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Incarcerated populations in Illinois House districts

Appendix A. Incarcerated populations in Illinois House districts.
District Representative Party Prisoners (state and federal) Black prisoners District population Percent of district incarcerated White pop­ulation Black pop­ulation Percent of district that is Black Percent Black Pop­ulation Incar­cerated Black resident pop­ulation
1 Susana A Mendoza D 0 0 105,249 0% 44,491 11,133 10.6% 0% 11,133
2 Edward J. Acevedo D 0 0 105,248 0% 47,090 2,730 2.6% 0% 2,730
3 Luis Arroyo D 0 0 105,249 0% 54,211 4,730 4.5% 0% 4,730
4 Cynthia Soto D 0 0 105,248 0% 48,385 11,898 11.3% 0% 11,898
5 Kenneth Dunkin D 473 205 105,248 0.4% 28,100 65,483 62.2% 0.3% 65,278
6 Esther Golar D 0 0 105,249 0% 19,092 69,067 65.6% 0% 69,067
7 Karen A. Yarbrough D 0 0 105,249 0% 32,049 63,807 60.6% 0% 63,807
8 LaShawn K. Ford D 0 0 105,248 0% 30,188 65,979 62.7% 0% 65,979
9 Arthur L. Turner D 336 293 105,248 0.3% 20,252 71,359 67.8% 0.4% 71,066
10 Annazette Collins D 204 173 105,249 0.2% 30,353 66,618 63.3% 0.3% 66,445
11 John A. Fritchey D 0 0 105,248 0% 87,071 2,858 2.7% 0% 2,858
12 Sara Feigenholtz D 0 0 105,249 0% 89,008 5,690 5.4% 0% 5,690
13 Greg Harris D 0 0 105,248 0% 58,988 15,362 14.6% 0% 15,362
14 Harry Osterman D 0 0 105,249 0% 55,336 23,524 22.4% 0% 23,524
15 John D'Amico D 0 0 105,248 0% 77,511 1,569 1.5% 0% 1,569
16 Lou Lang D 0 0 105,249 0% 64,804 6,387 6.1% 0% 6,387
17 Elizabeth Coulson R 0 0 105,248 0% 85,243 3,132 3.0% 0% 3,132
18 Julie Hamos D 0 0 105,249 0% 72,422 21,377 20.3% 0% 21,377
19 Joseph M. Lyons D 0 0 105,248 0% 88,503 589 0.6% 0% 589
20 Michael P. McAuliffe R 0 0 105,248 0% 95,879 664 0.6% 0% 664
21 Michael J. Zalewski D 0 0 105,249 0% 89,153 5,379 5.1% 0% 5,379
22 Michael J. Madigan D 0 0 105,248 0% 85,125 3,873 3.7% 0% 3,873
23 Daniel J. Burke D 0 0 105,249 0% 51,904 3,356 3.2% 0% 3,356
24 Elizabeth Hernandez D 0 0 105,248 0% 54,893 1,128 1.1% 0% 1,128
25 Barbara Flynn Currie D 0 0 105,248 0% 22,000 69,643 66.2% 0% 69,643
26 William D. Burns D 0 0 105,248 0% 27,885 70,942 67.4% 0% 70,942
27 Monique D. Davis D 0 0 105,248 0% 33,992 66,336 63.0% 0% 66,336
28 Robert Rita D 0 0 105,248 0% 33,592 66,550 63.2% 0% 66,550
29 David E. Miller D 0 0 105,248 0% 36,534 63,960 60.8% 0% 63,960
30 William Davis D 45 40 105,249 0% 35,610 63,559 60.4% 0.1% 63,519
31 Mary E. Flowers D 0 0 105,249 0% 33,930 66,785 63.5% 0% 66,785
32 André M. Thapedi D 0 0 105,248 0% 17,176 73,985 70.3% 0% 73,985
33 Marlow H. Colvin D 0 0 105,249 0% 20,643 69,715 66.2% 0% 69,715
34 Constance A. Howard D 0 0 105,248 0% 27,101 73,049 69.4% 0% 73,049
35 Kevin Joyce D 0 0 105,249 0% 92,949 7,447 7.1% 0% 7,447
36 James D. Brosnahan D 0 0 105,248 0% 80,634 19,450 18.5% 0% 19,450
37 Kevin A. McCarthy D 0 0 105,248 0% 96,858 2,412 2.3% 0% 2,412
38 Al Riley D 0 0 105,249 0% 35,969 63,993 60.8% 0% 63,993
39 Maria Antonia Berrios D 0 0 105,248 0% 52,428 4,314 4.1% 0% 4,314
40 Deborah Mell D 0 0 105,248 0% 56,811 4,523 4.3% 0% 4,523
41 Bob Biggins R 0 0 105,249 0% 93,835 3,886 3.7% 0% 3,886
42 Sandra M. Pihos R 0 0 105,248 0% 90,583 3,414 3.2% 0% 3,414
43 Keith Farnham D 0 0 105,248 0% 71,087 7,200 6.8% 0% 7,200
44 Fred Crespo D 0 0 105,248 0% 76,612 5,453 5.2% 0% 5,453
45 Franco Coladipietro R 0 0 105,248 0% 82,661 4,135 3.9% 0% 4,135
