Illinois State Senate District 43

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-sd-043
State
Illinois
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
043
Land Area
201.3 sq mi
Water Area
7.26 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State Senate District 43

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Will County199.25 sq mi99.0%23.8%
DuPage County2.04 sq mi1.0%0.6%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Joliet city36.98 sq mi18.4%55.8%
Romeoville village15.00 sq mi7.5%77.6%
Elwood village13.57 sq mi6.7%99.5%
Bolingbrook village12.55 sq mi6.2%50.2%
Channahon village8.40 sq mi4.2%50.7%
Lockport city5.86 sq mi2.9%49.9%
Shorewood village5.41 sq mi2.7%67.0%
Wilmington village4.56 sq mi2.3%100.0%
Crest Hill city3.81 sq mi1.9%42.4%
Woodridge village2.69 sq mi1.3%27.9%
Naperville city2.02 sq mi1.0%5.1%
Rockdale village1.41 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Fairmont CDP1.39 sq mi0.7%100.0%
Preston Heights CDP1.22 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Braidwood city1.16 sq mi0.6%21.9%
Ingalls Park CDP1.11 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Minooka village0.95 sq mi0.5%10.0%
Diamond village0.69 sq mi0.3%36.5%
Ridgewood CDP0.45 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Lorenzo CDP0.31 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Bonnie Brae CDP0.19 sq mi0.1%99.9%
Lemont village0.16 sq mi0.1%1.8%
Coal City village0.05 sq mi<0.1%0.9%
Lockport Heights CDP0.02 sq mi<0.1%11.2%
New Lenox village0.01 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 25 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 14126,86458.5%16.8%59.2%
IL District 1169,26631.9%9.2%11.6%
IL District 120,8269.6%2.8%29.2%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
133,470
Active Voters
127,147 (95.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202618,960 (14.2%)259 (0.2%)<10 (—)
2023–202486,465 (64.8%)11,150 (8.4%)8,129 (6.1%)
2021–202260,589 (45.4%)12,936 (9.7%)10,438 (7.8%)
2019–202084,355 (63.2%)23,538 (17.6%)6,833 (5.1%)
2017–201860,533 (45.4%)15,349 (11.5%)8,117 (6.1%)
2015–201666,196 (49.6%)23,571 (17.7%)14,847 (11.1%)
2013–201441,156 (30.8%)4,392 (3.3%)7,836 (5.9%)
2011–201251,535 (38.6%)5,031 (3.8%)8,293 (6.2%)

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
218,418 (± 2,626)
Median Age
38.1
Median Household Income
$86,194 (± $2,542)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1848,26822.1%
18 to 64136,55862.5%
65 and over33,59215.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)72,71033.3%
White, not Hispanic99,06445.4%
Black, not Hispanic30,41513.9%
Asian, not Hispanic8,6724.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic410.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic120.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8790.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic6,6253.0%

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
198,122
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
150,921

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic141,77471.6%
Hispanic56,34928.4%
White99,13650.0%
Black29,89315.1%
Asian7,3373.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native430.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander280.0%
Two or More Races6390.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic116,40777.1%
Hispanic34,51822.9%
White84,30255.9%
Black24,53016.3%
Asian6,6104.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native9290.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander280.0%
Two or More Races3250.2%

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