Illinois State House District 74

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-hd-074
State
Illinois
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
074
Land Area
1,528.5 sq mi
Water Area
8.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State House District 74

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lee County581.52 sq mi38.0%80.2%
LaSalle County323.45 sq mi21.2%28.5%
Whiteside County224.40 sq mi14.7%32.8%
DeKalb County204.39 sq mi13.4%32.4%
Ogle County194.77 sq mi12.7%25.7%

Showing all 5 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Rochelle city13.30 sq mi0.9%96.6%
Dixon city7.75 sq mi0.5%81.5%
Amboy city6.37 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Sterling city5.79 sq mi0.4%97.4%
Mendota city5.06 sq mi0.3%98.6%
LaSalle city4.66 sq mi0.3%34.5%
Rock Falls city3.98 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Hillcrest village2.67 sq mi0.2%75.2%
Lost Nation CDP2.44 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Peru city1.70 sq mi0.1%16.5%
Morrison city1.29 sq mi0.1%51.2%
Shabbona village1.28 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Earlville city1.20 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Grand Detour CDP1.17 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Creston village1.15 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Como CDP1.07 sq mi0.1%100.0%
DeKalb city1.04 sq mi0.1%5.9%
Polo city0.97 sq mi0.1%67.2%
Lee Center CDP0.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Nachusa CDP0.76 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
North Utica village0.69 sq mi<0.1%20.0%
Troy Grove village0.69 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ashton village0.67 sq mi<0.1%92.9%
Malta village0.61 sq mi<0.1%99.4%
Paw Paw village0.57 sq mi<0.1%95.5%

Showing top 25 of 39 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 1651,96547.9%6.9%50.8%
IL District 1735,57732.8%4.7%14.7%
IL District 1420,93419.3%2.8%34.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
74,928
Active Voters
70,423 (94.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,263 (16.4%)20 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202449,587 (66.2%)3,545 (4.7%)9,767 (13.0%)
2021–202236,605 (48.9%)3,737 (5.0%)10,495 (14.0%)
2019–202045,258 (60.4%)8,099 (10.8%)5,714 (7.6%)
2017–201834,029 (45.4%)5,368 (7.2%)8,293 (11.1%)
2015–201637,404 (49.9%)8,518 (11.4%)12,883 (17.2%)
2013–201425,625 (34.2%)1,469 (2.0%)9,243 (12.3%)
2011–201231,024 (41.4%)2,134 (2.8%)8,397 (11.2%)

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
107,178 (± 1,048)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$70,141 (± $1,716)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
20.4%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,78121.3%
18 to 6462,56758.4%
65 and over21,83020.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)16,71415.6%
White, not Hispanic82,85477.3%
Black, not Hispanic3,0432.8%
Asian, not Hispanic6790.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic320.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3660.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,4903.3%

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
104,592
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
81,875

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic90,02686.1%
Hispanic14,56013.9%
White84,18480.5%
Black3,0292.9%
Asian4570.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native300.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races2430.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic72,60888.7%
Hispanic9,26411.3%
White68,46383.6%
Black3,0833.8%
Asian5300.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native4250.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1490.2%

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