Illinois State Senate District 44

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-sd-044
State
Illinois
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
044
Land Area
3,252.5 sq mi
Water Area
12.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State Senate District 44

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
McLean County924.61 sq mi28.4%78.1%
Logan County618.05 sq mi19.0%100.0%
Piatt County439.19 sq mi13.5%100.0%
De Witt County397.56 sq mi12.2%100.0%
Tazewell County387.64 sq mi11.9%60.0%
Macon County338.23 sq mi10.4%58.3%
Sangamon County116.75 sq mi3.6%13.4%
Livingston County22.87 sq mi0.7%2.2%
Woodford County7.28 sq mi0.2%1.4%
Mason County0.32 sq mi<0.1%0.1%

Showing all 10 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Bloomington city13.85 sq mi0.4%51.1%
Decatur city13.34 sq mi0.4%30.5%
Morton village11.93 sq mi0.4%92.6%
Lincoln city6.25 sq mi0.2%100.0%
East Peoria city6.15 sq mi0.2%29.7%
Pekin city4.13 sq mi0.1%26.2%
Twin Grove CDP3.96 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Monticello city3.85 sq mi0.1%95.5%
Creve Coeur village3.66 sq mi0.1%86.4%
Clinton city3.57 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Forsyth village3.13 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Heyworth village3.03 sq mi0.1%91.0%
Downs village2.97 sq mi0.1%98.9%
Long Creek village2.83 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Le Roy city2.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Farmer City city2.39 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Elkhart village1.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Maroa city1.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Delavan city1.44 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Atlanta city1.25 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Harristown village1.19 sq mi<0.1%65.7%
Mackinaw village1.19 sq mi<0.1%99.5%
McLean village1.18 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Heritage Lake CDP1.14 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mount Pulaski city1.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 77 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 16105,37448.5%14.0%31.3%
IL District 1573,33533.8%9.7%44.9%
IL District 1325,30711.7%3.4%13.9%
IL District 1713,0056.0%1.7%9.3%
IL District 21420.1%<0.1%0.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
157,632
Active Voters
151,745 (96.3%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202634,743 (22.0%)<10 (—)905 (0.6%)
2023–2024114,749 (72.8%)6,224 (3.9%)21,169 (13.4%)
2021–202288,710 (56.3%)6,929 (4.4%)30,290 (19.2%)
2019–2020105,199 (66.7%)15,265 (9.7%)21,294 (13.5%)
2017–201881,235 (51.5%)11,431 (7.3%)24,956 (15.8%)
2015–201687,414 (55.5%)15,223 (9.7%)39,885 (25.3%)
2013–201460,224 (38.2%)3,100 (2.0%)21,998 (14.0%)
2011–201270,546 (44.8%)3,696 (2.3%)22,597 (14.3%)

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
215,044 (± 2,252)
Median Age
41.7
Median Household Income
$86,215 (± $2,027)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
94.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
34.5%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1849,58523.1%
18 to 64123,09657.2%
65 and over42,36319.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)6,7133.1%
White, not Hispanic186,06286.5%
Black, not Hispanic7,9543.7%
Asian, not Hispanic6,4743.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic590.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic5190.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,1223.3%

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
210,173
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
161,179

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic204,46297.3%
Hispanic5,7132.7%
White187,43789.2%
Black7,8563.7%
Asian3,4011.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1380.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander710.0%
Two or More Races3630.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic157,75197.9%
Hispanic3,4242.1%
White147,24091.4%
Black6,4884.0%
Asian2,4521.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3190.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander680.0%
Two or More Races2490.2%

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