2022 population: 1,183
( 
215 from 2010
)
Land area: 18.0 square miles
Population density: 65.9 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,135 | 95.94% | 17.3% |
| Black: | 23 | 1.94% |  475.0% |
| Indian: | 8 | 0.68% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 17 | 1.44% | 112.5% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Total non-White: | 48 | 4.06% |  92.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -238 | -20.6 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 23 | 2.0 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +30 | R +28 | R + 2.1% | |
| D +2 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +75 | R +108 | R + 14.2% | |
| D -33 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +98 | R +215 | R + 32.9% | |
| D -117 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +68 | R +187 | R + 30.8% | |
| D -119 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 76% | Donald Trump* (R) | 487 | 71.8% | Joe Biden (D) | 175 | 25.8% | 16 | 2.4% | 678 | 31 | 25 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 70% | Donald Trump (R) | 457 | 68.3% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 173 | 25.9% | 39 | 5.8% | 669 | 30 | 22 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 61% | Mitt Romney (R) | 412 | 65.0% | Barack Obama* (D) | 208 | 32.8% | 14 | 2.2% | 634 | 24 | 18 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 65% | John McCain (R) | 389 | 56.2% | Barack Obama (D) | 292 | 42.2% | 11 | 1.6% | 692 | 19 | 11 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 69% | George W. Bush (R) | 419 | 58.1% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 286 | 39.7% | 16 | 2.2% | 721 | 16 | 10 | 0.02% |
| 2020 President, Ashland township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 175 | 25.8% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 487 | 71.8% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 9 | 1.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 7 | 1.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 678 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Ashland township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 173 | 25.9% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 457 | 68.3% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 20 | 3.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 19 | 2.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 669 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Ashland township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 208 | 32.8% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 412 | 65.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 14 | 2.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 634 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Ashland township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 292 | 42.2% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 389 | 56.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 11 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 692 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Ashland township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 419 | 58.1% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 286 | 39.7% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 10 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 6 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 721 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 57% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 337 | 66.9% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 153 | 30.4% | 14 [+] | 2.8% | 504 | 25 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | G | 57% | Darren Bailey (R) | 353 | 68.9% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 148 | 28.9% | 11 [+] | 2.1% | 512 | 27 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 74% | Mark Curran (R) | 462 | 69.8% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 188 | 28.4% | 12 [+] | 1.8% | 662 | 31 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 61% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 329 | 57.9% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 146 | 25.7% | 93 [+] | 16.4% | 568 | 19 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | S3 | 68% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 439 | 67.2% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 174 | 26.6% | 40 [+] | 6.1% | 653 | 27 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 47% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 305 | 65.0% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 146 | 31.1% | 18 [+] | 3.8% | 469 | 22 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 47% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 309 | 65.7% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 125 | 26.6% | 36 [+] | 7.7% | 470 | 15 | 0.01% |