2022 population: 449
( 
187 from 2010
)
Land area: 47.1 square miles
Population density: 9.5 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 445 | 99.11% | 29.4% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 0.89% | 300.0% |
| Total non-White: | 4 | 0.89% |  33.3% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -185 | -35.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -2 | -0.4 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +22 | R +25 | R + 5.1% | |
| D -3 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +55 | R +86 | R + 33.5% | |
| D -31 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +55 | R +122 | R + 54.8% | |
| D -67 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +33 | R +97 | R + 49.7% | |
| D -64 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 64% | Donald Trump* (R) | 199 | 87.7% | Joe Biden (D) | 28 | 12.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 227 | 47 | 41 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 53% | Donald Trump (R) | 177 | 82.3% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 31 | 14.4% | 7 | 3.3% | 215 | 44 | 36 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 45% | Mitt Romney (R) | 144 | 69.2% | Barack Obama* (D) | 59 | 28.4% | 5 | 2.4% | 208 | 29 | 22 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 50% | John McCain (R) | 144 | 59.3% | Barack Obama (D) | 95 | 39.1% | 4 | 1.6% | 243 | 23 | 14 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 52% | George W. Bush (R) | 147 | 62.0% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 82 | 34.6% | 8 | 3.4% | 237 | 19 | 14 | 0.00% |
| 2020 President, Patterson township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 28 | 12.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 199 | 87.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 227 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Patterson township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 31 | 14.4% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 177 | 82.3% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 5 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 215 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Patterson township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 59 | 28.4% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 144 | 69.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 2.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 208 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Patterson township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 95 | 39.1% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 144 | 59.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 243 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Patterson township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 147 | 62.0% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 82 | 34.6% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 4 | 1.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 1.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 237 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 48% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 136 | 81.0% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 29 | 17.3% | 3 [+] | 1.8% | 168 | 39 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | G | 49% | Darren Bailey (R) | 151 | 86.8% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 19 | 10.9% | 4 [+] | 2.3% | 174 | 44 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 63% | Mark Curran (R) | 174 | 78.4% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 43 | 19.4% | 5 [+] | 2.3% | 222 | 40 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 42% | Sam McCann (Conservative) | 65 | 40.9% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 60 | 37.7% | 34 [+] | 21.4% | 159 | -1 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | S3 | 51% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 130 | 62.2% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 64 | 30.6% | 15 [+] | 7.2% | 209 | 22 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 36% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 88 | 56.1% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 59 | 37.6% | 10 [+] | 6.4% | 157 | 13 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | G | 36% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 105 | 67.3% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 43 | 27.6% | 8 [+] | 5.1% | 156 | 17 | 0.00% |