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Q: Where does Illinois rank among the 50 states?

Illinois ranks #24 of 50 . That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst. You can compare Illinois directly to other states on our Compare States page.

Q: When is the next election?

The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 39 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org .

Q: When does early voting start in Illinois?

Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Sept. 24 – Nov. 2 . Details on Illinois's official election site . (Checked against Illinois’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research ’s national list.)

Candidates

Governor Darren Bailey

House-12 Mike Bost

House-15 Mary Miller

House-16 Darin LaHood

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44% of the vote in 2024
was for Donald Trump 16% of congressional
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#24 overall rank on
quality of life measures

Rankings

#1 is the best, #50 is the worst

Violent Crime: #22
Murder: #41
Firearm Death: #19
Incarceration: #13

Overall Health: #28
Life Expectancy: #21
Food Insecurity: #33
Obesity: #31/48

Women's Health: #21
Child Well-being: #20
Teen Birth Rate: #17
Maternal Mortality: #14/39
Infant Mortality: #31

Household Income: #18
Poverty Rate: #25
Public Education: #8
Voter Turnout: #32

Overall Rank: #24

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Sep 25, 2026

Trump's Budget Bill Will Likely Force States to Cut Medicaid Payments to Doctors and Hospitals by More Than $50 Billion a Year. 76 Republicans We Track From the Hardest-Hit States Voted for It.

A new Health Affairs analysis finds the 2025 budget bill's limits on Medicaid payments will likely force three dozen states to cut what they pay doctors and hospitals by more than $50 billion a year, starting in 2028. Fewer providers are likely to take Medicaid patients. These 76 Republicans on our report cards, from the 15 states facing the biggest cuts, voted yes.

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Sep 20, 2026

Twice the House Came One Vote From Telling Trump to End the Iran War — the First Resolution Lost 213-214, the Next Deadlocked 212-212, and 181 Republicans We Track Voted No on Both.

On April 16 a war powers resolution failed 213-214. On May 14 the next one deadlocked 212-212, and a tie fails. Either one needed exactly one Republican to switch. Only Thomas Massie, who has no page here, voted yes both times.

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Sep 18, 2026

Andrew Clyde Filed a Bill to Redraw the House Before 2028 by Not Counting Noncitizens. 38 Republicans We Cover Signed On the Same Day.

H.R. 10377 would drop every noncitizen from the count used to hand out House seats, force a new apportionment before the 2028 election, and put a citizenship question on every future census. The Fourteenth Amendment — which Clyde's filing cites as its authority — says to count 'the whole number of persons in each State.'

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Early In-Person Voting

Sept. 24 – Nov. 2

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Mail Voting

Postmark by Nov. 3

Any voter can vote by mail.
Ballots start going out Sept. 24.
Ballots postmarked by Election Day count if they arrive by Nov. 17.

Check Illinois’s official dates →

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Dates checked against Illinois’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list. Days, hours and locations are set locally — check with your local election office, and confirm your registration at vote.org.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Illinois vote in the 2024 presidential election?

Harris won Illinois with 54.4% of the vote to 43.5%, a margin of 10.9 points, with 63.5% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)

How many of Illinois's members of Congress are Republican?

3 of 19 — 16%. In the U.S. House, Illinois has 3 Republicans and 14 Democrats; in the Senate, 0 Republicans and 2 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from Illinois, on Wikipedia.)

Where does Illinois rank among the 50 states?

Illinois ranks #24 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.

You can compare Illinois directly to other states on our Compare States page.

Which Illinois politicians have report cards here?

We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost Illinois. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.

When is the next election?

The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 39 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.

When does early voting start in Illinois?

Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Sept. 24 – Nov. 2. Details on Illinois's official election site. (Checked against Illinois’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)

Can I vote by mail in Illinois?

Any voter can vote by mail. Ballots start going out Sept. 24. Ballots postmarked by Election Day count if they arrive by Nov. 17. Details on Illinois's official election site. (Checked against Illinois’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)

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