Illinois' 13th Congressional District
Illinois · IL-13
Illinois' 13th Congressional District is one of 17 U.S. House districts in Illinois, represented in Congress by Nikki Budzinski (Democrat). It is home to roughly 751,111 people, with a median age of 37.5. The population is about 67% White. The median household income is $62,891, and 32% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted leaning Democratic (D+10).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 2,298 square miles, IL-13 is the 215th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 327 residents per square mile, it is a mix of small cities, suburbs and countryside. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.11 ranks 406th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 54% of IL-13 voters backed Kamala Harris and 44% Donald Trump — a D+10 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted D+11.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 37.5 years old; 20.8% of residents are under 18 and 16.8% are 65 or older. About 5.6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 8.1% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $62,891, the district's median household income ranks 366th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $145,562, and the median rent is $963 a month. 16.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 23-minute commute (10.9% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).