2022 population: 666
( 
59 from 2010
)
Land area: 27.5 square miles
Population density: 24.3 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 630 | 94.59% | 10.8% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 1 | 0.15% |  0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 35 | 5.26% | 1650.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Total non-White: | 36 | 5.41% |  89.5% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -76 | -12.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 17 | 2.8 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +14 | R +5 | D + 2.1% | |
| D +9 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +101 | R +148 | R + 36.5% | |
| D -47 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +130 | R +238 | R + 63.3% | |
| D -108 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +116 | R +233 | R + 65.4% | |
| D -117 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74% | Donald Trump* (R) | 293 | 76.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 86 | 22.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 383 | 36 | 30 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 67% | Donald Trump (R) | 279 | 77.1% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 77 | 21.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 362 | 39 | 31 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 58% | Mitt Romney (R) | 192 | 58.7% | Barack Obama* (D) | 133 | 40.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 327 | 18 | 12 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 64% | Barack Obama (D) | 194 | 53.7% | John McCain (R) | 163 | 45.2% | 4 | 1.1% | 361 | 8 | 0 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 65% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 193 | 56.1% | George W. Bush (R) | 146 | 42.4% | 5 | 1.5% | 344 | 0 | -5 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Elk Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 86 | 22.5% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 293 | 76.5% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 4 | 1.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 383 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Elk Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 77 | 21.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 279 | 77.1% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 4 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 362 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Elk Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 133 | 40.7% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 192 | 58.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 327 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Elk Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 194 | 53.7% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 163 | 45.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 361 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Elk Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 146 | 42.4% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 193 | 56.1% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 2 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 0.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 344 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 58% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 210 | 70.2% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 83 | 27.8% | 6 [+] | 2.0% | 299 | 29 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | G | 58% | Darren Bailey (R) | 229 | 76.3% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 61 | 20.3% | 10 [+] | 3.3% | 300 | 34 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 71% | Mark Curran (R) | 258 | 69.9% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 105 | 28.5% | 6 [+] | 1.6% | 369 | 31 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 56% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 162 | 54.7% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 100 | 33.8% | 34 [+] | 11.5% | 296 | 16 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | S3 | 67% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 198 | 54.4% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 158 | 43.4% | 8 [+] | 2.2% | 364 | 15 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 51% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 146 | 51.2% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 125 | 43.9% | 14 [+] | 4.9% | 285 | 1 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 51% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 180 | 63.6% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 92 | 32.5% | 11 [+] | 3.9% | 283 | 13 | 0.01% |