2022 population: 219
( 
10 from 2010
)
Land area: 37.8 square miles
Population density: 5.8 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 219 | 100.00% | 3.5% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Total non-White: | 0 | 0.00% |  100.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -8 | -4.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -2 | -1.1 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +16 | R +20 | R + 12.7% | |
| D -4 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +17 | R +36 | R + 30.9% | |
| D -19 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +15 | R +42 | R + 37.3% | |
| D -27 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R -1 | R +22 | R + 24.6% | |
| D -23 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 67% | Donald Trump* (R) | 91 | 75.8% | Joe Biden (D) | 27 | 22.5% | 2 | 1.7% | 120 | 35 | 29 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 61% | Donald Trump (R) | 75 | 67.0% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 31 | 27.7% | 6 | 5.4% | 112 | 29 | 21 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 65% | Mitt Romney (R) | 74 | 60.7% | Barack Obama* (D) | 46 | 37.7% | 2 | 1.6% | 122 | 20 | 13 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 71% | John McCain (R) | 76 | 57.1% | Barack Obama (D) | 54 | 40.6% | 3 | 2.3% | 133 | 20 | 12 | 0.00% |
| 2004 | 78% | George W. Bush* (R) | 89 | 61.4% | John Kerry (D) | 56 | 38.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 145 | 17 | 11 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 72% | George W. Bush (R) | 70 | 52.2% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 63 | 47.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 134 | 10 | 4 | 0.00% |
| 2020 President, Hire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 27 | 22.5% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 91 | 75.8% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 1 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 120 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Hire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 31 | 27.7% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 75 | 67.0% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 5 | 4.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 112 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Hire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 46 | 37.7% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 74 | 60.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 122 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Hire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 54 | 40.6% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 76 | 57.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 133 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Hire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 89 | 61.4% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 56 | 38.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 145 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Hire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 70 | 52.2% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 63 | 47.0% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 1 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 134 | ||||||||||
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(Some years may be unavailable)
| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 56% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 73 | 72.3% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 27 | 26.7% | 1 [+] | 1.0% | 101 | 31 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | G | 57% | Darren Bailey (R) | 82 | 79.6% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 18 | 17.5% | 3 [+] | 2.9% | 103 | 37 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 65% | Mark Curran (R) | 85 | 72.6% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 32 | 27.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 117 | 34 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 55% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 61 | 61.0% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 26 | 26.0% | 13 [+] | 13.0% | 100 | 22 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | S3 | 61% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 56 | 50.5% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 51 | 45.9% | 4 [+] | 3.6% | 111 | 11 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 47% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 58 | 66.7% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 29 | 33.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 87 | 24 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | G | 47% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 61 | 70.1% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 22 | 25.3% | 4 [+] | 4.6% | 87 | 20 | 0.00% |