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2021 Illinois Congressional Redistricting Analysis (maps updated with 2020 census data and five majority-minority districts each) This research analysis was conducted as part of the Institute for Computational Redis-tricting (ICOR) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This activity was con-ducted in a non-partisan manner, with any ...
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- Background
- District Maps
- Redistricting by Cycle
- State Legislation and Ballot Measures
- Political Impacts of Redistricting
- Recent News
- See Also
- External Links
This section includes background information on federal requirements for congressional redistricting, state legislative redistricting, state-based requirements, redistricting methods used in the 50 states, gerrymandering, and recent court decisions.
Congressional districts
1. 1.1. See also: United States congressional delegations from Illinois Illinois comprises 17 congressional districts. The table below lists Illinois' current U.S. Representatives.
State legislative maps
1. 1.1. See also: Illinois State Senate and Illinois House of Representatives Illinois comprises 59 state Senate districts and 118 state House districts. State senators are elected every four years in partisan elections. State representatives are elected every two years in partisan elections. To access the state legislative district maps approved during the 2020 redistricting cycle, click here.
Redistricting after the 2020 census
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting in Illinois after the 2020 census Illinois was apportioned 17 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. This represented a net loss of one seat as compared to apportionment after the 2010 census.
Enacted congressional district maps
1. 1.1. See also: Congressional district maps implemented after the 2020 census Illinois enacted a congressional map on November 24, 2021, after Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed the proposal into law. The Illinois State Senate voted 41-18 in favor of the map on October 28, 2021, followed by the Illinois House of Representativesvoting 71-43 in favor on October 29, 2021. This map took effect for Illinois' 2022 congressional elections. Below are the congressional maps in effect before and after the...
Enacted state legislative district maps
1. 1.1. See also: State legislative district maps implemented after the 2020 census The Illinois State Legislature approved new state legislative maps in a special session on August 31, 2021. Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed the new maps into law on September 24, 2021. These maps were revised versions of maps enacted on June 4, 2021, that the legislature based on non-census population estimates. Following the release of census data in August, the legislature reconvened to develop and approve a r...
Redistricting legislation
1. See state election laws The following is a list of recent redistricting bills that have been introduced in or passed by the Illinois state legislature. To learn more about each of these bills, click the bill title. This information is provided by BillTrack50. Note: Due to the nature of the sorting process used to generate this list, some results may not be relevant to the topic. If no bills are displayed below, no legislation pertaining to this topic has been introduced in the legislature...
Redistricting ballot measures
1. 1.1. See also: Redistricting measures on the ballot and List of Illinois ballot measures Ballotpedia has tracked the following ballot measure(s) relating to redistricting in Illinois. 1. Illinois Independent Redistricting Amendment (2014) 2. Illinois Senatorial Apportionment Amendment (1954)
Competitiveness
There are conflicting opinions regarding the correlation between partisan gerrymandering and electoral competitiveness. In 2012, Jennifer Clark, a political science professor at the University of Houston, said, "The redistricting process has important consequences for voters. In some states, incumbent legislators work together to protect their own seats, which produces less competition in the political system. Voters may feel as though they do not have a meaningful alternative to the incumben...
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FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State"National Conference of State Legislatures, "Redistricting Process"Dec 1, 2021 · Illinois Democrats who drew legislative maps following the 2020 Census split O’Fallon into four state House of Representatives districts, up from three. Three state Senate districts touch O’Fallon, a number that will remain the same.
Oct 29, 2021 · Democratic state legislators approved a new map of the Illinois’ congressional boundaries early Friday morning, their fourth version of a plan designed to overcome internal disputes and...
Aug 31, 2021 · Currently, the maps passed by Democrats this spring, as well as the revised maps set for a vote Tuesday, pack eight sets of Republicans together into new House and Senate districts, forcing sitting GOP lawmakers to either run against their colleagues or retire.
Oct 29, 2021 · In central Illinois, Republican Reps. Darin LaHood, of Peoria, and Adam Kinzinger, of Channahon, would face each other in a 16th District primary. Unlike the Wednesday map, the latest version left Democratic Rep Sean Casten, of Downers Grove, uncontested in the 6th District primary.
Oct 16, 2021 · The proposed new maps reflect the fact that Illinois will have only 17 congressional districts after the 2022 elections, down from its current 18 districts, due to the state’s loss of population since the 2010 census.
