2022 population: 476
( 
50 from 2010
)
Land area: 36.0 square miles
Population density: 13.2 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 474 | 99.58% | 7.4% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 2 | 0.42% | 100.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Total non-White: | 2 | 0.42% |  85.7% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -38 | -8.8 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -12 | -2.8 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +27 | R +33 | R + 9.4% | |
| D -6 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +45 | R +76 | R + 28.5% | |
| D -31 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +62 | R +136 | R + 53.3% | |
| D -74 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +35 | R +103 | R + 44.0% | |
| D -68 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69% | Donald Trump* (R) | 195 | 75.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 60 | 23.1% | 5 | 1.9% | 260 | 35 | 28 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 64% | Donald Trump (R) | 168 | 67.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 66 | 26.4% | 16 | 6.4% | 250 | 29 | 21 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 59% | Mitt Romney (R) | 150 | 62.2% | Barack Obama* (D) | 91 | 37.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 241 | 22 | 15 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 64% | Barack Obama (D) | 134 | 49.8% | John McCain (R) | 133 | 49.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 269 | 13 | 4 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 64% | George W. Bush (R) | 146 | 52.7% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 126 | 45.5% | 5 | 1.8% | 277 | 10 | 5 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Sherman township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 60 | 23.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 195 | 75.0% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 3 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 260 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Sherman township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 66 | 26.4% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 168 | 67.2% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 14 | 5.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 250 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Sherman township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 91 | 37.8% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 150 | 62.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 241 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Sherman township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 134 | 49.8% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 133 | 49.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 269 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Sherman township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 146 | 52.7% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 126 | 45.5% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 4 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 277 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 45% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 114 | 67.1% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 53 | 31.2% | 3 [+] | 1.8% | 170 | 26 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | G | 46% | Darren Bailey (R) | 122 | 70.9% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 43 | 25.0% | 7 [+] | 4.1% | 172 | 29 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 68% | Mark Curran (R) | 169 | 65.8% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 83 | 32.3% | 5 [+] | 1.9% | 257 | 27 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 51% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 112 | 56.6% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 55 | 27.8% | 31 [+] | 15.7% | 198 | 18 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 56% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 117 | 52.2% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 100 | 44.6% | 7 [+] | 3.1% | 224 | 10 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 54% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 132 | 60.6% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 68 | 31.2% | 18 [+] | 8.3% | 218 | 10 | 0.01% |