2022 population: 340
( 
38 from 2010
)
Land area: 35.9 square miles
Population density: 9.5 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 334 | 98.24% | 10.2% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.59% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 4 | 1.18% | 20.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Total non-White: | 6 | 1.76% |  0.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -38 | -12.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 0 | 0.0 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +25 | R +16 | R + 7.5% | |
| D +9 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +42 | R +64 | R + 40.1% | |
| D -22 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +37 | R +51 | R + 31.8% | |
| D -14 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +12 | R +35 | R + 24.4% | |
| D -23 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 69% | Donald Trump* (R) | 100 | 56.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 71 | 40.1% | 6 | 3.4% | 177 | 11 | 10 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 58% | Donald Trump (R) | 75 | 50.7% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 62 | 41.9% | 11 | 7.4% | 148 | 6 | 5 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 61% | Barack Obama* (D) | 93 | 59.6% | Mitt Romney (R) | 58 | 37.2% | 5 | 3.2% | 156 | -8 | -10 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 62% | Barack Obama (D) | 85 | 54.5% | John McCain (R) | 63 | 40.4% | 8 | 5.1% | 156 | -3 | -5 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 67% | George W. Bush* (R) | 82 | 49.7% | John Kerry (D) | 82 | 49.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 165 | 2 | -1 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 59% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 77 | 55.4% | George W. Bush (R) | 55 | 39.6% | 7 | 5.0% | 139 | -6 | -8 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Amherst township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 71 | 40.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 100 | 56.5% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 177 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Amherst township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 62 | 41.9% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 75 | 50.7% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 5 | 3.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 6 | 4.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 148 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Amherst township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 93 | 59.6% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 58 | 37.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 3.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 156 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Amherst township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 85 | 54.5% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 63 | 40.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 8 | 5.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 156 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Amherst township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 82 | 49.7% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 82 | 49.7% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 1 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 165 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Amherst township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 55 | 39.6% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 77 | 55.4% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 5 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 139 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 59% | Scott Jensen (R) | 78 | 52.0% | Tim Walz* (DFL) | 67 | 44.7% | 5 [+] | 3.3% | 150 | 7 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 69% | Jason Lewis (R) | 86 | 48.9% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 79 | 44.9% | 11 [+] | 6.2% | 176 | 5 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S2 | 54% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 74 | 53.2% | Karin Housley (R) | 55 | 39.6% | 10 [+] | 7.2% | 139 | -3 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S1 | 56% | Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) | 89 | 62.7% | Jim Newberger (R) | 46 | 32.4% | 7 [+] | 4.9% | 142 | -4 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 55% | Tim Walz (DFL) | 79 | 56.4% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 56 | 40.0% | 5 [+] | 3.6% | 140 | -2 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 46% | Al Franken* (DFL) | 77 | 65.8% | Mike McFadden (R) | 36 | 30.8% | 4 [+] | 3.4% | 117 | -12 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 45% | Mark Dayton* (DFL) | 63 | 54.3% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 46 | 39.7% | 7 [+] | 6.0% | 116 | -5 | 0.01% |