Illinois's 12th congressional district

Illinois 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Illinois. The district is in parts of Madison county, and all of Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Clair, Union and Williamson counties.^[4] The people who live in the district elect a person to work for the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Republican Mike Bost.

Illinois's 12th congressional district
Illinois's 12th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Mike Bost R–Murphysboro
Area	5,008 sq mi (12,970 km2)
Distribution	75.4% urban 24.6% rural
Population (2019)	679,002
Median household income	$53,008[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 Islander Americans
Cook PVI	R+5[2][3]

Election history

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Trump 56 - 41%
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%

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

Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2014^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bost	110,038	52.5
	Democratic	William Enyart (incumbent)	87,860	41.9
	Green	Paula Bradshaw	11,840	5.6
Total votes			209,738	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2016^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bost (incumbent)	169,976	54.3
	Democratic	C.J. Baricevic	124,246	39.7
	Green	Paula Bradshaw	18,780	6.0
Total votes			313,002	100.0
	Republican hold

Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bost (incumbent)	134,884	51.6
	Democratic	Brendan Kelly	118,724	45.4
	Green	Randall Auxier	7,935	3.0
Total votes			261,543	100.0
	Republican hold

Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2020[9][10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Bost (incumbent)	194,839	60.43	+8.86%
	Democratic	Raymond Lenzi	127,577	39.57	-5.82%
Total votes			322,416	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1. "My Congressional District".
2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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 Archived 2017-01-26 at the Wayback Machine, Illinois Board of Elections
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.
6. "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2014-11-04. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
7. "Illinois General Election 2016". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2016-11-08. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
8. "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
9. "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-04.^{[permanent dead link]}
10. "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.