Illinois's 16th congressional district

Illinois's 16th congressional district
Illinois's 16th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Adam Kinzinger R–Channahon
Area	7,918 sq mi (20,510 km2)
Distribution	71.0% urban 29.1% rural
Population (2011 est.)	713,840
Median income	$60,326
Ethnicity	91.2% white 4.2% black 1.2% Asian 8.7% Hispanic 0.1% Native American 0.0% Pacific Islands Americans 1.4% Two or more races 1.8% other
Cook PVI	R+8

The 16th Congressional District of Illinois is represented by Republican Adam Kinzinger.

2011 redistricting

The congressional district covers parts of DeKalb, Ford, Stark, Will and Winnebago counties, and all of Boone, Bureau, Grundy, Iroquois, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Ogle and Putnam counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Belvidere, Channahon, DeKalb, Dixon, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Ottawa, Morris, Pontiac, Rockford and Streator are included. The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.

History

Prominent past representatives from the 16th district have included Everett Dirksen, who went on to become the Republican leader in the United States Senate; John B. Anderson, who became the 3rd highest ranking Republican in the House and went on to run as a major independent candidate in the 1980 Presidential election; and Lynn Martin, who later served as United States Secretary of Labor.

For decades, the 16th district was the most geographically stable district in Illinois. For more than six decades, in comparison to the other districts in the state, it was almost stationary. While its shape fluctuated slightly after each census, in general it included the northwest corner of the state, extending just far enough to the east to include its largest city, Rockford. By the 1990s, it extended eastward to include part of McHenry County, an outer suburb of Chicago. This geographic stability also contributed to electoral stability. It first became a Rockford-based district for the 1948 election, and from then until 2010 it was represented by just five people, all but one of whom was a Republican.

However, with the new map drawn for 2012, the familiar shape of the 16th was rendered unrecognizable. It was pushed well to the east to take in the extreme exurban region of the Chicago metropolitan area, and stretches from the Wisconsin border to the Indiana border. While it still included most of Rockford's suburbs, half of Rockford itself—essentially the more Democratic portion of the city—was shifted to the 17th district.

Elections

2012 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2016	President	Trump 55 - 38%
2012	President	Romney 53 - 45%
2008	President	Obama 50 - 48%
2004	President	Bush 55 - 44%
2000	President	Bush 54 - 43%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1873
James S. Martin	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd
William A. J. Sparks	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th
Aaron Shaw	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th
Silas Z. Landes	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th
George W. Fithian	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	51st 52nd 53rd
Finis E. Downing	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – June 5, 1896	54th	Lost contested election
John I. Rinaker	Republican	June 5, 1896 – March 3, 1897	54th	Won contested election
William H. Hinrichsen	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th
William E. Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	56th
Thomas J. Selby	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	57th
Joseph V. Graff	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Redistricted from the 14th district
Claude U. Stone	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	62nd 63rd 64th
Clifford C. Ireland	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923	65th 66th 67th
William E. Hull	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd
Everett Dirksen	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th
Leo E. Allen	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th	Redistricted from the 13th district
John B. Anderson	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1981	87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th
Lynn Morley Martin	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991	97th 98th 99th 100th 101st
John W. Cox, Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993	102nd
Don Manzullo	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Lost contested primary
Adam Kinzinger	Republican	January 3, 2013 – Present	113th 114th 115th 116th	Redistricted from the 11th district

Living former members

There are currently three living former members of the House from the district. The most recent to die was John B. Anderson (served 1961–1981), on December 3, 2017.

Representative	Years served	Date of birth
Lynn Martin	1981 – 1991	(1939-12-26) December 26, 1939
John W. Cox	1991 – 1993	(1947-07-10) July 10, 1947
Don Manzullo	1993 – 2013	(1944-03-24) March 24, 1944

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Illinois's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• 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

• Washington Post page on the 16th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 16th District Fact Sheet