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Illinois's 17th 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 Eric Sorensen

Eric Sorensen

IL · District 17
Democrat
Raised $2,233,676 · 40K followers (office + personal) · missed 1.0% of votes
3.7 years in Congress · Up for reelection: 2026
House Committee on Agriculture · House Committee on Armed Services +4 more
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Cook PVI: D+3

District demographics

MeasureValue
Population743,507
Median household income$60,530
Median age38.4
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%
White alone66.2%
Black alone12.7%
Hispanic or Latino13.2%
Asian alone2.6%
Unemployment rate5.2%
Population density (per sq mi)166

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.