2022 population: 250
( 
77 from 2010
)
Land area: 36.6 square miles
Population density: 6.8 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 250 | 100.00% | 22.1% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Total non-White: | 0 | 0.00% |  100.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -71 | -26.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -6 | -2.2 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R -10 | D +13 | D + 6.0% | |
| D +3 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +9 | R +32 | R + 23.1% | |
| D -23 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +1 | R +19 | R + 15.9% | |
| D -18 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +11 | R +32 | R + 21.9% | |
| D -21 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 75% | Donald Trump* (R) | 114 | 74.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 40 | 26.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 154 | 34 | 27 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 75% | Donald Trump (R) | 124 | 74.3% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 37 | 22.2% | 6 | 3.6% | 167 | 36 | 28 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 71% | Mitt Romney (R) | 105 | 61.8% | Barack Obama* (D) | 63 | 37.1% | 2 | 1.2% | 170 | 21 | 15 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 67% | John McCain (R) | 113 | 66.1% | Barack Obama (D) | 58 | 33.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 171 | 29 | 20 | 0.00% |
| 2004 | 69% | George W. Bush* (R) | 125 | 67.9% | John Kerry (D) | 59 | 32.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 184 | 23 | 17 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 59% | George W. Bush (R) | 113 | 68.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 48 | 29.3% | 3 | 1.8% | 164 | 26 | 21 | 0.00% |
| 2020 President, Bethel township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 40 | 26.0% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 114 | 74.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 154 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Bethel township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 37 | 22.2% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 124 | 74.3% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 3 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 167 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Bethel township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 63 | 37.1% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 105 | 61.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 170 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Bethel township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 58 | 33.9% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 113 | 66.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 171 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Bethel township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 125 | 67.9% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 59 | 32.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 184 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Bethel township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 113 | 68.9% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 48 | 29.3% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 2 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 164 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 62% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 95 | 74.2% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 32 | 25.0% | 1 [+] | 0.8% | 128 | 33 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | G | 64% | Darren Bailey (R) | 106 | 80.9% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 22 | 16.8% | 3 [+] | 2.3% | 131 | 39 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 73% | Mark Curran (R) | 106 | 71.1% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 40 | 26.8% | 3 [+] | 2.0% | 149 | 32 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 67% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 93 | 65.0% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 33 | 23.1% | 17 [+] | 11.9% | 143 | 26 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | S3 | 72% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 102 | 63.8% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 51 | 31.9% | 7 [+] | 4.4% | 160 | 24 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 51% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 80 | 68.4% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 33 | 28.2% | 4 [+] | 3.4% | 117 | 26 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | G | 52% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 87 | 72.5% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 20 | 16.7% | 13 [+] | 10.8% | 120 | 22 | 0.00% |