Illinois's 15th congressional district

Illinois's 15th congressional district
Illinois's 15th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	John Shimkus (R–Collinsville)
Area	14,696 sq mi (38,060 km²)
Distribution	48.6% urban 51.4% rural
Population (2011 est.)	715,066
Median income	45,122
Ethnicity	93.6% White 4.6% Black 0.5% Asian 2.4% Hispanic 0.2% Native American 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+14

R+14

The 15th Congressional District of Illinois is located in eastern/southeastern Illinois. Republican John Shimkus represents the district.

The congressional district covers parts of Bond, Champaign, Ford and Madison counties, and all of Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Moultrie, Pope, Richland, Saline, Shelby, Vermilion, Wabash, Washington, Wayne and White counties. All or parts of Centralia, Charleston, Danville, Edwardsville, Effingham, Glen Carbon, Mattoon and Rantoul will be included. The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.