2022 population: 502
( 
71 from 2010
)
Land area: 38.2 square miles
Population density: 13.1 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 473 | 94.22% | 15.5% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 17 | 3.39% | 183.3% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.60% | 50.0% |
| Total non-White: | 29 | 5.78% |  123.1% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -87 | -18.4 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 16 | 3.4 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +16 | R +14 | R + 1.8% | |
| D +2 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +43 | R +92 | R + 35.7% | |
| D -49 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +40 | R +90 | R + 35.2% | |
| D -50 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +24 | R +76 | R + 33.4% | |
| D -52 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69% | Donald Trump* (R) | 201 | 74.7% | Joe Biden (D) | 60 | 22.3% | 8 | 3.0% | 269 | 34 | 28 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 64% | Donald Trump (R) | 185 | 70.6% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 58 | 22.1% | 19 | 7.3% | 262 | 32 | 25 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 65% | Mitt Romney (R) | 158 | 55.8% | Barack Obama* (D) | 109 | 38.5% | 16 | 5.7% | 283 | 15 | 9 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 61% | John McCain (R) | 161 | 58.3% | Barack Obama (D) | 110 | 39.9% | 5 | 1.8% | 276 | 22 | 13 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 54% | George W. Bush (R) | 133 | 49.4% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 124 | 46.1% | 12 | 4.5% | 269 | 7 | 2 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, New Salem township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 60 | 22.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 201 | 74.7% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 3 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 1.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 269 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, New Salem township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 58 | 22.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 185 | 70.6% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 11 | 4.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | 3.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 262 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, New Salem township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 109 | 38.5% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 158 | 55.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 16 | 5.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 283 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, New Salem township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 110 | 39.9% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 161 | 58.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 276 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, New Salem township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 133 | 49.4% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 124 | 46.1% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 6 | 2.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 6 | 2.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 269 | ||||||||||
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(Some years may be unavailable)
| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 55% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 149 | 70.3% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 62 | 29.2% | 1 [+] | 0.5% | 212 | 29 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | G | 55% | Darren Bailey (R) | 166 | 77.9% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 42 | 19.7% | 5 [+] | 2.3% | 213 | 36 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 69% | Mark Curran (R) | 179 | 67.0% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 77 | 28.8% | 11 [+] | 4.1% | 267 | 28 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 55% | Sam McCann (Conservative) | 81 | 36.7% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 71 | 32.1% | 69 [+] | 31.2% | 221 | -7 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | S3 | 63% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 129 | 50.2% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 108 | 42.0% | 20 [+] | 7.8% | 257 | 10 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 47% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 110 | 55.0% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 77 | 38.5% | 13 [+] | 6.5% | 200 | 12 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 47% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 126 | 63.0% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 53 | 26.5% | 21 [+] | 10.5% | 200 | 13 | 0.01% |