2022 population: 1,467
( 
180 from 2010
)
Land area: 24.8 square miles
Population density: 59.1 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,323 | 90.18% | 18.0% |
| Black: | 12 | 0.82% |  200.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 32 | 2.18% | 220.0% |
| Hispanic: | 97 | 6.61% | 546.7% |
| Total non-White: | 144 | 9.82% |  323.5% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -290 | -21.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 110 | 8.1 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +61 | R +57 | R + 2.6% | |
| D +4 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +117 | R +199 | R + 28.4% | |
| D -82 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +236 | R +483 | R + 73.5% | |
| D -247 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +175 | R +426 | R + 70.9% | |
| D -251 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 59% | Donald Trump* (R) | 538 | 81.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 118 | 17.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 662 | 41 | 34 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 54% | Donald Trump (R) | 477 | 76.1% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 114 | 18.2% | 36 | 5.7% | 627 | 38 | 30 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 54% | Mitt Romney (R) | 421 | 65.8% | Barack Obama* (D) | 200 | 31.2% | 19 | 3.0% | 640 | 25 | 19 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 57% | Barack Obama (D) | 365 | 52.7% | John McCain (R) | 302 | 43.6% | 25 | 3.6% | 692 | 7 | -2 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 61% | George W. Bush (R) | 399 | 54.7% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 310 | 42.5% | 21 | 2.9% | 730 | 12 | 7 | 0.02% |
| 2020 President, Elwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 118 | 17.8% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 538 | 81.3% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 3 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 662 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Elwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 114 | 18.2% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 477 | 76.1% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 21 | 3.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 15 | 2.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 627 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Elwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 200 | 31.2% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 421 | 65.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 19 | 3.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 640 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Elwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 365 | 52.7% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 302 | 43.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 25 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 692 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Elwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 399 | 54.7% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 310 | 42.5% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 11 | 1.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 10 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 730 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 41% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 353 | 76.6% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 104 | 22.6% | 4 [+] | 0.9% | 461 | 35 | 0.01% |
| 2022 | G | 41% | Darren Bailey (R) | 357 | 77.1% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 92 | 19.9% | 14 [+] | 3.0% | 463 | 35 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 58% | Mark Curran (R) | 481 | 73.5% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 154 | 23.5% | 19 [+] | 2.9% | 654 | 35 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 39% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 279 | 63.1% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 97 | 21.9% | 66 [+] | 14.9% | 442 | 24 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | S3 | 53% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 433 | 70.2% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 145 | 23.5% | 39 [+] | 6.3% | 617 | 30 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 38% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 258 | 57.3% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 171 | 38.0% | 21 [+] | 4.7% | 450 | 15 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 38% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 318 | 71.6% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 99 | 22.3% | 27 [+] | 6.1% | 444 | 21 | 0.01% |