Illinois 44th State House District · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 (partial returns from 1876) · 38 presidential cycles · 38 with a vote-share denominator · 34 with a national benchmark
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
63.6%
23,353 votes · D+29.0 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 63.3%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
80.3%
16,545 votes · R+66.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · 70.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
26,636votes
63.3% of the vote · D+28.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 23,353 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1956
33,581votes
70.6% of the vote · R+41.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Richard Nixon, 1972 · 31,922 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Hillary Clinton2016
+28.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+30.5 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +24.1 pts
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
+40.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+66.6 · U.S. R+26.2 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · William McKinley, 1896 · +37.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
DFred CrespoState House · 44
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row is a county-allocated estimate of U.S. House votes for this district — county returns apportioned onto its boundary, not precinct-counted. “Vote lead” is the estimated local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Source · Akashic county-allocated estimate from certified county returns, House; not precinct-counted.
Year
Vote lead
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
73.1%30,444
26.9%11,184
41,628
Illinois 44th State House District sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.5 points in 2016 and a Republican high of 66.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 13.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.4 points.
A population of 108,540, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,388 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 24 and State House District 56.
Akashic
Political twins — state-house districts
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons → · Or open the source-auditable district brief for electoral baseline, electorate, current-cycle coverage, geography, official dates, and methodology. Open campaign intelligence report →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Illinois 44th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/17044/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
How did Illinois 44th State House District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Illinois 44th State House District voted Democratic by 15.4 points (D+15.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 37,768 votes cast, 21,344 went Democratic and 15,516 went Republican.
When did Illinois 44th State House District last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Illinois 44th State House District voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Illinois 44th State House District?
Illinois 44th State House District has a population of 108,540 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Illinois 44th State House District?
Median household income in Illinois 44th State House District is $91,388 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Illinois 44th State House District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Illinois 44th State House District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.