46 Dennis M. Reboletti R 0 0 105,248 0% 89,846 1,437 1.4% 0% 1,437
47 Patricia R. Bellock R 0 0 105,248 0% 88,063 3,935 3.7% 0% 3,935
48 Michael G. Connelly R 0 0 105,248 0% 90,089 3,217 3.1% 0% 3,217
49 Timothy L. Schmitz R 0 0 105,248 0% 95,750 2,284 2.2% 0% 2,284
50 Kay Hatcher R 1,596 893 105,248 1.5% 98,712 2,193 2.1% 40.7% 1,300
51 Ed Sullivan, Jr. R 0 0 105,248 0% 93,770 1,297 1.2% 0% 1,297
52 Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. R 0 0 105,249 0% 98,875 626 0.6% 0% 626
53 Sidney H. Mathias R 0 0 105,248 0% 93,885 1,047 1.0% 0% 1,047
54 Suzanne Bassi R 0 0 105,249 0% 89,056 1,809 1.7% 0% 1,809
55 Randy Ramey, Jr. R 0 0 105,249 0% 90,024 2,171 2.1% 0% 2,171
56 Paul D. Froehlich D 0 0 105,248 0% 86,329 2,672 2.5% 0% 2,672
57 Elaine Nekritz D 0 0 105,249 0% 77,774 2,311 2.2% 0% 2,311
58 Karen May D 0 0 105,248 0% 96,876 1,407 1.3% 0% 1,407
59 Kathleen A. Ryg D 0 0 105,248 0% 84,322 3,795 3.6% 0% 3,795
60 Eddie Washington D 0 0 105,249 0% 49,226 26,842 25.5% 0% 26,842
61 JoAnn D. Osmond R 0 0 105,248 0% 87,270 9,023 8.6% 0% 9,023
62 Sandy Cole R 0 0 105,249 0% 89,307 2,891 2.7% 0% 2,891
63 Jack D. Franks D 0 0 105,248 0% 97,764 481 0.5% 0% 481
64 Michael W. Tryon R 0 0 105,248 0% 98,919 832 0.8% 0% 832
65 Rosemary Mulligan R 0 0 105,249 0% 90,570 1,159 1.1% 0% 1,159
66 Mark L. Walker D 0 0 105,248 0% 88,454 1,996 1.9% 0% 1,996
67 Charles E. Jefferson D 93 48 105,248 0.1% 71,432 22,402 21.3% 0.2% 22,354
68 Dave Winters R 0 0 105,248 0% 95,347 4,935 4.7% 0% 4,935
69 Ronald A. Wait R 0 0 105,248 0% 95,941 2,263 2.2% 0% 2,263
70 Robert W. Pritchard R 0 0 105,248 0% 93,487 4,199 4.0% 0% 4,199
71 Mike Boland D 0 0 105,248 0% 96,687 2,789 2.6% 0% 2,789
72 Patrick J Verschoore D 1,098 760 105,248 1.0% 90,872 8,713 8.3% 8.7% 7,953
73 David R. Leitch R 235 177 105,248 0.2% 99,019 2,832 2.7% 6.3% 2,655
74 Donald L. Moffitt R 1,819 1,247 105,248 1.7% 97,705 4,092 3.9% 30.5% 2,845
75 Careen M Gordon D 0 0 105,249 0% 101,501 983 0.9% 0% 983
76 Frank J. Mautino D 0 0 105,248 0% 100,421 847 0.8% 0% 847
77 Angelo Saviano R 0 0 105,248 0% 86,199 1,662 1.6% 0% 1,662
78 Deborah L. Graham D 0 0 105,249 0% 49,499 43,820 41.6% 0% 43,820
79 Lisa M. Dugan D 0 0 105,248 0% 78,580 21,847 20.8% 0% 21,847
80 Anthony DeLuca D 0 0 105,249 0% 67,941 27,745 26.4% 0% 27,745
81 Renée Kosel R 0 0 105,248 0% 101,450 621 0.6% 0% 621
82 Jim Durkin R 0 0 105,248 0% 95,032 2,049 1.9% 0% 2,049
83 Linda Chapa LaVia D 127 68 105,248 0.1% 65,980 12,952 12.3% 0.5% 12,884
84 Tom Cross R 0 0 105,249 0% 94,351 3,509 3.3% 0% 3,509
85 Emily McAsey D 2,691 1,709 105,248 2.6% 78,516 15,593 14.8% 11.0% 13,884
86 Jack McGuire D 1,327 933 105,248 1.3% 69,259 22,614 21.5% 4.1% 21,681
87 Bill Mitchell R 380 251 105,248 0.4% 102,514 1,270 1.2% 19.8% 1,019
88 Dan Brady R 0 0 105,249 0% 91,355 8,001 7.6% 0% 8,001
89 Jim Sacia R 0 0 105,248 0% 98,975 3,964 3.8% 0% 3,964
90 Jerry L. Mitchell R 2,200 1,294 105,248 2.1% 98,074 2,390 2.3% 54.1% 1,096
91 Michael K. Smith D 3,576 2,060 105,248 3.4% 101,075 2,405 2.3% 85.7% 345
92 Jehán A. Gordon D 179 107 105,248 0.2% 73,209 26,755 25.4% 0.4% 26,648
93 Jil Tracy R 2,062 1,373 105,248 2.0% 99,697 3,440 3.3% 39.9% 2,067
94 Richard P. Myers R 0 0 105,248 0% 101,384 1,530 1.5% 0% 1,530
95 Mike Fortner R 0 0 105,248 0% 92,767 2,550 2.4% 0% 2,550
