2022 population: 297
( 
33 from 2010
)
Land area: 34.4 square miles
Population density: 8.6 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 249 | 83.84% | 20.2% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 26 | 8.75% | 2500.0% |
| 2+ races: | 16 | 5.39% | 33.3% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 2.02% | 50.0% |
| Total non-White: | 48 | 16.16% |  166.7% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -63 | -23.1 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 30 | 11.0 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +43 | R +30 | R + 3.1% | |
| D +13 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +56 | R +57 | R + 21.4% | |
| D -1 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +50 | R +61 | R + 26.1% | |
| D -11 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +7 | R +31 | R + 23.0% | |
| D -24 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 82% | Donald Trump* (R) | 149 | 72.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 56 | 27.2% | 1 | 0.5% | 206 | 25 | 26 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 60% | Donald Trump (R) | 106 | 68.4% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 43 | 27.7% | 6 | 3.9% | 155 | 21 | 22 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 57% | Mitt Romney (R) | 93 | 62.0% | Barack Obama* (D) | 57 | 38.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 150 | 17 | 15 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 64% | John McCain (R) | 99 | 58.9% | Barack Obama (D) | 67 | 39.9% | 2 | 1.2% | 168 | 18 | 13 | 0.00% |
| 2004 | 71% | George W. Bush* (R) | 105 | 55.9% | John Kerry (D) | 80 | 42.6% | 3 | 1.6% | 188 | 8 | 5 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 67% | George W. Bush (R) | 94 | 53.1% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 80 | 45.2% | 3 | 1.7% | 177 | 7 | 5 | 0.00% |
| 2020 President, Backus township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 56 | 27.2% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 149 | 72.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 206 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Backus township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 43 | 27.7% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 106 | 68.4% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 2 | 1.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 2.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 155 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Backus township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 57 | 38.0% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 93 | 62.0% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 150 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Backus township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 67 | 39.9% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 99 | 58.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 168 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Backus township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 105 | 55.9% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 80 | 42.6% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 1 | 0.5% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 188 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Backus township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 94 | 53.1% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 80 | 45.2% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 1 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.1% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 177 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 66% | Tudor Dixon (R) | 110 | 65.9% | Gretchen Whitmer* (D) | 57 | 34.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 167 | 22 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 82% | John James (R) | 146 | 70.9% | Gary Peters* (D) | 59 | 28.6% | 1 [+] | 0.5% | 206 | 23 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | S1 | 55% | John James (R) | 92 | 66.2% | Debbie Stabenow* (D) | 46 | 33.1% | 1 [+] | 0.7% | 139 | 20 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 55% | Bill Schuette (R) | 92 | 66.2% | Gretchen Whitmer (D) | 41 | 29.5% | 6 [+] | 4.3% | 139 | 22 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 41% | Terri Lynn Land (R) | 58 | 54.2% | Gary Peters (D) | 46 | 43.0% | 3 [+] | 2.8% | 107 | 13 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | G | 41% | Rick Snyder* (R) | 60 | 56.1% | Mark Schauer (D) | 44 | 41.1% | 3 [+] | 2.8% | 107 | 5 | 0.00% |