HarrisDemocratic31.6%32,040TrumpRepublican67.0%67,839OtherAll other candidates1.4%1,425
R+35.3- Lead
- 35,799
- Total
- 101,304
- vs nation
- R+33.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
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Illinois 59th State Senate District
Contests in this Place (44 available)
President38 · 1876–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the district’s overall result across 1892–2024, on its current boundaries.
President results by year
Modeled candidate-vote estimate on current district boundaries
BidenDemocratic31.7%33,237TrumpRepublican66.4%69,642OtherAll other candidates1.9%2,020
R+34.7- Lead
- 36,405
- Total
- 104,899
- vs nation
- R+39.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic30.2%31,707TrumpRepublican64.3%67,437OtherAll other candidates5.5%5,776
R+34.1- Lead
- 35,730
- Total
- 104,920
- vs nation
- R+36.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic40.9%41,265RomneyRepublican56.6%57,154OtherAll other candidates2.5%2,492
R+15.7- Lead
- 15,889
- Total
- 100,911
- vs nation
- R+19.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic47.0%50,334McCainRepublican50.9%54,495OtherAll other candidates2.2%2,329
R+3.9- Lead
- 4,161
- Total
- 107,158
- vs nation
- R+11.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic44.1%47,735BushRepublican55.2%59,710OtherAll other candidates0.7%758
R+11.1- Lead
- 11,975
- Total
- 108,203
- vs nation
- R+8.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
GoreDemocratic48.8%49,136BushRepublican49.0%49,351OtherAll other candidates2.2%2,171
R+0.2- Lead
- 215
- Total
- 100,658
- vs nation
- R+0.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic53.2%51,586DoleRepublican34.5%33,446OtherAll other candidates12.4%12,025
D+18.7- Lead
- 18,140
- Total
- 97,057
- vs nation
- D+10.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 217,0222024 5-year
- Population density
- 55 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 3,919 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $56,6352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+23.1 in 1992MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+35.3 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- State Senate District 28, MO · twin score 95.4
presidential history
Party record book
Illinois 59th State Senate 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
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
61.4%
64,597 votes · D+22.8 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 58.4%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
67.0%
67,839 votes · R+35.3 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 66.4%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
71,608votes
53.3% of the vote · D+7.7 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 · 69,499 votes
Republican
Wendell Willkie1940
71,594votes
50.5% of the vote · R+1.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 69,642 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
Bill Clinton1992
+17.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+23.1 · U.S. D+5.6 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Michael Dukakis, 1988 · +14.0 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+39.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+34.7 · U.S. D+4.5 · modeled estimate
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +36.1 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 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.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 28.7%28,855 | 71.3%71,696 | 100,551 |
| 2020 | R | 29.2%30,261 | 70.8%73,279 | 103,540 |
Anchored in rural downstate Illinois, this district delivered a 35.3-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, making it one of the state's sharpest counterweights to the Chicago-area Democratic strongholds that dominate statewide outcomes.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 23.1 points in 1992 and a Republican high of 35.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 0.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.3 points.
A population of 217,022, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,635 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State Senate District 28 and State Senate District 18.
Political twins — state-senate districts
The state-senate districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
State Senate District 28
Missouri
95.4twin score
12-yr trend2016–2020 trajectory% Evangelical
State Senate District 18
Missouri
95.3twin score
12-yr trend2016–2024 trajectory
State Senate District 25
Missouri
94.9twin score
12-yr trend% Evangelicalelasticity≠ American ancestry
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.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Illinois 59th State Senate District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Illinois 59th State Senate District voted Republican by 35.3 points (R+35.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 101,304 votes cast, 32,040 went Democratic and 67,839 went Republican.
When did Illinois 59th State Senate District last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Illinois 59th State Senate District voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Illinois 59th State Senate District?
Illinois 59th State Senate District has a population of 217,022 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Illinois 59th State Senate District?
Median household income in Illinois 59th State Senate District is $56,635 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Illinois 59th State Senate District?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Illinois 59th State Senate District from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.