Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 1992–2024, on current city boundaries.
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
HarrisDemocratic37.1%758TrumpRepublican60.7%1,238OtherAll other candidates2.2%45
R+23.5
Lead
480
Total
2,041
vs nation
R+22.0
BidenDemocratic37.0%720TrumpRepublican59.7%1,162OtherAll other candidates3.2%63
R+22.7
Lead
442
Total
1,945
vs nation
R+27.2
ClintonDemocratic33.5%533TrumpRepublican57.7%918OtherAll other candidates8.8%140
R+24.2
Lead
385
Total
1,591
vs nation
R+26.3
ObamaDemocratic47.4%762RomneyRepublican50.2%808OtherAll other candidates2.4%38
R+2.9
Lead
46
Total
1,608
vs nation
R+6.7
ObamaDemocratic51.2%830McCainRepublican46.1%748OtherAll other candidates2.7%43
D+5.1
Lead
82
Total
1,621
vs nation
R+2.2
KerryDemocratic48.7%711BushRepublican49.2%718OtherAll other candidates2.1%31
R+0.5
Lead
7
Total
1,460
vs nation
D+2.0
ClintonDemocratic54.2%547DoleRepublican29.1%294OtherAll other candidates16.7%169
D+25.0
Lead
253
Total
1,010
vs nation
D+16.5
ClintonDemocratic46.7%493BushRepublican30.0%317OtherAll other candidates23.2%245
D+16.7
Lead
176
Total
1,055
vs nation
D+11.1
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+23.5MIT Election Lab
Population
3,3992024 5-year
Population density
1,133 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
3 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$65,5832024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.5%2024 5-year
Black
0.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+25.0 in 1996MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+24.2 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Participation
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
2024 turnout
80.3%2,038 participants ÷ 2,538 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+11.9 ptsVolatile
Drop-off vs state
-8.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
68.4%–68.8%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
60.1%
62.5%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
2,038
2,538 ± 234
80.3%
Audited
E/A
2022Mid
1,567
2,509 ± 221
62.5%
Audited
E/A
1,946
2,617 ± 259
74.4%
Audited
E/A
2018Mid
1,365
2,271 ± 187
60.1%
Audited
E/A
1,598
2,244 ± 198
71.2%
Audited
E/A
1,608
2,436
66.0%
Derived
—
1,621
2,139
75.8%
Derived
—
1,460
1,842 extrapolated
79.3%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
2024: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 323/229.
2022: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 322/184.
2020: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 321/4.
2018: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 320/139.
2016: numerator source 160, denominator source 157; estimated total ballots; preferred-county:block-reference-presidential-or-cvap-weight:v2; allocation share 100.0%; series 319/133.
2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
presidential history
Party record book
Annandale, MN · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1992–2024 · 8 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Bill Clinton1996
54.2%
547 votes · D+25.0
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 51.2%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
60.7%
1,238 votes · R+23.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 59.7%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
830votes
51.2% of the vote · D+5.1
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 762 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
1,238votes
60.7% of the vote · R+23.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 1,162 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Bill Clinton1996
+16.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+25.0 · U.S. D+8.5
Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1992 · +11.1 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+27.2pts R vs U.S.
Place R+22.7 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +26.3 pts
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Annandale · which candidate this place backed in each party’s presidential nominating contest, cycle by cycle. A primary is a contest inside one party, so it has no Democratic–Republican margin and is not part of the general-election record above.
Akashic reports votes cast, not delegates awarded. The two can disagree: Clinton led the 2008 national primary popular vote by less than half a point and did not win the nomination.
Primary returns are published at county grain. The figures below are Wright County, Minnesota, the county containing Annandale — Annandale’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Annandale, by party and cycle.
○no contest record — Akashic holds no result for that party and cycle here. It is not a claim that no contest was held. Telling apart a contest that was cancelled, one that went uncontested, and one simply not yet ingested needs a nominating-contest calendar, which is a separate ingest from results and does not exist yet.
Republican presidential primaries are not yet ingested — the Republican series runs from 1856 and is in scope. The row is kept so its absence is visible: a Democratic-only panel would otherwise read as though no one else held a contest.
Akashic carries 10 states for 2012 and 3 states for 2024. Cycles in which an incumbent president seeks renomination are thin by nature — few states run a contested primary — so a sparse column is politics, not a hole in the record.
County returns carry a leader and a lead over the runner-up, and nothing more. The full candidate field with vote shares is published at state grain — follow a cycle above to the state contest for it.
Annandale sits at the edge of the Twin Cities' outer commuter ring in reliably Republican Wright County, where tight-knit small-town demographics and steady population growth from metro outmigration have shaped its voting patterns for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 25.0 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 24.2 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.5 points.
A population of 3,399, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,583 describe the city.
In 2024, Annandale, Minnesota voted Republican by 23.5 points (R+23.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,041 votes cast, 758 went Democratic and 1,238 went Republican.
When did Annandale, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Annandale, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Annandale, Minnesota?
Annandale, Minnesota has a population of 3,399 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Annandale, Minnesota?
Median household income in Annandale, Minnesota is $65,583 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Annandale, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 8 presidential elections in Annandale, Minnesota from 1992 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
