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Illinois Representative District 34
Cleopatra "Cleo" Cowley has no major-party opponent.
Cleopatra "Cleo" Cowley has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+57: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 110,124
- People per km²
- 145
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 27%
- White, no degree
- 18%of adults
- White 20%
- Hispanic 14%
- Black 62%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
43,140 votes · D+53.2✓ Nicholas "nick" Smith (D)76.6%
Frederick L Walls (R)23.4%
2024 President Vote in this district
46,770 two-party votes · D+55.8 · D+57.3 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)77.9%
Donald Trump (R)22.1%
2022
31,776 votes · D+56.4✓ Nicholas Smith (D)78.2%
Frederick L Walls (R)21.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
40,279 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Nicholas Smith (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
52,512 two-party votes · D+62.4 · D+57.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)81.2%
Donald Trump (R)18.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
55,385 two-party votes · D+68.9 · D+66.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)84.5%
Donald Trump (R)15.5%
Also on the ballot in Illinois
Neighboring districts
RD-27Justin Q. Slaughter—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. RD-28Robert Rita—D vs D>99%Dem.>99%Dem. RD-29Thaddeus Jones—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. RD-31Michael "Mike" Crawford—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. RD-32Lisa J. Davis—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. RD-33Marcus C. Evans, Jr.—>99%Dem.>99%Dem. RD-79—Jackie Haas>99%Rep.>99%Rep. RD-106—Jason R. Bunting>99%Rep.>99%Rep.