2022 population: 409
( 
48 from 2010
)
Land area: 35.0 square miles
Population density: 11.7 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 382 | 93.40% | 14.3% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.71% |  133.3% |
| Indian: | 4 | 0.98% | 300.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 14 | 3.42% | 366.7% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.49% | 50.0% |
| Total non-White: | 27 | 6.60% |  145.5% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -64 | -17.0 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 16 | 4.2 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +28 | R +31 | R + 10.4% | |
| D -3 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +54 | R +102 | R + 39.1% | |
| D -48 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +55 | R +109 | R + 41.5% | |
| D -54 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +27 | R +78 | R + 31.1% | |
| D -51 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 85% | Donald Trump* (R) | 164 | 61.2% | Joe Biden (D) | 99 | 36.9% | 5 | 1.9% | 268 | 16 | 14 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 80% | Donald Trump (R) | 136 | 52.3% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 102 | 39.2% | 22 | 8.5% | 260 | 7 | 6 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 79% | Barack Obama* (D) | 147 | 55.5% | Mitt Romney (R) | 110 | 41.5% | 8 | 3.0% | 265 | -3 | -6 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 82% | Barack Obama (D) | 153 | 57.1% | John McCain (R) | 109 | 40.7% | 6 | 2.2% | 268 | -3 | -5 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 89% | John Kerry (D) | 151 | 57.2% | George W. Bush* (R) | 112 | 42.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 264 | -5 | -8 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 81% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 124 | 57.1% | George W. Bush (R) | 88 | 40.6% | 5 | 2.3% | 217 | -5 | -7 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Silver township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 99 | 36.9% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 164 | 61.2% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 3 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 268 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Silver township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 102 | 39.2% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 136 | 52.3% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 12 | 4.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 10 | 3.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 260 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Silver township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 147 | 55.5% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 110 | 41.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | 3.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 265 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Silver township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 153 | 57.1% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 109 | 40.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 6 | 2.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 268 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Silver township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 112 | 42.4% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 151 | 57.2% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 1 | 0.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 264 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Silver township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 88 | 40.6% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 124 | 57.1% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 3 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 217 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 70% | Scott Jensen (R) | 135 | 60.5% | Tim Walz* (DFL) | 79 | 35.4% | 9 [+] | 4.0% | 223 | 16 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 83% | Jason Lewis (R) | 152 | 57.6% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 99 | 37.5% | 13 [+] | 4.9% | 264 | 14 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S2 | 68% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 109 | 50.0% | Karin Housley (R) | 98 | 45.0% | 11 [+] | 5.0% | 218 | 3 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S1 | 68% | Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) | 120 | 54.8% | Jim Newberger (R) | 87 | 39.7% | 12 [+] | 5.5% | 219 | 4 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 68% | Tim Walz (DFL) | 112 | 51.1% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 99 | 45.2% | 8 [+] | 3.7% | 219 | 3 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 85% | Al Franken* (DFL) | 152 | 54.1% | Mike McFadden (R) | 120 | 42.7% | 9 [+] | 3.2% | 281 | 0 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 73% | Mark Dayton* (DFL) | 129 | 53.5% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 91 | 37.8% | 21 [+] | 8.7% | 241 | -7 | 0.01% |