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Illinois House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Illinois Representative District 5

A district of about 104,000 people, 53% Black, 57% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+75.6 relative to the nation for president.

Kimberly Du Buclet (D) · since Nov 5, 2024Next election Nov 7, 2028The 2026 race →

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.

D+75.64th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican60th seat · the majority lineDistrict 5

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.

2024
Illinois House of RepresentativesD+72.8

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 5.

Adults with a bachelor's degree57% 87th pct · 16th of 118 in IL

Higher than 87% of seats.

White adults without a degree3% 0th pct · 118th of 118 in IL

Lowest of 118 seats.

Hispanic residents9% 32nd pct · 80th of 118 in IL

Lower than 68% of seats.

Black residents53% 97th pct · 5th of 118 in IL

Higher than 97% of seats.

Asian residents6% 65th pct · 42nd of 118 in IL

Higher than 65% of seats.

People per square mile15,256 93rd pct · 9th of 118 in IL

Denser than 93% 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 9
47% Black · 51% college gradsD+67.4Held DDistrict 10
37% Black · 57% college gradsD+72.4Held DDistrict 25
23% Hispanic · 50% BlackD+80.7Held DDistrict 26
41% Black · 65% college gradsD+70.9Held 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.

  1. Democratic (D)
    2027– · Won 2026 unopposed
  2. Kimberly Neely Dubuclet (D)
    2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 72.8
  3. Lamont J. Robinson (D)
    2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 98.1

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)