2022 population: 284
( 
9 from 2010
)
Land area: 28.5 square miles
Population density: 10.0 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 271 | 95.42% | 1.5% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Indian: | 3 | 1.06% | 82.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 10 | 3.52% | 900.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Total non-White: | 13 | 4.58% |  27.8% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -4 | -1.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -5 | -2.1 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +13 | R +10 | R + 2.1% | |
| D +3 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +49 | R +68 | R + 36.0% | |
| D -19 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +62 | R +85 | R + 47.4% | |
| D -23 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +49 | R +75 | R + 45.3% | |
| D -26 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 89% | Donald Trump* (R) | 130 | 68.4% | Joe Biden (D) | 55 | 28.9% | 5 | 2.6% | 190 | 23 | 22 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 82% | Donald Trump (R) | 117 | 63.6% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 52 | 28.3% | 15 | 8.2% | 184 | 19 | 18 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 71% | Mitt Romney (R) | 81 | 48.8% | Barack Obama* (D) | 74 | 44.6% | 11 | 6.6% | 166 | 4 | 2 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 64% | Barack Obama (D) | 78 | 50.6% | John McCain (R) | 68 | 44.2% | 8 | 5.2% | 154 | 0 | -1 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 72% | George W. Bush* (R) | 87 | 49.2% | John Kerry (D) | 87 | 49.2% | 3 | 1.7% | 177 | 2 | -2 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 57% | George W. Bush (R) | 69 | 48.3% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 55 | 38.5% | 19 | 13.3% | 143 | 3 | 0 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Shell Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 55 | 28.9% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 130 | 68.4% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 1 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 2.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 190 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Shell Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 52 | 28.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 117 | 63.6% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 8 | 4.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 7 | 3.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 184 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Shell Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 74 | 44.6% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 81 | 48.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 11 | 6.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 166 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Shell Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 78 | 50.6% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 68 | 44.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | 5.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 154 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Shell Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 87 | 49.2% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 87 | 49.2% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 177 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Shell Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 69 | 48.3% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 55 | 38.5% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 15 | 10.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 2.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 143 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 74% | Scott Jensen (R) | 92 | 58.2% | Tim Walz* (DFL) | 58 | 36.7% | 8 [+] | 5.1% | 158 | 14 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 86% | Jason Lewis (R) | 114 | 61.6% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 56 | 30.3% | 15 [+] | 8.1% | 185 | 18 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S2 | 71% | Karin Housley (R) | 88 | 56.8% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 57 | 36.8% | 10 [+] | 6.5% | 155 | 14 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S1 | 71% | Jim Newberger (R) | 79 | 50.6% | Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) | 71 | 45.5% | 6 [+] | 3.8% | 156 | 14 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 72% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 92 | 58.2% | Tim Walz (DFL) | 57 | 36.1% | 9 [+] | 5.7% | 158 | 16 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 60% | Al Franken* (DFL) | 75 | 54.3% | Mike McFadden (R) | 54 | 39.1% | 9 [+] | 6.5% | 138 | -4 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 59% | Mark Dayton* (DFL) | 67 | 49.3% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 54 | 39.7% | 15 [+] | 11.0% | 136 | -5 | 0.01% |