2022 population: 1,812
( 
168 from 2010
)
Land area: 43.1 square miles
Population density: 42.1 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,726 | 95.25% | 9.9% |
| Black: | 42 | 2.32% |  740.0% |
| Indian: | 5 | 0.28% | 66.7% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.17% | 57.1% |
| 2+ races: | 18 | 0.99% | 21.7% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 0.99% | 30.8% |
| Total non-White: | 86 | 4.75% |  34.4% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -190 | -11.6 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 22 | 1.3 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +76 | D +47 | D + 6.7% | |
| D +123 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +103 | R +76 | R + 6.6% | |
| D +27 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +103 | R +88 | R + 7.8% | |
| D +15 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +27 | R +135 | R + 14.4% | |
| D -108 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 79% | Donald Trump* (R) | 611 | 52.5% | Joe Biden (D) | 524 | 45.0% | 29 | 2.5% | 1,164 | 15 | 6 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 68% | Donald Trump (R) | 535 | 52.1% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 401 | 39.1% | 90 | 8.8% | 1,026 | 16 | 6 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 67% | Mitt Romney (R) | 508 | 49.6% | Barack Obama* (D) | 497 | 48.5% | 20 | 2.0% | 1,025 | 14 | 2 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 69% | Barack Obama (D) | 509 | 48.5% | John McCain (R) | 508 | 48.4% | 32 | 3.1% | 1,049 | 12 | 3 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 75% | George W. Bush* (R) | 596 | 54.6% | John Kerry (D) | 472 | 43.2% | 24 | 2.2% | 1,092 | 15 | 4 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 72% | George W. Bush (R) | 540 | 54.2% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 402 | 40.3% | 55 | 5.5% | 997 | 19 | 6 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Nelson town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 524 | 45.0% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 611 | 52.5% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 20 | 1.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 9 | 0.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,164 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Nelson town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 401 | 39.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 535 | 52.1% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 42 | 4.1% | |||||||||
| Jill Stein (Grn) | 36 | 3.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 12 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,026 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Nelson town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 497 | 48.5% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 508 | 49.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 20 | 2.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,025 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Nelson town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 509 | 48.5% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 508 | 48.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 32 | 3.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,049 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Nelson town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 596 | 54.6% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 472 | 43.2% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 20 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 0.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,092 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Nelson town | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 540 | 54.2% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 402 | 40.3% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 43 | 4.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 12 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 997 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | S1 | 62% | Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+) | 473 | 50.9% | Chele Farley (R,C+) | 455 | 49.0% | 1 [+] | 0.1% | 929 | 16 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | G | 62% | Marc Molinaro (R,C+) | 525 | 56.9% | Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) | 325 | 35.2% | 73 [+] | 7.9% | 923 | 21 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | S3 | 66% | Charles Schumer* (D,In+) | 558 | 56.4% | Wendy Long (R,C+) | 397 | 40.1% | 34 [+] | 3.4% | 989 | 13 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 46% | Rob Astorino (R,C) | 345 | 49.3% | Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+) | 272 | 38.9% | 83 [+] | 11.9% | 700 | 9 | 0.02% |