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Congressional District 4·Illinois

Illinois 4th Congressional District moved 18 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

One of the nation's most Democratic-leaning districts, anchored in Chicago's Latino core

2008 — 2024·5 elections
IL
LatestD+28in 2024
TypologyFlorida Surgecluster typology
Population489,2322024 ACS

Illinois 4th Congressional District: Florida Surge district. In 2024, voted D+28%. Democratic peak: D+51 in 2016.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+28MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Florida SurgeAkashic typology
Population
489,2322024 5-year
Median household income
$85,6672024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
45.2%2024 5-year
Black
20.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
26.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+51 in 2016MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
GARCÍA, JesúsCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.44 sits at approximately the 28th percentile.0-0.44−1 liberal+1 conservative
GARCÍA scores -0.44 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: GUTIÉRREZ, Luis V. (2017–2019), GUTIÉRREZ, Luis V. (2015–2017), GUTIÉRREZ, Luis V. (2013–2015), GUTIÉRREZ, Luis V. (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 4
HarrisD+28
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 4, ILA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 4, IL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Cook County, IL · D+42DuPage County, IL · D+13
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic63.4%133,956
Donald TrumpRepublican35.0%74,086
OtherAll other candidates1.6%3,400
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Districts are drawn from fractional county slices; this map shows the whole counties that overlap the district. District boundaries: TIGER 2024.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +28.3% in 2024.+28.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+43.2%
2012+43.5%
2016+50.7%
2020+46.4%
2024+28.3%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+28.3%
133,95674,086211,442
D
+46.4%
175,33862,772242,633
D
+50.7%
164,90349,480227,697
D
+43.5%
133,87152,652186,523
D
+43.2%
144,16556,277203,535
Congressional elections · 16 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
YearWonD %R %Total
2022O0.0%41.5%4,098,896
2020D54.9%38.9%5,968,901
2016D54.9%39.8%5,491,878
2014D53.5%42.7%3,603,519
2010R46.4%48.0%3,704,473
2008D67.8%28.5%5,329,884
2004D70.0%27.0%5,141,520
2002D60.3%38.0%3,486,851
1998R47.4%50.3%3,394,521
1996D56.1%40.7%4,250,722
1992D53.3%43.1%4,939,558
1990D65.1%34.9%3,251,005
1986D65.1%33.7%3,122,883
1984D50.1%48.2%4,787,335
1980D56.0%42.5%4,580,029
1978R45.5%53.3%3,184,764

Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.5%
Irish
8.7%
Polish
7.2%
Italian
5.2%
English
3.8%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 38.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
1.9%
75–84
2.7%
4.3%
65–74
5.1%
6.0%
55–64
6.3%
6.1%
45–54
6.2%
7.0%
35–44
7.0%
7.8%
25–34
7.9%
4.3%
18–24
4.4%
8.0%
5–17
7.7%
2.8%
<5
2.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$85,667
Congressional District 4 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 4$85,667
Illinois$83,390
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.0%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.1%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
64.7%
speak English only
Spanish20.4%
Other Indo-European8.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.4%
Other languages2.0%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
30.2%
Non-Christian
7.8%
Other Christian
6.5%
Baptist
4.5%
Mainline Protestant
3.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.7%
Methodist
1.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois's 4th is a majority-Hispanic district stretching through Chicago's West and Northwest Side communities, consistently returning Democratic presidential margins above 40 points and serving as a benchmark for Latino electoral representation in the Midwest.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifty-one points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved eighteen points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.

A population of 489,232, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,667 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 4, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 4, Illinois voted Democratic by 28.3 points (D+28), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 211,442 votes cast, 133,956 went Democratic and 74,086 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 4, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 4, Illinois in the "Florida Surge" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. 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 Congressional District 4, Illinois?
Congressional District 4, Illinois has a population of 489,232 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 4, Illinois?
Median household income in Congressional District 4, Illinois is $85,667 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Congressional District 4, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 4, Illinois from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.