2022 population: 1,706
( 
36 from 2010
)
Land area: 33.4 square miles
Population density: 51.0 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 1,371 | 80.36% | 13.1% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 4 | 0.23% | 50.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 64 | 3.75% | 300.0% |
| Hispanic: | 260 | 15.24% | 100.0% |
| Total non-White: | 335 | 19.64% |  103.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -206 | -14.3 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 170 | 11.8 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +126 | R +54 | D + 1.5% | |
| D +72 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +146 | R +179 | R + 14.1% | |
| D -33 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +176 | R +262 | R + 22.7% | |
| D -86 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +50 | R +208 | R + 24.2% | |
| D -158 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 85% | Donald Trump* (R) | 744 | 65.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 364 | 32.2% | 21 | 1.9% | 1,129 | 18 | 19 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 70% | Donald Trump (R) | 618 | 64.2% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 292 | 30.3% | 53 | 5.5% | 963 | 17 | 18 | 0.02% |
| 2012 | 70% | Mitt Romney (R) | 598 | 59.7% | Barack Obama* (D) | 397 | 39.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 1,002 | 15 | 12 | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 72% | John McCain (R) | 568 | 55.3% | Barack Obama (D) | 450 | 43.8% | 10 | 1.0% | 1,028 | 14 | 10 | 0.02% |
| 2004 | 71% | George W. Bush* (R) | 587 | 58.6% | John Kerry (D) | 405 | 40.5% | 9 | 0.9% | 1,001 | 11 | 8 | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 65% | George W. Bush (R) | 521 | 58.2% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 349 | 39.0% | 25 | 2.8% | 895 | 12 | 10 | 0.02% |
| 2020 President, Golden township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 364 | 32.2% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 744 | 65.9% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 11 | 1.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 10 | 0.9% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,129 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Golden township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 292 | 30.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 618 | 64.2% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 36 | 3.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 17 | 1.8% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 963 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Golden township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 397 | 39.6% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 598 | 59.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 7 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,002 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Golden township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 450 | 43.8% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 568 | 55.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 10 | 1.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,028 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Golden township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 587 | 58.6% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 405 | 40.5% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 4 | 0.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 5 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 1,001 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Golden township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 521 | 58.2% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 349 | 39.0% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 21 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 0.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 895 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 76% | Tudor Dixon (R) | 647 | 64.1% | Gretchen Whitmer* (D) | 344 | 34.1% | 19 [+] | 1.9% | 1,010 | 20 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | S2 | 85% | John James (R) | 755 | 67.1% | Gary Peters* (D) | 360 | 32.0% | 10 [+] | 0.9% | 1,125 | 19 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | S1 | 67% | John James (R) | 570 | 63.3% | Debbie Stabenow* (D) | 317 | 35.2% | 14 [+] | 1.6% | 901 | 18 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | G | 67% | Bill Schuette (R) | 572 | 63.4% | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 310 | 34.4% | 20 [+] | 2.2% | 902 | 20 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | S2 | 53% | Terri Lynn Land (R) | 408 | 55.1% | Gary Peters (D) | 297 | 40.1% | 36 [+] | 4.9% | 741 | 14 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | G | 53% | Rick Snyder* (R) | 477 | 63.8% | Mark Schauer (D) | 257 | 34.4% | 14 [+] | 1.9% | 748 | 13 | 0.02% |