congressional districtIllinois 5th Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+17.4
2008D+32.6
2012D+22.8
2016D+38.2
2020D+39.8
2024D+37.1
net swing · 2004→2024D+19.7D+17.4 → D+37.1
vs. U.S. · 2024D+38.5D+37.1 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 66.9% of 559,122 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
253,959
115,274
4,821
374,054
559,122
66.9%
2020
277,245
117,405
7,390
402,040
552,257†
72.8%
2016
235,934
98,305
25,703
359,942
545,575†
66.0%
2012
192,438
120,162
4,813
317,413
530,464†
59.8%
2008
223,034
112,201
4,704
339,939
529,760†
64.2%
2004
195,971
137,440
3,108
336,519
529,056†
63.6%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupIL-5IllinoisUnited States
German17.1%16.1%12.5%
Irish15.1%10.6%9.4%
Polish12.4%6.0%2.2%
Italian8.7%5.4%4.8%
English6.8%6.9%9.5%
American4.1%3.3%5.3%
Swedish2.3%1.5%—
Russian2.0%——
Mexican8.8%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.1%1.7%1.8%
Ecuadorian0.3%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.2%0.3%0.5%
Colombian0.2%0.3%0.4%
Asian Indian3.4%2.1%1.4%
Chinese2.2%1.0%1.3%
Filipino1.9%1.0%0.9%
Korean0.9%0.4%0.4%
Pakistani0.5%0.3%—
Vietnamese0.4%0.2%0.6%
Japanese0.3%—0.2%
African American†2.4%12.1%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
IL-5
Illinois
United States
Median age
37.6
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.0%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
IL-5
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$114,146
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
7.1%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
43.1%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
IL-5
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
35.4%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
20.9%
14.0%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
4.1%
2.5%
0.7%
Other Indo-European
3.4%
2.6%
2.0%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.4%
0.9%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
IL-5
Illinois
United States
Catholic
—
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Illinois 5th Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+17.4%
2008
+32.6%
2012
+22.8%
2016
+38.2%
2020
+39.8%
2024
+37.1%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
5
D
69.0%251,025
31.0%112,931
363,965
2022
5
D
69.6%190,999
28.8%79,112
274,550
2020
5
D
70.8%255,661
26.6%96,200
361,271
2018
5
D
76.7%213,992
23.3%65,134
279,131
2016
5
D
67.8%212,842
27.5%86,222
313,724
2014
5
D
63.2%116,364
30.6%56,350
184,019
2012
5
D
65.7%177,729
28.6%77,289
270,377
2010
5
D
70.6%108,360
25.4%38,935
153,435
2008
5
D
73.9%170,728
22.0%50,881
230,892
2006
5
D
78.0%114,319
22.0%32,250
146,581
2004
5
D
76.2%158,400
23.8%49,530
207,930
2002
5
D
66.8%106,514
28.9%46,008
159,435
2000
5
D
87.3%142,161
0.0%0
162,889
1998
5
D
74.0%95,738
26.0%33,687
129,425
1996
5
D
64.1%117,544
35.9%65,768
183,326
1994
5
R
45.6%63,065
54.4%75,328
138,393
1992
5
D
57.3%132,889
39.1%90,738
232,083
1990
5
D
66.3%73,805
31.0%34,440
111,246
1988
5
D
61.3%93,567
38.7%59,128
152,695
1986
5
D
70.4%82,466
29.6%34,738
117,204
1984
5
D
63.6%106,597
36.4%61,109
167,708
1982
5
D
75.4%110,351
24.6%35,970
146,322
1980
5
D
79.6%106,142
20.4%27,136
133,279
1978
5
D
84.0%98,702
16.0%18,802
117,506
1976
5
D
76.9%119,336
23.1%35,756
155,092
IL-05 spans Chicago's North Side lakefront neighborhoods and inner suburbs, where a dense, highly educated urban electorate has delivered Democratic presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.8 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 2.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.1 points.
A population of 753,708, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $114,146 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 9 and Congressional District 10.
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How did Illinois 5th Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Illinois 5th Congressional District voted Democratic by 37.1 points (D+37.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 374,054 votes cast, 253,959 went Democratic and 115,274 went Republican.
How many people live in Illinois 5th Congressional District?
Illinois 5th Congressional District has a population of 753,708 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Illinois 5th Congressional District?
Median household income in Illinois 5th Congressional District is $114,146 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Illinois 5th Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Illinois 5th Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
