2022 population: 263
( 
3 from 2010
)
Land area: 29.7 square miles
Population density: 8.9 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 244 | 92.78% | 3.9% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 14 | 5.32% | 27.3% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.90% | 0.0% |
| Total non-White: | 19 | 7.22% |  58.3% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -10 | -4.6 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 7 | 3.2 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +30 | R +21 | R + 2.5% | |
| D +9 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +43 | R +55 | R + 26.4% | |
| D -12 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +67 | R +97 | R + 53.7% | |
| D -30 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +37 | R +76 | R + 51.2% | |
| D -39 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 93% | Donald Trump* (R) | 135 | 71.1% | Joe Biden (D) | 52 | 27.4% | 3 | 1.6% | 190 | 26 | 24 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 78% | Donald Trump (R) | 105 | 65.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 43 | 26.7% | 13 | 8.1% | 161 | 20 | 19 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 76% | Mitt Romney (R) | 92 | 57.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 64 | 40.3% | 3 | 1.9% | 159 | 13 | 11 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 71% | Barack Obama (D) | 82 | 53.9% | John McCain (R) | 68 | 44.7% | 2 | 1.3% | 152 | 1 | -1 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 73% | George W. Bush* (R) | 91 | 54.8% | John Kerry (D) | 73 | 44.0% | 2 | 1.2% | 166 | 7 | 4 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 63% | George W. Bush (R) | 88 | 59.1% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 54 | 36.2% | 7 | 4.7% | 149 | 14 | 11 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Sheldon township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 52 | 27.4% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 135 | 71.1% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 1 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 190 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Sheldon township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 43 | 26.7% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 105 | 65.2% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 6 | 3.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 7 | 4.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 161 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Sheldon township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 64 | 40.3% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 92 | 57.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 1.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 159 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Sheldon township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 82 | 53.9% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 68 | 44.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 152 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Sheldon township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 91 | 54.8% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 73 | 44.0% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 2 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 166 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Sheldon township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 88 | 59.1% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 54 | 36.2% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 4 | 2.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 2.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 149 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 72% | Scott Jensen (R) | 119 | 81.0% | Tim Walz* (DFL) | 28 | 19.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 147 | 36 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 90% | Jason Lewis (R) | 126 | 68.9% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 45 | 24.6% | 12 [+] | 6.6% | 183 | 25 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S2 | 73% | Karin Housley (R) | 100 | 66.7% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 41 | 27.3% | 9 [+] | 6.0% | 150 | 24 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S1 | 74% | Jim Newberger (R) | 95 | 62.9% | Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) | 52 | 34.4% | 4 [+] | 2.6% | 151 | 27 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 74% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 103 | 67.8% | Tim Walz (DFL) | 46 | 30.3% | 3 [+] | 2.0% | 152 | 25 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 61% | Mike McFadden (R) | 63 | 50.0% | Al Franken* (DFL) | 53 | 42.1% | 10 [+] | 7.9% | 126 | 7 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 61% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 63 | 49.6% | Mark Dayton* (DFL) | 51 | 40.2% | 13 [+] | 10.2% | 127 | 5 | 0.01% |