Illinois State Senate District 2

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-sd-002
State
Illinois
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
002
Land Area
11.1 sq mi
Water Area
0.02 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State Senate District 2

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cook County11.14 sq mi100.0%1.2%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chicago city11.14 sq mi100.0%4.9%

Showing all 1 place

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 3177,44981.7%23.5%83.2%
IL District 734,06815.7%4.5%15.0%
IL District 55,6522.6%0.7%1.8%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
133,925
Active Voters
115,154 (86.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202626 (0.0%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202473,266 (54.7%)18,361 (13.7%)2,379 (1.8%)
2021–202243,458 (32.4%)17,074 (12.7%)1,691 (1.3%)
2019–202072,801 (54.4%)31,372 (23.4%)1,133 (0.8%)
2017–201849,863 (37.2%)20,307 (15.2%)1,308 (1.0%)
2015–201655,183 (41.2%)32,149 (24.0%)3,473 (2.6%)
2013–201422,718 (17.0%)5,771 (4.3%)1,122 (0.8%)
2011–201234,344 (25.6%)6,538 (4.9%)1,288 (1.0%)

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
213,289 (± 4,967)
Median Age
34.1
Median Household Income
$89,908 (± $2,527)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
40.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1845,21521.2%
18 to 64146,09468.5%
65 and over21,98010.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)113,33953.1%
White, not Hispanic67,15031.5%
Black, not Hispanic19,1909.0%
Asian, not Hispanic7,7353.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic670.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic3900.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,4182.5%

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
182,996
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
139,081

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic95,14852.0%
Hispanic87,85048.0%
White64,87935.5%
Black19,25210.5%
Asian6,7533.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native660.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races5740.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic79,38857.1%
Hispanic59,69342.9%
White55,89840.2%
Black15,78611.4%
Asian6,7684.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native6460.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races4430.3%

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