2022 population: 1,547
( 
290 from 2010
)
Land area: 18.1 square miles
Population density: 85.7 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,502 | 97.09% | 16.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 16 | 1.03% |  166.7% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 1.87% | 0.0% |
| Total non-White: | 45 | 2.91% |  4.7% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -292 | -19.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 2 | 0.1 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +19 | R +23 | R + 1.9% | |
| D -4 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +144 | R +256 | R + 30.5% | |
| D -112 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +176 | R +361 | R + 44.3% | |
| D -185 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +157 | R +338 | R + 42.4% | |
| D -181 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 66% | Donald Trump* (R) | 618 | 74.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 199 | 23.8% | 18 | 2.2% | 835 | 34 | 27 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 63% | Donald Trump (R) | 599 | 70.9% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 203 | 24.0% | 43 | 5.1% | 845 | 33 | 25 | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 57% | Mitt Romney (R) | 474 | 58.3% | Barack Obama* (D) | 311 | 38.3% | 28 | 3.4% | 813 | 18 | 11 | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 57% | John McCain (R) | 442 | 52.6% | Barack Obama (D) | 384 | 45.7% | 15 | 1.8% | 841 | 16 | 7 | 0.02% |
| 2004 | 65% | George W. Bush* (R) | 559 | 58.6% | John Kerry (D) | 386 | 40.5% | 9 | 0.9% | 954 | 14 | 8 | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 59% | George W. Bush (R) | 457 | 53.0% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 393 | 45.5% | 13 | 1.5% | 863 | 10 | 5 | 0.02% |
| 2020 President, Colchester township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 199 | 23.8% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 618 | 74.0% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 7 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 11 | 1.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 835 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Colchester township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 203 | 24.0% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 599 | 70.9% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 34 | 4.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 9 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 845 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Colchester township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 311 | 38.3% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 474 | 58.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 28 | 3.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 813 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Colchester township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 384 | 45.7% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 442 | 52.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 15 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 841 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Colchester township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 559 | 58.6% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 386 | 40.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 9 | 0.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 954 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Colchester township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 457 | 53.0% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 393 | 45.5% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 9 | 1.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 863 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 53% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 470 | 70.4% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 186 | 27.8% | 12 [+] | 1.8% | 668 | 29 | 0.02% |
| 2022 | G | 53% | Darren Bailey (R) | 524 | 77.7% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 130 | 19.3% | 20 [+] | 3.0% | 674 | 35 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | S2 | 65% | Mark Curran (R) | 567 | 69.1% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 232 | 28.3% | 22 [+] | 2.7% | 821 | 30 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 51% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 363 | 54.5% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 194 | 29.1% | 109 [+] | 16.4% | 666 | 16 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | S3 | 61% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 450 | 54.3% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 341 | 41.1% | 38 [+] | 4.6% | 829 | 15 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | S2 | 47% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 398 | 61.3% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 225 | 34.7% | 26 [+] | 4.0% | 649 | 19 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | G | 46% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 415 | 64.7% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 184 | 28.7% | 42 [+] | 6.6% | 641 | 14 | 0.02% |