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Illinois's 8th district

U.S. House district profile: the sitting representative, 2024 Census demographics (119th-district boundaries), partisan lean, and 2026 race rating.

Representative

Official portrait of Raja Krishnamoorthi

Raja Krishnamoorthi

IL · District 8
DemocratRanking Member, Health Care and Financial ServicesRanking Member, National Intelligence Enterprise
Raised $3,916,222 · 276K followers (office + personal) · missed 2.9% of votes
9.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence +4 more
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Cook PVI: D+5

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population752,591
Median household income$96,230
Median age40.3
Bachelor's degree or higher39.9%
White alone51.4%
Black alone4.7%
Hispanic or Latino26.6%
Asian alone13.4%
Unemployment rate3.4%
Population density (per sq mi)2,636

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B01003, B01002, B19013 and related), 119th Congress district boundaries, released September 2025; land area from the 2025 Gazetteer.