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Benton township, MN


Carver County, MN

Tracts in this county

   

2022 population: 773   ( 13 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.9 square miles
Population density: 23.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:723 93.53% 4.4%
Black:00.00% 100.0%
Indian:00.00% 100.0%
Asian:81.03% 100.0%
2+ races:81.03% 166.7%
Hispanic:344.40% 70.0%
Total non-White:506.47% 66.7%

2010-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Change in White population:-33 -5.1
Change in Non-White pop.:20 3.1



Historical Presidential Election Results for Benton township, MN

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2020 vs. 2016 R +32 R +6 D + 4.5%
D +26
2020 vs. 2012 R +14 R +12 R + 1.0%
D +2
2020 vs. 2008 R +29 R +35 R + 5.1%
D -6
2016 vs. 2008 R -3 R +29 R + 9.6%
D -32
How to interpret this table


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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2020 90% Donald Trump* (R) 367 71.7% Joe Biden (D) 138 27.0% 7 1.4% 512 26 25 0.02%
2016 82% Donald Trump (R) 335 70.4% Hillary Clinton (D) 112 23.5% 29 6.1% 476 25 24 0.02%
2012 83% Mitt Romney (R) 353 70.7% Barack Obama* (D) 136 27.3% 10 2.0% 499 26 24 0.02%
2008 80% John McCain (R) 338 68.4% Barack Obama (D) 144 29.1% 12 2.4% 494 25 23 0.02%
2004 80% George W. Bush* (R) 355 69.3% John Kerry (D) 154 30.1% 3 0.6% 512 22 19 0.02%
2000 72% George W. Bush (R) 316 66.1% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 133 27.8% 29 6.1% 478 21 18 0.02%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote



2020 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Joe Biden (D) 138 27.0%
Donald Trump* (R) 367 71.7%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 5 1.0%
Other 2 0.4%
TOTAL 512
Turnout: 90% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 25


2016 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Hillary Clinton (D) 112 23.5%
Donald Trump (R) 335 70.4%
Gary Johnson (Lbt) 10 2.1%
Other 19 4.0%
TOTAL 476
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 24


2012 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama* (D) 136 27.3%
Mitt Romney (R) 353 70.7%
Other 10 2.0%
TOTAL 499
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 24


2008 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
Barack Obama (D) 144 29.1%
John McCain (R) 338 68.4%
Other 12 2.4%
TOTAL 494
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 23


2004 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush* (R) 355 69.3%
John Kerry (D) 154 30.1%
Other 3 0.6%
TOTAL 512
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 22 Diff (US): 19


2000 President, Benton township
CandidateVotesPct
George W. Bush (R) 316 66.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 133 27.8%
Ralph Nader (Grn) 16 3.3%
Other 13 2.7%
TOTAL 478
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 18
* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Benton township, MN

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2022 G 75% Scott Jensen (R) 315 73.8% Tim Walz* (DFL) 104 24.4% 8 [+] 1.9% 427 29 0.02%
2020 S2 89% Jason Lewis (R) 340 67.1% Tina Smith* (DFL) 142 28.0% 25 [+] 4.9% 507 24 0.02%
2018 S2 70% Karin Housley (R) 273 68.1% Tina Smith* (DFL) 116 28.9% 12 [+] 3.0% 401 26 0.02%
2018 S1 70% Jim Newberger (R) 223 55.5% Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) 174 43.3% 5 [+] 1.2% 402 19 0.02%
2018 G 70% Jeff Johnson (R) 276 68.7% Tim Walz (DFL) 118 29.4% 8 [+] 2.0% 402 26 0.02%
2014 S2 61% Mike McFadden (R) 243 66.9% Al Franken* (DFL) 110 30.3% 10 [+] 2.8% 363 24 0.02%
2014 G 62% Jeff Johnson (R) 247 67.9% Mark Dayton* (DFL) 110 30.2% 7 [+] 1.9% 364 23 0.02%
*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote