Illinois House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Illinois Representative District 21
A district of about 115,000 people, 54% Hispanic, 27% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+30.0 relative to the nation for president.
Where it sits among all 118 seats
Every Illinois House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2022 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois House of Representatives | D+32.0 | D+51.1 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 118 seats. Small marks are other seats in Illinois. The black marker is District 21.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Lower than 66% of seats.
Higher than 93% of seats.
Higher than 50% of seats.
Lower than 54% of seats.
Denser than 77% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 5056% Hispanic · 29% college gradsD+30.1Held DDistrict 43
57% Hispanic · 24% college gradsD+24.6Held DDistrict 2
68% Hispanic · 24% college gradsD+35.4Held DDistrict 60
56% Hispanic · 21% college gradsD+42.8Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Who has held it
These lines took effect in 2022.
- Abdelnasser Rashid (D)
2023– · Won 2022 by 32.0, 2024 unopposed, 2026 by 51.1
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)