Illinois's 14th congressional district

Illinois's 14th congressional district
The 14th congressional district of Illinois
Current Representative		Bill Foster (D)
Population (2000)	653,647
Median income	$56,314
Ethnicity	73.4% White, 4.7% Black, 1.8% Asian, 18.5% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 1.9% other
Cook PVI	R + 1

The 14th congressional district of Illinois covers a part of northern Illinois, including the cities of Aurora, Elgin, DeKalb, and Dixon, and parts of Henry, Whiteside, Lee, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, DuPage and Bureau counties. It is represented by Democrat Bill Foster.

Voting

Cities in the District

Algonquin* - Amboy – Annawan – Ashton – Atkinson – Aurora* – Bartlett* – Batavia – Big Rock – Binghampton – Bristol – Burlington – Cambridge – Carpentersville – Central – Compton – Cortland – Deer Grove – DeKalb – Dixon – Dundee – East Dundee - Elburn – Eldena – Elgin – Elva – Fox – Franklin Grove – Gap Grove – Geneseo – Geneva – Gilberts – Hampshire – Harmon – Helmar – Hinckley – Hooppole – Huntley – Joliet* - Kaneville – LaFox – Lee – Lee Center – Lily Lake – Lisbon - Little Rock – Maple Park – Maytown – McGirr – Millbrook – Millington – Minooka – Montgomery – Mooseheart – Nachusa – Nelson – Newark – New Bedford – Normandy – North Aurora – Orion – Osco – Oswego – Paw Paw – Pingree Grove – Plano – Plato Center – Plattville – Portland – Prairieville – Prophetstown – Rock Falls – Rollo – Sandwich – Scarboro – Shabbona – Shabbona Grove – Shaw – Sleepy Hollow – Somonauk – South Elgin – Spring Hill – St. Charles – Starks – Steward – Sublette – Sugar Grove – Sunny Hill – Sycamore – Tampico – Udine – Ulah – Valley View – Virgil – Walton – Warrenville – Wasco – Waterman – Wayne – West Brooklyn – West Chicago – West Dundee – Wheaton* - Winfield* - Yorktown – Yorkville

• Towns marked with an asterisk are not entirely contained in the 14th District.

Representation

The 14th district was represented by Republican Dennis Hastert, who was the longest serving Republican Speaker of the House in U.S. history. The previous holder of this GOP record, Joseph Gurney Cannon represented the district in his early career from 1873-1883 (although he wasn't Speaker until he represented the 18th district).

A special election was held on March 8, 2008. Democrat Bill Foster defeated Republican Jim Oberweis by 52.5% to 47.5%.

Historical maps of boundaries

Map of the 14th Congressional district from 1893 to 1901. It included Putnam, Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell and Mason counties.

Map of the 14th Congressional district from 1901 until 1947. It included Rock Island, Mercer, Warren, Henderson, Hancock and Mc Donough counties.

Map of the 14th Congressional district from 1947 until 1961. It included Kane, DuPage and McHenry counties.

See also

• Illinois's 14th congressional district special election, 2008

External links

• Washington Post page on the 14th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 14th District Fact Sheet

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