2022 population: 2,356
( 
32 from 2010
)
Land area: 36.5 square miles
Population density: 64.6 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 2,155 | 91.47% | 1.7% |
| Black: | 42 | 1.78% | 32.3% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 0.38% | 35.7% |
| 2+ races: | 93 | 3.95% |  116.3% |
| Hispanic: | 57 | 2.42% | 11.8% |
| Total non-White: | 201 | 8.53% |  2.6% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -37 | -1.9 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 5 | 0.3 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R -21 | D +71 | D + 7.8% | |
| D +50 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +105 | R +69 | R + 3.4% | |
| D +36 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +137 | R +196 | R + 18.2% | |
| D -59 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +158 | R +267 | R + 26.1% | |
| D -109 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 56% | Donald Trump* (R) | 661 | 62.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 375 | 35.3% | 25 | 2.4% | 1,061 | 22 | 15 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 58% | Donald Trump (R) | 682 | 62.4% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 325 | 29.7% | 86 | 7.9% | 1,093 | 24 | 16 | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 50% | Mitt Romney (R) | 556 | 59.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 339 | 36.5% | 33 | 3.6% | 928 | 19 | 13 | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 55% | John McCain (R) | 524 | 52.7% | Barack Obama (D) | 434 | 43.7% | 36 | 3.6% | 994 | 16 | 7 | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 52% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 417 | 48.0% | George W. Bush (R) | 414 | 47.6% | 38 | 4.4% | 869 | 5 | 0 | 0.02% |
| 2020 President, De Soto township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 375 | 35.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 661 | 62.3% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 12 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 13 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,061 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, De Soto township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 325 | 29.7% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 682 | 62.4% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 55 | 5.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 31 | 2.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,093 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, De Soto township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 339 | 36.5% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 556 | 59.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 33 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 928 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, De Soto township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 434 | 43.7% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 524 | 52.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 36 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 994 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, De Soto township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 414 | 47.6% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 417 | 48.0% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 26 | 3.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 12 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 869 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | S2 | 56% | Mark Curran (R) | 623 | 59.0% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 399 | 37.8% | 34 [+] | 3.2% | 1,056 | 20 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | G | 49% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 484 | 52.5% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 330 | 35.8% | 108 [+] | 11.7% | 922 | 14 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | S3 | 57% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 523 | 49.1% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 452 | 42.4% | 91 [+] | 8.5% | 1,066 | 9 | 0.02% |