2022 population: 994
( 
155 from 2010
)
Land area: 67.3 square miles
Population density: 14.8 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 993 | 99.90% | 19.9% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  100.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.10% | 80.0% |
| Total non-White: | 1 | 0.10% |  90.9% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | 165 | 23.8 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -10 | -1.4 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +18 | D +31 | D + 10.7% | |
| D +49 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +33 | D +20 | D + 10.3% | |
| D +53 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +55 | R +38 | R + 2.4% | |
| D +17 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +37 | R +69 | R + 13.1% | |
| D -32 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 77% | Donald Trump* (R) | 394 | 65.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 186 | 31.1% | 18 | 3.0% | 598 | 25 | 19 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 78% | Donald Trump (R) | 376 | 68.1% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 137 | 24.8% | 39 | 7.1% | 552 | 30 | 22 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 79% | Mitt Romney (R) | 361 | 71.2% | Barack Obama* (D) | 133 | 26.2% | 13 | 2.6% | 507 | 31 | 24 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 85% | John McCain (R) | 339 | 65.1% | Barack Obama (D) | 169 | 32.4% | 13 | 2.5% | 521 | 28 | 19 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 69% | George W. Bush (R) | 261 | 62.7% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 145 | 34.9% | 10 | 2.4% | 416 | 20 | 15 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Willow Branch township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 186 | 31.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 394 | 65.9% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 9 | 1.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 9 | 1.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 598 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Willow Branch township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 137 | 24.8% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 376 | 68.1% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 24 | 4.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 15 | 2.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 552 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Willow Branch township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 133 | 26.2% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 361 | 71.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 13 | 2.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 507 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Willow Branch township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 169 | 32.4% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 339 | 65.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 13 | 2.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 521 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Willow Branch township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 261 | 62.7% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 145 | 34.9% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 9 | 2.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 416 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 64% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 324 | 65.5% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 159 | 32.1% | 12 [+] | 2.4% | 495 | 24 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | G | 64% | Darren Bailey (R) | 328 | 65.9% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 146 | 29.3% | 24 [+] | 4.8% | 498 | 23 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 76% | Mark Curran (R) | 392 | 66.6% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 177 | 30.1% | 20 [+] | 3.4% | 589 | 28 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 64% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 331 | 69.8% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 99 | 20.9% | 44 [+] | 9.3% | 474 | 31 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | S3 | 77% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 396 | 72.9% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 132 | 24.3% | 15 [+] | 2.8% | 543 | 33 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 64% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 295 | 67.7% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 127 | 29.1% | 14 [+] | 3.2% | 436 | 25 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 65% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 326 | 74.6% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 95 | 21.7% | 16 [+] | 3.7% | 437 | 24 | 0.01% |