Illinois |
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SUPER DISTRICT A - FIVE SEATS | ||||||||||
2000 Presidential Vote |
% Black | % Latino | ||||||||
State | CD | Bush | (%) | Gore | (%) | Other | (%) | Total | Origin | Origin |
Illinois | 12 | 116724 | (43.4%) | 144548 | (53.8%) | 7634 | (2.8%) | 268906 | 16.3% | 1.8% |
Illinois | 15 | 148176 | (54.0%) | 116436 | (42.5%) | 9616 | (3.5%) | 274228 | 5.7% | 2.2% |
Illinois | 17 | 119563 | (43.6%) | 146548 | (53.5%) | 7807 | (2.9%) | 273918 | 7.2% | 3.7% |
Illinois | 18 | 159475 | (54.0%) | 128411 | (43.5%) | 7464 | (2.5%) | 295350 | 6.4% | 1.5% |
Illinois | 19 | 164541 | (56.1%) | 121210 | (41.3%) | 7621 | (2.6%) | 293372 | 3.5% | 1.1% |
Total | 708479 | (50.4%) | 657153 | (46.7%) | 40142 | (2.9%) | 1405774 | 7.7% | 2.0% | |
Winning Percentage: | 16.7% | |||||||||
Voting Rights Analysis: | Black voters supporting a candidate with crossover appeal could, in coalition with white and other minority voters, elect a candidate of choice. | |||||||||
District Partisanship: | 48.3% | This super district would likely elect two Democrats and two | ||||||||
Republicans with one swing seat. |
SUPER DISTRICT B - FIVE SEATS | ||||||||||
2000 Presidential Vote |
% Black | % Latino | ||||||||
State | CD | Bush | (%) | Gore | (%) | Other | (%) | Total | Origin | Origin |
Illinois | 8 | 131967 | (55.5%) | 98664 | (41.5%) | 6954 | (2.9%) | 237585 | 3.2% | 10.8% |
Illinois | 10 | 123982 | (46.9%) | 134149 | (50.8%) | 6097 | (2.3%) | 264288 | 5.3% | 12.3% |
Illinois | 11 | 128280 | (49.6%) | 122979 | (47.6%) | 7269 | (2.8%) | 258528 | 7.8% | 6.7% |
Illinois | 14 | 129745 | (54.4%) | 101369 | (42.5%) | 7428 | (3.1%) | 238542 | 4.6% | 18.5% |
Illinois | 16 | 141878 | (53.9%) | 113020 | (43.0%) | 8163 | (3.1%) | 263061 | 5.3% | 6.5% |
Total | 655852 | (52.0%) | 570181 | (45.2%) | 35911 | (2.8%) | 1261944 | 5.3% | 10.8% | |
Winning Percentage: | 16.7% | |||||||||
Voting Rights Analysis: | Latino voters in coalition with white and other minority voters are well-positioned to elect a candidate of choice. | |||||||||
District Partisanship: | 46.8% | This super district would likely elect two Democrats and two | ||||||||
Republicans with one swing seat. |
SUPER DISTRICT C - THREE SEATS | ||||||||||
2000 Presidential Vote |
% Black | % Latino | ||||||||
State | CD | Bush | (%) | Gore | (%) | Other | (%) | Total | Origin | Origin |
Illinois | 6 | 126254 | (53.3%) | 103616 | (43.8%) | 6945 | (2.9%) | 236815 | 2.7% | 12.5% |
Illinois | 9 | 71064 | (30.8%) | 155529 | (67.4%) | 4331 | (1.9%) | 230924 | 10.7% | 11.5% |
Illinois | 13 | 148621 | (55.2%) | 113450 | (42.1%) | 7166 | (2.7%) | 269237 | 4.9% | 5.5% |
Total | 345939 | (46.9%) | 372595 | (50.6%) | 18442 | (2.5%) | 736976 | 6.0% | 9.6% | |
Winning Percentage: | 25% | |||||||||
Voting Rights Analysis: | Minority voters supporting a candidate with crossover appeal could, in coalition with white voters, elect a candidate of choice. | |||||||||
District Partisanship: | 52.2% | This super district would likely elect one Democrat and one | ||||||||
Republican with one swing seat. |
SUPER DISTRICT D - THREE SEATS | ||||||||||
2000 Presidential Vote |
% Black | % Latino | ||||||||
State | CD | Bush | (%) | Gore | (%) | Other | (%) | Total | Origin | Origin |
Illinois | 4 | 23809 | (20.3%) | 93266 | (79.7%) | - | - | 117075 | 3.7% | 74.5% |
Illinois | 5 | 73793 | (34.0%) | 143106 | (66.0%) | - | - | 216899 | 2.2% | 23.0% |
Illinois | 7 | 38196 | (16.0%) | 199064 | (83.2%) | 1985 | (0.8%) | 239245 | 61.6% | 5.8% |
Total | 135798 | (23.7%) | 435436 | (76.0%) | 1985 | (0.3%) | 573219 | 27.3% | 26.3% | |
Winning Percentage: | 25% | |||||||||
Voting Rights Analysis: | Black voters are well-positioned to elect a candidate of choice. Even though Latino voters are above the victory threshold, Latino voters would likely need crossover support to elect a candidate of choice. | |||||||||
District Partisanship: | 77.6% | This super district would likely elect two Democrats with one | ||||||||
swing seat. |
SUPER DISTRICT E - THREE SEATS | ||||||||||
2000 Presidential Vote |
% Black | % Latino | ||||||||
State | CD | Bush | (%) | Gore | (%) | Other | (%) | Total | Origin | Origin |
Illinois | 1 | 39400 | (15.5%) | 213244 | (83.7%) | 2097 | (0.8%) | 254741 | 65.2% | 4.8% |
Illinois | 2 | 41005 | (16.5%) | 204372 | (82.5%) | 2455 | (1.0%) | 247832 | 62.0% | 10.4% |
Illinois | 3 | 91471 | (40.1%) | 131650 | (57.7%) | 4913 | (2.2%) | 228034 | 5.8% | 21.3% |
Total | 171876 | (23.5%) | 549266 | (75.2%) | 9465 | (1.3%) | 730607 | 45.6% | 11.8% | |
Winning Percentage: | 25% | |||||||||
Voting Rights Analysis: | Black voters are well-positioned to elect a candidate of choice. Black voters in coalition with Latino and white voters are well-positioned to elect a second candidate of choice. | |||||||||
District Partisanship: | 76.8% | This super district would likely elect two Democrats with one | ||||||||
swing seat. |
This proposal is based on the current congressional districts of Illinois. Because current congressional districts are often the results of gerrymandering, the proposed super district boundaries are not as smooth and nice-looking as they could be in a similar proposal that made use of sub-congressional district data. |