2022 population: 276
( 
39 from 2010
)
Land area: 59.0 square miles
Population density: 4.7 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 270 | 97.83% | 14.4% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.36% | 0.0% |
| Indian: | 1 | 0.36% | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 1 | 0.36% | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.09% | 0.0% |
| Total non-White: | 6 | 2.17% |  500.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | 34 | 17.4 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | 5 | 2.6 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +19 | R +9 | D + 1.2% | |
| D +10 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +35 | R +58 | R + 37.0% | |
| D -23 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +38 | R +70 | R + 44.9% | |
| D -32 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +19 | R +61 | R + 46.1% | |
| D -42 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74% | Donald Trump* (R) | 107 | 66.9% | Joe Biden (D) | 50 | 31.2% | 3 | 1.9% | 160 | 22 | 20 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 69% | Donald Trump (R) | 88 | 63.3% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 40 | 28.8% | 11 | 7.9% | 139 | 18 | 17 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 78% | Barack Obama* (D) | 73 | 49.7% | Mitt Romney (R) | 72 | 49.0% | 2 | 1.4% | 147 | 4 | 2 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 86% | Barack Obama (D) | 82 | 53.6% | John McCain (R) | 69 | 45.1% | 2 | 1.3% | 153 | 1 | -1 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 89% | George W. Bush* (R) | 93 | 60.4% | John Kerry (D) | 61 | 39.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 154 | 13 | 10 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 85% | George W. Bush (R) | 85 | 58.6% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 49 | 33.8% | 11 | 7.6% | 145 | 13 | 11 | 0.01% |
| 2020 President, Lake Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 50 | 31.2% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 107 | 66.9% | |||||||||
| Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) | 2 | 1.2% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 160 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Lake Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 40 | 28.8% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 88 | 63.3% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 5 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| Other | 6 | 4.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 139 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Lake Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 73 | 49.7% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 72 | 49.0% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 147 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Lake Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 82 | 53.6% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 69 | 45.1% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 1.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 153 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Lake Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 93 | 60.4% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 61 | 39.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 154 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Lake Valley township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 85 | 58.6% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 49 | 33.8% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 10 | 6.9% | |||||||||
| Other | 1 | 0.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 145 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 61% | Scott Jensen (R) | 82 | 61.7% | Tim Walz* (DFL) | 48 | 36.1% | 3 [+] | 2.3% | 133 | 17 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | S2 | 74% | Jason Lewis (R) | 96 | 59.6% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 53 | 32.9% | 12 [+] | 7.5% | 161 | 16 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | S2 | 59% | Karin Housley (R) | 63 | 51.2% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 57 | 46.3% | 3 [+] | 2.4% | 123 | 9 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | S1 | 59% | Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) | 61 | 49.2% | Jim Newberger (R) | 60 | 48.4% | 3 [+] | 2.4% | 124 | 12 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 59% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 65 | 52.8% | Tim Walz (DFL) | 51 | 41.5% | 7 [+] | 5.7% | 123 | 10 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 61% | Al Franken* (DFL) | 69 | 58.0% | Mike McFadden (R) | 45 | 37.8% | 5 [+] | 4.2% | 119 | -5 | 0.01% |
| 2014 | G | 61% | Mark Dayton* (DFL) | 58 | 48.7% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 52 | 43.7% | 9 [+] | 7.6% | 119 | -1 | 0.01% |