Des Plaines, IL politics & representatives
Des Plaines is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi, Mike Quigley and Delia C. Ramirez. J. B. Pritzker is governor.
Who represents Des Plaines in Washington and in Illinois, with how to reach each office.
How Cook County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Cook County. Des Plaines's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 2,101,678 votes
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
U.S. House · Illinois's 8th District 303,073 votes
Covers about 55% of Des Plaines · whole-district result
U.S. House · Illinois's 5th District 363,974 votes
Covers about 30% of Des Plaines · whole-district result
U.S. House · Illinois's 3rd District 260,177 votes
Covers about 15% of Des Plaines · 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 Des Plaines in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Illinois
U.S. House · Illinois's 8th District Covers about 55% of Des Plaines
U.S. House · Illinois's 5th District Covers about 30% of Des Plaines
U.S. House · Illinois's 3rd District Covers about 15% of Des Plaines
Des Plaines is split between 3 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗
Who represents Des Plaines in state government
State Senate Des Plaines is split between 4 districts
- District 2881% of Des PlainesLaura Murphy Democrat
- District 2713% of Des PlainesMark Walker Democrat
- District 294% of Des PlainesJulie Morrison Democrat
- District 392% of Des PlainesDon Harmon Democrat
State House Des Plaines is split between 5 districts
- District 5653% of Des PlainesMichelle Mussman Democrat
- District 5529% of Des PlainesJustin Cochran Democrat
- District 5313% of Des PlainesNicolle Grasse Democrat
- District 574% of Des PlainesTracy Katz Muhl Democrat
- District 772% of Des PlainesNorma Hernandez Democrat
Des Plaines is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Des Plaines'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 Des Plaines by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.