Illinois House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Illinois Representative District 51

A district of about 119,000 people, 63% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+13.1 relative to the nation for president.

Nabeela Syed (D) · since Nov 8, 2022Next 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+13.164th most
Democratic

Most DemocraticMost Republican60th seat · the majority lineDistrict 51

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.

	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	2026
U.S. Senate	R+16.2	No race	R+0.5	No race	No race	No race
Governor	No race	R+14.6	No race	No race	No race	No race
Illinois House of Representatives	No race	No race	No race	D+6.6	D+12.4	D+20.7

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 51.

Adults with a bachelor's degree63% 92nd pct · 10th of 118 in IL

13%86%

Higher than 92% of seats.

White adults without a degree27% 37th pct · 75th of 118 in IL

3%76%

Lower than 63% of seats.

Hispanic residents8% 25th pct · 89th of 118 in IL

2%82%

Lower than 75% of seats.

Black residents3% 21st pct · 94th of 118 in IL

1%70%

Lower than 79% of seats.

Asian residents14% 88th pct · 15th of 118 in IL

0%25%

Higher than 88% of seats.

People per square mile1,750 44th pct · 67th of 118 in IL

2834K

Less dense than 56% 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. 1 of the 4 flipped this year.

District 45
60% college gradsD+14.1Held D District 81
58% college gradsD+22.3Held D District 47
60% college gradsD+11.2Flipped D District 41
69% college gradsD+24.6Held 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.

Jenny Levin (D)
2027– · Won 2026 by 20.7
Nabeela Syed (D)
2023–2027 · Won 2022 by 6.6, 2024 by 12.4

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