Illinois State House District 85

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-hd-085
State
Illinois
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
085
Land Area
56.7 sq mi
Water Area
1.4 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State House District 85

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Will County54.70 sq mi96.4%6.5%
DuPage County2.04 sq mi3.6%0.6%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Romeoville village15.00 sq mi26.4%77.6%
Bolingbrook village12.55 sq mi22.1%50.2%
Lockport city5.86 sq mi10.3%49.9%
Crest Hill city3.81 sq mi6.7%42.4%
Woodridge village2.69 sq mi4.7%27.9%
Naperville city2.02 sq mi3.6%5.1%
Fairmont CDP1.39 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Bonnie Brae CDP0.19 sq mi0.3%99.9%
Lemont village0.16 sq mi0.3%1.8%
Joliet city0.06 sq mi0.1%0.1%
Lockport Heights CDP0.02 sq mi<0.1%11.2%

Showing all 11 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 1169,26663.9%9.2%41.2%
IL District 1431,67029.2%4.2%48.0%
IL District 17,4486.9%1.0%10.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
68,497
Active Voters
65,011 (94.9%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202610,504 (15.3%)259 (0.4%)<10 (—)
2023–202444,918 (65.6%)6,357 (9.3%)4,429 (6.5%)
2021–202231,315 (45.7%)6,968 (10.2%)5,073 (7.4%)
2019–202043,337 (63.3%)12,385 (18.1%)3,433 (5.0%)
2017–201831,005 (45.3%)8,029 (11.7%)4,061 (5.9%)
2015–201633,036 (48.2%)11,806 (17.2%)7,487 (10.9%)
2013–201419,967 (29.2%)1,715 (2.5%)3,904 (5.7%)
2011–201224,835 (36.3%)2,239 (3.3%)4,218 (6.2%)

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
111,089 (± 1,734)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$91,916 (± $3,614)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
87.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
31.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,18121.8%
18 to 6469,81862.8%
65 and over17,09015.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)33,57930.2%
White, not Hispanic51,83946.7%
Black, not Hispanic14,33512.9%
Asian, not Hispanic7,3956.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic100.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic120.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2770.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,6423.3%

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
101,401
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
77,832

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic74,18673.2%
Hispanic27,21726.8%
White51,36750.7%
Black13,87213.7%
Asian6,2046.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native100.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander300.0%
Two or More Races2690.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic61,18778.6%
Hispanic16,64321.4%
White44,24756.8%
Black11,05414.2%
Asian5,4006.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native3730.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.0%
Two or More Races1490.2%

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