The population of this district is 10.14% rural. Illinois district 14 is in the northeast corner of the state. The predominant breakdown of residents' race is: 80% Caucasian, 12% Hispanic. The median income of this district is $90,345. 42% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher. Illinois district 14 has voted Republican in the last five presidential elections except for 2008, where it voted Democratic. It has historically had Republican representatives with the occasional Democratic one. Specifically, in the past 50 years there have been five Republican and one Democratic (Bill Foster) representative. The Democratic candidate running in this district is Lauren Underwood, who is against gun violence. The Republican candidate running in this district is Randy Hultgren. He has been the incumbent since 2011.