James Stephens (Illinois)

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James Stephens

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Prior offices

Illinois Director of Insurance

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James Stephens is a former acting director of insurance for Illinois.

## Contents

* 1 Political career
* 1.1 Illinois Director of Insurance (2015)
* 2 Appointments
* 2.1 2015
* 3 State profile
* 3.1 Presidential voting pattern
* 3.1.1 Pivot Counties (2016)
* 3.1.2 Pivot Counties (2020)
* 4 Recent news
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Political career[edit]

### Illinois Director of Insurance (2015)[edit]

Stephens was appointed as Illinois Director of Insurance by Governor Bruce Rauner (R) on January 12, 2015. He served until Rauner appointed a permanent officeholder, who assumed the seat on July 1, 2015.[1]

## Appointments[edit]

### 2015[edit]

Governor Bruce Rauner (R) appointed Stephens as Illinois Director of Insurance on January 12, 2015.[1]

## State profile[edit]

Demographic data for Illinois

| Illinois| U.S.
Total population:| 12,839,047| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 55,519| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 72.3%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 14.3%| 12.6%
Asian:| 5%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.2%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 2.2%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 16.5%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 87.9%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 32.3%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $57,574| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 16.8%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Illinois.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

### Presidential voting pattern[edit]

See also: Presidential voting trends in Illinois

Illinois voted for the Democratic candidate in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

#### Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, 11 are located in Illinois, accounting for 5.34 percent of the total pivot counties.[2]

#### Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Illinois had 11 Retained Pivot Counties, 6.08 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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## Recent news[edit]

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## External links[edit]

Illinois Director of Insurance official website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Illinois Observer, "Rauner taps new Illinois insurance director," May 30, 2015
2. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

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Preceded by
Andrew Boron | Illinois Director of Insurance
2015  | Succeeded by
Anne Melissa Dowling

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