Illinois' 4th Congressional District
Illinois · IL-04
Illinois' 4th Congressional District is one of 17 U.S. House districts in Illinois, represented in Congress by Jesus Garcia (Democrat). It is home to roughly 735,695 people, with a median age of 36.5. The population is about 65% Hispanic. The median household income is $73,444, and 25% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Democratic (D+28).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 97 square miles, IL-04 is the 411th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 7,584 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.14 ranks 373rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 63% of IL-04 voters backed Kamala Harris and 35% Donald Trump — a D+28 margin. That is a 18.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+46.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 36.5 years old; 24.3% of residents are under 18 and 13.5% are 65 or older. About 31% of residents were born outside the United States, and 62.8% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $73,444, the district's median household income ranks 249th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $274,375, and the median rent is $1,139 a month. 12.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 33.8-minute commute (10.3% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).