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Shields township, IL


Lake County, IL

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 37,742   ( 1,320 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.8 square miles
Population density: 2120.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:21,448 56.83% 14.4%
Black:4,75212.59% 21.8%
Indian:760.20% 38.7%
Asian:2,2255.90% 31.2%
2+ races:1,5354.07% 56.8%
Hispanic:7,50819.89% 48.6%
Total non-White:16,29443.17% 16.3%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-3,604 -11.2
Change in Non-White pop.:2,284 7.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Shields township, IL

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +506 D +533 D + 1.1%
D +1,039
2020 vs. 2012 R -1,295 D +3,431 D + 28.1%
D +2,136
2020 vs. 2008 R -661 D +1,348 D + 11.0%
D +687
2016 vs. 2008 R -1,167 D +815 D + 9.9%
D -352
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 44% Joe Biden (D) 7,789 62.0% Donald Trump* (R) 4,466 35.6% 301 2.4% 12,556 -5 -11 0.21%
2016 39% Hillary Clinton (D) 6,750 57.7% Donald Trump (R) 3,960 33.9% 986 8.4% 11,696 -5 -12 0.21%
2012 37% Mitt Romney (R) 5,761 50.0% Barack Obama* (D) 5,653 49.1% 108 0.9% 11,522 9 3 0.22%
2008 38% Barack Obama (D) 7,102 57.6% John McCain (R) 5,127 41.6% 106 0.9% 12,335 5 -4 0.22%
2000 34% George W. Bush (R) 6,228 53.9% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 5,021 43.5% 300 2.6% 11,549 11 6 0.24%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Shields township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 7,789 62.0%
Donald Trump* (R) 4,466 35.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 155 1.2%
Other 146 1.2%
TOTAL 12,556
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -11


2016 President, Shields township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 6,750 57.7%
Donald Trump (R) 3,960 33.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 536 4.6%
Other 450 3.8%
TOTAL 11,696
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -12


2012 President, Shields township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 5,653 49.1%
Mitt Romney (R) 5,761 50.0%
Other 108 0.9%
TOTAL 11,522
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 3


2008 President, Shields township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 7,102 57.6%
John McCain (R) 5,127 41.6%
Other 106 0.9%
TOTAL 12,335
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -4


2000 President, Shields township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 6,228 53.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 5,021 43.5%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 252 2.2%
Other 48 0.4%
TOTAL 11,549
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 6
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Shields township, IL

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 S3 31% Tammy Duckworth* (D) 5,146 57.9% Kathy Salvi (R) 3,606 40.6% 131 [+] 1.5% 8,883 -1 0.22%
2022 G 31% J.B. Pritzker* (D) 5,180 58.6% Darren Bailey (R) 3,329 37.6% 338 [+] 3.8% 8,847 -5 0.22%
2020 S2 44% Richard Durbin* (D) 6,726 53.8% Mark Curran (R) 5,227 41.8% 546 [+] 4.4% 12,499 3 0.21%
2018 G 34% Bruce Rauner* (R) 5,010 51.0% J.B. Pritzker (D) 4,497 45.8% 316 [+] 3.2% 9,823 12 0.22%
2016 S3 39% Mark Kirk* (R) 5,891 50.5% Tammy Duckworth (D) 5,374 46.1% 401 [+] 3.4% 11,666 11 0.21%
2014 S2 26% Jim Oberweis (R) 4,077 52.2% Richard Durbin* (D) 3,549 45.4% 191 [+] 2.4% 7,817 9 0.22%
2014 G 27% Bruce Rauner (R) 5,159 63.3% Pat Quinn* (D) 2,884 35.4% 101 [+] 1.2% 8,144 13 0.22%
*: 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