2022 population: 120
( 
133 from 2010
)
Land area: 36.2 square miles
Population density: 3.3 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 108 | 90.00% | 56.1% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 12 | 10.00% | 140.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Total non-White: | 12 | 10.00% |  71.4% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -138 | -66.1 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 5 | 2.4 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +20 | R +16 | R + 7.4% | |
| D +4 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +18 | R +32 | R + 23.6% | |
| D -14 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +10 | R +40 | R + 30.2% | |
| D -30 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R -10 | R +24 | R + 22.9% | |
| D -34 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 145% | Donald Trump* (R) | 89 | 63.6% | Joe Biden (D) | 45 | 32.1% | 6 | 4.3% | 140 | 23 | 17 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 84% | Donald Trump (R) | 69 | 59.0% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 41 | 35.0% | 7 | 6.0% | 117 | 21 | 13 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 74% | Mitt Romney (R) | 71 | 53.0% | Barack Obama* (D) | 59 | 44.0% | 4 | 3.0% | 134 | 12 | 6 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 79% | John McCain (R) | 79 | 50.3% | Barack Obama (D) | 75 | 47.8% | 3 | 1.9% | 157 | 14 | 5 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 83% | George W. Bush (R) | 78 | 52.7% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 65 | 43.9% | 5 | 3.4% | 148 | 10 | 5 | 0.00% |
| 2020 President, Chestnut township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 45 | 32.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 89 | 63.6% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 2 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 2.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 140 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Chestnut township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 41 | 35.0% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 69 | 59.0% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 5 | 4.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 117 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Chestnut township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 59 | 44.0% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 71 | 53.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 3.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 134 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Chestnut township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 75 | 47.8% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 79 | 50.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 1.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 157 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Chestnut township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 78 | 52.7% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 65 | 43.9% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 2 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 2.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 148 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 126% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 75 | 61.5% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 45 | 36.9% | 2 [+] | 1.6% | 122 | 20 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | G | 125% | Darren Bailey (R) | 76 | 62.8% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 42 | 34.7% | 3 [+] | 2.5% | 121 | 20 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 142% | Mark Curran (R) | 84 | 61.3% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 48 | 35.0% | 5 [+] | 3.6% | 137 | 22 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 87% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 54 | 52.9% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 37 | 36.3% | 11 [+] | 10.8% | 102 | 14 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | S3 | 82% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 64 | 56.1% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 44 | 38.6% | 6 [+] | 5.3% | 114 | 16 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 57% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 46 | 50.0% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 42 | 45.7% | 4 [+] | 4.3% | 92 | 7 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | G | 57% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 55 | 59.8% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 31 | 33.7% | 6 [+] | 6.5% | 92 | 10 | 0.00% |