Illinois's 17th congressional district
| Illinois's 17th congressional district | |
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Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023. Points indicate major cities in the district. | |
| Representative | |
| Area | 4,571.4 mi2 (11,840 km2) |
| Distribution |
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| Population (2024) | 743,507 |
| Median household income | $60,530[1] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+3[2] |
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The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Eric Sorensen. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities, as well as parts of Peoria and Rockford.
The 17th congressional district has shifted northward after redistricting in 2012. It subsequently lost Quincy and Decatur, as well as its share of Springfield. It was generally thought that the redrawn map would allow the district to revert to the Democrats, who held it without interruption from 1983 to 2011.[3] As expected, incumbent Representative Bobby Schilling was defeated, after serving only one term, by Democratic opponent Cheri Bustos in the 2012 election cycle, who served until 2023.[4][5]
The boundaries were drawn in a bipartisan deal to protect both Democratic incumbent Lane Evans and neighboring Republican incumbents. The lines of the district were drawn to move Republican voters into neighboring districts and to include Democratic neighborhoods in Springfield and Decatur.[6] Evans retired in 2006 as a result of declining health, and the seat was won by his longtime aide Phil Hare. Although the district had been designed to elect a Democrat, Hare lost in 2010 to Republican pizzeria owner Bobby Schilling. In 2012, Democrat Cheri Bustos won the district election.
History
[edit]2011 redistricting
[edit]The district covers parts of Peoria, Tazewell and Winnebago counties, and all of Carroll, Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox, Mercer, Rock Island, Stephenson, Warren and Whiteside counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Canton, East Moline, Freeport, Galesburg, Kewanee, Moline, Peoria, Rock Island, Rockford, Pekin and Sterling are included.[7] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.
2001 redistricting
[edit]From 2003 to 2013 the district was known as "the rabbit on a skateboard" for its unusual shape devised as the outcome of gerrymandering.[8][9]
Representation
[edit]Since 1982, the representative from this district has hailed from a city within Rock Island, County. From 1982 to 2013, the district's representatives hailed from Rock Island, these being Lane Evans, Phil Hare, and Bobby Schilling. Since 2013, the district's representatives have hailed from neighboring Moline, and include Cheri Bustos and Eric Sorenson.
In early 2021, Cheri Bustos announced her intention to retire at the end of the 117th Congress.[5] In November 2021, former WREX and WQAD meteorologist Eric Sorenson announced his candidacy for the seat.[10] He later won the election with 52% of the vote.[11]
Composition
[edit]For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:[12]
Carroll County (19)
- All 19 townships and municipalities
Fulton County (29)
- Avon, Banner, Banner Township, Bryant, Buckheart Township, Canton, Canton Township, Cass Township, Cuba, Deerfield Township, Dunfermline, Ellisville, Ellisville Township, Fairview, Fairview Township, Farmington (part, shared with Peoria County), Farmington Township, Harris Township, Joshua Township, Lee Township, London Mils (part, shared with Knox County), Marietta, Norris, Orion Township, Putnam Township, Smithfield, St. David, Union Township, Young Hickory Township
Henry County (8)
- Cleveland, Colona, Colona Township (part, also 16th), Galva, Galva Township, Kewanee, Kewanee Township, Wethersfield Township
Knox County (36)
- All 36 townships and municipalities
McDonough County (6)
- Bardolph, Emmet Township (part, also 15th), Macomb (part, also 15th), Macomb Township, Mound Township (part, also 15th), Scotland Township (part, also 15th)
McLean County (10)
- Allin Township (part, also 16th), Bloomington (part, also 16th), Bloomington Township (part, also 16th), Dale Township (part, also 16th; includes Shirley), Dry Grove Township (part, also 16th), Funks Grove Township, McLean, Mount Hope Township, Normal (part, also 16th), Normal Township (part, also 16th)
Mercer County (12)
- Alexis (part, shared with Warren County), Greene Township, Matherville, North Henderson, North Henderson Township, Preemption Township, Richland Grove Township, Rivoli Township, Sherrard, Suez Township, Viola, Windsor
