2022 population: 135
( 
35 from 2010
)
Land area: 36.2 square miles
Population density: 3.7 persons per square mile
| 2022 Census data | |||
| White: | 133 | 98.52% | 19.9% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.00% |  0.0% |
| Indian: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| 2+ races: | 0 | 0.00% | 100.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 1.48% | 0.0% |
| Total non-White: | 2 | 1.48% |  50.0% |
| 2010-2022 Components | Number | Rate  |
|---|---|---|
| Change in White population: | -33 | -23.5 |
| Change in Non-White pop.: | -2 | -1.4 |
| Recent Trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Δ Margin | Swing % | ||
| 2020 vs. 2016 | R +8 | D +2 | D + 15.7% | |
| D +10 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2012 | R +12 | R +24 | R + 32.0% | |
| D -12 | ||||
| 2020 vs. 2008 | R +17 | R +39 | R + 51.2% | |
| D -22 | ||||
| 2016 vs. 2008 | R +9 | R +41 | R + 66.9% | |
| D -32 | ||||
| How to interpret this table | ||||
| Year | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff (St) | Diff (US) | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 73% | Donald Trump* (R) | 52 | 69.3% | Joe Biden (D) | 23 | 30.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 75 | 24 | 23 | 0.00% |
| 2016 | 57% | Donald Trump (R) | 44 | 72.1% | Hillary Clinton (D) | 13 | 21.3% | 4 | 6.6% | 61 | 27 | 26 | 0.00% |
| 2012 | 67% | Mitt Romney (R) | 40 | 53.3% | Barack Obama* (D) | 35 | 46.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 75 | 8 | 6 | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 71% | Barack Obama (D) | 45 | 54.9% | John McCain (R) | 35 | 42.7% | 2 | 2.4% | 82 | -1 | -3 | 0.00% |
| 2004 | 68% | John Kerry (D) | 44 | 53.7% | George W. Bush* (R) | 33 | 40.2% | 5 | 6.1% | 82 | -7 | -10 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 68% | George W. Bush (R) | 42 | 50.0% | Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 35 | 41.7% | 7 | 8.3% | 84 | 4 | 2 | 0.00% |
| 2020 President, Swede Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Joe Biden (D) | 23 | 30.7% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump* (R) | 52 | 69.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 75 | ||||||||||
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| 2016 President, Swede Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Hillary Clinton (D) | 13 | 21.3% | |||||||||
| Donald Trump (R) | 44 | 72.1% | |||||||||
| Gary Johnson (Lbt) | 2 | 3.3% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 3.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 61 | ||||||||||
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| 2012 President, Swede Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama* (D) | 35 | 46.7% | |||||||||
| Mitt Romney (R) | 40 | 53.3% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 75 | ||||||||||
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| 2008 President, Swede Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| Barack Obama (D) | 45 | 54.9% | |||||||||
| John McCain (R) | 35 | 42.7% | |||||||||
| Other | 2 | 2.4% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 82 | ||||||||||
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| 2004 President, Swede Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush* (R) | 33 | 40.2% | |||||||||
| John Kerry (D) | 44 | 53.7% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (I) | 2 | 2.4% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 3.7% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 82 | ||||||||||
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| 2000 President, Swede Prairie township | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||
| George W. Bush (R) | 42 | 50.0% | |||||||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. (D) | 35 | 41.7% | |||||||||
| Ralph Nader (Grn) | 4 | 4.8% | |||||||||
| Other | 3 | 3.6% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 84 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Type | Turnout | Winner | Runner-Up | Other | Total Votes | Diff | PSV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | G | 62% | Scott Jensen (R) | 46 | 71.9% | Tim Walz* (DFL) | 17 | 26.6% | 1 [+] | 1.6% | 64 | 27 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | S2 | 72% | Jason Lewis (R) | 45 | 60.8% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 27 | 36.5% | 2 [+] | 2.7% | 74 | 17 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | S2 | 58% | Karin Housley (R) | 38 | 62.3% | Tina Smith* (DFL) | 23 | 37.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 20 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | S1 | 58% | Jim Newberger (R) | 33 | 54.1% | Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) | 28 | 45.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 18 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | G | 58% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 41 | 67.2% | Tim Walz (DFL) | 20 | 32.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 61 | 25 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | S2 | 50% | Al Franken* (DFL) | 29 | 52.7% | Mike McFadden (R) | 26 | 47.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 55 | 4 | 0.00% |
| 2014 | G | 50% | Jeff Johnson (R) | 33 | 60.0% | Mark Dayton* (DFL) | 20 | 36.4% | 2 [+] | 3.6% | 55 | 15 | 0.00% |