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Congressional District 14·Illinois

Illinois 14th Congressional District moved 6 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

One of the closest presidential margins in Illinois in 2024

2008 — 2024·5 elections
IL
LatestD+5in 2024
TypologyDiversifying Metrocluster typology
Population539,6062024 ACS

Illinois 14th Congressional District: Diversifying Metro district. In 2024, voted D+5%. Democratic peak: D+18 in 2008.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+5MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
Population
539,6062024 5-year
Median household income
$99,0742024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
67.3%2024 5-year
Black
7.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
20.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18 in 2008MIT Election Lab
DW-NOMINATE
Member ideology
D
UNDERWOOD, LaurenCongress 119 · Democratic
DW-NOMINATE first-dimension (economic) score-0.59 sits at approximately the 20th percentile.0-0.59−1 liberal+1 conservative
UNDERWOOD scores -0.59 on the first NOMINATE dimension (−1 most liberal, +1 most conservative).

Predecessors: HULTGREN, Randy (2017–2019), HULTGREN, Randy (2015–2017), HULTGREN, Randy (2013–2015), HULTGREN, Randy (2011–2013)

Source · Voteview / Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal et al. (CC-BY).
2024 presidential election
Congressional District 14
HarrisD+5
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2024 presidential margin by county for Congressional District 14, ILA map of the constituent counties of Congressional District 14, IL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Kane County, IL · D+9Putnam County, IL · R+23Kendall County, IL · D+2DeKalb County, IL · D+2Bureau County, IL · R+24Will County, IL · D+2LaSalle County, IL · R+18
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic51.4%174,009
Donald TrumpRepublican46.2%156,609
OtherAll other candidates2.4%8,194
D+60
R+60
7 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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: +5.1% in 2024.+5.1%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+17.7%
2012+8.6%
2016+8.5%
2020+11.5%
2024+5.1%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+5.1%
174,009156,609338,812
D
+11.5%
191,014151,022348,987
D
+8.5%
157,081130,636310,003
D
+8.6%
149,628126,013275,641
D
+17.7%
170,839118,779294,336
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
19.6%
Irish
13.0%
Polish
7.7%
Italian
7.5%
English
6.9%
American
2.8%
French
1.8%
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: 38.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.0%
1.9%
75–84
2.3%
4.2%
65–74
4.6%
6.2%
55–64
6.1%
6.7%
45–54
6.5%
6.9%
35–44
6.8%
6.2%
25–34
6.0%
5.1%
18–24
4.8%
9.4%
5–17
8.9%
2.8%
<5
2.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$99,074
Congressional District 14 ranks near the middle of US counties.
Congressional District 14$99,074
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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)7.9%
Seniors (65+)7.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.7%
speak English only
Spanish13.9%
Other Indo-European3.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.9%
Other languages0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
23.7%
Other Christian
5.0%
Mainline Protestant
4.9%
Non-Christian
2.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.7%
Methodist
2.0%
Baptist
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Illinois's 14th district, anchored in the exurban collar counties west of Chicago, returned a presidential margin of R+0.3 in 2024, placing it among the most competitive federal districts in the state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighteen points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.

A population of 539,606, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,074 describe the district.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Congressional District 14, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Congressional District 14, Illinois voted Democratic by 5.1 points (D+5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 338,812 votes cast, 174,009 went Democratic and 156,609 went Republican.
What is Congressional District 14, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Congressional District 14, Illinois in the "Diversifying Metro" 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 14, Illinois?
Congressional District 14, Illinois has a population of 539,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Congressional District 14, Illinois?
Median household income in Congressional District 14, Illinois is $99,074 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Congressional District 14, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Congressional District 14, Illinois from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The district's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.