2022 population: 240
( 
64 from 2010
)
Land area: 30.1 square miles
Population density: 8.0 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 231 | 96.25% | 23.5% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| 2+ races: | 6 | 2.50% | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.25% | 0.0% |
| Total non-White: | 9 | 3.75% |  350.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -71 | -28.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 7 | 2.8 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +31 | R +10 | D + 8.0% | |
| D +21 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +51 | R +72 | R + 34.9% | |
| D -21 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +49 | R +79 | R + 39.2% | |
| D -30 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +18 | R +69 | R + 47.2% | |
| D -51 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 112% | Donald Trump* (R) | 142 | 70.6% | Joe Biden (D) | 58 | 28.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 201 | 25 | 24 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 88% | Donald Trump (R) | 111 | 64.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 37 | 21.4% | 25 | 14.5% | 173 | 19 | 18 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 82% | Mitt Romney (R) | 91 | 52.0% | Barack Obama* (D) | 79 | 45.1% | 5 | 2.9% | 175 | 7 | 5 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 86% | John McCain (R) | 93 | 50.0% | Barack Obama (D) | 88 | 47.3% | 5 | 2.7% | 186 | 6 | 4 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 82% | George W. Bush* (R) | 83 | 48.5% | John Kerry (D) | 83 | 48.5% | 5 | 2.9% | 171 | 1 | -2 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 68% | George W. Bush (R) | 77 | 56.2% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 53 | 38.7% | 7 | 5.1% | 137 | 11 | 8 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Pleasant Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 58 | 28.9% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 142 | 70.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 201 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Pleasant Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 37 | 21.4% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 111 | 64.2% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 11 | 6.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 14 | 8.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 173 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Pleasant Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 79 | 45.1% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 91 | 52.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 2.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 175 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Pleasant Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 88 | 47.3% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 93 | 50.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 2.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 186 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Pleasant Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 83 | 48.5% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 83 | 48.5% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 3 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 171 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Pleasant Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 77 | 56.2% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 53 | 38.7% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 6 | 4.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 137 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 82% | Scott Jensen (R) | 102 | 69.4% | Tim Walz* (DFL) | 38 | 25.9% | 7 [+] | 4.8% | 147 | 25 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 110% | Jason Lewis (R) | 131 | 66.8% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 54 | 27.6% | 11 [+] | 5.6% | 196 | 23 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S2 | 71% | Karin Housley (R) | 84 | 63.2% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 46 | 34.6% | 3 [+] | 2.3% | 133 | 21 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S1 | 71% | Jim Newberger (R) | 77 | 57.9% | Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) | 55 | 41.4% | 1 [+] | 0.8% | 133 | 22 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 71% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 80 | 60.2% | Tim Walz (DFL) | 52 | 39.1% | 1 [+] | 0.8% | 133 | 18 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 67% | Mike McFadden (R) | 68 | 50.0% | Al Franken* (DFL) | 57 | 41.9% | 11 [+] | 8.1% | 136 | 7 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 66% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 82 | 60.7% | Mark Dayton* (DFL) | 47 | 34.8% | 6 [+] | 4.4% | 135 | 16 | 0.01% |