. ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁the ▁Loop ▁cast ▁ 1 1 , 1 4 1 ▁votes ▁for ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁cast ▁ 2 , 1 4 8 ▁votes ▁for ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁( 7 9 . 4 3 % ▁to ▁ 1 5 . 3 1 %). ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁the ▁Loop ▁cast ▁ 8 , 1 3 4 ▁votes ▁for ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁and ▁cast ▁ 2 , 8 5 0 ▁votes ▁for ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁( 7 2 . 2 6 % ▁to ▁ 2 5 . 3 2 %). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁US ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁wh olly ▁within ▁Illinois ' s ▁ 7 th ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁Dem ocrat ically - lean ing ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Illinois ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Cook ▁Part isan ▁V oting ▁Index ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁D + 3 8 ▁and ▁represented ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁D anny ▁K . ▁Davis . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁Representatives ▁representing ▁the ▁Loop ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁ ▁Illinois ' s ▁ 1 st ▁con gression al ▁district ▁( 1 9 0 3 ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 3 ): ▁Martin ▁Emer ich , ▁Democratic ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 ) ▁Martin ▁B . ▁Mad den , ▁Republican ▁( M arch