2022 population: 2,489
( 
290 from 2010
)
Land area: 34.8 square miles
Population density: 71.5 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,993 | 80.07% |  0.7% |
| Black: | 70 | 2.81% | 22.8% |
| Indian: | 10 | 0.40% | 37.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 349 | 14.02% | 1838.9% |
| Hispanic: | 67 | 2.69% | 28.7% |
| Total non-White: | 496 | 19.93% |  159.7% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -15 | -0.8 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 305 | 16.8 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +169 | R +76 | R + 0.2% | |
| D +93 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +265 | R +323 | R + 30.7% | |
| D -58 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +229 | R +370 | R + 35.2% | |
| D -141 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +60 | R +294 | R + 35.0% | |
| D -234 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 57% | Donald Trump* (R) | 685 | 63.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 383 | 35.4% | 15 | 1.4% | 1,083 | 15 | 16 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 48% | Donald Trump (R) | 516 | 59.4% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 290 | 33.4% | 63 | 7.2% | 869 | 12 | 13 | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 51% | Barack Obama* (D) | 441 | 50.5% | Mitt Romney (R) | 420 | 48.1% | 13 | 1.5% | 874 | 3 | 1 | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 60% | Barack Obama (D) | 524 | 51.9% | John McCain (R) | 456 | 45.2% | 29 | 2.9% | 1,009 | 4 | 0 | 0.02% |
| 2004 | 63% | George W. Bush* (R) | 541 | 52.4% | John Kerry (D) | 475 | 46.0% | 16 | 1.6% | 1,032 | 5 | 2 | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 51% | George W. Bush (R) | 424 | 51.3% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 371 | 44.9% | 32 | 3.9% | 827 | 5 | 3 | 0.02% |
| 2020 President, Cheshire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 383 | 35.4% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 685 | 63.3% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 9 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 6 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,083 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Cheshire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 290 | 33.4% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 516 | 59.4% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 43 | 4.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 20 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 869 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Cheshire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 441 | 50.5% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 420 | 48.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 13 | 1.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 874 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Cheshire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 524 | 51.9% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 456 | 45.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 29 | 2.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,009 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Cheshire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 541 | 52.4% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 475 | 46.0% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 10 | 1.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 6 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,032 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Cheshire township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 424 | 51.3% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 371 | 44.9% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 22 | 2.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 10 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 827 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 47% | Tudor Dixon (R) | 510 | 57.6% | Gretchen Whitmer* (D) | 348 | 39.3% | 28 [+] | 3.2% | 886 | 14 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | S2 | 56% | John James (R) | 679 | 63.6% | Gary Peters* (D) | 362 | 33.9% | 26 [+] | 2.4% | 1,067 | 15 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | S1 | 41% | John James (R) | 424 | 56.1% | Debbie Stabenow* (D) | 305 | 40.3% | 27 [+] | 3.6% | 756 | 10 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | G | 41% | Bill Schuette (R) | 402 | 53.4% | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 308 | 40.9% | 43 [+] | 5.7% | 753 | 10 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | S2 | 33% | Gary Peters (D) | 283 | 49.0% | Terri Lynn Land (R) | 238 | 41.2% | 56 [+] | 9.7% | 577 | 0 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | G | 33% | Rick Snyder* (R) | 313 | 53.7% | Mark Schauer (D) | 234 | 40.1% | 36 [+] | 6.2% | 583 | 3 | 0.02% |