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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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This section lists major events in the post-2020 census redistricting cycle in reverse chronological order. Major events include the release of apportionment data, the release of census population data, the introduction of formal map proposals, the enactment of new maps, and noteworthy court challenges. Click the dates below for additional informat...
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...
Enacted state supreme court district maps
New state supreme court district maps were signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) on June 4, 2021. The Illinois Supreme Courtlifted a pause order on this map on Jan. 1, 2022, resulting in its full implementation. This was the first time the state updated its judicial districts map since they were first enacted in 1964. An image of the enacted state Supreme Court district map appears on the right. Click herefor an interactive viewer of the enacted Supreme Court map.
The Illinois General Assembly is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. Both chambers of the state legislature must approve a redistricting plan. The governormay veto the lines drawn by the state legislature. In the event that both chambers of the state legislature do not approve a legislative redistricting...
Apportionment is the process by which representation in a legislative body is distributed among its constituents. The number of seats in the United States House of Representativesis fixed at 435. The United States Constitution dictates that districts be redrawn every 10 years to ensure equal populations between districts. Every ten years, upon comp...
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.
FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State"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 Representatives voting 71-43 in favor on October 29, 2021.
Nov 24, 2021 · Because most of the state’s population loss occurred in southern Illinois, the new maps combine what are currently the 12 th and 15 th Districts, held by Republican Reps. Mike Bost and Mary Miller, respectively, into a new 12 th District that covers most of the southern one-third of the state.
As the 2021 round of redistricting unfolds across the country, our research group has produced congressional district maps for the state of Illinois. Using 2020 census data, we produce eight options for congressional district maps that all have five majority-minority districts.
Nov 29, 2021 · This map will take effect for Illinois’ 2022 congressional elections. On Oct. 28, the Illinois Senate passed a map in a 41-18 vote, which the House then approved on Oct. 29 in a 71-43 vote. Released on Oct. 28, this was the fourth congressional map that legislative Democrats proposed.
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Nov 23, 2021 · Democrats sought to draw boundaries that would give them a 14-3 edge in future elections. The state’s congressional map was seen as critical not only to Democrats in Illinois, but to the party ...
