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Melrose township, IL


Adams County, IL

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 5,728   ( 18 from 2010 )
Land area: 44.7 square miles
Population density: 128.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:5,564 97.14% 0.3%
Black:250.44% 60.3%
Indian:90.16% 0.0%
Asian:310.54% 6.1%
2+ races:130.23% 63.9%
Hispanic:861.50% 50.9%
Total non-White:1642.86% 18.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:19 0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:-37 -0.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Melrose township, IL

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +252 R +192 R + 0.4%
D +60
2020 vs. 2012 R +375 R +395 R + 6.5%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008 R +357 R +666 R + 19.8%
D -309
2016 vs. 2008 R +105 R +474 R + 19.4%
D -369
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 76% Donald Trump* (R) 2,588 77.5% Joe Biden (D) 691 20.7% 59 1.8% 3,338 37 31 0.06%
2016 70% Donald Trump (R) 2,336 75.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 631 20.5% 112 3.6% 3,079 38 30 0.06%
2012 68% Mitt Romney (R) 2,213 74.8% Barack Obama* (D) 711 24.0% 34 1.1% 2,958 34 28 0.06%
2008 74% John McCain (R) 2,231 68.4% Barack Obama (D) 1,000 30.7% 29 0.9% 3,260 32 23 0.06%
2004 70% George W. Bush* (R) 2,315 73.8% John Kerry (D) 816 26.0% 6 0.2% 3,137 29 23 0.06%
2000 64% George W. Bush (R) 1,967 67.3% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 921 31.5% 34 1.2% 2,922 25 19 0.06%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Melrose township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 691 20.7%
Donald Trump* (R) 2,588 77.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 46 1.4%
Other 13 0.4%
TOTAL 3,338
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 37 Diff (US): 31


2016 President, Melrose township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 631 20.5%
Donald Trump (R) 2,336 75.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 105 3.4%
Other 7 0.2%
TOTAL 3,079
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 38 Diff (US): 30


2012 President, Melrose township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 711 24.0%
Mitt Romney (R) 2,213 74.8%
Other 34 1.1%
TOTAL 2,958
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 34 Diff (US): 28


2008 President, Melrose township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 1,000 30.7%
John McCain (R) 2,231 68.4%
Other 29 0.9%
TOTAL 3,260
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 32 Diff (US): 23


2004 President, Melrose township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 2,315 73.8%
John Kerry (D) 816 26.0%
Other 6 0.2%
TOTAL 3,137
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 29 Diff (US): 23


2000 President, Melrose township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 1,967 67.3%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 921 31.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 22 0.8%
Other 12 0.4%
TOTAL 2,922
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 19
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Melrose township, IL

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 57% Kathy Salvi (R) 1,981 78.2% Tammy Duckworth* (D) 534 21.1% 18 [+] 0.7% 2,533 37 0.06%
2022 G 58% Darren Bailey (R) 2,071 81.3% J.B. Pritzker* (D) 433 17.0% 43 [+] 1.7% 2,547 39 0.06%
2020 S2 75% Mark Curran (R) 2,548 77.0% Richard Durbin* (D) 705 21.3% 58 [+] 1.8% 3,311 38 0.06%
2018 G 56% Bruce Rauner* (R) 1,786 72.2% J.B. Pritzker (D) 472 19.1% 216 [+] 8.7% 2,474 33 0.05%
2016 S3 70% Mark Kirk* (R) 1,925 62.7% Tammy Duckworth (D) 1,041 33.9% 103 [+] 3.4% 3,069 23 0.06%
2014 S2 53% Jim Oberweis (R) 1,698 73.5% Richard Durbin* (D) 544 23.5% 68 [+] 2.9% 2,310 31 0.06%
2014 G 53% Bruce Rauner (R) 1,875 80.6% Pat Quinn* (D) 369 15.9% 82 [+] 3.5% 2,326 30 0.06%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote