Illinois State Senate District 6

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-sd-006
State
Illinois
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
006
Land Area
6.84 sq mi
Water Area
0.18 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State Senate District 6

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cook County6.84 sq mi100.0%0.7%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chicago city6.84 sq mi100.0%3.0%

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 5190,08387.4%25.2%91.5%
IL District 716,2307.5%2.2%4.7%
IL District 910,1624.7%1.3%2.8%
IL District 39740.4%0.1%1.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
169,836
Active Voters
133,175 (78.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202674 (0.0%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024116,272 (68.5%)36,977 (21.8%)4,855 (2.9%)
2021–202276,605 (45.1%)29,423 (17.3%)3,910 (2.3%)
2019–2020103,061 (60.7%)46,468 (27.4%)1,913 (1.1%)
2017–201873,973 (43.6%)30,390 (17.9%)3,478 (2.0%)
2015–201669,668 (41.0%)33,885 (20.0%)9,941 (5.9%)
2013–201435,533 (20.9%)6,216 (3.7%)4,079 (2.4%)
2011–201244,630 (26.3%)8,855 (5.2%)4,377 (2.6%)

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
214,839 (± 4,497)
Median Age
32.8
Median Household Income
$113,290 (± $2,866)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
98.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
84.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,84811.6%
18 to 64163,41476.1%
65 and over26,57712.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19,9469.3%
White, not Hispanic161,74575.3%
Black, not Hispanic6,9763.2%
Asian, not Hispanic15,5927.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1870.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic810.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,2750.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,0374.2%

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
201,182
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
177,374

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic183,66791.3%
Hispanic17,5118.7%
White158,92779.0%
Black7,0433.5%
Asian10,8875.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1830.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander300.0%
Two or More Races6930.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic163,06191.9%
Hispanic14,3148.1%
White142,28480.2%
Black7,7784.4%
Asian11,7496.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native7110.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander290.0%
Two or More Races5820.3%

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