HarrisDemocratic30.3%2,352TrumpRepublican67.6%5,247KennedyIndependent1.1%82
R+37.3- Lead
- 2,895
- Total
- 7,761
- vs nation
- R+35.8
- Turnout
- 72.9%
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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 72.9% of 10,643 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic32.0%2,531TrumpRepublican65.6%5,191JorgensenLibertarian0.9%72
R+33.6- Lead
- 2,660
- Total
- 7,914
- vs nation
- R+38.1
- Turnout
- 75.9%
ClintonDemocratic29.0%2,153TrumpRepublican62.9%4,659JohnsonLibertarian3.7%271
R+33.8- Lead
- 2,506
- Total
- 7,412
- vs nation
- R+35.9
- Turnout
- 68.9%
ObamaDemocratic44.2%3,407RomneyRepublican53.2%4,104GRAYLibertarian1.3%98
R+9.0- Lead
- 697
- Total
- 7,713
- vs nation
- R+12.9
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic45.8%3,736McCainRepublican51.5%4,196OtherAll other candidates2.7%220
R+5.6- Lead
- 460
- Total
- 8,152
- vs nation
- R+12.9
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic43.4%3,767BushRepublican55.2%4,794OtherAll other candidates1.4%120
R+11.8- Lead
- 1,027
- Total
- 8,681
- vs nation
- R+9.4
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic43.0%3,624BushRepublican51.5%4,336NaderGreen3.7%309
R+8.5- Lead
- 712
- Total
- 8,424
- vs nation
- R+9.0
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic46.2%3,817DoleRepublican39.6%3,272PerotReform13.4%1,103
D+6.6- Lead
- 545
- Total
- 8,262
- vs nation
- R+1.9
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37.3MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 13,9142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,8152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+18.6 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74.8 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Yellow Medicine County, MN · twin score 94.3
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
- 72.9%7,761 participants ÷ 10,643 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +19.5 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -0.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 53.5%–59.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 7,489 | 10,869 | 68.9% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 6,437 | 10,626 | 60.6% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 7,965 | 10,500 | 75.9% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 6,036 | 10,704 | 56.4% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 7,761 | 10,643 | 72.9% | C/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 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.
Precinct data
Results by precinct
66 precincts · 7,761 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WELLSWELLS | 384 | 758 | 23 | 1,165 | 33.0% | 65.1% | R+32.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WINNEBAGOWINNEBAGO | 178 | 479 | 11 | 668 | 26.6% | 71.7% | R+45.1 |
| Precinct -BLUE EARTH W-2BLUE EARTH W-2 | 234 | 398 | 19 | 651 | 35.9% | 61.1% | R+25.2 |
| Precinct -BLUE EARTH W-3BLUE EARTH W-3 | 183 | 364 | 17 | 564 | 32.4% | 64.5% | R+32.1 |
| Precinct -BLUE EARTH W-1BLUE EARTH W-1 | 211 | 340 | 6 | 557 | 37.9% | 61.0% | R+23.2 |
| Precinct -MINNESOTA LAKEMINNESOTA LAKE | 128 | 257 | 10 | 395 | 32.4% | 65.1% | R+32.7 |
| Precinct -ELMOREELMORE | 65 | 175 | 5 | 245 | 26.5% | 71.4% | R+44.9 |
| Precinct -KIESTERKIESTER | 114 | 127 | 4 | 245 | 46.5% | 51.8% | R+5.3 |
| Precinct -VERONA TWPVERONA TWP | 46 | 180 | 5 | 231 | 19.9% | 77.9% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -BLUE EARTH TWPBLUE EARTH TWP | 56 | 145 | 6 | 207 | 27.1% | 70.0% | R+43.0 |
| Precinct -DELAVAN TWPDELAVAN TWP | 39 | 145 | 2 | 186 | 21.0% | 78.0% | R+57.0 |
| Precinct -BRICELYNBRICELYN | 79 | 101 | 5 | 185 | 42.7% | 54.6% | R+11.9 |
| Precinct -FOSTER TWPFOSTER TWP | 56 | 115 | 0 | 171 | 32.7% | 67.3% | R+34.5 |
| Precinct -DUNBAR TWPDUNBAR TWP | 27 | 136 | 4 | 167 | 16.2% | 81.4% | R+65.3 |
| Precinct -BARBER TWPBARBER TWP | 35 | 122 | 0 | 157 | 22.3% | 77.7% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -CLARK TWPCLARK TWP | 34 | 114 | 3 | 151 | 22.5% | 75.5% | R+53.0 |
| Precinct -JO DAVIESS TWPJO DAVIESS TWP | 42 | 105 | 3 | 150 | 28.0% | 70.0% | R+42.0 |
| Precinct -EMERALD TWPEMERALD TWP | 38 | 97 | 8 | 143 | 26.6% | 67.8% | R+41.3 |
| Precinct -KIESTER TWPKIESTER TWP | 53 | 87 | 3 | 143 | 37.1% | 60.8% | R+23.8 |
| Precinct -WALNUT LAKE TWPWALNUT LAKE TWP | 22 | 95 | 3 | 120 | 18.3% | 79.2% | R+60.8 |
| Precinct -FROSTFROST | 28 | 89 | 1 | 118 | 23.7% | 75.4% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -PRESCOTT TWPPRESCOTT TWP | 32 | 86 | 0 | 118 | 27.1% | 72.9% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct -BRUSH CREEK TWPBRUSH CREEK TWP | 30 | 85 | 2 | 117 | 25.6% | 72.6% | R+47.0 |
| Precinct -EASTONEASTON | 41 | 73 | 2 | 116 | 35.3% | 62.9% | R+27.6 |
| Precinct -MINNESOTA LAKE TWPMINNESOTA LAKE TWP | 29 | 80 | 2 | 111 | 26.1% | 72.1% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -ELMORE TWPELMORE TWP | 27 | 76 | 3 | 106 | 25.5% | 71.7% | R+46.2 |
| Precinct -LURA TWPLURA TWP | 36 | 60 | 4 | 100 | 36.0% | 60.0% | R+24.0 |
| Precinct -DELAVANDELAVAN | 23 | 74 | 2 | 99 | 23.2% | 74.7% | R+51.5 |
| Precinct -SEELY TWPSEELY TWP | 27 | 69 | 3 | 99 | 27.3% | 69.7% | R+42.4 |
| Precinct -WINNEBAGO TWPWINNEBAGO TWP | 22 | 70 | 2 | 94 | 23.4% | 74.5% | R+51.1 |
| Precinct -PILOT GROVE TWPPILOT GROVE TWP | 12 | 61 | 3 | 76 | 15.8% | 80.3% | R+64.5 |
| Precinct -ROME TWPROME TWP | 11 | 62 | 1 | 74 | 14.9% | 83.8% | R+68.9 |
| Precinct -WALTERSWALTERS | 10 | 22 | 0 | 32 | 31.3% | 68.8% | R+37.5 |
| Barber Twp. Voting District27_270430005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Blue Earth Twp. Voting District27_270430025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Blue Earth W-127_270430010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Blue Earth W-227_270430015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Blue Earth W-327_270430020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Bricelyn Voting District27_270430030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Brush Creek Twp. Voting District27_270430035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Clark Twp. Voting District27_270430040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Delavan Twp. