Illinois State Senate District 8

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-sd-008
State
Illinois
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
008
Land Area
28.1 sq mi
Water Area
0.01 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State Senate District 8

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cook County28.15 sq mi100.0%3.0%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chicago city10.93 sq mi38.8%4.8%
Skokie village5.04 sq mi17.9%50.1%
Niles village4.88 sq mi17.3%83.4%
Morton Grove village4.08 sq mi14.5%80.1%
Lincolnwood village2.69 sq mi9.6%100.0%
Park Ridge city0.16 sq mi0.6%2.3%

Showing all 6 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 9155,62571.5%20.6%70.7%
IL District 552,82724.3%7.0%27.4%
IL District 39,1184.2%1.2%1.9%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
146,386
Active Voters
137,322 (93.8%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202612,125 (8.3%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202490,541 (61.9%)22,705 (15.5%)4,892 (3.3%)
2021–202258,705 (40.1%)22,984 (15.7%)5,668 (3.9%)
2019–202089,575 (61.2%)35,349 (24.1%)3,108 (2.1%)
2017–201861,963 (42.3%)27,334 (18.7%)5,041 (3.4%)
2015–201670,495 (48.2%)33,363 (22.8%)10,782 (7.4%)
2013–201439,290 (26.8%)7,118 (4.9%)5,171 (3.5%)
2011–201250,584 (34.6%)9,325 (6.4%)6,078 (4.2%)

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
219,767 (± 4,378)
Median Age
40.7
Median Household Income
$89,641 (± $3,704)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
49.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1852,56523.9%
18 to 64124,87856.8%
65 and over42,32419.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)34,96315.9%
White, not Hispanic108,70349.5%
Black, not Hispanic13,1056.0%
Asian, not Hispanic51,95123.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2210.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic400.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,1100.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic9,6744.4%

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
191,659
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
142,604

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic163,83485.5%
Hispanic27,82214.5%
White105,39455.0%
Black10,8975.7%
Asian40,58721.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native2200.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander400.0%
Two or More Races8160.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic124,85087.6%
Hispanic17,75612.5%
White82,83458.1%
Black8,4725.9%
Asian32,32822.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native5860.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander410.0%
Two or More Races6550.5%

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