Illinois State Senate District 54

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
il-sd-054
State
Illinois
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
054
Land Area
3,972.3 sq mi
Water Area
33.6 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Illinois State Senate District 54

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Shelby County758.51 sq mi19.1%100.0%
Montgomery County628.60 sq mi15.8%89.3%
Sangamon County543.06 sq mi13.7%62.5%
Christian County487.67 sq mi12.3%68.7%
Macoupin County430.11 sq mi10.8%49.8%
Moultrie County325.26 sq mi8.2%96.8%
Menard County314.39 sq mi7.9%100.0%
Effingham County281.51 sq mi7.1%58.8%
Macon County155.29 sq mi3.9%26.7%
Cumberland County47.90 sq mi1.2%13.8%

Showing all 10 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Taylorville city10.31 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Effingham city10.31 sq mi0.3%95.5%
Litchfield city8.99 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Hillsboro city8.26 sq mi0.2%94.6%
Auburn city4.12 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Shelbyville city4.08 sq mi0.1%98.3%
Staunton city3.97 sq mi0.1%99.1%
Pana city3.86 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Mount Zion village3.55 sq mi0.1%83.4%
Carlinville city3.37 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Sherman village2.94 sq mi0.1%93.7%
Sullivan city2.77 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Riverton village2.42 sq mi0.1%75.2%
Springfield city2.35 sq mi0.1%3.8%
Moweaqua village2.12 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Teutopolis village2.04 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Virden city1.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Lake Petersburg CDP1.81 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Chatham village1.72 sq mi<0.1%23.2%
Athens city1.68 sq mi<0.1%99.9%
Petersburg city1.56 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Williamsville village1.55 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Mount Clare village1.54 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Wenonah village1.51 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Altamont city1.49 sq mi<0.1%96.9%

Showing top 25 of 98 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 15138,18163.6%18.3%76.4%
IL District 1346,90221.6%6.2%15.3%
IL District 1232,06514.8%4.3%8.3%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
153,283
Active Voters
148,209 (96.7%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–202627,786 (18.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–2024112,245 (73.2%)5,569 (3.6%)24,445 (15.9%)
2021–202289,279 (58.2%)6,451 (4.2%)31,508 (20.6%)
2019–2020103,621 (67.6%)12,785 (8.3%)20,933 (13.7%)
2017–201882,030 (53.5%)10,485 (6.8%)20,816 (13.6%)
2015–201687,721 (57.2%)14,978 (9.8%)34,978 (22.8%)
2013–201463,105 (41.2%)9,631 (6.3%)20,955 (13.7%)
2011–201270,998 (46.3%)6,748 (4.4%)15,460 (10.1%)

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
214,132 (± 1,305)
Median Age
43.1
Median Household Income
$76,860 (± $1,714)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
92.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1846,33821.6%
18 to 64122,90457.4%
65 and over44,89021.0%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4,0921.9%
White, not Hispanic199,94393.4%
Black, not Hispanic3,2321.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,3260.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1400.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic220.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4200.2%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4,9572.3%

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
213,077
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
166,796

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic209,34898.2%
Hispanic3,7341.8%
White201,57294.6%
Black3,1971.5%
Asian1,0970.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1450.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander180.0%
Two or More Races2880.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic164,38198.6%
Hispanic2,4141.4%
White158,80695.2%
Black3,0131.8%
Asian1,0510.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3330.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander170.0%
Two or More Races1800.1%

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