2022 population: 762
( 
565 from 2010
)
Land area: 41.7 square miles
Population density: 18.3 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 724 | 95.01% | 43.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 37 | 4.86% |  105.6% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.13% | 92.3% |
| Total non-White: | 38 | 4.99% |  22.4% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -554 | -50.6 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -11 | -1.0 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +11 | R +3 | D + 1.2% | |
| D +8 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +120 | R +181 | R + 21.5% | |
| D -61 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +155 | R +295 | R + 39.7% | |
| D -140 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +144 | R +292 | R + 40.8% | |
| D -148 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 120% | Donald Trump* (R) | 589 | 78.4% | Joe Biden (D) | 147 | 19.6% | 15 | 2.0% | 751 | 38 | 32 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 95% | Donald Trump (R) | 578 | 77.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 139 | 18.6% | 32 | 4.3% | 749 | 39 | 31 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 73% | Mitt Romney (R) | 469 | 67.2% | Barack Obama* (D) | 208 | 29.8% | 21 | 3.0% | 698 | 27 | 20 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 71% | John McCain (R) | 434 | 58.0% | Barack Obama (D) | 287 | 38.4% | 27 | 3.6% | 748 | 21 | 12 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 54% | George W. Bush (R) | 364 | 62.5% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 200 | 34.4% | 18 | 3.1% | 582 | 20 | 15 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Pleasant Grove township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 147 | 19.6% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 589 | 78.4% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 7 | 0.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 751 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Pleasant Grove township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 139 | 18.6% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 578 | 77.2% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 12 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 20 | 2.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 749 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Pleasant Grove township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 208 | 29.8% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 469 | 67.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 21 | 3.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 698 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Pleasant Grove township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 287 | 38.4% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 434 | 58.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 27 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 748 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Pleasant Grove township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 364 | 62.5% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 200 | 34.4% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 16 | 2.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 582 | ||||||||||
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(Some years may be unavailable)
| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 101% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 482 | 76.0% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 141 | 22.2% | 11 [+] | 1.7% | 634 | 35 | 0.02% |
| 2022 | G | 102% | Darren Bailey (R) | 503 | 78.6% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 117 | 18.3% | 20 [+] | 3.1% | 640 | 36 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | S2 | 119% | Mark Curran (R) | 549 | 73.5% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 178 | 23.8% | 20 [+] | 2.7% | 747 | 35 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 83% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 398 | 68.0% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 127 | 21.7% | 60 [+] | 10.3% | 585 | 29 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | S3 | 94% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 529 | 71.3% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 163 | 22.0% | 50 [+] | 6.7% | 742 | 32 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 65% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 385 | 67.8% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 161 | 28.3% | 22 [+] | 3.9% | 568 | 25 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | G | 64% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 411 | 73.0% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 114 | 20.2% | 38 [+] | 6.7% | 563 | 23 | 0.02% |