Illinois State Senate District 16

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-sd-016
State
Illinois
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
016
Land Area
27.2 sq mi
Water Area
0.07 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State Senate District 16

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Cook County27.16 sq mi100.0%2.9%

Showing all 1 county

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Chicago city14.43 sq mi53.1%6.3%
Oak Lawn village2.59 sq mi9.5%30.2%
Hickory Hills city2.19 sq mi8.1%76.9%
Justice village1.97 sq mi7.2%69.3%
Bridgeview village1.87 sq mi6.9%45.3%
Burbank city1.75 sq mi6.4%41.9%
Palos Hills city0.89 sq mi3.3%21.0%
Chicago Ridge village0.68 sq mi2.5%30.0%
Hometown city0.48 sq mi1.8%100.0%

Showing all 9 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 197,09044.7%12.9%35.0%
IL District 654,50625.1%7.2%39.6%
IL District 433,70715.5%4.5%15.9%
IL District 731,87114.7%4.2%9.5%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
141,531
Active Voters
129,369 (91.4%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20264,211 (3.0%)<10 (—)0 (0.0%)
2023–202470,882 (50.1%)19,946 (14.1%)2,655 (1.9%)
2021–202245,741 (32.3%)18,112 (12.8%)3,132 (2.2%)
2019–202075,743 (53.5%)32,605 (23.0%)1,654 (1.2%)
2017–201854,688 (38.6%)27,357 (19.3%)2,067 (1.5%)
2015–201667,740 (47.9%)41,782 (29.5%)4,449 (3.1%)
2013–201440,873 (28.9%)9,990 (7.1%)2,182 (1.5%)
2011–201255,267 (39.0%)14,023 (9.9%)2,175 (1.5%)

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
209,032 (± 5,059)
Median Age
37.8
Median Household Income
$59,154 (± $2,611)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
83.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
19.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1848,93523.4%
18 to 64127,23860.9%
65 and over32,85915.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)55,62726.6%
White, not Hispanic46,25822.1%
Black, not Hispanic98,72247.2%
Asian, not Hispanic3,5981.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2110.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic240.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6790.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9131.9%

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
190,727
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
143,025

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic147,68377.4%
Hispanic43,04322.6%
White43,41822.8%
Black98,40851.6%
Asian2,7751.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native2190.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander240.0%
Two or More Races5610.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic116,46181.4%
Hispanic26,56518.6%
White34,70324.3%
Black78,55554.9%
Asian2,3511.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native6750.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander250.0%
Two or More Races5190.4%

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