2022 population: 887
( 
298 from 2010
)
Land area: 17.8 square miles
Population density: 49.7 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 828 | 93.35% | 25.7% |
| Black: | 10 | 1.13% | 23.1% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.24% |  83.3% |
| 2+ races: | 9 | 1.01% | 125.0% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 3.27% | 35.6% |
| Total non-White: | 59 | 6.65% |  16.9% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -286 | -29.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -12 | -1.2 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +31 | D +1 | D + 5.0% | |
| D +32 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +39 | R +31 | R + 2.6% | |
| D +8 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +17 | R +18 | R + 2.2% | |
| D -1 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R -14 | R +19 | R + 7.2% | |
| D -33 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 81% | Donald Trump* (R) | 387 | 67.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 174 | 30.3% | 14 | 2.4% | 575 | 27 | 21 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 68% | Donald Trump (R) | 356 | 66.8% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 142 | 26.6% | 35 | 6.6% | 533 | 28 | 21 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 62% | Mitt Romney (R) | 348 | 65.5% | Barack Obama* (D) | 166 | 31.3% | 17 | 3.2% | 531 | 25 | 18 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 61% | John McCain (R) | 370 | 66.9% | Barack Obama (D) | 175 | 31.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 553 | 30 | 21 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 54% | George W. Bush (R) | 332 | 65.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 161 | 31.9% | 11 | 2.2% | 504 | 23 | 18 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Ashton township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 174 | 30.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 387 | 67.3% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 13 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 575 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Ashton township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 142 | 26.6% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 356 | 66.8% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 24 | 4.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 11 | 2.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 533 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Ashton township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 166 | 31.3% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 348 | 65.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 17 | 3.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 531 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Ashton township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 175 | 31.6% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 370 | 66.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 553 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Ashton township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 332 | 65.9% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 161 | 31.9% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 7 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 504 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 57% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 277 | 67.9% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 119 | 29.2% | 12 [+] | 2.9% | 408 | 26 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | G | 58% | Darren Bailey (R) | 292 | 70.7% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 106 | 25.7% | 15 [+] | 3.6% | 413 | 28 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 80% | Mark Curran (R) | 371 | 65.2% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 178 | 31.3% | 20 [+] | 3.5% | 569 | 26 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 54% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 223 | 55.3% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 118 | 29.3% | 62 [+] | 15.4% | 403 | 17 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | S3 | 67% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 362 | 69.0% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 127 | 24.2% | 36 [+] | 6.9% | 525 | 29 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 43% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 243 | 69.2% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 89 | 25.4% | 19 [+] | 5.4% | 351 | 27 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 43% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 251 | 71.1% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 83 | 23.5% | 19 [+] | 5.4% | 353 | 21 | 0.01% |