Dakota County, Minnesota

2024 results by precinct

142 precincts · 259,803 votes cast

Harris · D+13

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+12.8%	143,267	109,994	259,803
2020	D	+13.9%	146,155	109,638	262,259
2016	D	+4.6%	110,592	99,864	231,860
2012	D	+2.9%	116,255	109,516	230,821
2008	D	+5.5%	116,778	104,364	225,472
2004	R	−2.0%	104,635	108,959	215,846
2000	R	−1.0%	85,446	87,250	182,249
1996	D	+13.0%	77,297	57,244	154,266
1992	D	+7.2%	63,660	52,312	157,080
1988	D	+0.3%	61,942	61,606	124,580
1984	R	−5.7%	49,125	55,119	104,911
1980	D	+2.9%	43,433	40,708	94,755
1976	D	+8.0%	44,253	37,542	84,080
1972	R	−10.0%	28,479	34,967	64,796
1968	D	+18.3%	28,416	19,290	49,908
1964	D	+34.3%	28,391	13,856	42,328
1960	D	+14.5%	20,150	15,032	35,273
1956	R	−1.7%	12,672	13,112	25,839
1952	D	+0.1%	11,890	11,871	23,879
1948	D	+28.9%	12,487	6,819	19,623
1944	D	+5.1%	8,562	7,731	16,403
1940	D	+5.6%	9,327	8,339	17,743
1936	D	+31.5%	8,890	4,043	15,398
1932	D	+33.1%	8,958	4,439	13,635
1928	D	+9.0%	7,215	6,019	13,323
1924	R	−32.3%	929	3,931	9,284
1920	R	−39.4%	2,190	5,373	8,086
1916	D	+10.9%	2,373	1,881	4,508
1912	D	+27.2%	1,777	609	4,290
1908	R	−15.6%	1,778	2,481	4,505
1904	R	−41.1%	1,078	2,685	3,909
1900	R	−0.7%	1,878	1,904	3,997
1896	D	+3.5%	2,310	2,147	4,626
1892	R	−13.0%	1,481	1,989	3,902
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

Polish

0.7%

African American

6.2%

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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 38.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.0%

75–84

2.6%

4.5%

65–74

5.1%

6.4%

55–64

6.7%

6.2%

45–54

6.1%

7.2%

35–44

7.1%

6.4%

25–34

6.3%

4.0%

18–24

3.8%

9.2%

5–17

8.8%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$106,318

Dakota County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.

Dakota County$106,318

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

5.8%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

23.9%

Mainline Protestant

13.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

5.9%

Other Christian

4.7%

Non-Christian

3.5%

Methodist

1.1%

Baptist

0.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Dakota County shifted from a reliable Republican stronghold into Democratic-leaning territory as its share of college-educated residents climbed alongside suburban expansion from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metro edge.

The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached thirty-four points in 1964; the Republican margin reached forty-one points in 1904. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Dakota County's demographics — a population of 445,771, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $106,318 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clackamas County and Jefferson County.

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Dakota County delivered a near-tie in 2024.