Illinois' 16th Congressional District
Illinois · IL-16
Illinois' 16th Congressional District is one of 17 U.S. House districts in Illinois, represented in Congress by Darin LaHood (Republican). It is home to roughly 746,619 people, with a median age of 41.4. The population is about 85% White. The median household income is $82,722, and 31% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+23).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 9,011 square miles, IL-16 is the 89th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 83 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is very irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.10 ranks 410th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 38% of IL-16 voters backed Kamala Harris and 61% Donald Trump — a R+23 margin. That is a 1.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+22.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 41.4 years old; 22.9% of residents are under 18 and 19.2% are 65 or older. About 4.6% of residents were born outside the United States, and 7% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $82,722, the district's median household income ranks 174th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $191,658, and the median rent is $989 a month. 8.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 24.9-minute commute (10.1% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).