2022 population: 1,530
( 
89 from 2010
)
Land area: 31.6 square miles
Population density: 48.4 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,378 | 90.07% | 0.4% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.20% | 200.0% |
| Indian: | 8 | 0.52% | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 10 | 0.65% | 400.0% |
| 2+ races: | 95 | 6.21% | 493.8% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 1.96% |  26.8% |
| Total non-White: | 152 | 9.93% |  123.5% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | 5 | 0.4 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 84 | 7.1 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +100 | R +92 | R + 6.0% | |
| D +8 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +177 | R +289 | R + 32.2% | |
| D -112 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +209 | R +395 | R + 45.2% | |
| D -186 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +109 | R +303 | R + 39.2% | |
| D -194 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 72% | Donald Trump* (R) | 625 | 70.8% | Joe Biden (D) | 251 | 28.4% | 7 | 0.8% | 883 | 23 | 24 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 69% | Donald Trump (R) | 525 | 64.9% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 243 | 30.0% | 41 | 5.1% | 809 | 18 | 19 | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 72% | Mitt Romney (R) | 448 | 54.7% | Barack Obama* (D) | 363 | 44.3% | 8 | 1.0% | 819 | 10 | 8 | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 77% | Barack Obama (D) | 437 | 50.8% | John McCain (R) | 416 | 48.3% | 8 | 0.9% | 861 | 7 | 3 | 0.02% |
| 2004 | 75% | George W. Bush* (R) | 430 | 51.1% | John Kerry (D) | 406 | 48.2% | 6 | 0.7% | 842 | 3 | 0 | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 71% | George W. Bush (R) | 435 | 54.9% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 339 | 42.7% | 19 | 2.4% | 793 | 9 | 7 | 0.02% |
| 2020 President, Merritt township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 251 | 28.4% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 625 | 70.8% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 4 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 0.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 883 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Merritt township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 243 | 30.0% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 525 | 64.9% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 25 | 3.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 16 | 2.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 809 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Merritt township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 363 | 44.3% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 448 | 54.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | 1.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 819 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Merritt township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 437 | 50.8% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 416 | 48.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | 0.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 861 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Merritt township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 430 | 51.1% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 406 | 48.2% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 4 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 842 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Merritt township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 435 | 54.9% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 339 | 42.7% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 18 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 793 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 62% | Tudor Dixon (R) | 465 | 61.8% | Gretchen Whitmer* (D) | 275 | 36.5% | 13 [+] | 1.7% | 753 | 18 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | S2 | 72% | John James (R) | 557 | 63.2% | Gary Peters* (D) | 308 | 35.0% | 16 [+] | 1.8% | 881 | 15 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | S1 | 59% | John James (R) | 392 | 55.8% | Debbie Stabenow* (D) | 301 | 42.8% | 10 [+] | 1.4% | 703 | 10 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | G | 59% | Bill Schuette (R) | 408 | 58.0% | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 282 | 40.1% | 14 [+] | 2.0% | 704 | 14 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | S2 | 49% | Gary Peters (D) | 310 | 54.8% | Terri Lynn Land (R) | 231 | 40.8% | 25 [+] | 4.4% | 566 | -1 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | G | 50% | Rick Snyder* (R) | 298 | 51.2% | Mark Schauer (D) | 272 | 46.7% | 12 [+] | 2.1% | 582 | 0 | 0.02% |