HarrisDemocratic31.3%4,576TrumpRepublican66.4%9,692KennedyIndependent0.9%131
R+35.0- Lead
- 5,116
- Total
- 14,598
- vs nation
- R+33.6
- Turnout
- 73.9%
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
2024 turnout 73.9% of 19,885 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic32.5%4,753TrumpRepublican65.3%9,552JorgensenLibertarian0.9%136
R+32.8- Lead
- 4,799
- Total
- 14,635
- vs nation
- R+37.2
- Turnout
- 75.9%
ClintonDemocratic27.3%3,763TrumpRepublican63.2%8,708JohnsonLibertarian3.7%503
R+35.9- Lead
- 4,945
- Total
- 13,779
- vs nation
- R+38.0
- Turnout
- 71.2%
ObamaDemocratic40.4%5,630RomneyRepublican57.0%7,938GRAYLibertarian1.4%198
R+16.6- Lead
- 2,308
- Total
- 13,929
- vs nation
- R+20.4
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic42.7%5,809McCainRepublican54.7%7,456OtherAll other candidates2.6%355
R+12.1- Lead
- 1,647
- Total
- 13,620
- vs nation
- R+19.4
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic37.4%5,158BushRepublican60.9%8,395OtherAll other candidates1.6%225
R+23.5- Lead
- 3,237
- Total
- 13,778
- vs nation
- R+21.0
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic36.2%4,650BushRepublican57.4%7,370NaderGreen4.4%561
R+21.2- Lead
- 2,720
- Total
- 12,834
- vs nation
- R+21.7
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic39.4%4,864DoleRepublican45.1%5,580PerotReform14.5%1,786
R+5.8- Lead
- 716
- Total
- 12,359
- vs nation
- R+14.3
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35.0MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 25,8002024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,3782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52.4 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69.7 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Redwood County, MN · twin score 91.1
Midterm durability
Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.
- 2024 total turnout
- 73.9%14,699 participants ÷ 19,885 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +17.4 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -2.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 56.6%–60.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 13,946 | 19,592 | 71.2% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 11,945 | 19,429 | 61.5% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 14,706 | 19,371 | 75.9% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 11,728 | 20,025 | 58.6% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 14,699 | 19,885 | 73.9% | A/A |
Sources and methods
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
65 precincts · 14,598 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -NEW ULM W-3 P-2NEW ULM W-3 P-2 | 442 | 601 | 30 | 1,073 | 41.2% | 56.0% | R+14.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -NEW ULM W-4 P-1NEW ULM W-4 P-1 | 364 | 668 | 18 | 1,050 | 34.7% | 63.6% | R+29.0 |
| Precinct -SLEEPY EYE W-2SLEEPY EYE W-2 | 260 | 772 | 18 | 1,050 | 24.8% | 73.5% | R+48.8 |
| Precinct -NEW ULM W-3 P-1NEW ULM W-3 P-1 | 403 | 614 | 21 | 1,038 | 38.8% | 59.2% | R+20.3 |
| Precinct -NEW ULM W-2 P-1NEW ULM W-2 P-1 | 392 | 584 | 20 | 996 | 39.4% | 58.6% | R+19.3 |
| Precinct -NEW ULM W-1 P-2NEW ULM W-1 P-2 | 434 | 500 | 30 | 964 | 45.0% | 51.9% | R+6.8 |
| Precinct -NEW ULM W-4 P-2NEW ULM W-4 P-2 | 353 | 540 | 39 | 932 | 37.9% | 57.9% | R+20.1 |
| Precinct -NEW ULM W-2 P-2NEW ULM W-2 P-2 | 327 | 571 | 21 | 919 | 35.6% | 62.1% | R+26.6 |
| Precinct -NEW ULM W-1 P-1NEW ULM W-1 P-1 | 327 | 531 | 26 | 884 | 37.0% | 60.1% | R+23.1 |
| Precinct -SLEEPY EYE W-1SLEEPY EYE W-1 | 188 | 490 | 10 | 688 | 27.3% | 71.2% | R+43.9 |
| Precinct -SPRINGFIELD W-2SPRINGFIELD W-2 | 146 | 383 | 12 | 541 | 27.0% | 70.8% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -COTTONWOOD TWPCOTTONWOOD TWP | 127 | 398 | 11 | 536 | 23.7% | 74.3% | R+50.6 |
| Precinct -SPRINGFIELD W-1SPRINGFIELD W-1 | 139 | 361 | 7 | 507 | 27.4% | 71.2% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -MILFORD TWPMILFORD TWP | 115 | 352 | 9 | 476 | 24.2% | 73.9% | R+49.8 |
| Precinct -HOME TWPHOME TWP | 42 | 279 | 5 | 326 | 12.9% | 85.6% | R+72.7 |
