Illinois's 16th congressional district

Illinois's 16th congressional district
From 2013 to 2023 From 2023 to 2033 District boundaries
Representative	Adam Kinzinger R–Channahon
Area	7,918 sq mi (20,510 km2)
Distribution	71.0% urban 29.1% rural
Population (2019)	694,262
Median household income	$62,868[1]
Ethnicity	84.2% White 8.8% Hispanic 3.8% Black 1.6% Two or more races 1.4% Asian 0.2% other
Cook PVI	R+10[2][3]

The 16th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Republican Adam Kinzinger.

2011 redistricting[]

The congressional district covers parts of DeKalb, Ford, Stark, Will and Winnebago counties, and all of Boone, Bureau, Grundy, Iroquois, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Ogle and Putnam counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Belvidere, Channahon, DeKalb, Dixon, Loves Park, Machesney Park, Ottawa, Morris, Pontiac, Rockford and Streator are included.^[4] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.

History[]

Prominent past representatives from the 16th district have included Everett Dirksen, who went on to become the Republican leader in the United States Senate; John B. Anderson, who became the 3rd highest ranking Republican in the House and went on to run as a major independent candidate in the 1980 Presidential election; and Lynn Martin, who later served as United States Secretary of Labor.

For more than six decades, the shape of the 16th district fluctuated far less than that of any other Illinois congressional district. In this time, it generally included the northwest corner of the state, extending just far enough to the east to contain its largest city, Rockford.^[5] By the 1990s, it also extended eastward to include part of McHenry County, an outer suburb of Chicago. This geographic stability also contributed to electoral stability. It first became a Rockford-based district for the 1948 election, and from then until 2012 it was represented by just five people, all but one of whom was a Republican. The sole Democrat to have held it in that period, John W. Cox, Jr., only did so for one term.

However, with the new map drawn for 2012, the familiar shape of the 16th was rendered unrecognizable. It was pushed well to the east to include the southwestern exurbs of the Chicago metropolitan area, and stretches from the Wisconsin border to the Indiana border. While it still included most of Rockford's suburbs, half of Rockford itself—essentially the more Democratic portion of the city—was shifted to the 17th district.

Elections[]

2012[]

Illinois's 16th congressional district, 2012^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	181,789	61.8
	Democratic	Wanda Rohl	112,301	38.2
Total votes			294,090	100.0
	Republican hold

2014[]

Illinois's 16th congressional district, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	153,388	70.6
	Democratic	Randall Olsen	63,810	29.4
Total votes			217,198	100.0
	Republican hold

2016[]

Illinois's 16th congressional district, 2016 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	259,722	99.9
	Independent	John Burchardt (write-in)	131	0.1
Total votes			259,853	100.0
	Republican hold

2018[]

Illinois's 16th congressional district, 2018^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	151,254	59.1
	Democratic	Sara Dady	104,569	40.9
	Independent	John M. Stassi (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			255,825	100.0
	Republican hold

2020[]

Illinois's 16th congressional district, 2020^[10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	218,839	64.7
	Democratic	Dani Brzozowski	119,313	35.2
	Write-in		7	0.0
Total votes			338,159	100.0
	Republican hold

Recent election results in statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 54 - 43%
2004	President	Bush 55 - 44%
2008	President	Obama 50 - 48%[3]
2012	President	Romney 53 - 45%[3]
2016	President	Trump 55 - 38%[3]
2020	President	Trump 56 - 40%[3]

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873
James S. Martin	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing]
William A. J. Sparks	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th	Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data unknown/missing]
Aaron Shaw	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. [data unknown/missing]
Silas Z. Landes	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. [data unknown/missing]
George W. Fithian	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	51st 52nd 53rd	Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing]
Finis E. Downing	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – June 5, 1896	54th	Lost contested election.
John I. Rinaker	Republican	June 5, 1896 – March 3, 1897	54th	Won contested election.
William H. Hinrichsen	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	Elected in 1896. [data unknown/missing]
William E. Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	56th	Elected in 1898. [data unknown/missing]
Thomas J. Selby	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	57th	Elected in 1900. [data unknown/missing]
Joseph V. Graff	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data unknown/missing]
Claude U. Stone	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917	62nd 63rd 64th	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. [data unknown/missing]
Clifford C. Ireland	Republican	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1923	65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. [data unknown/missing]
William E. Hull	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. [data unknown/missing]
Everett Dirksen	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. [data unknown/missing]
Leo E. Allen	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th	Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. [data unknown/missing]
John B. Anderson	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1981	87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th	Elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. [data unknown/missing]
Lynn Morley Martin	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991	97th 98th 99th 100th 101st	Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. [data unknown/missing]
John W. Cox Jr.	Democratic	January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993	102nd	Elected in 1990. [data unknown/missing]
Don Manzullo	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Lost renomination.
Adam Kinzinger	Republican	January 3, 2013 – Present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Retiring at the end of term.

Historical district boundaries[]

See also[]

• Illinois's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References[]

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links[]

• Washington Post page on the 16th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 16th District Fact Sheet