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      Home›Illinois›IL-08

      Illinois's 8th Congressional District

      D+14.1
      → Even vs 2022· Illinois · Latest: 2024

      Leans Democratic — flipped 4 times in 25 elections

      Population747K

      Current Representative

      DEMRaja KrishnamoorthiElected 2024

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

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      “How has Illinois's 8th Congressional District voted in House elections since 2000?”

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      • Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections

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      Who lives in Illinois's 8th Congressional District? 746,772 residents as of the 2020 Census.

      Demographics

      IL-08 vs Illinois vs National

      Population

      Total Population
      747K
      State: 12.7M National: 334.9M
      Share of US Population
      0.22%
      National: 100%
      Voting Age Population
      77.0%
      State: 75.9% National: 75.7%

      Language at Home

      Non-English at Home
      41.9%
      State: 24.0% National: 22.2%
      English Only
      58.1%
      State: 76.0% National: 77.8%

      Economic

      Median Household Income
      $99,637
      State: $84,845 National: $83,960
      Poverty Rate
      7.4%
      State: 11.8% National: 12.5%
      College Degree
      40.0%
      State: 37.9% National: 35.6%
      Homeownership
      72.0%
      State: 67.1% National: 65.2%

      Age & Other

      Median Age
      39.9 yrs
      State: 39.1 yrs National: 39.1 yrs
      Age 18-29
      14.1%
      State: 15.8% National: 15.7%
      Age 65+
      16.2%
      State: 17.0% National: 17.0%
      Foreign Born
      28.0%
      State: 14.7% National: 14.1%

      Who Lives Here

      IL-08 — Census ACS 2024

      White (Non-Hispanic) 52.5%Hispanic 25.1%Asian 13.9%Black 4.8%Multiracial 2.8%Native American 0.9%
      GroupIL-08StateNational
      ▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13)
      52.5%58.1%57.4%
      ▶Hispanic / Latino(18)
      25.1%18.8%19.3%
      ▶Asian(6)
      13.9%6.0%6.0%
      ▶Black(10)
      4.8%13.6%12.2%
      Multiracial / Other
      2.8%2.9%4.0%
      ▶Middle Eastern / North African(11)
      2.2%—0.9%
      ▶Native American / Alaska Native(1)
      0.9%0.6%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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