Illinois's 11th congressional district
| Illinois's 11th congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current Representative | Bill Foster (D–Naperville) | |
| Cook PVI | D+5[1] | |
The 11th Congressional District of Illinois is represented by Democrat Bill Foster.
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2011 redistricting [edit]
The congressional district covers parts of Cook, Du Page, Kane, Kendall and Will counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Aurora, Bolingbrook, Darien, Joliet, Montgomery, Naperville, New Lenox, Shorewood and Woodridge are included.[2] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.
Elections [edit]
2012 election [edit]
Voting [edit]
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 53 - 45% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 53 - 46% |
| 2000 | President | Bush 50 - 48% |
District boundaries [edit]
From 1865 to 1867 the district included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties.[3] From 1901 until 1947 the 11th congressional district included Kane, DuPage, McHenry and Will Counties. Following the Congressional Apportionment Act of 1947, the district covered a portion of Cook County and the far northwest side of Chicago roughly centered around Norwood Park.[4] The district was not changed by 1951's redistricting.[5] In 1961, the district was widened westward to the Des Plaines River and east into parts of Lincoln Square.[6] The district covered the northwest side of Chicago until the early 1990s when it moved closer to its current area, encompassing most of LaSalle and Grundy Counties, the southern part of Will County, the northern part of Kankakee County and a small portion of southeastern Cook County.[7] It has remained in its current dimensions since the Illinois Congressional Reapportionment Act of 2001 (10 ILCS 76) was enacted.
Representatives [edit]
| Representative | Party | Years | District Home | Notes |
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| James C. Robinson | Democratic | March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865 | Redistricted from the 7th district | |
| Samuel S. Marshall | Democratic | March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1873 | Redistricted to the 19th district | |
| Robert M. Knapp | Democratic | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 | ||
| Scott Wike | Democratic | March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877 | ||
| Robert M. Knapp | Democratic | March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1879 | ||
| James W. Singleton | Democratic | March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1883 | ||
| William Neece | Democratic | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1887 | ||
| William Gest | Republican | March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891 | ||
| Benjamin Cable | Democratic | March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893 | ||
| Benjamin F. Marsh | Republican | March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895 | Redistricted to the 15th district | |
| Walter Reeves | Republican | March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1903 | ||
| Howard Snapp | Republican | March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1911 | ||
| Ira C. Copley | Republican | March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1915 | ||
| Progressive | March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1917 | |||
| Republican | March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1923 | |||
| Frank Reid | Republican | March 4, 1923 - January 3, 1935 | ||
| Chauncey Reed | Republican | January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1949 | Redistricted to the 14th district | |
| Chester Chesney | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951 | ||
| Timothy P. Sheehan | Republican | January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1959 | ||
| Roman Pucinski | Democratic | January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1973 | Chicago | |
| Frank Annunzio | Democratic | January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1993 | Chicago | Redistricted from the 7th district |
| George E. Sangmeister | Democratic | January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1995 | Joliet | Redistricted from the 4th district |
| Jerry Weller | Republican | January 3, 1995 - January 3, 2009 | Joliet | Declined to run for re-election |
| Debbie Halvorson | Democratic | January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011 | Crete | Defeated |
| Adam Kinzinger | Republican | January 3, 2011 - January 3, 2013 | Manteno | Redistricted to the 16th district |
| Bill Foster | Democratic | January 3, 2013 - | Defeated in the 14th district in 2010 |
Historical maps of boundaries [edit]
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Map of the 11th Congressional district from 1895 to 1903. It included Bureau, LaSalle, Livingston and Woodford counties.
References [edit]
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008". The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ^ Illinois Congressional District 11, Illinois Board of Elections
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- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links [edit]
- 2002 Census of Agriculture - 11th Congressional District Profile
- District map
- Congressional district profiles
- Washington Post page on the 11th District of Illinois
- U.S. Census Bureau - 11th District Fact Sheet
- Maps
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