| Precinct -SIGEL TWPSIGEL TWP | 46 | 174 | 2 | 222 | 20.7% | 78.4% | R+57.7 |
| Precinct -COMFREYCOMFREY | 34 | 164 | 6 | 204 | 16.7% | 80.4% | R+63.7 |
| Precinct -LAKE HANSKA TWPLAKE HANSKA TWP | 70 | 125 | 5 | 200 | 35.0% | 62.5% | R+27.5 |
| Precinct -STARK TWPSTARK TWP | 20 | 177 | 2 | 199 | 10.1% | 88.9% | R+78.9 |
| Precinct -HANSKAHANSKA | 73 | 120 | 5 | 198 | 36.9% | 60.6% | R+23.7 |
| Precinct -ALBIN TWPALBIN TWP | 36 | 149 | 4 | 189 | 19.0% | 78.8% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -BURNSTOWN TWPBURNSTOWN TWP | 27 | 148 | 3 | 178 | 15.2% | 83.1% | R+68.0 |
| Precinct -NORTH STAR TWPNORTH STAR TWP | 22 | 149 | 2 | 173 | 12.7% | 86.1% | R+73.4 |
| Precinct -LEAVENWORTH TWPLEAVENWORTH TWP | 27 | 140 | 3 | 170 | 15.9% | 82.4% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -LINDEN TWPLINDEN TWP | 50 | 115 | 4 | 169 | 29.6% | 68.0% | R+38.5 |
| Precinct -EDEN TWPEDEN TWP | 18 | 126 | 4 | 148 | 12.2% | 85.1% | R+73.0 |
| Precinct -BASHAW TWPBASHAW TWP | 17 | 125 | 2 | 144 | 11.8% | 86.8% | R+75.0 |
| Precinct -MULLIGAN TWPMULLIGAN TWP | 32 | 88 | 3 | 123 | 26.0% | 71.5% | R+45.5 |
| Precinct -STATELY TWPSTATELY TWP | 15 | 87 | 1 | 103 | 14.6% | 84.5% | R+69.9 |
| Precinct -PRAIRIEVILLE TWP P-1PRAIRIEVILLE TWP P-1 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 76 | 3.9% | 90.8% | R+86.8 |
| Precinct -PRAIRIEVILLE TWP P-7PRAIRIEVILLE TWP P-7 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 75 | 10.7% | 88.0% | R+77.3 |
| Precinct -EVANEVAN | 11 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 34.4% | 59.4% | R+25.0 |
| Precinct -COBDENCOBDEN | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 53.3% | 46.7% | D+6.7 |
| Albin Twp. Voting District27_270150005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Bashaw Twp. Voting District27_270150010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Burnstown Twp. Voting District27_270150015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cobden Voting District27_270150020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Comfrey Voting District27_270150025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cottonwood Twp. Voting District27_270150030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Eden Twp. Voting District27_270150035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Evan Voting District27_270150040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hanska Voting District27_270150045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Home Twp. Voting District27_270150050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lake Hanska Twp. Voting District27_270150055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Leavenworth Twp. Voting District27_270150060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Linden Twp. Voting District27_270150065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Milford Twp. Voting District27_270150070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mulligan Twp. Voting District27_270150075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| New Ulm W-1 P-127_270150080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| New Ulm W-1 P-227_270150085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| New Ulm W-2 P-127_270150090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| New Ulm W-2 P-227_270150095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| New Ulm W-3 P-127_270150100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| New Ulm W-3 P-227_270150105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| New Ulm W-4 P-127_270150110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| New Ulm W-4 P-227_270150115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| North Star Twp. Voting District27_270150120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Prairieville Twp. Voting District27_270150125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sigel Twp. Voting District27_270150130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sleepy Eye W-127_270150135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sleepy Eye W-227_270150140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Springfield W-127_270150145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Springfield W-227_270150150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Stark Twp. Voting District27_270150155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Stately Twp. Voting District27_270150160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +3.3% |
