2022 population: 527
( 
5 from 2010
)
Land area: 33.3 square miles
Population density: 15.8 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 514 | 97.53% | 0.6% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% |  100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 8 | 1.52% | 60.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 0.95% | 0.0% |
| Total non-White: | 13 | 2.47% |  18.2% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | 3 | 0.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 2 | 0.5 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +19 | R +31 | R + 12.3% | |
| D -12 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +75 | R +112 | R + 48.4% | |
| D -37 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +78 | R +142 | R + 62.1% | |
| D -64 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +59 | R +111 | R + 49.8% | |
| D -52 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 57% | Donald Trump* (R) | 171 | 72.2% | Joe Biden (D) | 61 | 25.7% | 5 | 2.1% | 237 | 32 | 25 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 57% | Donald Trump (R) | 152 | 65.8% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 73 | 31.6% | 6 | 2.6% | 231 | 27 | 20 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 52% | Barack Obama* (D) | 98 | 48.3% | Mitt Romney (R) | 96 | 47.3% | 9 | 4.4% | 203 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 54% | Barack Obama (D) | 125 | 55.3% | John McCain (R) | 93 | 41.2% | 8 | 3.5% | 226 | 4 | -4 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 44% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 131 | 52.2% | George W. Bush (R) | 114 | 45.4% | 6 | 2.4% | 251 | 3 | -2 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Forest City township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 61 | 25.7% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 171 | 72.2% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 3 | 1.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 237 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Forest City township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 73 | 31.6% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 152 | 65.8% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 5 | 2.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 231 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Forest City township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 98 | 48.3% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 96 | 47.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 9 | 4.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 203 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Forest City township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 125 | 55.3% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 93 | 41.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | 3.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 226 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Forest City township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 114 | 45.4% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 131 | 52.2% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 6 | 2.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 251 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 43% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 112 | 62.2% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 65 | 36.1% | 3 [+] | 1.7% | 180 | 21 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | G | 45% | Darren Bailey (R) | 130 | 69.1% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 53 | 28.2% | 5 [+] | 2.7% | 188 | 27 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 56% | Mark Curran (R) | 143 | 61.6% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 85 | 36.6% | 4 [+] | 1.7% | 232 | 23 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 44% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 88 | 48.6% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 60 | 33.1% | 33 [+] | 18.2% | 181 | 10 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 42% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 78 | 47.0% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 76 | 45.8% | 12 [+] | 7.2% | 166 | 3 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | G | 42% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 89 | 53.6% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 65 | 39.2% | 12 [+] | 7.2% | 166 | 3 | 0.00% |