The 11th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Bill Foster.
| Illinois's 11th congressional district | |||
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| Representative |
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| Area | 281 sq mi (730 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 721,594 | ||
| Median household income | $81,598[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+11[2][3] | ||
District boundariesEdit
From 1865 to 1867, the district included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties.[4] From 1901 until 1947 the 11th congressional district included Kane, DuPage, McHenry and Will Counties. Following the Congressional Apportionment Act of 1947, the district covered a portion of Cook County and the far northwest side of Chicago roughly centered on Norwood Park.[5] The district was not changed by 1951's redistricting.[6] In 1961, the district was widened westward to the Des Plaines River and east into parts of Lincoln Square.[7] The district covered the northwest side of Chicago until the early 1990s when it moved closer to its current area, encompassing most of LaSalle and Grundy Counties, the southern part of Will County, the northern part of Kankakee County and a small portion of southeastern Cook County along the Indiana state line.[8] The Illinois Congressional Reapportionment Act of 2001 (10 ILCS 76) defined its boundaries following the U.S. Census 2000.
Following the U.S. Census 2010 the district includes Joliet in Will County, parts of Naperville in southern DuPage County, and Aurora in Kane County. It includes the Argonne National Laboratory.
2011 redistrictingEdit
The congressional district covers parts of Cook, Du Page, Kane, Kendall and Will counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Aurora, Bolingbrook, Darien, Joliet, Montgomery, Naperville, Lisle, Downers Grove, New Lenox, Shorewood and Woodridge are included.[9] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.
ElectionsEdit
2012Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Foster | 148,928 | 58.6 | |
| Republican | Judy Biggert (incumbent) | 105,348 | 41.4 | |
| Independent | Chris Michel (write-in) | 19 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 254,295 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Foster (incumbent) | 93,436 | 53.5 | |
| Republican | Darlene Senger | 81,335 | 46.5 | |
| Independent | Connor Vlakancic (write-in) | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 174,772 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Foster (incumbent) | 166,578 | 60.4 | |
| Republican | Tonia Khouri | 108,995 | 39.6 | |
| Total votes | 275,573 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Foster (incumbent) | 145,407 | 63.8 | |
| Republican | Nick Stella | 82,358 | 36.2 | |
| Total votes | 227,765 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Bill Foster (incumbent) | 194,557 | 63.30 | -0.54% | |
| Republican | Rick Laib | 112,807 | 36.70 | +0.54% | |
| Write-in | 13 | 0.00 | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 307,377 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Recent results in statewide electionsEdit
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2000 | President | Bush 50 – 48% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 53 – 46% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 62 – 37%[3] |
| 2012 | President | Obama 58 – 41%[3] |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 58 – 35%[3] |
| 2020 | President | Biden 61 – 36%[3] |
List of members representing the districtEdit
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Historical maps of boundariesEdit
Map of the 11th Congressional district from 1895 to 1903. It included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties.
Map of the 11th Congressional district from 2003–2013
Map of the 11th Congressional district from 2013–present
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
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- ^ Illinois Congressional District 11, Illinois Board of Elections
- ^ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
- ^ "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External linksEdit
- 2002 Census of Agriculture – 11th Congressional District Profile
- District map
- Congressional district profiles
- Washington Post page on the 11th District of Illinois
- U.S. Census Bureau – 11th District Fact Sheet
- Maps
- Illinois Districts in 1903. (1901 to 1947)[permanent dead link]
- Illinois Districts following the Congressional Apportionment Act of 1947.[permanent dead link]
- Illinois Districts following the Congressional Apportionment Act of 1951.[permanent dead link]
- Illinois Districts following the Congressional Apportionment Act of 1961.[permanent dead link]
Coordinates: 41°38′34″N 88°08′45″W / 41.64278°N 88.14583°W