96 Darlene J. Senger R 0 0 105,248 0% 87,856 5,113 4.9% 0% 5,113
97 Jim Watson R 1,542 970 105,248 1.5% 100,947 2,647 2.5% 36.6% 1,677
98 Betsy Hannig D 3,183 1,680 105,248 3.0% 101,513 2,278 2.2% 73.7% 598
99 Raymond Poe R 71 53 105,248 0.1% 85,120 16,628 15.8% 0.3% 16,575
100 Rich Brauer R 2,366 1,580 105,248 2.2% 99,220 3,583 3.4% 44.1% 2,003
101 Robert F. Flider D 0 0 105,248 0% 87,507 15,190 14.4% 0% 15,190
102 Ron Stephens R 3,048 1,868 105,248 2.9% 98,796 4,432 4.2% 42.1% 2,564
103 Naomi D. Jakobsson D 107 59 105,248 0.1% 74,484 16,423 15.6% 0.4% 16,364
104 William B. Black R 1,826 1,273 105,248 1.7% 90,490 11,134 10.6% 11.4% 9,861
105 Shane Cultra R 1,009 644 105,248 1.0% 98,386 2,281 2.2% 28.2% 1,637
106 Keith P. Sommer R 1,603 1,074 105,248 1.5% 100,356 2,655 2.5% 40.5% 1,581
107 John D. Cavaletto R 3,495 2,049 105,248 3.3% 96,993 6,053 5.8% 33.9% 4,004
108 David Reis R 0 0 105,248 0% 103,662 207 0.2% 0% 207
109 Roger L. Eddy R 1,588 1,080 105,248 1.5% 102,430 1,501 1.4% 72.0% 421
110 Chapin Rose R 0 0 105,248 0% 101,696 1,373 1.3% 0% 1,373
111 Daniel V. Beiser D 0 0 105,248 0% 94,616 8,433 8.0% 0% 8,433
112 Jay C. Hoffman D 0 0 105,248 0% 94,903 7,008 6.7% 0% 7,008
113 Thomas Holbrook D 596 423 105,248 0.6% 89,284 11,909 11.3% 3.6% 11,486
114 Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. D 0 0 105,248 0% 42,875 59,244 56.3% 0% 59,244
115 Mike Bost R 2,224 1,436 105,248 2.1% 90,734 9,711 9.2% 14.8% 8,275
116 Dan Reitz D 3,193 2,135 105,248 3.0% 96,441 6,982 6.6% 30.6% 4,847
117 John E. Bradley D 608 248 105,248 0.6% 101,749 1,640 1.6% 15.1% 1,392
118 Brandon W. Phelps D 3,261 2,234 105,248 3.1% 93,322 9,810 9.3% 22.8% 7,576

Sources and methodology

Representative (2009)
The incumbent legislator as of June 2009
Party
Party of incumbent
Prisoners (state and federal)
This is the number of state and federal prisoners incarcerated in the district. The Census publishes the number of incarcerated people in each block in Summary File 1, Table P37. We then identified which incarcerated populations in each block were state or federal prisoners.
Black prisoners
The Census publishes the race of the correctional population at the tract level in Summary File 1, Table PCT17B and at the block level for the total population in Table P7. We used these two data sources to identify the number of Black prisoners incarcerated in state or federal prisons in blocks in each district.
District population
This is the total population as published by the Census Bureau in Table P1 of the Census 2000 State Legislative District Summary File.
Percent of district that is incarcerated
This is the number of state and federal prisoners divided by the population of the district.
White population
This is the White population as published by the Census Bureau in Table P7 of the Census 2000 State Legislative District Summary File.
Black population
This is the Black population as published by the Census Bureau in Table P7 of the Census 2000 State Legislative District Summary File.
Percent Black population incarcerated
This is the number of Blacks in state or federal prison divided by the number of Blacks in the district.
Black resident population
This is the number of Blacks in the district who are not in state or federal prison.

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