Illinois State House District 59

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-hd-059
State
Illinois
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
059
Land Area
38.2 sq mi
Water Area
1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State House District 59

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lake County36.40 sq mi95.2%8.2%
Cook County1.84 sq mi4.8%0.2%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Vernon Hills village7.50 sq mi19.6%96.9%
Buffalo Grove village7.20 sq mi18.8%75.2%
Mundelein village4.11 sq mi10.7%37.5%
Lincolnshire village2.51 sq mi6.6%54.9%
Green Oaks village2.43 sq mi6.4%60.9%
Mettawa village2.41 sq mi6.3%44.2%
Waukegan city1.88 sq mi4.9%7.8%
Wheeling village1.88 sq mi4.9%21.7%
Libertyville village1.26 sq mi3.3%14.3%
Park City city1.01 sq mi2.6%87.0%
Indian Creek village0.27 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Gurnee village0.10 sq mi0.3%0.8%
Riverwoods village0.00 sq mi<0.1%0.1%
North Chicago city0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%
Long Grove village0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 15 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 1097,84090.1%13.0%93.4%
IL District 910,7099.9%1.4%6.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
69,974
Active Voters
64,109 (91.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,142 (11.6%)27 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202443,514 (62.2%)4,975 (7.1%)2,263 (3.2%)
2021–202231,318 (44.8%)6,517 (9.3%)3,344 (4.8%)
2019–202041,902 (59.9%)11,787 (16.8%)1,746 (2.5%)
2017–201830,968 (44.3%)8,332 (11.9%)3,632 (5.2%)
2015–201633,241 (47.5%)11,387 (16.3%)7,601 (10.9%)
2013–201420,135 (28.8%)1,071 (1.5%)3,775 (5.4%)
2011–201225,832 (36.9%)2,899 (4.1%)4,215 (6.0%)

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
108,315 (± 1,730)
Median Age
40.3
Median Household Income
$112,391 (± $4,917)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
58.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1825,82723.8%
18 to 6464,76659.8%
65 and over17,72216.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)22,40720.7%
White, not Hispanic52,82548.8%
Black, not Hispanic3,5263.3%
Asian, not Hispanic25,68723.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2590.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic900.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic4430.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,0782.8%

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
87,950
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
64,399

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic72,13982.0%
Hispanic15,81218.0%
White50,61057.5%
Black3,3103.8%
Asian15,40317.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2500.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races1340.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic55,64786.4%
Hispanic8,75513.6%
White41,85265.0%
Black2,8404.4%
Asian10,52516.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native5740.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races580.1%

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