2022 population: 244
( 
30 from 2010
)
Land area: 34.9 square miles
Population density: 7.0 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 240 | 98.36% | 14.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 4 | 1.64% | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% |  100.0% |
| Total non-White: | 4 | 1.64% |  0.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | 30 | 17.0 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 0 | 0.0 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +10 | R +10 | R + 3.8% | |
| D +0 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +18 | R +45 | R + 39.6% | |
| D -27 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +25 | R +66 | R + 56.3% | |
| D -41 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +15 | R +56 | R + 52.6% | |
| D -41 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 65% | Donald Trump* (R) | 94 | 76.4% | Joe Biden (D) | 24 | 19.5% | 5 | 4.1% | 123 | 31 | 30 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 67% | Donald Trump (R) | 84 | 68.3% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 24 | 19.5% | 15 | 12.2% | 123 | 23 | 22 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 73% | Mitt Romney (R) | 76 | 58.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 51 | 39.5% | 2 | 1.6% | 129 | 14 | 12 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 77% | John McCain (R) | 69 | 50.4% | Barack Obama (D) | 65 | 47.4% | 3 | 2.2% | 137 | 7 | 5 | 0.00% |
| 2004 | 81% | George W. Bush* (R) | 76 | 51.4% | John Kerry (D) | 70 | 47.3% | 2 | 1.4% | 148 | 4 | 1 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 74% | George W. Bush (R) | 68 | 48.6% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 65 | 46.4% | 7 | 5.0% | 140 | 3 | 1 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Walnut Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 24 | 19.5% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 94 | 76.4% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 3 | 2.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 123 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Walnut Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 24 | 19.5% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 84 | 68.3% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 7 | 5.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | 6.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 123 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Walnut Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 51 | 39.5% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 76 | 58.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 129 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Walnut Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 65 | 47.4% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 69 | 50.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 2.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 137 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Walnut Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 76 | 51.4% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 70 | 47.3% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 2 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 148 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Walnut Lake township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 68 | 48.6% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 65 | 46.4% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 5 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 140 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 53% | Scott Jensen (R) | 79 | 79.0% | Tim Walz* (DFL) | 19 | 19.0% | 2 [+] | 2.0% | 100 | 34 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 65% | Jason Lewis (R) | 91 | 74.0% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 30 | 24.4% | 2 [+] | 1.6% | 123 | 30 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | S2 | 56% | Karin Housley (R) | 72 | 68.6% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 30 | 28.6% | 3 [+] | 2.9% | 105 | 26 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | S1 | 56% | Jim Newberger (R) | 63 | 60.0% | Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) | 41 | 39.0% | 1 [+] | 1.0% | 105 | 24 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 56% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 73 | 69.5% | Tim Walz (DFL) | 31 | 29.5% | 1 [+] | 1.0% | 105 | 27 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 39% | Mike McFadden (R) | 39 | 54.9% | Al Franken* (DFL) | 26 | 36.6% | 6 [+] | 8.5% | 71 | 12 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | G | 39% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 42 | 60.0% | Mark Dayton* (DFL) | 24 | 34.3% | 4 [+] | 5.7% | 70 | 15 | 0.00% |