Grant County, Minnesota
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 3.9pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 92.1% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(8) | 2.7% |
▶Black / African American(4) | 0.7% |
▶Asian(1) | 0.1% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.4% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.1% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 51.2% | 62.7% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 23.1% | 28.3% |
| Catholic | 7.4% | 9.0% |
| Non-religious | 18.4% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+30.4 |
| 2020 | Trump+26.5 |
| 2016 | Trump+27.6 |
| 2012 | Romney+2.9 |
| 2008 | Obama+5.7 |
| 2004 | Bush+1.0 |
| 2000 | Bush+8.2 |
| 1996 | Clinton+14.7 |
| 1992 | Clinton+9.8 |
Grant, Minnesota is a county that has a population of 6,127. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+30.4. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.5% | 64.0% | R+30.4 | R+3.9 |
| 2020 | 35.6% | 62.1% | R+26.5 | D+1.1 |
| 2016 | 31.8% | 59.4% | R+27.6 | R+24.7 |
| 2012 | 47.2% | 50.1% | R+2.9 | R+8.6 |
| 2008 | 51.3% | 45.7% | D+5.7 | D+6.6 |
| 2004 | 48.6% | 49.6% | R+1.0 | D+7.2 |
| 2000 | 41.6% | 49.8% | R+8.2 | R+22.9 |
| 1996 | 50.7% | 36.0% | D+14.7 | D+4.8 |
| 1992 | 42.6% | 32.8% | D+9.8 | D+2.8 |
| 1988 | 53.0% | 46.0% | D+7.0 | D+13.1 |
| 1984 | 46.7% | 52.8% | R+6.1 | R+0.7 |
| 1980 | 42.6% | 48.1% | R+5.4 | R+28.2 |
| 1976 | 60.5% | 37.7% | D+22.8 | D+18.2 |
| 1972 | 51.4% | 46.8% | D+4.6 | D+3.3 |
| 1968 | 48.4% | 47.1% | D+1.3 | R+19.3 |
| 1964 | 60.3% | 39.7% | D+20.6 | D+18.5 |
| 1960 | 51.0% | 48.9% | D+2.0 | D+1.0 |
| 1956 | 50.4% | 49.4% | D+1.0 | D+20.6 |
| 1952 | 40.0% | 59.5% | R+19.5 | R+32.9 |
| 1948 | 54.2% | 40.8% | D+13.4 | — |
What defines Grant?
Grant has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (1D, 5R) — a genuine swing geography. It has a working-class electorate (21% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Republicans nationwide. Voter turnout stands out nationally — in the top 15% of peers in 2024.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 30.4% margin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2008, Republicans in 2024
- Highly elastic — margins have ranged 36.1 points across recent elections, suggesting a volatile electorate
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