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Illinois's 16th 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 Darin LaHood

Darin LaHood

IL · District 16
RepublicanChair, National Security Agency and CyberChair, Work and Welfare
Raised $3,672,739 · 72K followers (office + personal) · missed 2.5% of votes
11.0 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Ways and Means · House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence +6 more
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Cook PVI: R+11

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population752,764
Median household income$85,435
Median age42.2
Bachelor's degree or higher32.0%
White alone82.6%
Black alone2.3%
Hispanic or Latino7.8%
Asian alone2.5%
Unemployment rate3.6%
Population density (per sq mi)84

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.