The 8th congressional district of Illinois is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Illinois that has been represented by Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi since 2017.
| Illinois's 8th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 291.5 sq mi (755 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2023) | 730,604 |
| Median household income | $94,702[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+6[2] |
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Composition
edit2011 redistricting
editThe congressional district covers parts of Cook County, DuPage County and Kane County, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 United States census. All or parts of Addison, Arlington Heights, Barrington Hills, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Lombard, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Elgin, Streamwood, Villa Park and Wood Dale are included.[3] These boundaries became effective on January 3, 2013.
2023 redistricting
edit| # | County | Seat | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Cook | Chicago | 5,087,072 |
| 43 | DuPage | Wheaton | 921,213 |
| 89 | Kane | Geneva | 514,982 |
Cities and CDPS with 10,000 or more people
edit- Chicago – 2,665,039
- Elgin – 114,797
- Schaumburg – 78,723
- Arlington Heights – 77,676
- Palatine – 67,908
- Des Plaines – 60,675
- Mount Prospect – 56,852
- Hoffman Estates – 52,530
- Barlett – 41,105
- Carol Stream – 39,854
- Streamwood – 39,577
- Carpentersville – 39,983
- Hanover Park – 37,470
- Addison – 35,702
- Glendale Heights – 33,176
- St. Charles – 33,081
- Elk Grove Village – 32,812
- Algonquin – 29,700
- Glen Ellyn – 28,846
- Huntley – 28,008
- Batavia – 26,098
- Rolling Meadows – 24,200
- South Elgin – 23,865
- Roselle – 22,897
- Bloomingdale – 22,382
- Geneva – 21,393
- Norridge – 15,251
- Wood Dale – 14,012
- Pingree Grove – 10,365
2,5000 – 10,000 people
edit- Itasca – 9,543
- Gilberts – 8,366
- West Dundee – 7,686
- Hampshire – 7,667
- Inverness – 7,616
- South Barrington – 5,077
- Barrington Hills – 4,114
- Rosemont – 3,952
- Sleepy Hollow – 3,214
- East Dundee – 3,152
As of the 2020 redistricting, this district will still be based partially in northern Cook County, and now parts of northern DuPage County and northeast Kane County, as well as part of the Chicago neighborhood of O'Hare.
The 8th district takes in the Cook County communities of Schaumburg (shared with DuPage County), Rosemont, Rolling Meadows, South Barrington, and East Dundee (shared with Kane County); most of Hoffman Estates, Streamwood, and Elgin (shared with Kane County); half of Des Plaines; the majority of Elk Grove Village west of Tome Rd (shared with DuPage County); part of Palatine, Norridge, Rosemont, Arlington Heights, Hanover Park (shared with DuPage County), and Inverness; and part of Mount Prospect between Dempster St and W Lonnquist Blvd.
DuPage County is split between this district and the 3rd district. They are partitioned by Bartlett Rd, Old Wayne Golf Course, St Charles Rd, Fair Oaks Rd, Timber Ln, Woodcreek Ln N, Wayne Oaks Dam Reservoir, Morton Rd, Pawnee Dr, County Farm Rd, Highway 64, Gary Ave Della Ave, West St, Geneva Rd, Bloomingdale's Rd, Glendale Lakes Golf Club, President St, Gilberto St, Schubert Ave, Opal Ave, Stevenson Dr, Highway 4, Polo Club Dr, Canadian National Railway, East Branch Park, Army Trail Rd, Belmont Pl, Addison Trail High School, Woodland Ave, 7th Ave, Lake St, 3rd Ave, Eggerding Dr, Mill Rd, Highway 290, Addison Rd, Oak Meadows Golf & Banquets, Central Ave, Canadian Pacific Railway, Wood Dale Rd, Elmhurt St, and Lively Blvd. The 8th district takes in the communities of Bloomingdale, Schaumburg (shared with Cook County), Roselle, and Itasca; most of Carol Stream; the majority of Elk Grove Village west of Tome Rd (shared with DuPage County); part of Hanover Park (shared with Cook County); eastern Bartlett; western Wood Dale; northwestern Addison; part of Glen Ellyn; and part of northern Glendale Heights.
