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
HarrisDemocratic34.6%785TrumpRepublican63.4%1,440OtherAll other candidates2.0%46
R+28.8
Lead
655
Total
2,271
vs nation
R+27.4
BidenDemocratic35.9%826TrumpRepublican62.5%1,436OtherAll other candidates1.6%37
R+26.5
Lead
610
Total
2,299
vs nation
R+31.0
ClintonDemocratic35.5%782TrumpRepublican58.1%1,281OtherAll other candidates6.4%141
R+22.6
Lead
499
Total
2,204
vs nation
R+24.7
ObamaDemocratic46.5%1,031RomneyRepublican51.6%1,144OtherAll other candidates1.9%43
R+5.1
Lead
113
Total
2,218
vs nation
R+8.9
ObamaDemocratic51.2%1,176McCainRepublican46.6%1,070OtherAll other candidates2.2%50
D+4.6
Lead
106
Total
2,296
vs nation
R+2.7
KerryDemocratic48.5%1,150BushRepublican51.4%1,219OtherAll other candidates<0.1%2
R+2.9
Lead
69
Total
2,371
vs nation
R+0.5
ClintonDemocratic53.6%1,209DoleRepublican35.0%790OtherAll other candidates11.4%257
D+18.6
Lead
419
Total
2,256
vs nation
D+10.1
ClintonDemocratic40.3%911BushRepublican36.9%836OtherAll other candidates22.8%516
D+3.3
Lead
75
Total
2,263
vs nation
R+2.2
Key facts
2024 presidential margin
R+28.8MIT Election Lab
Population
4,7992024 5-year
Population density
1,170 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
Land area
4.1 sq miTIGER/Line
Median household income
$74,8992024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.3%2024 5-year
Black
4.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+18.6 in 1996MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+28.8 in 2024MIT 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
68.9%2,294 participants ÷ 3,328 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off
+22.1 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off vs state
+2.2 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026
46.8%–55.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
0%20%40%60%80%100%
60.2%
51.4%
20042008201220162018202020222024
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
Cycle
Participants
CVAP
Turnout
Series
Quality
2,294
3,328 ± 192
68.9%
Audited
E/A
2022Mid
1,752
3,407 ± 182
51.4%
Audited
E/A
2,314
3,148 ± 147
73.5%
Audited
E/A
2018Mid
1,955
3,245 ± 138
60.2%
Audited
E/A
2,238
3,420 ± 167
65.4%
Audited
E/A
2,218
3,594
61.7%
Derived
—
2,296
3,081
74.5%
Derived
—
2,371
2,568 extrapolated
92.3%
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
Windom, 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
53.6%
1,209 votes · D+18.6
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 51.2%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
63.4%
1,440 votes · R+28.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 62.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Bill Clinton1996
1,209votes
53.6% of the vote · D+18.6
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 1,176 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
1,440votes
63.4% of the vote · R+28.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 1,436 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
+10.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+18.6 · U.S. D+8.5
Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · −0.5 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+31.0pts R vs U.S.
Place R+26.5 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · +27.4 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.
Windom · 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 Cottonwood County, Minnesota, the county containing Windom — Windom’s own primary vote sits inside those totals and is not separately reported.
Presidential nominating contests in Windom, 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.
Windom anchors a sparsely populated southwestern Minnesota county where agriculture shapes both the economy and voter priorities, and countywide results have leaned Republican by wide margins in recent statewide cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.6 points in 1996 and a Republican high of 28.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.8 points.
A population of 4,799, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,899 describe the city.
In 2024, Windom, Minnesota voted Republican by 28.8 points (R+28.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,271 votes cast, 785 went Democratic and 1,440 went Republican.
When did Windom, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Windom, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Windom, Minnesota?
Windom, Minnesota has a population of 4,799 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Windom, Minnesota?
Median household income in Windom, Minnesota is $74,899 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Windom, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 8 presidential elections in Windom, Minnesota from 1992 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.
