Illinois State House District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-hd-053
State
Illinois
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
053
Land Area
20.5 sq mi
Water Area
0.04 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State House District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cook County20.53 sq mi100.0%2.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Mount Prospect village7.37 sq mi35.9%68.7%
Arlington Heights village4.98 sq mi24.3%30.0%
Rolling Meadows city4.24 sq mi20.7%75.6%
Des Plaines city1.82 sq mi8.9%12.8%
Schaumburg village1.04 sq mi5.1%5.4%
Palatine village0.51 sq mi2.5%3.6%

Showing all 6 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 855,59251.2%7.4%49.1%
IL District 547,54943.8%6.3%48.0%
IL District 33,2453.0%0.4%1.1%
IL District 92,1772.0%0.3%1.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
74,090
Active Voters
71,119 (96.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,722 (17.2%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202447,955 (64.7%)7,109 (9.6%)3,488 (4.7%)
2021–202233,103 (44.7%)7,489 (10.1%)5,555 (7.5%)
2019–202047,250 (63.8%)12,959 (17.5%)2,613 (3.5%)
2017–201833,558 (45.3%)10,803 (14.6%)6,188 (8.4%)
2015–201637,010 (50.0%)12,096 (16.3%)9,938 (13.4%)
2013–201422,273 (30.1%)1,565 (2.1%)5,081 (6.9%)
2011–201228,583 (38.6%)2,809 (3.8%)5,591 (7.5%)

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
104,795 (± 2,170)
Median Age
40.4
Median Household Income
$101,616 (± $3,451)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
91.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1823,19322.1%
18 to 6463,21060.3%
65 and over18,39217.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19,57918.7%
White, not Hispanic64,21261.3%
Black, not Hispanic2,8212.7%
Asian, not Hispanic14,51113.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic390.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4690.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,1643.0%

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
90,603
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
68,766

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic76,20884.1%
Hispanic14,39415.9%
White61,72368.1%
Black2,3822.6%
Asian9,92311.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native370.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races2720.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic60,30787.7%
Hispanic8,46212.3%
White49,49472.0%
Black2,3393.4%
Asian8,07311.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native2460.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1930.3%

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