Illinois State House District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-hd-016
State
Illinois
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
016
Land Area
10.9 sq mi
Water Area
0.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State House District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cook County10.91 sq mi100.0%1.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Skokie village4.97 sq mi45.6%49.4%
Chicago city3.25 sq mi29.8%1.4%
Lincolnwood village2.69 sq mi24.7%100.0%

Showing all 3 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
IL District 9106,06797.4%14.1%93.2%
IL District 52,7942.6%0.4%6.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
69,407
Active Voters
64,491 (92.9%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20267,645 (11.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202440,888 (58.9%)9,580 (13.8%)1,841 (2.7%)
2021–202226,160 (37.7%)10,689 (15.4%)1,848 (2.7%)
2019–202040,511 (58.4%)16,526 (23.8%)1,049 (1.5%)
2017–201827,297 (39.3%)12,413 (17.9%)1,842 (2.7%)
2015–201631,226 (45.0%)14,443 (20.8%)4,414 (6.4%)
2013–201416,622 (23.9%)3,101 (4.5%)1,793 (2.6%)
2011–201221,844 (31.5%)4,210 (6.1%)2,516 (3.6%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

Browse the voter list for this district (premium access; sign-in required)

Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 12/15/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
109,987 (± 3,520)
Median Age
39.4
Median Household Income
$85,417 (± $3,479)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1828,30725.7%
18 to 6462,47856.8%
65 and over19,20217.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)17,59116.0%
White, not Hispanic47,79043.5%
Black, not Hispanic10,3739.4%
Asian, not Hispanic27,41824.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1150.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic380.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic7610.7%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,9015.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
92,715
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
67,331

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic79,36285.6%
Hispanic13,35014.4%
White46,23349.9%
Black8,2718.9%
Asian20,69022.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1140.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander390.0%
Two or More Races5510.6%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic58,94687.5%
Hispanic8,38712.5%
White35,91753.3%
Black6,3099.4%
Asian16,08523.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native2430.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander380.1%
Two or More Races3920.6%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).