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Illinois House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022

Illinois Representative District 6

A district of about 104,000 people, 34% Hispanic and 42% Black, 31% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+65.8 relative to the nation for president.

Sonya Harper (D) · since Nov 8, 2016Next 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+65.814th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican60th seat · the majority lineDistrict 6

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.

20222024
Illinois House of RepresentativesD+73.2D+64.7

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 6.

Adults with a bachelor's degree31% 40th pct · 71st of 118 in IL

Lower than 60% of seats.

White adults without a degree5% 3rd pct · 114th of 118 in IL

Lower than 97% of seats.

Hispanic residents34% 86th pct · 17th of 118 in IL

Higher than 86% of seats.

Black residents42% 90th pct · 13th of 118 in IL

Higher than 90% of seats.

Asian residents7% 71st pct · 35th of 118 in IL

Higher than 71% of seats.

People per square mile11,459 88th pct · 15th of 118 in IL

Denser than 88% 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 7
29% Hispanic · 38% BlackD+55.4Held DDistrict 25
23% Hispanic · 50% BlackD+80.7Held DDistrict 32
38% Hispanic · 44% BlackD+56.1Held DDistrict 8
52% Black · 31% college gradsD+57.5Held 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. Sonya Marie Harper (D)
    2023– · Won 2022 by 73.2, 2024 by 64.7, 2026 unopposed

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