DeKalb, IL politics & representatives
DeKalb is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Lauren Underwood. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
Who represents DeKalb in Washington and in Illinois, with how to reach each office.
How DeKalb County voted in 2024
Official results for all of DeKalb County. DeKalb's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 47,785 votes
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
U.S. House · Illinois's 14th District 333,409 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 DeKalb in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Illinois
U.S. House · Illinois's 14th District
Who represents DeKalb in state government
State Senate · District 38 Covers about 85% of DeKalb
State Senate · District 35 Covers about 9% of DeKalb
State Senate · District 37 Covers about 6% of DeKalb
State House · District 76 Covers about 85% of DeKalb
State House · District 70 Covers about 9% of DeKalb
State House · District 74 Covers about 6% of DeKalb
DeKalb is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
DeKalb'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 DeKalb by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.