| 1896 | −10.0% |
| 1900 | −6.9% |
| 1904 | −39.7% |
| 1908 | +0.5% |
| 1912 | +28.1% |
| 1916 | −28.1% |
| 1920 | −69.7% |
| 1924 | −28.1% |
| 1928 | +19.2% |
| 1932 | +52.4% |
| 1936 | +38.6% |
| 1940 | −34.1% |
| 1944 | −42.0% |
| 1948 | −2.6% |
| 1952 | −44.4% |
| 1956 | −44.3% |
| 1960 | −13.9% |
| 1964 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | −19.9% |
| 1972 | −27.1% |
| 1976 | −12.0% |
| 1980 | −22.2% |
| 1984 | −30.3% |
| 1988 | −14.7% |
| 1992 | −8.2% |
| 1996 | −5.8% |
| 2000 | −21.2% |
| 2004 | −23.5% |
| 2008 | −12.1% |
| 2012 | −16.6% |
| 2016 | −35.9% |
| 2020 | −32.8% |
| 2024 | −35.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 38 Senate · 2 Senate special · 12 governor
U.S. House
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U.S. Senate
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Governor
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voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,223 |
| 2018 | 15,531 |
| 2020 | 16,782 |
| 2022 | 16,617 |
| 2024 | 17,355 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
0 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −975 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $58,742 in average income, against $85,675 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+4.2 on average — 31 points more Democratic-leaning than Brown County, MN itself (R+35.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Nicollet County, MN57R+0.5
- Blue Earth County, MN42R+1.2
- Redwood County, MN33R+43.2
- Hennepin County, MN32D+42.4
- Watonwan County, MN23R+27.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Blue Earth County, MN67
- Nicollet County, MN58
- Hennepin County, MN37
- Redwood County, MN35
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −159 |
| 2012 | −270 |
| 2013 | −88 |
| 2014 | +1 |
| 2015 | +5 |
| 2016 | −4 |
| 2017 | −95 |
| 2018 | −41 |
| 2019 | −125 |
| 2021 | +27 |
| 2022 | −147 |
| 2023 | −57 |
| 2024 | −22 |
| 2025 | 0 |
Brown County's heavily German-Catholic settlement history anchored it to the Democratic-Farmer-Labor tradition for decades before a long partisan realignment; by 2024 it was returning presidential margins above R+35, among the wider shifts in rural southern Minnesota.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 69.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.0 points.
A population of 25,800, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,378 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Redwood County and Martin County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Redwood County
Minnesota
91.1twin score
% unaffiliatedNorwegian ancestry% Black≠ % Catholic
Martin County
Minnesota
83.6twin score
% unaffiliated% WhiteNorwegian ancestry≠ elasticity
McLeod County
Minnesota
83.4twin score
German ancestry% White% Black≠ % Catholic
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Brown County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brown County, Minnesota voted Republican by 35.0 points (R+35.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,598 votes cast, 4,576 went Democratic and 9,692 went Republican.
When did Brown County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brown County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Brown County, Minnesota?
Brown County, Minnesota has a population of 25,800 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brown County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Brown County, Minnesota is $69,378 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Brown County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brown County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.