2022 population: 5,292
( 
110 from 2010
)
Land area: 45.1 square miles
Population density: 117.3 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 4,575 | 86.45% | 8.5% |
| Black: | 116 | 2.19% |  46.8% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.02% | 98.1% |
| 2+ races: | 296 | 5.59% | 448.1% |
| Hispanic: | 161 | 3.04% | 21.8% |
| Total non-White: | 717 | 13.55% |  77.5% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -423 | -9.5 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 313 | 7.0 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +89 | D +322 | D + 9.9% | |
| D +411 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +301 | D +71 | R + 0.7% | |
| D +372 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +272 | R +14 | R + 3.2% | |
| D +258 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +183 | R +336 | R + 13.2% | |
| D -153 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 71% | Joe Biden (D) | 1,742 | 55.3% | Donald Trump* (R) | 1,341 | 42.6% | 66 | 2.1% | 3,149 | 5 | -4 | 0.04% |
| 2016 | 63% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 1,331 | 48.5% | Donald Trump (R) | 1,252 | 45.6% | 161 | 5.9% | 2,744 | 9 | 0 | 0.04% |
| 2012 | 57% | Barack Obama* (D) | 1,370 | 55.4% | Mitt Romney (R) | 1,040 | 42.1% | 61 | 2.5% | 2,471 | 7 | -5 | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 61% | Barack Obama (D) | 1,484 | 57.1% | John McCain (R) | 1,069 | 41.1% | 45 | 1.7% | 2,598 | 5 | -4 | 0.03% |
| 2004 | 64% | John Kerry (D) | 1,358 | 52.0% | George W. Bush* (R) | 1,203 | 46.0% | 53 | 2.0% | 2,614 | 6 | -5 | 0.04% |
| 2000 | 58% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 1,078 | 46.4% | George W. Bush (R) | 1,077 | 46.3% | 170 | 7.3% | 2,325 | 11 | -2 | 0.03% |
| 2020 President, Ghent town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 1,742 | 55.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 1,341 | 42.6% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 33 | 1.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 33 | 1.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 3,149 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Ghent town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 1,331 | 48.5% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 1,252 | 45.6% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 83 | 3.0% | |||||||||
| Jill Stein (Grn) | 60 | 2.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 18 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,744 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Ghent town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 1,370 | 55.4% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 1,040 | 42.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 61 | 2.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,471 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Ghent town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 1,484 | 57.1% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 1,069 | 41.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 45 | 1.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,598 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Ghent town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 1,203 | 46.0% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 1,358 | 52.0% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 48 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 0.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,614 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Ghent town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 1,077 | 46.3% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 1,078 | 46.4% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 156 | 6.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 14 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 2,325 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | S1 | 58% | Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+) | 1,541 | 60.2% | Chele Farley (R,C+) | 1,018 | 39.8% | 1 [+] | 0.0% | 2,560 | 7 | 0.04% |
| 2018 | G | 58% | Marc Molinaro (R,C+) | 1,301 | 50.9% | Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) | 1,117 | 43.7% | 137 [+] | 5.4% | 2,555 | 15 | 0.04% |
| 2016 | S3 | 61% | Charles Schumer* (D,In+) | 1,672 | 63.2% | Wendy Long (R,C+) | 902 | 34.1% | 71 [+] | 2.7% | 2,645 | 7 | 0.04% |
| 2014 | G | 41% | Rob Astorino (R,C) | 874 | 48.9% | Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) | 710 | 39.8% | 202 [+] | 11.3% | 1,786 | 9 | 0.05% |