2022 population: 1,395
( 
85 from 2010
)
Land area: 63.6 square miles
Population density: 21.9 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,344 | 96.34% | 6.1% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 9 | 0.65% | 47.1% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 3.01% |  75.0% |
| Total non-White: | 51 | 3.66% |  6.2% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -88 | -7.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 3 | 0.2 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +55 | R +15 | D + 3.9% | |
| D +40 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +64 | R +81 | R + 8.9% | |
| D -17 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +106 | R +172 | R + 22.2% | |
| D -66 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +51 | R +157 | R + 26.1% | |
| D -106 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 70% | Donald Trump* (R) | 524 | 68.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 214 | 28.1% | 23 | 3.0% | 761 | 28 | 22 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 64% | Donald Trump (R) | 469 | 65.4% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 174 | 24.3% | 74 | 10.3% | 717 | 27 | 20 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 62% | Mitt Romney (R) | 460 | 64.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 231 | 32.6% | 18 | 2.5% | 709 | 24 | 18 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 63% | John McCain (R) | 418 | 58.1% | Barack Obama (D) | 280 | 38.9% | 22 | 3.1% | 720 | 21 | 12 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 67% | George W. Bush (R) | 426 | 60.6% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 252 | 35.8% | 25 | 3.6% | 703 | 18 | 13 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Blue Ridge township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 214 | 28.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 524 | 68.9% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 14 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 9 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 761 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Blue Ridge township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 174 | 24.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 469 | 65.4% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 50 | 7.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 24 | 3.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 717 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Blue Ridge township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 231 | 32.6% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 460 | 64.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 18 | 2.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 709 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Blue Ridge township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 280 | 38.9% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 418 | 58.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 22 | 3.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 720 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Blue Ridge township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 426 | 60.6% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 252 | 35.8% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 20 | 2.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 703 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 53% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 386 | 67.2% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 175 | 30.5% | 13 [+] | 2.3% | 574 | 26 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | G | 53% | Darren Bailey (R) | 390 | 67.6% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 158 | 27.4% | 29 [+] | 5.0% | 577 | 25 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 69% | Mark Curran (R) | 491 | 65.2% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 234 | 31.1% | 28 [+] | 3.7% | 753 | 26 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 51% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 379 | 67.0% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 130 | 23.0% | 57 [+] | 10.1% | 566 | 28 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | S3 | 64% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 487 | 68.8% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 179 | 25.3% | 42 [+] | 5.9% | 708 | 29 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 49% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 338 | 61.5% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 182 | 33.1% | 30 [+] | 5.5% | 550 | 19 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | G | 48% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 394 | 72.0% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 125 | 22.9% | 28 [+] | 5.1% | 547 | 22 | 0.02% |