Illinois's 16th congressional district
| Illinois's 16th congressional district | |||
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District boundaries | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 7,918 sq mi (20,510 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 694,262 | ||
| Median household income | $62,868[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+10[2][3] | ||
The 16th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Republican Adam Kinzinger.
2011 redistricting[edit]
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.[4] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.
History[edit]
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 more than six decades, the shape of the 16th district fluctuated far less than that of any other Illinois congressional district. In this time, it generally included the northwest corner of the state, extending just far enough to the east to contain its largest city, Rockford.[5] By the 1990s, it also 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 2012 it was represented by just five people, all but one of whom was a Republican. The sole Democrat to have held it in that period, John W. Cox, Jr., only did so for one term.
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 include the southwestern exurbs 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[edit]
2012[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adam Kinzinger (incumbent) | 181,789 | 61.8 | |
| Democratic | Wanda Rohl | 112,301 | 38.2 | |
| Total votes | 294,090 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adam Kinzinger (incumbent) | 153,388 | 70.6 | |
| Democratic | Randall Olsen | 63,810 | 29.4 | |
| Total votes | 217,198 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2016[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adam Kinzinger (incumbent) | 259,722 | 99.9 | |
| Independent | John Burchardt (write-in) | 131 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 259,853 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adam Kinzinger (incumbent) | 151,254 | 59.1 | |
| Democratic | Sara Dady | 104,569 | 40.9 | |
| Independent | John M. Stassi (write-in) | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 255,825 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2020[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adam Kinzinger (incumbent) | 218,839 | 64.7 | |
| Democratic | Dani Brzozowski | 119,313 | 35.2 | |
| Write-in | 7 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 338,159 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Recent election results in statewide races[edit]
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | Bush 54 - 43% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 55 - 44% |
| 2008 | President | Obama 50 - 48%[3] |
| 2012 | President | Romney 53 - 45%[3] |
| 2016 | President | Trump 55 - 38%[3] |
| 2020 | President | Trump 56 - 40%[3] |
List of members representing the district[edit]
Historical district boundaries[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "My Congressional District". US Census Bureau.
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 591–593. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
- ^ Illinois Congressional District 16, Illinois Board of Elections
- ^ Sweeny, Chuck. "Manzullo gears up for primary with new map". Illinois Conservatives (Source: Rockford Register Star). Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ "Illinois General Election 2014". Archived from the original on March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Illinois General Election 2016". Archived from the original on March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Official Canvas; General Election; November 6, 2018". Scribd.
- ^ "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
- 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]
- Congressional districts of Illinois
- Boone County, Illinois
- Carroll County, Illinois
- DeKalb County, Illinois
- Jo Daviess County, Illinois
- McHenry County, Illinois
- Ogle County, Illinois
- Stephenson County, Illinois
- Whiteside County, Illinois
- Winnebago County, Illinois
- Constituencies established in 1873
- 1873 establishments in Illinois