Kane County is split between this district and the 11th district. They are partitioned by Illinois Highway 47, Regency Parkway, Farm Hill Dr, Del Webb Blvd, Jane Adams Memorial Tollway, Sandwald Rd, Ridgecrest Dr, Brier Hill Rd/Illinois Highway 47, Coombs Rd, Shadow Hill Dr, Campton Hills Dr, West Main St, South Tyler Rd, Division St, Fox River, North Washington Ave, Douglas Rd, Orion Rd, and East Fabyan Parkway. The 8th district takes in the communities of East Dundee (shared with Cook County), West Dundee, Carpentersville, Sleepy Hollow, South Elgin, Gilberts, Pingree Grove; most of Elgin (shared with Cook County); half of St. Charles; southern Algonquin; western Wayne and Barrington Hills; eastern Hampshire; southeastern Huntley; a portion of Geneva east of the Fox River; and part of Batavia.
Presidential election results
edit- This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 55% – Al Gore 42% |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 55% – John Kerry 44% |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 56% – John McCain 43% |
| 2012 | President | Barack Obama 58% – Mitt Romney 41% |
| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 58% – Donald Trump 36% |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 59% – Donald Trump 39% |
Recent election results from statewide races
edit- This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 54.6% – Donald Trump 38.9% |
| Senate | Tammy Duckworth 52.4% – Mark Kirk 41.6% | |
| 2018 | Governor | J. B. Pritzker 51.0% – Bruce Rauner 43.0% |
| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul 53.3% – Erika Harold 44.1% | |
| Secretary of State | Jesse White 66.5% – Jason Helland 30.8% | |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 56.8% – Donald Trump 41.4% |
| Senate | Dick Durbin 55.2% – Mark Curran 39.8% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Tammy Duckworth 56.3% – Kathy Salvi 42.1% |
| Governor | J. B. Pritzker 55.1% – Darren Bailey 42.1% | |
| Attorney General | Kwame Raoul 54.8% – Tom DeVore 43.2% | |
| Secretary of State | Alexi Giannoulias 55.0% – Dan Brady 43.1% |
List of members representing the district
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Elections
edit2012 election
editIncumbent Representative Joe Walsh was drawn out of the district for 2012 by 2011 redistricting, although a candidate is not required to live in the district to be eligible to run for a seat in Congress.[5] Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi of Hoffman Estates announced his candidacy for the seat in late May 2011. In July 2011, Democrat Tammy Duckworth also announced plans to run for the seat.[6] Duckworth won the Democratic nomination on March 20, 2012. Duckworth defeated Walsh in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Tammy Duckworth | 123,206 | 54.7 | |
| Republican | Joe Walsh (incumbent) | 101,860 | 45.3 | |
| Total votes | 225,066 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Tammy Duckworth (incumbent) | 84,178 | 55.7 | |
| Republican | Larry Kaifesh | 66,878 | 44.3 | |
| Total votes | 151,056 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Raja Krishnamoorthi | 144,954 | 58.3 | |
| Republican | Pete DiCianni | 103,617 | 41.7 | |
| Total votes | 248,571 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent) | 130,054 | 66.0 | |
| Republican | Jitendra "JD" Diganvker | 67,073 | 34.0 | |
| Total votes | 197,127 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent) | 186,251 | 73.16 | +7.19% | |
| Libertarian | Preston Gabriel Nelson | 68,327 | 26.84 | N/A | |
| Total votes | 254,578 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent) | 117,880 | 56.89 | |
| Republican | Chris Dargis | 89,335 | 43.11 | |
| Total votes | 207,215 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Illinois Congressional District 8 Archived August 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Illinois Board of Elections
- ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, 1855. Springfield, IL: Lanphier & Walker, Printers. 1855.
- ^ US Constitution, Article One, Section Two, Clause Two: Qualifications of Members of the House of Representatives Article One of the United States Constitution#Clause 2: Qualifications of Members
- ^ "Tammy Duckworth running for Congress again, in redrawn 8th". Chicago Sun Times. July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Illinois General Election 2016". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
- ^ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
Sources
edit- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
