2022 population: 1,719
( 
327 from 2010
)
Land area: 37.7 square miles
Population density: 45.6 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,572 | 91.45% | 20.3% |
| Black: | 30 | 1.75% |  130.8% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Hispanic: | 117 | 6.81% | 172.1% |
| Total non-White: | 147 | 8.55% |  98.6% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -400 | -23.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 73 | 4.3 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +93 | R +66 | R + 1.0% | |
| D +27 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +209 | R +319 | R + 32.7% | |
| D -110 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +275 | R +455 | R + 49.0% | |
| D -180 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +182 | R +389 | R + 48.0% | |
| D -207 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 70% | Donald Trump* (R) | 688 | 73.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 242 | 25.7% | 12 | 1.3% | 942 | 33 | 26 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 59% | Donald Trump (R) | 595 | 69.6% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 215 | 25.1% | 45 | 5.3% | 855 | 31 | 24 | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 54% | Mitt Romney (R) | 479 | 56.7% | Barack Obama* (D) | 352 | 41.7% | 14 | 1.7% | 845 | 16 | 9 | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 52% | Barack Obama (D) | 422 | 49.3% | John McCain (R) | 413 | 48.2% | 21 | 2.5% | 856 | 12 | 3 | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 51% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 491 | 55.0% | George W. Bush (R) | 370 | 41.5% | 31 | 3.5% | 892 | -1 | -6 | 0.02% |
| 2020 President, Reading township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 242 | 25.7% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 688 | 73.0% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 7 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 942 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Reading township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 215 | 25.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 595 | 69.6% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 31 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 14 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 855 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Reading township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 352 | 41.7% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 479 | 56.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 14 | 1.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 845 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Reading township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 422 | 49.3% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 413 | 48.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 21 | 2.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 856 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Reading township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 370 | 41.5% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 491 | 55.0% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 19 | 2.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 12 | 1.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 892 | ||||||||||
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(Some years may be unavailable)
| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 51% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 456 | 67.2% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 209 | 30.8% | 14 [+] | 2.1% | 679 | 26 | 0.02% |
| 2022 | G | 51% | Darren Bailey (R) | 481 | 70.2% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 181 | 26.4% | 23 [+] | 3.4% | 685 | 28 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | S2 | 69% | Mark Curran (R) | 595 | 64.6% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 276 | 30.0% | 50 [+] | 5.4% | 921 | 26 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | G | 47% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 372 | 56.4% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 216 | 32.7% | 72 [+] | 10.9% | 660 | 18 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | S3 | 58% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 536 | 63.4% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 263 | 31.1% | 47 [+] | 5.6% | 846 | 24 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | S2 | 41% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 372 | 59.8% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 215 | 34.6% | 35 [+] | 5.6% | 622 | 17 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | G | 41% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 387 | 62.6% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 196 | 31.7% | 35 [+] | 5.7% | 618 | 12 | 0.02% |