Chippewa County, Minnesota: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+65 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,3772024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,4582024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+33 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Arenac County, MI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Chippewa CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Chippewa County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,026 | 4,175 | 6,317 | ||
| R | 2,226 | 4,250 | 6,611 | ||
| R | 1,978 | 3,764 | 6,222 | ||
| D | 3,083 | 2,967 | 6,201 | ||
| D | 3,280 | 2,907 | 6,356 | ||
| D | 3,424 | 3,089 | 6,606 | ||
| R | 2,952 | 2,977 | 6,352 | ||
| D | 3,178 | 2,119 | 6,124 | ||
| D | 2,929 | 2,143 | 6,617 | ||
| D | 3,238 | 3,190 | 6,514 | ||
| R | 3,047 | 3,964 | 7,085 | ||
| R | 3,164 | 4,252 | 8,097 | ||
| D | 4,648 | 3,254 | 8,046 | ||
| R | 3,630 | 3,787 | 7,547 | ||
| D | 3,701 | 3,195 | 7,147 | ||
| D | 4,550 | 2,806 | 7,365 | ||
| R | 3,643 | 3,915 | 7,574 | ||
| R | 3,434 | 3,623 | 7,060 | ||
| R | 3,171 | 4,411 | 7,618 | ||
| D | 3,888 | 2,569 | 6,646 | ||
| D | 3,264 | 2,967 | 6,279 | ||
| D | 3,969 | 3,307 | 7,340 | ||
| D | 4,027 | 2,223 | 6,559 | ||
| D | 3,888 | 1,940 | 5,986 | ||
| R | 2,032 | 3,547 | 5,651 | ||
| O | 140 | 2,140 | 5,060 | ||
| R | 960 | 3,532 | 5,064 | ||
| R | 1,134 | 1,311 | 2,802 | ||
| O | 870 | 412 | 2,662 | ||
| R | 799 | 1,409 | 2,389 | ||
| R | 338 | 1,830 | 2,299 | ||
| R | 707 | 1,432 | 2,248 | ||
| R | 1,037 | 1,310 | 2,399 | ||
| D | 730 | 507 | 1,640 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.8%
Irish
5.7%
English
3.7%
American
2.6%
Polish
1.5%
French
1.0%
Scottish
0.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 41.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,458
Chippewa County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Chippewa County$71,458
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.1%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.9%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.3%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Chippewa County's agricultural economy and small-town demographics have pushed its presidential margins steadily rightward since 2000, reaching R+34 in 2024 — a shift that mirrors broader realignment across Minnesota's western farm belt.
The Republican margin in Chippewa County reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was thirty-four points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $71,458, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,377 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Arenac County and Pope County.
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Chippewa County, Minnesota — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/27023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chippewa County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chippewa County, Minnesota voted Republican by 34.0 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,317 votes cast, 2,026 went Democratic and 4,175 went Republican.
What is Chippewa County, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Chippewa County, Minnesota as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did Chippewa County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chippewa County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Chippewa County, Minnesota?
Chippewa County, Minnesota has a population of 12,377 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chippewa County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Chippewa County, Minnesota is $71,458 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Chippewa County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chippewa County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.