Illinois State House District 96

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-hd-096
State
Illinois
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
096
Land Area
220.7 sq mi
Water Area
3.52 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State House District 96

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Christian County85.42 sq mi38.7%12.0%
Sangamon County69.99 sq mi31.7%8.1%
Macon County65.30 sq mi29.6%11.2%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Decatur city28.30 sq mi12.8%64.8%
Springfield city12.88 sq mi5.8%21.0%
Mount Auburn village1.00 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Harristown village0.61 sq mi0.3%33.5%
Jerome village0.46 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Riverton village0.41 sq mi0.2%12.9%
Leland Grove city0.30 sq mi0.1%47.9%
Forsyth village0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 8 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 1390,33983.3%12.0%40.5%
IL District 1518,08716.7%2.4%59.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
75,978
Active Voters
66,584 (87.6%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20268,877 (11.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202439,937 (52.6%)4,085 (5.4%)3,696 (4.9%)
2021–202229,390 (38.7%)5,076 (6.7%)5,961 (7.8%)
2019–202039,275 (51.7%)8,769 (11.5%)3,244 (4.3%)
2017–201830,586 (40.3%)7,653 (10.1%)4,151 (5.5%)
2015–201633,311 (43.8%)9,866 (13.0%)8,077 (10.6%)
2013–201421,199 (27.9%)3,343 (4.4%)4,499 (5.9%)
2011–201228,366 (37.3%)3,687 (4.9%)3,943 (5.2%)

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
104,579 (± 1,994)
Median Age
38.5
Median Household Income
$47,395 (± $1,592)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
90.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
23.8%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1822,16221.2%
18 to 6463,36860.6%
65 and over19,04918.2%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,2984.1%
White, not Hispanic62,48059.7%
Black, not Hispanic28,78827.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,6321.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic960.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic480.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,0091.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,2286.0%

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
102,491
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
80,607

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic98,88496.5%
Hispanic3,6213.5%
White63,41061.9%
Black28,97728.3%
Asian9440.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native980.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander460.0%
Two or More Races8450.8%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic78,21197.0%
Hispanic2,3943.0%
White53,94466.9%
Black22,03127.3%
Asian8811.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,0541.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490.1%
Two or More Races4310.5%

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