American
2.5%
French
1.2%
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: 38.9 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
$110,094
State Senate District 49 ranks near the middle of US counties.
State Senate District 49$110,094
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
7.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.7%
Working age (18–64)6.2%
Seniors (65+)8.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.6%
speak English only
Spanish13.2%
Other Indo-European5.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.8%
Other languages1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored in rural southern Illinois, this district delivered a 60-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it among the most lopsided state senate districts in a state whose statewide results trend the opposite direction.
The district's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirteen points in 2008; Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.
Its demographics — a population of 217,224, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $110,094 — situate the district close to national averages on several dimensions.
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Frequently asked questions
How did State Senate District 49, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, State Senate District 49, Illinois voted Democratic by 1.6 points (D+2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 101,676 votes cast, 50,546 went Democratic and 48,937 went Republican.
What is State Senate District 49, Illinois's political archetype?
Akashic classifies State Senate District 49, Illinois as a "Tossup" 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 49, Illinois?
State Senate District 49, Illinois has a population of 217,224 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 49, Illinois?
Median household income in State Senate District 49, Illinois is $110,094 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of State Senate District 49, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in State Senate District 49, Illinois from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Tossup" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.