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
HarrisDemocratic45.3%649TrumpRepublican51.9%744OtherAll other candidates2.8%40
R+6.6
Lead
95
Total
1,433
vs nation
R+5.2
BidenDemocratic47.0%670TrumpRepublican49.6%708OtherAll other candidates3.4%49
R+2.7
Lead
38
Total
1,427
vs nation
R+7.1
ClintonDemocratic41.6%536TrumpRepublican48.4%623OtherAll other candidates9.9%128
R+6.8
Lead
87
Total
1,287
vs nation
R+8.8
ObamaDemocratic54.3%725RomneyRepublican42.2%563OtherAll other candidates3.4%46
D+12.1
Lead
162
Total
1,334
vs nation
D+8.3
ObamaDemocratic57.2%757McCainRepublican40.4%535OtherAll other candidates2.3%31
D+16.8
Lead
222
Total
1,323
vs nation
D+9.5
KerryDemocratic53.0%655BushRepublican46.6%575OtherAll other candidates0.4%5
D+6.5
Lead
80
Total
1,235
vs nation
D+8.9
ClintonDemocratic52.0%575DoleRepublican33.2%367OtherAll other candidates14.8%163
D+18.8
Lead
208
Total
1,105
vs nation
D+10.3
ClintonDemocratic43.0%435BushRepublican33.2%336OtherAll other candidates23.8%241
D+9.8
Lead
99
Total
1,012
vs nation
D+4.2
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+6.6MIT Election Lab
Population
2,6062024 5-year
Population density
1,533 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
1.7 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$83,3172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
93.6%2024 5-year
Black
0.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18.8 in 1996MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+6.8 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
76.9%1,439 participants ÷ 1,871 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+18.3 ptsVolatile
Drop-off vs state
-1.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
58.6%–59.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%
58.8%
57.4%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
1,439
1,871 ± 155
76.9%
Audited
E/A
2022Mid
1,049
1,828 ± 122
57.4%
Audited
E/A
1,432
1,891 ± 119
75.7%
Audited
E/A
2018Mid
1,082
1,839 ± 112
58.8%
Audited
E/A
1,294
1,710 ± 121
75.7%
Audited
E/A
1,334
1,797
74.2%
Derived
—
1,323
1,945
68.0%
Derived
—
1,235
2,093 extrapolated
59.0%
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
Lake Crystal, 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
Barack Obama2008
57.2%
757 votes · D+16.8
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 54.3%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
51.9%
744 votes · R+6.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 49.6%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
757votes
57.2% of the vote · D+16.8
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 725 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
744votes
51.9% of the vote · R+6.6
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 708 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
+10.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+18.8 · U.S. D+8.5
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +9.5 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+8.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+6.8 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +7.1 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.
Lake Crystal · 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 Blue Earth County, Minnesota, the county containing Lake Crystal — Lake Crystal’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Lake Crystal, 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.
Lake Crystal sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.8 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 6.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.6 points.
A population of 2,606, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $83,317 describe the city.
In 2024, Lake Crystal, Minnesota voted Republican by 6.6 points (R+6.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,433 votes cast, 649 went Democratic and 744 went Republican.
When did Lake Crystal, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lake Crystal, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Lake Crystal, Minnesota?
Lake Crystal, Minnesota has a population of 2,606 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lake Crystal, Minnesota?
Median household income in Lake Crystal, Minnesota is $83,317 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Lake Crystal, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 8 presidential elections in Lake Crystal, Minnesota from 1992 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.
