2022 population: 126
( 
94 from 2010
)
Land area: 23.9 square miles
Population density: 5.3 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 126 | 100.00% | 42.5% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Total non-White: | 0 | 0.00% |  100.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -93 | -51.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -1 | -0.6 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +16 | R +18 | R + 8.3% | |
| D -2 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +25 | R +39 | R + 29.3% | |
| D -14 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +35 | R +53 | R + 40.9% | |
| D -18 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +19 | R +35 | R + 32.6% | |
| D -16 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 127% | Donald Trump* (R) | 99 | 79.2% | Joe Biden (D) | 20 | 16.0% | 6 | 4.8% | 125 | 39 | 32 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 89% | Donald Trump (R) | 83 | 72.8% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 22 | 19.3% | 9 | 7.9% | 114 | 34 | 27 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 70% | Mitt Romney (R) | 74 | 66.1% | Barack Obama* (D) | 34 | 30.4% | 4 | 3.6% | 112 | 25 | 19 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 63% | John McCain (R) | 64 | 60.4% | Barack Obama (D) | 38 | 35.8% | 4 | 3.8% | 106 | 24 | 15 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 61% | George W. Bush (R) | 51 | 57.3% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 38 | 42.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 89 | 15 | 9 | 0.00% |
| 2020 President, Merritt precinct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 20 | 16.0% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 99 | 79.2% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 4 | 3.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 125 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Merritt precinct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 22 | 19.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 83 | 72.8% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 6 | 5.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 2.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 114 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Merritt precinct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 34 | 30.4% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 74 | 66.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 112 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Merritt precinct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 38 | 35.8% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 64 | 60.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 3.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 106 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Merritt precinct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 51 | 57.3% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 38 | 42.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 89 | ||||||||||
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(Some years may be unavailable)
| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 95% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 73 | 77.7% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 19 | 20.2% | 2 [+] | 2.1% | 94 | 36 | 0.00% |
| 2022 | G | 97% | Darren Bailey (R) | 76 | 79.2% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 15 | 15.6% | 5 [+] | 5.2% | 96 | 37 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 125% | Mark Curran (R) | 98 | 79.7% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 23 | 18.7% | 2 [+] | 1.6% | 123 | 41 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 84% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 56 | 58.9% | Sam McCann (Conservative) | 22 | 23.2% | 17 [+] | 17.9% | 95 | 20 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | S3 | 88% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 81 | 71.7% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 26 | 23.0% | 6 [+] | 5.3% | 113 | 32 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 72% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 69 | 66.3% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 33 | 31.7% | 2 [+] | 1.9% | 104 | 24 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | G | 72% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 81 | 77.9% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 19 | 18.3% | 4 [+] | 3.8% | 104 | 28 | 0.00% |