2022 population: 607
( 
46 from 2010
)
Land area: 68.5 square miles
Population density: 8.9 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 600 | 98.85% | 12.8% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% |  100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 6 | 0.99% | 68.4% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.16% | 83.3% |
| Total non-White: | 7 | 1.15% |  75.9% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | 68 | 14.7 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -22 | -4.8 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +56 | R +31 | D + 4.5% | |
| D +25 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +84 | R +107 | R + 30.3% | |
| D -23 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +79 | R +112 | R + 33.4% | |
| D -33 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +23 | R +81 | R + 37.9% | |
| D -58 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 63% | Donald Trump* (R) | 235 | 74.4% | Joe Biden (D) | 76 | 24.1% | 5 | 1.6% | 316 | 27 | 28 | 0.01% |
| 2016 | 50% | Donald Trump (R) | 179 | 75.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 51 | 21.4% | 8 | 3.4% | 238 | 28 | 29 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 57% | Mitt Romney (R) | 151 | 59.4% | Barack Obama* (D) | 99 | 39.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 254 | 15 | 12 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 60% | John McCain (R) | 156 | 58.4% | Barack Obama (D) | 109 | 40.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 267 | 18 | 13 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 63% | George W. Bush* (R) | 202 | 70.6% | John Kerry (D) | 82 | 28.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 286 | 23 | 20 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 57% | George W. Bush (R) | 178 | 66.2% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 84 | 31.2% | 7 | 2.6% | 269 | 20 | 18 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Rust township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 76 | 24.1% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 235 | 74.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 316 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Rust township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 51 | 21.4% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 179 | 75.2% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 4 | 1.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 1.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 238 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Rust township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 99 | 39.0% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 151 | 59.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 1.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 254 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Rust township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 109 | 40.8% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 156 | 58.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 267 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Rust township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 202 | 70.6% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 82 | 28.7% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 2 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 286 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Rust township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 178 | 66.2% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 84 | 31.2% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 3 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 1.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 269 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 55% | Tudor Dixon (R) | 202 | 73.5% | Gretchen Whitmer* (D) | 68 | 24.7% | 5 [+] | 1.8% | 275 | 30 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 62% | John James (R) | 222 | 71.6% | Gary Peters* (D) | 83 | 26.8% | 5 [+] | 1.6% | 310 | 23 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S1 | 49% | John James (R) | 163 | 67.4% | Debbie Stabenow* (D) | 76 | 31.4% | 3 [+] | 1.2% | 242 | 22 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | G | 50% | Bill Schuette (R) | 153 | 62.7% | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 85 | 34.8% | 6 [+] | 2.5% | 244 | 19 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | S2 | 39% | Terri Lynn Land (R) | 88 | 48.6% | Gary Peters (D) | 84 | 46.4% | 9 [+] | 5.0% | 181 | 7 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 39% | Rick Snyder* (R) | 91 | 50.6% | Mark Schauer (D) | 75 | 41.7% | 14 [+] | 7.8% | 180 | 0 | 0.01% |