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
HarrisDemocratic39.8%1,314TrumpRepublican58.2%1,920OtherAll other candidates2.0%67
R+18.4
Lead
606
Total
3,301
vs nation
R+16.9
BidenDemocratic39.6%1,301TrumpRepublican58.1%1,910OtherAll other candidates2.3%77
R+18.5
Lead
609
Total
3,288
vs nation
R+23.0
ClintonDemocratic36.1%1,018TrumpRepublican55.7%1,571OtherAll other candidates8.1%229
R+19.6
Lead
553
Total
2,818
vs nation
R+21.7
ObamaDemocratic45.1%1,131RomneyRepublican52.5%1,316OtherAll other candidates2.4%59
R+7.4
Lead
185
Total
2,506
vs nation
R+11.2
ObamaDemocratic46.1%1,214McCainRepublican51.8%1,363OtherAll other candidates2.1%54
R+5.7
Lead
149
Total
2,631
vs nation
R+12.9
KerryDemocratic45.8%1,152BushRepublican53.8%1,352OtherAll other candidates0.4%11
R+8.0
Lead
200
Total
2,515
vs nation
R+5.5
ClintonDemocratic52.5%819DoleRepublican31.7%495OtherAll other candidates15.8%247
D+20.8
Lead
324
Total
1,561
vs nation
D+12.2
ClintonDemocratic44.9%671BushRepublican26.9%403OtherAll other candidates28.2%422
D+17.9
Lead
249
Total
1,496
vs nation
D+12.4
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+18.4MIT Election Lab
Population
4,9782024 5-year
Population density
1,310 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
3.8 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$98,2262024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
94.0%2024 5-year
Black
0.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
3.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+20.8 in 1996MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+19.6 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.
2008–20246 cycles · 4 audited
2024 turnout
96.2%3,313 participants ÷ 3,444 CVAP
2016→2018 drop-off
+9.0 ptsHigh-turnout, durable
Drop-off vs state
-0.9 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
74.8%
71.1%
200820122016201820222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
3,313
3,444 ± 276
96.2%
Audited
E/A
2022Mid
2,479
3,486 ± 291
71.1%
Audited
E/A
2018Mid
2,429
3,249 ± 230
74.8%
Audited
E/A
2,840
3,391 ± 178
83.8%
Audited
E/A
2,506
3,164
79.2%
Derived
—
2,631
2,815
93.5%
Derived
—
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 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 (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.
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.
presidential history
Party record book
Lindstrom, 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
52.5%
819 votes · D+20.8
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 46.1%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
58.2%
1,920 votes · R+18.4
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 58.1%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
1,314votes
39.8% of the vote · R+18.4
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 1,301 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
1,920votes
58.2% of the vote · R+18.4
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 1,910 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 Clinton1992
+12.4pts D vs U.S.
Place D+17.9 · U.S. D+5.6
Runner-up · Bill Clinton, 1996 · +12.2 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+23.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+18.5 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +21.7 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.
Lindstrom · 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 Chisago County, Minnesota, the county containing Lindstrom — Lindstrom’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Lindstrom, 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.
Lindstrom anchors a corner of the Twin Cities exurban fringe that has trended Republican in recent cycles while retaining the Scandinavian small-town character that defined it for generations.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.8 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 19.6 points in 2016. The 2024 margin was 18.4 points.
A population of 4,978, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $98,226 describe the city.
In 2024, Lindstrom, Minnesota voted Republican by 18.4 points (R+18.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,301 votes cast, 1,314 went Democratic and 1,920 went Republican.
When did Lindstrom, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lindstrom, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Lindstrom, Minnesota?
Lindstrom, Minnesota has a population of 4,978 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lindstrom, Minnesota?
Median household income in Lindstrom, Minnesota is $98,226 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Lindstrom, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 8 presidential elections in Lindstrom, Minnesota from 1992 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
