2022 population: 388
( 
185 from 2010
)
Land area: 38.9 square miles
Population density: 10.0 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 380 | 97.94% | 32.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 2 | 0.52% |  0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 1 | 0.26% | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.29% | 16.7% |
| Total non-White: | 8 | 2.06% |  42.9% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -179 | -37.9 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -6 | -1.3 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +28 | R +26 | R + 4.4% | |
| D +2 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +58 | R +95 | R + 34.8% | |
| D -37 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +79 | R +152 | R + 58.1% | |
| D -73 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +51 | R +126 | R + 53.7% | |
| D -75 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 90% | Donald Trump* (R) | 200 | 73.8% | Joe Biden (D) | 62 | 22.9% | 9 | 3.3% | 271 | 33 | 27 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 70% | Donald Trump (R) | 172 | 68.5% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 60 | 23.9% | 19 | 7.6% | 251 | 30 | 23 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 59% | Mitt Romney (R) | 142 | 58.0% | Barack Obama* (D) | 99 | 40.4% | 4 | 1.6% | 245 | 17 | 11 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 59% | Barack Obama (D) | 135 | 50.6% | John McCain (R) | 121 | 45.3% | 11 | 4.1% | 267 | 9 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 62% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 163 | 53.8% | George W. Bush (R) | 125 | 41.3% | 15 | 5.0% | 303 | -1 | -7 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Pleasant Vale township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 62 | 22.9% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 200 | 73.8% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 7 | 2.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 271 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Pleasant Vale township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 60 | 23.9% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 172 | 68.5% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 12 | 4.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 7 | 2.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 251 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Pleasant Vale township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 99 | 40.4% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 142 | 58.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 245 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Pleasant Vale township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 135 | 50.6% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 121 | 45.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 11 | 4.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 267 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Pleasant Vale township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 125 | 41.3% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 163 | 53.8% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 4 | 1.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 11 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 303 | ||||||||||
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(Some years may be unavailable)
| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 64% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 128 | 67.0% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 53 | 27.7% | 10 [+] | 5.2% | 191 | 26 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | G | 65% | Darren Bailey (R) | 152 | 78.4% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 35 | 18.0% | 7 [+] | 3.6% | 194 | 36 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 89% | Mark Curran (R) | 178 | 66.4% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 79 | 29.5% | 11 [+] | 4.1% | 268 | 28 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 67% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 94 | 42.7% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 63 | 28.6% | 63 [+] | 28.6% | 220 | 4 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | S3 | 69% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 115 | 46.4% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 113 | 45.6% | 20 [+] | 8.1% | 248 | 7 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 48% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 87 | 47.3% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 82 | 44.6% | 15 [+] | 8.2% | 184 | 5 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 47% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 116 | 63.7% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 55 | 30.2% | 11 [+] | 6.0% | 182 | 13 | 0.01% |