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
HarrisDemocratic51.7%493TrumpRepublican44.5%424OtherAll other candidates3.8%36
D+7.2
Lead
69
Total
953
vs nation
D+8.7
BidenDemocratic54.0%462TrumpRepublican42.9%367OtherAll other candidates3.2%27
D+11.1
Lead
95
Total
856
vs nation
D+6.6
ClintonDemocratic52.0%377TrumpRepublican36.7%266OtherAll other candidates11.3%82
D+15.3
Lead
111
Total
725
vs nation
D+13.2
ObamaDemocratic67.2%525RomneyRepublican30.2%236OtherAll other candidates2.6%20
D+37.0
Lead
289
Total
781
vs nation
D+33.1
ObamaDemocratic65.0%468McCainRepublican32.4%233OtherAll other candidates2.6%19
D+32.6
Lead
235
Total
720
vs nation
D+25.4
KerryDemocratic65.7%465BushRepublican33.5%237OtherAll other candidates0.8%6
D+32.2
Lead
228
Total
708
vs nation
D+34.7
ClintonDemocratic57.7%373DoleRepublican29.7%192OtherAll other candidates12.5%81
D+28.0
Lead
181
Total
646
vs nation
D+19.5
ClintonDemocratic52.0%400BushRepublican31.9%245OtherAll other candidates16.1%124
D+20.2
Lead
155
Total
769
vs nation
D+14.6
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
D+7.2MIT Election Lab
Population
2,8632024 5-year
Population density
868 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
3.3 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$64,2862024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.5%2024 5-year
Black
16.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+37.0 in 2012MIT 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
37.4%957 participants ÷ 2,560 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+11.4 ptsPersistently low turnout
Drop-off vs state
-8.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
26.0%–29.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%
25.6%
22.9%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
957
2,560 ± 138
37.4%
Audited
E/A
2022Mid
670
2,930 ± 190
22.9%
Audited
E/A
860
2,508 ± 378
34.3%
Audited
E/D
2018Mid
659
2,570 ± 358
25.6%
Audited
E/D
730
2,505 ± 201
29.1%
Audited
E/A
781
2,393
32.6%
Derived
—
720
2,367
30.4%
Derived
—
708
2,341 extrapolated
30.2%
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
Moose Lake, 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 Obama2012
67.2%
525 votes · D+37.0
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 65.7%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
44.5%
424 votes · D+7.2
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 42.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2012
525votes
67.2% of the vote · D+37.0
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 493 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
424votes
44.5% of the vote · D+7.2
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 367 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
John Kerry2004
+34.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+32.2 · U.S. R+2.5
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +33.1 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
−6.6pts R vs U.S.
Place D+11.1 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · −8.7 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.
Moose Lake · 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 Carlton County, Minnesota, the county containing Moose Lake — Moose Lake’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Moose Lake, 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.
Moose Lake sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.0 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 7.2 points.
A population of 2,863, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,286 describe the city.
In 2024, Moose Lake, Minnesota voted Democratic by 7.2 points (D+7.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 953 votes cast, 493 went Democratic and 424 went Republican.
How many people live in Moose Lake, Minnesota?
Moose Lake, Minnesota has a population of 2,863 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Moose Lake, Minnesota?
Median household income in Moose Lake, Minnesota is $64,286 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Moose Lake, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 8 presidential elections in Moose Lake, Minnesota from 1992 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
