OBAMA, BARACK H
D Β· house
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- FEC candidate id
H0IL01087- Internal id
e74f4a3f-1978-4ab0-a3f5-78bbbef1d8b2- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), IL-01. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 739,958 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $71,465 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $39,714 |
| Income | In poverty | 15.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 10.0% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.489 |
| Race | White alone | 38.1% |
| Race | Black alone | 47.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.2% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 10.5% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.8% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 7.6% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 86.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 7.3% |
| Education | High school or higher | 58.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 32.3% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 13.8% |
| Household | Family households | 60.4% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.46 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 42.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $270,700 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,171 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 52.9% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.9% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 9.2% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 4.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 14.3% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.2% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 63.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 10.1% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 14.0% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $0 | $0 | $15,010 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $38,764 | $38,890 | $15,010 | $0 | $26,975 |
| 2000 | $508,641 | $493,506 | $15,136 | $23,804 | $475,235 |
Elections
- 2000 general house Β· IL-1 β lost_general
Committees
- OBAMA FOR CONGRESS 2000 β principal Β· type H
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | principal_candidate_of | OBAMA FOR CONGRESS 2000 | β | candidate_committees |