Illinois State House District 61

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-hd-061
State
Illinois
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
061
Land Area
90.3 sq mi
Water Area
3.07 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State House District 61

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lake County90.25 sq mi100.0%20.3%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Old Mill Creek village10.67 sq mi11.8%100.0%
Zion city9.90 sq mi11.0%99.6%
Beach Park village7.07 sq mi7.8%99.9%
Wadsworth village7.04 sq mi7.8%71.5%
Gurnee village5.72 sq mi6.3%42.3%
Winthrop Harbor village4.64 sq mi5.1%99.7%
Lindenhurst village4.28 sq mi4.7%94.6%
Waukegan city4.15 sq mi4.6%17.1%
Gages Lake CDP2.98 sq mi3.3%100.0%
Grandwood Park CDP1.45 sq mi1.6%100.0%
Venetian Village CDP0.60 sq mi0.7%33.9%
Third Lake village0.59 sq mi0.6%99.7%
Antioch village0.52 sq mi0.6%6.3%
Lake Villa village0.20 sq mi0.2%3.0%
Grayslake village0.08 sq mi0.1%0.8%

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 10108,652100.0%14.4%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
82,046
Active Voters
73,497 (89.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,474 (12.8%)299 (0.4%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202447,035 (57.3%)4,311 (5.3%)3,465 (4.2%)
2021–202232,780 (40.0%)7,817 (9.5%)6,896 (8.4%)
2019–202047,145 (57.5%)10,788 (13.1%)3,693 (4.5%)
2017–201834,087 (41.5%)6,891 (8.4%)4,568 (5.6%)
2015–201639,972 (48.7%)12,297 (15.0%)10,156 (12.4%)
2013–201424,321 (29.6%)1,629 (2.0%)4,216 (5.1%)
2011–201232,709 (39.9%)2,847 (3.5%)6,009 (7.3%)

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
108,391 (± 1,495)
Median Age
39.0
Median Household Income
$96,613 (± $4,141)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.6%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,65922.8%
18 to 6467,77862.5%
65 and over15,95414.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)31,00828.6%
White, not Hispanic53,77349.6%
Black, not Hispanic11,92111.0%
Asian, not Hispanic7,1046.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1150.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5110.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9593.7%

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
101,028
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
76,872

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic75,34574.6%
Hispanic25,68125.4%
White54,41753.9%
Black11,89311.8%
Asian5,7705.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native870.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races4210.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,35479.8%
Hispanic15,51920.2%
White45,81459.6%
Black9,69012.6%
Asian5,1946.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native3270.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races3650.5%

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