How did IL-HD-17, Illinois vote in the 2024 presidential election?

IL-HD-17, Illinois voted Democratic in 2024 with a margin of D+37.3. Kamala D Harris received 37,912 votes and Donald Trump received 17,162 out of 55,664 total votes cast, a 7.9-point shift toward Republicans from 2020.

What is IL-HD-17, Illinois's political history?

IL-HD-17, Illinois has 5 presidential elections on record, spanning 2008 to 2024. It has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 2008. The largest single-election swing was 18.1 points in 2016.

What are the demographics of IL-HD-17, Illinois?

IL-HD-17, Illinois has a population of 108,432 according to the 2020 Census. The racial composition is 64.6% non-Hispanic white, 7.8% Hispanic, 3.9% Black.

Which places are most similar to IL-HD-17, Illinois?

Based on demographic and electoral similarity analysis, the three most similar state house districts to IL-HD-17, Illinois are Washington State House District 45, Washington State House District 1, North Carolina State House District 41. Similarity is computed using a vector embedding of demographic, economic, and electoral characteristics.

Illinois State House District 17

Illinois · Latest: 2024↓ R+7.9 vs 2020

Safe Democratic — shifted 7.9pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 108K residents

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Similar state house districts

Nearest neighbors matched on the same place-page feature set used across the dossier system.

8 visible matches

Washington State House District 45WA

Urban Democratic

D+44.0

Similarity score97%

Washington State House District 1WA

Urban Democratic

D+44.4

Similarity score97%

North Carolina State House District 41NC

Urban Competitive

D+30.8

Similarity score96%

New York Assembly District 44NY

Urban Democratic

D+62.8

Similarity score95%

Illinois State House District 41IL

Urban Competitive

D+23.2

Similarity score94%

California Assembly District 19CA

Urban Democratic

D+57.5

Similarity score94%

Washington State House District 21WA

Urban Democratic

D+36.4

Similarity score94%

New Jersey General Assembly District 32NJ

Urban Democratic

D+43.2

Similarity score94%

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Race & Ancestry

Who Lives Here

A race-first Census view with ancestry expansion where source coverage is strong enough to support detail.

IL-HD-17Census ACS 2024

Census race profile

Major Census race and ethnicity groups shown as a share of total population.

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White (Non-Hispanic) 64.6%Asian 19.7%Hispanic 7.8%Black 3.9%Multiracial 3.7%Native American 0.3%

Group	IL-HD-17	State	National
White (Non-Hispanic)	64.6%	58.1%	57.4%
Asian	19.7%	6.0%	6.0%
Hispanic / Latino	7.8%	18.8%	19.3%
Black / African American	3.9%	13.6%	12.2%
Multiracial / Other	3.7%	2.9%	4.0%
Native American / Alaska Native	0.3%	0.6%	0.9%

Method notes

Census treats race and Hispanic/Latino origin as separate questions. Race categories other than Hispanic reflect total populations (small Hispanic overlap in Black, Asian, AIAN, NHPI). “Multiracial / Other” is derived as a non-overlapping remainder.

Detailed ancestry data unavailable for this geography.

Who lives in Illinois State House District 17? 108,432 residents as of the 2020 Census.

Demographic Comparison

Demographics

Read this geography's profile in three layers: local, state (where available), and national baseline.

IL-HD-17 vs Illinois vs National108K residents

Population & electorate

Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.

Total population

Local vs state vs U.S.

108K

local

108KState 12.7MNational 334.9M

Share of U.S. population

Local vs state vs U.S.

0.03%

local

0.03%National 100%

Voting-age population

Local vs state vs U.S.

77.4%

local

77.4%State 75.9%National 75.7%

Economic profile

Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.

Median household income

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState $84,845National $83,960

Poverty rate

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 11.8%National 12.5%

College degree

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 37.9%National 35.6%

Homeownership

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 67.1%National 65.2%

Community profile

Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.

Median age

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 39.1 yrsNational 39.1 yrs

Age 18–29

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 15.8%National 15.7%

Age 65+

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 17.0%National 17.0%

Foreign born

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 14.7%National 14.1%

Non-English at home

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 24.0%National 22.2%

English only

Local vs state vs U.S.

N/A

local

N/AState 76.0%National 77.8%

Voter Turnout

Turnout in IL-HD-17

Estimated using 2020 Census voting-age population.

2024 Turnout

66.4%

vs Previous

-63.8pp

Voting-Age Pop

83,881

History

2008–2024

Competitiveness

How competitive is IL-HD-17?

Safe DAvg margin: D+41.3 (last 3 elections)

2008

D+33.1

2012

D+23.5

2016

D+41.6

2020

D+45.2

2024

D+37.3

Elasticity

21.7pp

margin range

Party Flips

last 30 years

5-Elec Avg

D+36.1

Other Illinois State House Districts

117 total

Name	Margin ↓
IL-HD-25	D+77.3
IL-HD-13	D+77.3
IL-HD-14	D+76.7
IL-HD-05	D+73.6
IL-HD-11	D+72.0
IL-HD-10	D+69.4
IL-HD-26	D+68.3
IL-HD-18	D+68.1
IL-HD-78	D+67.1
IL-HD-33	D+65.8
IL-HD-40	D+64.3
IL-HD-09	D+64.2
IL-HD-04	D+63.3
IL-HD-06	D+61.7
IL-HD-12	D+61.6
IL-HD-39	D+61.1
IL-HD-103	D+56.4
IL-HD-34	D+55.0
IL-HD-30	D+55.0
IL-HD-08	D+53.6
IL-HD-07	D+53.5
IL-HD-03	D+51.5
IL-HD-32	D+51.1
IL-HD-31	D+42.2
IL-HD-58	D+40.4

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