Illinois State Senate District 29

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-sd-029
State
Illinois
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
029
Land Area
98.8 sq mi
Water Area
0.91 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State Senate District 29

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Lake County59.29 sq mi60.0%13.4%
Cook County39.54 sq mi40.0%4.2%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Lake Forest city17.20 sq mi17.4%100.0%
Highland Park city12.24 sq mi12.4%100.0%
Northbrook village11.08 sq mi11.2%83.6%
Wheeling village6.72 sq mi6.8%77.4%
Deerfield village5.53 sq mi5.6%99.8%
Lake Bluff village4.08 sq mi4.1%100.0%
Riverwoods village3.96 sq mi4.0%99.9%
Glencoe village3.72 sq mi3.8%100.0%
Northfield village3.22 sq mi3.3%99.8%
North Chicago city3.13 sq mi3.2%39.2%
Mettawa village3.04 sq mi3.1%55.8%
Lincolnshire village2.05 sq mi2.1%44.9%
Glenview village2.04 sq mi2.1%14.1%
Bannockburn village2.03 sq mi2.1%100.0%
Prospect Heights city1.83 sq mi1.8%43.4%
Mount Prospect village1.22 sq mi1.2%11.3%
Highwood city0.72 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Buffalo Grove village0.67 sq mi0.7%7.0%
Wilmette village0.60 sq mi0.6%11.1%
Knollwood CDP0.54 sq mi0.5%88.5%
Des Plaines city0.54 sq mi0.5%3.8%
Green Oaks village0.36 sq mi0.4%9.1%

Showing all 22 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 10174,17480.3%23.1%86.7%
IL District 941,26419.0%5.5%12.7%
IL District 51,3770.6%0.2%0.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
158,481
Active Voters
147,736 (93.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202628,662 (18.1%)27 (0.0%)<10 (—)
2023–2024107,652 (67.9%)17,142 (10.8%)6,637 (4.2%)
2021–202282,329 (51.9%)20,521 (12.9%)8,961 (5.7%)
2019–2020105,456 (66.5%)35,622 (22.5%)4,315 (2.7%)
2017–201882,460 (52.0%)25,610 (16.2%)9,590 (6.1%)
2015–201686,318 (54.5%)32,333 (20.4%)21,973 (13.9%)
2013–201457,019 (36.0%)3,705 (2.3%)9,916 (6.3%)
2011–201267,202 (42.4%)10,670 (6.7%)13,165 (8.3%)

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
216,981 (± 2,390)
Median Age
41.8
Median Household Income
$134,909 (± $4,524)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
66.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1846,46221.4%
18 to 64126,36458.2%
65 and over44,15520.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)28,01312.9%
White, not Hispanic152,23170.2%
Black, not Hispanic6,0182.8%
Asian, not Hispanic22,07510.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1760.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic1150.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic1,6360.8%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,7173.1%

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
198,072
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
153,396

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic176,89789.3%
Hispanic21,17610.7%
White149,23275.3%
Black5,5882.8%
Asian17,0758.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1720.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander810.0%
Two or More Races8010.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic139,23790.8%
Hispanic14,1629.2%
White118,93177.5%
Black5,2003.4%
Asian13,9319.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native5740.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander750.0%
Two or More Races5350.3%

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