Illinois's 12th congressional district

Illinois's 12th congressional district
	Illinois's 12th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
	Mike Bost; R–Murphysboro
Area	5,008 sq mi (12,970 km2)
Distribution	75.4% urban; 24.6% rural;
Population (2011 est.)	713,289
Median income	$48,570[1]
Ethnicity	79.0% white; 17.1% black; 3.0% Hispanic; 2.2% Two or more races; 1.1% Asian; 0.5% other; 0.2% Native American; 0.0% Pacific Islands Americans;
Cook PVI	R+5[2][3]

The 12th congressional district of Illinois is a congressional district in the southern part of U.S. state of Illinois. It has been represented by Republican Mike Bost since 2015.

2011 redistricting

The district covers parts of Madison county, and all of Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Clair, Union and Williamson counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Belleville, Cahokia, Carbondale, Collinsville, East St. Louis, Granite City, Herrin, Marion, Mt. Vernon, O'Fallon, Shiloh and Swansea 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.

Elections

2012 election

Illinois's 12th congressional district election results, 2012[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Enyart	157,000	51.7
	Republican	Jason Plummer	129,902	42.7
	Green	Paula Bradshaw	17,045	5.6
	Write-in	Shon-Tiyon Horton	2	0.0
Total votes			303,947	100

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2016	President	Trump 55 - 40%
2012	President	Obama 50 - 48%[3]
2008	President	Obama 55 - 44%[3]
2004	President	Kerry 52 - 48%
2000	President	Gore 53 - 44%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Notes
District created		March 4, 1863
William R. Morrison	Democratic	March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865	38th
Jehu Baker	Republican	March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1869	39th 40th
John B. Hay	Republican	March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1873	41st 42nd
James C. Robinson	Democratic	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875	43rd	Redistricted from the 8th district
William M. Springer	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th	Redistricted to the 13th district
James M. Riggs	Democratic	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1887	48th 49th
George A. Anderson	Democratic	March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889	50th
Scott Wike	Democratic	March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1893	51st 52nd
John J. McDannold	Democratic	March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895	53rd
Joseph G. Cannon	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th	Redistricted from the 15th district, Redistricted to the 18th district
Charles E. Fuller	Republican	March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd
William H. Hinebaugh	Progressive	March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915	63rd
Charles E. Fuller	Republican	March 4, 1915 - June 25, 1926	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	Died
Vacant		June 25, 1926 - March 3, 1927
John T. Buckbee	Republican	March 4, 1927 - April 23, 1936	70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th	Died
Vacant		April 23, 1936 - January 3, 1937
Noah M. Mason	Republican	January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1949	75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Redistricted to the 15th district
Edgar A. Jonas	Republican	January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1955	81st 82nd 83rd
Charles A. Boyle	Democratic	January 3, 1955 - November 4, 1959	84th 85th 86th	Died
Vacant		November 4, 1959 - January 3, 1961
Edward R. Finnegan	Democratic	January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1963	87th	Redistricted to the 9th district
Robert McClory	Republican	January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1973	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted to the 13th district
Phil Crane	Republican	January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1993	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	Redistricted from the 13th district, Redistricted to the 8th district
Jerry Costello	Democratic	January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2013	103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 21st district
William Enyart	Democratic	January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015	113th	Lost re-election
Mike Bost	Republican	January 3, 2015 - Present	114th 115th 116th

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

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References

https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=17&cd=12
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 581–583. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
Illinois Congressional District 12, Illinois Board of Elections
"2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

Sources

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, bioguide.congress.gov; accessed November 10, 2016.

External links

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=17&cd=12

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[Barone2014-3] Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 581–583. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.

[4] Illinois Congressional District 12, Illinois Board of Elections

[genelex-5] "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.