2022 population: 247
( 
15 from 2010
)
Land area: 41.9 square miles
Population density: 5.9 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 242 | 97.98% | 3.6% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 2.02% | 44.4% |
| Total non-White: | 5 | 2.02% |  54.5% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -9 | -4.2 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -6 | -2.8 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +5 | R +13 | R + 10.8% | |
| D -8 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +24 | R +36 | R + 20.1% | |
| D -12 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +53 | R +82 | R + 52.8% | |
| D -29 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +48 | R +69 | R + 42.0% | |
| D -21 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 76% | Donald Trump* (R) | 130 | 90.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 11 | 7.7% | 2 | 1.4% | 143 | 46 | 44 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 80% | Donald Trump (R) | 125 | 82.8% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 19 | 12.6% | 7 | 4.6% | 151 | 38 | 37 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 70% | Mitt Romney (R) | 106 | 80.9% | Barack Obama* (D) | 23 | 17.6% | 2 | 1.5% | 131 | 36 | 34 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 66% | John McCain (R) | 77 | 64.7% | Barack Obama (D) | 40 | 33.6% | 2 | 1.7% | 119 | 21 | 19 | 0.00% |
| 2004 | 79% | George W. Bush* (R) | 106 | 80.3% | John Kerry (D) | 23 | 17.4% | 3 | 2.3% | 132 | 33 | 30 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 78% | George W. Bush (R) | 86 | 71.7% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 28 | 23.3% | 6 | 5.0% | 120 | 26 | 24 | 0.00% |
| 2020 President, Ashley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 11 | 7.7% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 130 | 90.9% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 1 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 143 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Ashley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 19 | 12.6% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 125 | 82.8% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 5 | 3.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 151 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Ashley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 23 | 17.6% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 106 | 80.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.5% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 131 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Ashley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 40 | 33.6% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 77 | 64.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 119 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Ashley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 106 | 80.3% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 23 | 17.4% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 3 | 2.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 132 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Ashley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 86 | 71.7% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 28 | 23.3% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 2 | 1.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 4 | 3.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 120 | ||||||||||
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(Some years may be unavailable)
| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 62% | Scott Jensen (R) | 102 | 87.9% | Tim Walz* (DFL) | 12 | 10.3% | 2 [+] | 1.7% | 116 | 43 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 74% | Jason Lewis (R) | 116 | 82.9% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 16 | 11.4% | 8 [+] | 5.7% | 140 | 39 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | S2 | 53% | Karin Housley (R) | 86 | 86.0% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 13 | 13.0% | 1 [+] | 1.0% | 100 | 44 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | S1 | 54% | Jim Newberger (R) | 82 | 81.2% | Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) | 19 | 18.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 101 | 45 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 54% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 87 | 85.3% | Tim Walz (DFL) | 15 | 14.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 43 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 47% | Mike McFadden (R) | 61 | 68.5% | Al Franken* (DFL) | 23 | 25.8% | 5 [+] | 5.6% | 89 | 26 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | G | 47% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 61 | 68.5% | Mark Dayton* (DFL) | 19 | 21.3% | 9 [+] | 10.1% | 89 | 24 | 0.00% |