Chisago County, Minnesota: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+86 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 57,9912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $99,4002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+58 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+86 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Monroe County, MO · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Chisago CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Chisago 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 | 11,894 | 23,047 | 35,601 | ||
| R | 11,806 | 21,916 | 34,570 | ||
| R | 9,278 | 18,441 | 30,228 | ||
| R | 12,524 | 16,227 | 29,441 | ||
| R | 12,783 | 15,789 | 29,305 | ||
| R | 12,219 | 15,705 | 28,260 | ||
| R | 9,593 | 10,937 | 21,987 | ||
| D | 8,611 | 5,984 | 17,733 | ||
| D | 7,077 | 4,813 | 17,119 | ||
| D | 7,875 | 6,163 | 14,170 | ||
| D | 6,683 | 6,279 | 13,049 | ||
| D | 6,240 | 5,017 | 12,523 | ||
| D | 6,625 | 3,874 | 10,867 | ||
| R | 4,174 | 4,718 | 9,241 | ||
| D | 4,102 | 3,053 | 7,651 | ||
| D | 4,347 | 2,525 | 6,889 | ||
| R | 2,907 | 3,822 | 6,754 | ||
| R | 2,731 | 3,413 | 6,153 | ||
| R | 2,536 | 3,892 | 6,460 | ||
| D | 3,184 | 2,704 | 6,065 | ||
| R | 2,376 | 3,020 | 5,434 | ||
| R | 2,746 | 3,569 | 6,377 | ||
| D | 3,360 | 2,462 | 6,080 | ||
| D | 3,047 | 2,524 | 5,755 | ||
| R | 1,297 | 4,215 | 5,582 | ||
| R | 135 | 2,678 | 5,072 | ||
| R | 484 | 4,361 | 5,450 | ||
| R | 944 | 1,749 | 2,857 | ||
| O | 435 | 346 | 2,600 | ||
| R | 408 | 2,107 | 2,637 | ||
| R | 156 | 2,417 | 2,643 | ||
| R | 411 | 2,354 | 2,824 | ||
| R | 437 | 2,558 | 3,032 | ||
| D | 1,480 | 338 | 1,973 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.1%
Irish
11.3%
English
6.2%
Polish
5.3%
American
4.5%
French
3.6%
Italian
2.9%
African American
1.0%
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: 40.8 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
$99,400
Chisago County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Chisago County$99,400
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
6.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.8%
Working age (18–64)5.6%
Seniors (65+)6.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Chisago County's rapid population growth since the 1990s, driven by Twin Cities commuters settling in affordable lake-country exurbs, coincided with a political realignment that produced a 31-point Republican presidential margin in 2024.
The Republican margin in Chisago County reached its widest at eighty-six points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $99,400, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 57,991 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 Monroe County and Harrison County.
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Chisago County, Minnesota — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/27025/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Chisago County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chisago County, Minnesota voted Republican by 31.3 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 35,601 votes cast, 11,894 went Democratic and 23,047 went Republican.
What is Chisago County, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Chisago 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 12 times, Republican 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Chisago County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Chisago County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Chisago County, Minnesota?
Chisago County, Minnesota has a population of 57,991 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chisago County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Chisago County, Minnesota is $99,400 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Chisago County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Chisago County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.