Illinois State House District 42

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-hd-042
State
Illinois
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
042
Land Area
30.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State House District 42

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
DuPage County30.37 sq mi100.0%9.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lombard village8.06 sq mi26.5%79.3%
Glen Ellyn village6.33 sq mi20.9%90.9%
Lisle village3.93 sq mi12.9%57.0%
Downers Grove village2.74 sq mi9.0%18.7%
Wheaton city1.77 sq mi5.8%15.7%
Villa Park village0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.2%
Oak Brook village0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%
Oakbrook Terrace city0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 8 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 698,48890.6%13.1%91.9%
IL District 36,6866.2%0.9%5.2%
IL District 113,5033.2%0.5%2.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
85,207
Active Voters
77,326 (90.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202619,759 (23.2%)532 (0.6%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202458,621 (68.8%)11,685 (13.7%)7,243 (8.5%)
2021–202244,603 (52.3%)11,366 (13.3%)8,460 (9.9%)
2019–202056,457 (66.3%)15,650 (18.4%)4,951 (5.8%)
2017–201843,944 (51.6%)11,114 (13.0%)7,652 (9.0%)
2015–201645,193 (53.0%)13,595 (16.0%)14,210 (16.7%)
2013–201429,074 (34.1%)1,950 (2.3%)9,994 (11.7%)
2011–201235,679 (41.9%)2,807 (3.3%)9,073 (10.6%)

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.

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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
106,038 (± 2,004)
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$109,443 (± $4,939)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
57.2%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,20921.9%
18 to 6463,21959.6%
65 and over19,61018.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)11,56210.9%
White, not Hispanic74,51070.3%
Black, not Hispanic4,5414.3%
Asian, not Hispanic10,90210.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic350.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic840.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic3110.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,0933.9%

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
99,891
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
77,306

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic90,53790.6%
Hispanic9,3579.4%
White74,53574.6%
Black4,3964.4%
Asian8,6128.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native340.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander830.1%
Two or More Races2140.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic71,30692.2%
Hispanic5,9987.8%
White59,50777.0%
Black4,1045.3%
Asian7,1869.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native3310.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander280.0%
Two or More Races1500.2%

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