2022 population: 3,159
( 
348 from 2010
)
Land area: 64.4 square miles
Population density: 49.1 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 3,053 | 96.64% | 10.0% |
| Black: | 27 | 0.85% |  145.5% |
| Indian: | 2 | 0.06% | 33.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 46 | 1.46% | 64.3% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 0.98% | 53.0% |
| Total non-White: | 106 | 3.36% |  6.2% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -341 | -11.8 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -7 | -0.2 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +108 | R +50 | D + 2.2% | |
| D +58 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +268 | R +360 | R + 17.5% | |
| D -92 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +640 | R +1,209 | R + 71.1% | |
| D -569 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +532 | R +1,159 | R + 73.3% | |
| D -627 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 73% | Donald Trump* (R) | 1,296 | 73.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 424 | 24.2% | 33 | 1.9% | 1,753 | 33 | 27 | 0.03% |
| 2016 | 65% | Donald Trump (R) | 1,188 | 72.5% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 366 | 22.3% | 85 | 5.2% | 1,639 | 34 | 27 | 0.03% |
| 2012 | 61% | Mitt Romney (R) | 1,028 | 65.1% | Barack Obama* (D) | 516 | 32.7% | 36 | 2.3% | 1,580 | 24 | 18 | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 64% | Barack Obama (D) | 993 | 58.4% | John McCain (R) | 656 | 38.6% | 51 | 3.0% | 1,700 | 2 | -7 | 0.03% |
| 2000 | 61% | George W. Bush (R) | 878 | 56.0% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 642 | 40.9% | 48 | 3.1% | 1,568 | 13 | 8 | 0.03% |
| 2020 President, Oakwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 424 | 24.2% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 1,296 | 73.9% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 20 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 13 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,753 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Oakwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 366 | 22.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 1,188 | 72.5% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 56 | 3.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 29 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,639 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Oakwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 516 | 32.7% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 1,028 | 65.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 36 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,580 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Oakwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 993 | 58.4% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 656 | 38.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 51 | 3.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,700 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Oakwood township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 878 | 56.0% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 642 | 40.9% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 33 | 2.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 15 | 1.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,568 | ||||||||||
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(Some years may be unavailable)
| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | S3 | 54% | Kathy Salvi (R) | 903 | 69.7% | Tammy Duckworth* (D) | 372 | 28.7% | 20 [+] | 1.5% | 1,295 | 28 | 0.03% |
| 2022 | G | 54% | Darren Bailey (R) | 927 | 71.4% | J.B. Pritzker* (D) | 329 | 25.3% | 43 [+] | 3.3% | 1,299 | 29 | 0.03% |
| 2020 | S2 | 72% | Mark Curran (R) | 1,185 | 68.2% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 497 | 28.6% | 55 [+] | 3.2% | 1,737 | 29 | 0.03% |
| 2018 | G | 51% | Bruce Rauner* (R) | 791 | 63.3% | J.B. Pritzker (D) | 306 | 24.5% | 153 [+] | 12.2% | 1,250 | 24 | 0.03% |
| 2016 | S3 | 64% | Mark Kirk* (R) | 1,097 | 68.1% | Tammy Duckworth (D) | 400 | 24.8% | 113 [+] | 7.0% | 1,610 | 28 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | S2 | 47% | Jim Oberweis (R) | 730 | 60.8% | Richard Durbin* (D) | 418 | 34.8% | 52 [+] | 4.3% | 1,200 | 18 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | G | 47% | Bruce Rauner (R) | 848 | 70.6% | Pat Quinn* (D) | 269 | 22.4% | 84 [+] | 7.0% | 1,201 | 20 | 0.03% |