Illinois' 5th Congressional District
Illinois · IL-05
Illinois' 5th Congressional District is one of 17 U.S. House districts in Illinois, represented in Congress by Mike Quigley (Democrat). It is home to roughly 760,900 people, with a median age of 37.7. The population is about 70% White. The median household income is $114,285, and 65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted safely Democratic (D+37).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 158 square miles, IL-05 is the 391st-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 4,816 residents per square mile, it is a heavily urban district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.08 ranks 423rd of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 68% of IL-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 31% Donald Trump — a D+37 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+40.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37.7 years old; 19.4% of residents are under 18 and 15.6% are 65 or older. About 20.5% of residents were born outside the United States, and 28.4% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $114,285, the district's median household income ranks 39th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $447,327, and the median rent is $1,748 a month. 7.3% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 33.9-minute commute (24.5% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).