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Watson township, IL


Effingham County, IL

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 3,199   ( 6 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.8 square miles
Population density: 89.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:3,113 97.31% 0.5%
Black:00.00% 100.0%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:00.00% 100.0%
2+ races:100.31% 58.3%
Hispanic:762.38% 171.4%
Total non-White:862.69% 34.4%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-16 -0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:22 0.8



Historical Presidential Election Results for Watson township, IL

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +114 R +73 D + 2.2%
D +41
2020 vs. 2012 R +250 R +291 R + 9.8%
D -41
2020 vs. 2008 R +390 R +550 R + 26.5%
D -160
2016 vs. 2008 R +276 R +477 R + 28.6%
D -201
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 72% Donald Trump* (R) 1,444 82.5% Joe Biden (D) 266 15.2% 40 2.3% 1,750 42 36 0.03%
2016 68% Donald Trump (R) 1,330 81.8% Hillary Clinton (D) 225 13.8% 71 4.4% 1,626 43 36 0.03%
2012 64% Mitt Romney (R) 1,194 77.8% Barack Obama* (D) 307 20.0% 34 2.2% 1,535 37 31 0.03%
2008 65% John McCain (R) 1,054 69.3% Barack Obama (D) 426 28.0% 40 2.6% 1,520 33 24 0.03%
2000 56% George W. Bush (R) 849 67.4% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 378 30.0% 33 2.6% 1,260 25 19 0.03%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Watson township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 266 15.2%
Donald Trump* (R) 1,444 82.5%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 27 1.5%
Other 13 0.7%
TOTAL 1,750
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 42 Diff (US): 36


2016 President, Watson township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 225 13.8%
Donald Trump (R) 1,330 81.8%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 57 3.5%
Other 14 0.9%
TOTAL 1,626
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 43 Diff (US): 36


2012 President, Watson township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 307 20.0%
Mitt Romney (R) 1,194 77.8%
Other 34 2.2%
TOTAL 1,535
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 37 Diff (US): 31


2008 President, Watson township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 426 28.0%
John McCain (R) 1,054 69.3%
Other 40 2.6%
TOTAL 1,520
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 33 Diff (US): 24


2000 President, Watson township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 849 67.4%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 378 30.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 20 1.6%
Other 13 1.0%
TOTAL 1,260
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 19
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Watson township, IL

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 61% Kathy Salvi (R) 1,210 81.3% Tammy Duckworth* (D) 247 16.6% 31 [+] 2.1% 1,488 40 0.04%
2022 G 62% Darren Bailey (R) 1,287 85.5% J.B. Pritzker* (D) 192 12.8% 26 [+] 1.7% 1,505 43 0.04%
2020 S2 71% Mark Curran (R) 1,362 79.2% Richard Durbin* (D) 309 18.0% 49 [+] 2.8% 1,720 40 0.03%
2018 G 53% Bruce Rauner* (R) 917 71.5% J.B. Pritzker (D) 204 15.9% 161 [+] 12.6% 1,282 33 0.03%
2016 S3 67% Mark Kirk* (R) 1,227 76.6% Tammy Duckworth (D) 288 18.0% 87 [+] 5.4% 1,602 37 0.03%
2014 S2 47% Jim Oberweis (R) 792 70.5% Richard Durbin* (D) 282 25.1% 50 [+] 4.4% 1,124 28 0.03%
2014 G 47% Bruce Rauner (R) 904 80.1% Pat Quinn* (D) 161 14.3% 63 [+] 5.6% 1,128 30 0.03%
*: 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