2022 population: 2,759
( 
32 from 2010
)
Land area: 27.8 square miles
Population density: 99.2 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 2,360 | 85.54% |  6.8% |
| Black: | 10 | 0.36% | 28.6% |
| Indian: | 71 | 2.57% | 12.7% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 46 | 1.67% | 9.5% |
| Hispanic: | 132 | 4.78% | 80.8% |
| Total non-White: | 399 | 14.46% |  103.6% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -171 | -7.6 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 203 | 9.0 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +127 | D +83 | D + 5.6% | |
| D +210 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +167 | D +5 | D + 0.5% | |
| D +172 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +215 | R +247 | R + 14.4% | |
| D -32 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +88 | R +330 | R + 20.0% | |
| D -242 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 84% | Donald Trump* (R) | 952 | 50.0% | Joe Biden (D) | 934 | 49.1% | 18 | 0.9% | 1,904 | 2 | 3 | 0.03% |
| 2016 | 73% | Donald Trump (R) | 825 | 50.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 724 | 44.0% | 96 | 5.8% | 1,645 | 3 | 4 | 0.03% |
| 2012 | 70% | Mitt Romney (R) | 785 | 50.2% | Barack Obama* (D) | 762 | 48.7% | 17 | 1.1% | 1,564 | 6 | 3 | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 77% | Barack Obama (D) | 966 | 56.1% | John McCain (R) | 737 | 42.8% | 19 | 1.1% | 1,722 | 2 | -3 | 0.03% |
| 2004 | 75% | George W. Bush* (R) | 864 | 50.9% | John Kerry (D) | 811 | 47.8% | 22 | 1.3% | 1,697 | 3 | 0 | 0.04% |
| 2000 | 67% | George W. Bush (R) | 760 | 50.4% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 676 | 44.9% | 71 | 4.7% | 1,507 | 4 | 3 | 0.04% |
| 2020 President, Benzonia township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 934 | 49.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 952 | 50.0% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 14 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 0.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,904 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Benzonia township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 724 | 44.0% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 825 | 50.2% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 56 | 3.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 40 | 2.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,645 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Benzonia township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 762 | 48.7% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 785 | 50.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 17 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,564 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Benzonia township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 966 | 56.1% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 737 | 42.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 19 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,722 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Benzonia township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 864 | 50.9% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 811 | 47.8% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 13 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 9 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,697 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Benzonia township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 760 | 50.4% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 676 | 44.9% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 62 | 4.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 9 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,507 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 73% | Gretchen Whitmer* (D) | 898 | 54.0% | Tudor Dixon (R) | 742 | 44.6% | 23 [+] | 1.4% | 1,663 | 1 | 0.04% |
| 2020 | S2 | 84% | John James (R) | 965 | 51.0% | Gary Peters* (D) | 910 | 48.1% | 17 [+] | 0.9% | 1,892 | 3 | 0.03% |
| 2018 | S1 | 66% | Debbie Stabenow* (D) | 730 | 49.2% | John James (R) | 718 | 48.4% | 35 [+] | 2.4% | 1,483 | 3 | 0.03% |
| 2018 | G | 66% | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 750 | 50.5% | Bill Schuette (R) | 700 | 47.1% | 36 [+] | 2.4% | 1,486 | 3 | 0.03% |
| 2014 | S2 | 54% | Gary Peters (D) | 634 | 52.6% | Terri Lynn Land (R) | 521 | 43.2% | 51 [+] | 4.2% | 1,206 | 2 | 0.04% |
| 2014 | G | 54% | Rick Snyder* (R) | 623 | 51.2% | Mark Schauer (D) | 560 | 46.1% | 33 [+] | 2.7% | 1,216 | 0 | 0.04% |