Peoria County (21)
- Bartonville, Bellevue (part, also 16th), Elmwood, Elmwood Township, Glasford, Hanna City, Hollis Township, Kingston Mines, Limestone Township (part, also 16th), Logan Township, Mapleton, Norwood (part, also 16th), Pekin (part, also 16th; shared with Tazewell County), Peoria (part, also 16th), Peoria Heights, Richwoods Township, Rosefield Township (part, also 16th), Timber Township, Trivoli Township, West Peoria, West Peoria Township (part, also 16th)
Rock Island County (33)
- All 33 townships and municipalities
Stephenson County (16)
- Cedarville (part, also 16th), Erin Township, Florence Township, Freeport, Freeport Township, German Valley, Harlem Township, Jefferson Township, Kent Township, Lancaster Township, Lena (part, also 16th), Loran Township, Pearl City, Ridott, Ridott Township, Silver Creek Township
Tazewell County (15)
- Armington, Boynton Township, Cincinnati Township (part, also 16th), Delavan, Delavan Township, Dillon Township, Green Valley, Hittle Township, Hopedale Township (part, also 16th), Little Mackinaw Township (part, also 16th), Malone Township, Sand Prairie Township, Spring Lake Township, Pekin (part, also 16th; shared with Peoria County), South Pekin (part, also 16th)
Warren County (6)
- Alexis (part, shared with Mercer County), Coldbrook Township, Kelly Township, Monmouth, Monmouth Township, Spring Grove Township
Whiteside County (33)
- All 33 townships and municipalities
Winnebago County (5)
- Cherry Valley Township (part, also 16th), Loves Park (part, also 16th), Rockford (part, also 16th; shared with Ogle County), Rockford Township (part, also 16th), Seward Township
Recent election results from statewide races
[edit]| Year | Office | Results[13] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | Obama 60% - 38% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 59% - 41% |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 50% - 43% |
| Senate | Duckworth 50% - 44% | |
| Comptroller (Spec.) | Mendoza 48% - 47% | |
| 2018 | Governor | Pritzker 50% - 41% |
| Attorney General | Raoul 50% - 47% | |
| Secretary of State | White 64% - 33% | |
| Comptroller | Mendoza 55% - 41% | |
| Treasurer | Frerichs 54% - 42% | |
| 2020 | President | Biden 53% - 45% |
| Senate | Durbin 53% - 43% | |
| 2022 | Senate | Duckworth 52% - 45% |
| Governor | Pritzker 50% - 47% | |
| Attorney General | DeVore 49% - 48% | |
| Secretary of State | Brady 51% - 47% | |
| Comptroller | Mendoza 52% - 46% | |
| Treasurer | Frerichs 49% - 48% | |
| 2024 | President | Harris 51% - 46% |
List of members representing the district
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Election results
[edit]1982
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 94,483 | 52.84 | |
| Republican | Kenneth McMillan | 84,347 | 47.16 | |
| Total votes | 178,830 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1984
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 128,273 | 56.67 | |
| Republican | Kenneth McMillan | 98,069 | 43.33 | |
| Total votes | 226,342 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1986
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 85,442 | 55.65 | |
| Republican | Sam McHard | 68,101 | 44.35 | |
| Total votes | 153,543 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1988
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 132,130 | 64.87 | |
| Republican | William E. Stewart | 71,560 | 35.13 | |
| Total votes | 203,690 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1990
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 102,062 | 66.52 | |
| Republican | Dan Lee | 51,380 | 33.48 | |
| Total votes | 153,442 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1992
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 156,233 | 60.10 | |
| Republican | Kenneth Schloemer | 103,719 | 39.90 | |
| Total votes | 259,952 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1994
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 95,312 | 54.53 | |
| Republican | Jim Anderson | 79,471 | 45.47 | |
| Total votes | 174,783 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1996
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 120,008 | 51.913 | |
| Republican | Mark W. Baker | 109,240 | 47.254 | |
| Libertarian | William J. Herrman | 1,925 | 0.833 | |
| Total votes | 231,173 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
1998
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 100,128 | 51.56 | |
| Republican | Mark W. Baker | 94,072 | 48.44 | |
