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      Home›Illinois›IL-02

      Illinois's 2nd Congressional District

      D+35.1
      ↑ D+0.9 vs 2022· Illinois · Latest: 2024

      Safe Democratic — 25D, 0R in 25 House elections

      Population743K

      Current Representative

      DEMRobin L KellyElected 2024

      118th Congress boundaries — Historical results before 2022 were contested under prior district lines.

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      Key Insights

      • Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
      • Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 33.1% margin
      • Shifted 14.3 points toward Republicans over the last 4 elections

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      2024 House ElectionIllinois Profile

      Who lives in Illinois's 2nd Congressional District? 742,590 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      IL-02 vs Illinois vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      743K
      State: 12.7M National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      0.22%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      74.4%
      State: 75.9% National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      14.5%
      State: 24.0% National: 22.2%
      English Only
      85.5%
      State: 76.0% National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $64,304
      State: $84,845 National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      17.8%
      State: 11.8% National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      24.9%
      State: 37.9% National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      64.3%
      State: 67.1% National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      39.2 yrs
      State: 39.1 yrs National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      14.8%
      State: 15.8% National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      17.6%
      State: 17.0% National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      7.7%
      State: 14.7% National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      IL-02 — Census ACS 2024

      Black 46.6%White (Non-Hispanic) 34.1%Hispanic 15.3%Multiracial 2.4%Asian 1.1%Native American 0.5%
      GroupIL-02StateNational
      ▶Black(13)
      46.6%13.6%12.2%
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      34.1%58.1%57.4%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(18)
      15.3%18.8%19.3%
      Multiracial / Other
      2.4%2.9%4.0%
      ▶Asian(6)
      1.1%6.0%6.0%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(1)
      0.5%0.6%0.9%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(10)
      0.5%—0.9%

      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.

      Click rows to expand ancestry detail. Ancestry from ACS B04006, B03001, B02020, B02016. Totals may differ from race — individuals can report multiple ancestries.

      MENA estimated from ancestry reporting — Census does not have a separate MENA race category. Not shown in bar (overlaps with other race groups).

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