2022 population: 541
( 
96 from 2010
)
Land area: 36.5 square miles
Population density: 14.8 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 535 | 98.89% | 11.9% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 6 | 1.11% | 50.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Total non-White: | 6 | 1.11% |  80.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -72 | -13.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -24 | -4.6 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +14 | R +18 | R + 4.1% | |
| D -4 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +72 | R +109 | R + 32.8% | |
| D -37 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +94 | R +168 | R + 54.7% | |
| D -74 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +80 | R +150 | R + 50.6% | |
| D -70 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 73% | Donald Trump* (R) | 241 | 78.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 65 | 21.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 309 | 38 | 31 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 68% | Donald Trump (R) | 227 | 73.7% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 69 | 22.4% | 12 | 3.9% | 308 | 35 | 28 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 59% | Mitt Romney (R) | 169 | 59.1% | Barack Obama* (D) | 102 | 35.7% | 15 | 5.2% | 286 | 18 | 12 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 58% | John McCain (R) | 147 | 49.8% | Barack Obama (D) | 139 | 47.1% | 9 | 3.1% | 295 | 13 | 4 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 60% | George W. Bush* (R) | 196 | 61.2% | John Kerry (D) | 123 | 38.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 320 | 17 | 11 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 58% | George W. Bush (R) | 176 | 55.0% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 135 | 42.2% | 9 | 2.8% | 320 | 12 | 7 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Nilwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 65 | 21.0% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 241 | 78.0% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 2 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 309 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Nilwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 69 | 22.4% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 227 | 73.7% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 7 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 308 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Nilwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 102 | 35.7% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 169 | 59.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 15 | 5.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 286 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Nilwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 139 | 47.1% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 147 | 49.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 9 | 3.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 295 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Nilwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 196 | 61.2% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 123 | 38.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 320 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Nilwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 176 | 55.0% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 135 | 42.2% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 5 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 320 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 57% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 169 | 70.1% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 64 | 26.6% | 8 [+] | 3.3% | 241 | 29 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | G | 58% | Darren Bailey (R) | 188 | 76.7% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 48 | 19.6% | 9 [+] | 3.7% | 245 | 34 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 72% | Mark Curran (R) | 221 | 72.0% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 81 | 26.4% | 5 [+] | 1.6% | 307 | 33 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 58% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 128 | 50.4% | Sam McCann (Conservative) | 70 | 27.6% | 56 [+] | 22.0% | 254 | 12 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | S3 | 66% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 171 | 57.0% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 116 | 38.7% | 13 [+] | 4.3% | 300 | 17 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 50% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 137 | 58.8% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 86 | 36.9% | 10 [+] | 4.3% | 233 | 16 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 50% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 153 | 65.4% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 60 | 25.6% | 21 [+] | 9.0% | 234 | 15 | 0.01% |