| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 2,352 | 5,247 | 7,761 | |
| 2020 | R | 2,531 | 5,191 | 7,914 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,153 | 4,659 | 7,412 | |
| 2012 | R | 3,407 | 4,104 | 7,713 | |
| 2008 | R | 3,736 | 4,196 | 8,152 | |
| 2004 | R | 3,767 | 4,794 | 8,681 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,624 | 4,336 | 8,424 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,817 | 3,272 | 8,262 | |
| 1992 | R | 3,339 | 3,439 | 9,146 | |
| 1988 | R | 3,879 | 4,846 | 8,800 | |
| 1984 | R | 3,993 | 5,690 | 9,736 | |
| 1980 | R | 3,620 | 6,206 | 10,481 | |
| 1976 | R | 5,049 | 5,577 | 10,833 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,519 | 6,503 | 10,153 | |
| 1968 | R | 4,335 | 5,662 | 10,384 | |
| 1964 | D | 5,946 | 4,817 | 10,775 | |
| 1960 | R | 4,301 | 6,975 | 11,287 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,554 | 6,886 | 10,465 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,120 | 7,763 | 10,930 | |
| 1948 | D | 5,261 | 4,619 | 10,014 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,640 | 5,822 | 9,487 | |
| 1940 | R | 4,099 | 6,816 | 10,971 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,603 | 3,773 | 9,847 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,590 | 4,148 | 8,892 | |
| 1928 | R | 2,545 | 5,885 | 8,506 | |
| 1924 | R | 578 | 4,682 | 8,057 | |
| 1920 | R | 869 | 6,687 | 7,775 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,123 | 2,184 | 3,539 | |
| 1912 | D | 919 | 393 | 3,357 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,039 | 2,305 | 3,729 | |
| 1904 | R | 611 | 2,792 | 3,594 | |
| 1900 | R | 936 | 2,910 | 4,121 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,107 | 3,116 | 4,366 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,992 | 1,070 | 3,434 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Faribault County, anchored by the small city of Blue Earth, has shifted decisively toward Republican presidential candidates over the past decade, posting a 37-point margin in 2024 despite a dwindling population that has trended older and more agricultural.
The Democratic margin in Faribault County peaked at twenty-seven points in 1892. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-seven points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Faribault County's median household income of $66,815 sits well below state and national norms, and 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waseca County and Herkimer County.