| Total votes | 194,200 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2000
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 132,494 | 54.90 | |
| Republican | Mark W. Baker | 108,853 | 45.10 | |
| Total votes | 241,347 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 127,093 | 62.42 | |
| Republican | Peter Calderone | 76,519 | 37.58 | |
| Total votes | 203,612 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lane Evans (incumbent) | 172,320 | 60.68 | |
| Republican | Andrea Zinga | 111,680 | 39.32 | |
| Total votes | 284,000 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phil Hare | 115,025 | 57.17 | |
| Republican | Andrea Zinga | 86,161 | 42.83 | |
| Total votes | 201,186 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phil Hare (incumbent) | 220,961 | 99.77 | |
| Write-ins | 517 | 0.23 | ||
| Total votes | 221,478 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bobby Schilling | 104,583 | 52.58 | |
| Democratic | Phil Hare (incumbent) | 85,454 | 42.96 | |
| Green | Roger K. Davis | 8,861 | 4.46 | |
| Total votes | 198,898 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2012
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheri Bustos | 153,519 | 53.3 | |
| Republican | Bobby Schilling (incumbent) | 134,623 | 46.7 | |
| Independent | Eric Reyes (write-in) | 10 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Joe Faber (write-in) | 9 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 288,161 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheri Bustos (incumbent) | 110,560 | 55.5 | |
| Republican | Bobby Schilling | 88,785 | 44.5 | |
| Independent | Bill Fawell (write-in) | 16 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 199,361 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheri Bustos (incumbent) | 173,125 | 60.3 | |
| Republican | Patrick Harlan | 113,943 | 39.7 | |
| Total votes | 287,068 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheri Bustos (incumbent) | 142,659 | 62.1 | |
| Republican | Bill Fawell | 87,090 | 37.9 | |
| Total votes | 229,749 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cheri Bustos (incumbent) | 156,011 | 52.02 | ||
| Republican | Esther Joy King | 143,863 | 47.97 | ||
| Write-in | 21 | 0.01 | |||
| Total votes | 299,895 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Sorensen | 121,186 | 51.98 | |
| Republican | Esther Joy King | 111,931 | 48.01 | |
| Write-in | 6 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 233,123 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Sorensen (incumbent) | 170,261 | 54.43 | +2.45% | |
| Republican | Joseph McGraw | 142,567 | 45.57 | −2.44% | |
| Total votes | 312,828 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ↑ "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)". Cook Political Report. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ↑ Sweeny, Chuck. "Rockford stands to lose big in the new 17th District". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Bustos beats Schilling in redrawn 17th District". aledotimesrecord.com. Retrieved November 8, 2012.
- 1 2 "Democrat Cheri Bustos Announces Retirement From Congress". HuffPost. April 30, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ↑ "5 Ways to Tilt an Election" (PDF). The New York Times. September 25, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ↑ Illinois Congressional District 17 Archived February 12, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Illinois Board of Elections
- ↑ "Electoral boundaries in America". The Economist. October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- ↑ Aaron Blake (July 27, 2011). "Name that district! (Gerrymandering edition)". Washington Post. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ↑ "Former Rockford meteorologist Eric Sorensen announces run for Illinois' 17th Congressional District". WIFR-LD. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ↑ "Democrat Eric Sorensen's win keeps Illinois House seat with Democrats". NPR. November 10, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST17/CD119_IL17.pdf
- ↑ "Dra 2020".
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
resultswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ↑ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
- ↑ "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.
References
[edit]- 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]- Washington Post page on the 17th District of Illinois
- U.S. Census Bureau - 17th District Fact Sheet Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "U.S. Census Bureau - 17th District map" (PDF). (6.29 MiB)