Illinois State Senate District 53

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-sd-053
State
Illinois
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
053
Land Area
4,324.1 sq mi
Water Area
55.9 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State Senate District 53

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Iroquois County1117.39 sq mi25.8%100.0%
Livingston County1020.75 sq mi23.6%97.8%
Ford County393.22 sq mi9.1%81.0%
Woodford County376.24 sq mi8.7%71.3%
LaSalle County356.81 sq mi8.3%31.4%
Marshall County314.91 sq mi7.3%81.4%
Grundy County295.85 sq mi6.8%70.8%
McLean County187.43 sq mi4.3%15.8%
Putnam County160.10 sq mi3.7%100.0%
Bureau County52.14 sq mi1.2%6.0%
Tazewell County37.03 sq mi0.9%5.7%
Peoria County11.17 sq mi0.3%1.8%
Will County0.98 sq mi<0.1%0.1%
Kankakee County0.00 sq mi<0.1%<0.1%

Showing all 14 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Pontiac city8.38 sq mi0.2%99.3%
Streator city7.29 sq mi0.2%99.6%
Washington city7.13 sq mi0.2%83.3%
Marseilles city6.07 sq mi0.1%67.1%
Channahon village5.90 sq mi0.1%35.6%
Coal City village5.56 sq mi0.1%96.5%
Normal town5.52 sq mi0.1%29.5%
Hennepin village5.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Dwight village3.30 sq mi0.1%85.3%
Paxton city3.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Watseka city2.94 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chatsworth town2.76 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Eureka city2.68 sq mi0.1%98.1%
Gilman city2.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Chenoa city2.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Minonk city2.40 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Seneca village2.39 sq mi0.1%38.5%
Gardner village2.38 sq mi0.1%81.7%
Gibson City city2.32 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Metamora village2.26 sq mi0.1%99.3%
East Peoria city2.14 sq mi<0.1%10.3%
Morris city2.09 sq mi<0.1%16.8%
El Paso city2.03 sq mi<0.1%94.4%
Fairbury city1.81 sq mi<0.1%98.3%
Henry city1.80 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 107 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 16142,74965.8%18.9%49.7%
IL District 264,57729.8%8.6%48.1%
IL District 147,0213.2%0.9%2.1%
IL District 171,6870.8%0.2%<0.1%
IL District 11,0180.5%0.1%<0.1%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
156,578
Active Voters
147,446 (94.2%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202634,804 (22.2%)0 (0.0%)1,068 (0.7%)
2023–2024109,667 (70.0%)5,743 (3.7%)24,328 (15.5%)
2021–202283,649 (53.4%)5,367 (3.4%)28,015 (17.9%)
2019–202098,910 (63.2%)13,326 (8.5%)18,137 (11.6%)
2017–201873,573 (47.0%)9,490 (6.1%)23,201 (14.8%)
2015–201680,864 (51.6%)13,512 (8.6%)36,566 (23.4%)
2013–201456,097 (35.8%)3,162 (2.0%)22,146 (14.1%)
2011–201264,043 (40.9%)3,124 (2.0%)21,291 (13.6%)

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
214,250 (± 1,976)
Median Age
41.4
Median Household Income
$78,846 (± $1,154)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1849,12122.9%
18 to 64123,18257.5%
65 and over41,94719.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,5986.3%
White, not Hispanic188,61288.0%
Black, not Hispanic3,2261.5%
Asian, not Hispanic2,9071.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1350.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic100.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic6070.3%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5,1552.4%

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
211,080
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
162,164

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic199,16994.4%
Hispanic11,9155.6%
White190,38990.2%
Black3,1621.5%
Asian1,9470.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1270.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races2290.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic154,67195.4%
Hispanic7,4994.6%
White148,99091.9%
Black3,3322.1%
Asian1,4510.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native7540.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander120.0%
Two or More Races1520.1%

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