Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
is divided into 18
congressional district
Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...
s, each represented by a member of the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
. The majority of Illinois' districts are located in the
Chicago
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area.
Starting in the
2022 mid-term elections, per the
2020 United States census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
, Illinois will lose a congressional seat.
Current (until 2023 inauguration) districts and representatives
List of members of the Illinois United States House delegation, their terms, district maps, and the districts' political ratings according to the
CPVI
The Cook Partisan Voting Index, abbreviated Cook PVI, CPVI, or PVI, is a measurement of how strongly a United States congressional district or U.S. state leans toward the Democratic or Republican Party, compared to the nation as a whole, based ...
. The delegation has a total of 18 members, with 13
Democrats and 5
Republicans as of 2021, set to reduce to 17 members in 2023, with 14 Democrats and 3 Republicans elected in the 2022 elections.
Historical and present district boundaries
Table of United States congressional district boundary maps in the State of Illinois, presented chronologically.
All redistricting events that took place in Illinois between 1973 and 2013 are shown.
Obsolete districts
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See also
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United States congressional delegations from Illinois
Since Illinois became a U.S. state in 1818, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year t ...
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List of United States congressional districts
Congressional districts in the United States are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the United States House of Representatives. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, wit ...
References
External links
"Explore U.S. House Candidates by Congressional District", interactive map WTTW
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