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Somerset township, IL


Jackson County, IL

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 3,982   ( 223 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.1 square miles
Population density: 107.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:3,131 78.63% 19.1%
Black:1734.34% 8.8%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:431.08% 38.7%
2+ races:40010.05% 788.9%
Hispanic:601.51% 29.4%
Total non-White:85121.37% 155.6%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-741 -21.4
Change in Non-White pop.:518 14.9



Historical Presidential Election Results for Somerset township, IL

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +63 D +12 D + 3.4%
D +75
2020 vs. 2012 R +295 R +399 R + 17.2%
D -104
2020 vs. 2008 R +355 R +609 R + 28.8%
D -254
2016 vs. 2008 R +292 R +621 R + 32.2%
D -329
How to interpret this table


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(Some years may be unavailable)

YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 66% Donald Trump* (R) 1,441 68.0% Joe Biden (D) 639 30.2% 38 1.8% 2,118 28 21 0.04%
2016 63% Donald Trump (R) 1,378 67.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 564 27.6% 104 5.1% 2,046 29 21 0.04%
2012 59% Mitt Romney (R) 1,146 58.6% Barack Obama* (D) 743 38.0% 66 3.4% 1,955 18 11 0.04%
2008 61% John McCain (R) 1,086 53.8% Barack Obama (D) 893 44.3% 39 1.9% 2,018 17 8 0.04%
2000 58% George W. Bush (R) 1,014 54.8% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 771 41.7% 66 3.6% 1,851 12 7 0.04%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Somerset township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 639 30.2%
Donald Trump* (R) 1,441 68.0%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 20 0.9%
Other 18 0.8%
TOTAL 2,118
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 28 Diff (US): 21


2016 President, Somerset township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 564 27.6%
Donald Trump (R) 1,378 67.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 66 3.2%
Other 38 1.9%
TOTAL 2,046
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 29 Diff (US): 21


2012 President, Somerset township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 743 38.0%
Mitt Romney (R) 1,146 58.6%
Other 66 3.4%
TOTAL 1,955
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 11


2008 President, Somerset township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 893 44.3%
John McCain (R) 1,086 53.8%
Other 39 1.9%
TOTAL 2,018
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): 8


2000 President, Somerset township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 1,014 54.8%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 771 41.7%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 35 1.9%
Other 31 1.7%
TOTAL 1,851
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 7
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Somerset township, IL

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 50% Kathy Salvi (R) 1,045 64.7% Tammy Duckworth* (D) 549 34.0% 22 [+] 1.4% 1,616 23 0.04%
2022 G 50% Darren Bailey (R) 1,128 69.7% J.B. Pritzker* (D) 456 28.2% 35 [+] 2.2% 1,619 27 0.04%
2020 S2 65% Mark Curran (R) 1,340 64.3% Richard Durbin* (D) 708 34.0% 35 [+] 1.7% 2,083 25 0.03%
2018 G 56% Bruce Rauner* (R) 981 54.2% J.B. Pritzker (D) 635 35.1% 193 [+] 10.7% 1,809 15 0.04%
2016 S3 62% Mark Kirk* (R) 1,044 51.8% Tammy Duckworth (D) 901 44.7% 72 [+] 3.6% 2,017 12 0.04%
2014 S2 49% Jim Oberweis (R) 850 53.2% Richard Durbin* (D) 693 43.3% 56 [+] 3.5% 1,599 10 0.04%
2014 G 48% Bruce Rauner (R) 969 61.3% Pat Quinn* (D) 524 33.1% 89 [+] 5.6% 1,582 11 0.04%
*: 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