Cairo, IL politics & representatives
Cairo is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Mike Bost. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
Who represents Cairo in Washington and in Illinois, with how to reach each office.
How Cairo voted in 2024
Official results for Cairo's own voters.
President 638 votes
Alexander County: Trump 58.9%, Harris 39.7% · Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
U.S. House · Illinois's 12th District 367,629 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Cairo in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Illinois
U.S. House · Illinois's 12th District
Who represents Cairo in state government
State Senate · District 59
State House · District 118
Cairo's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Cairo by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.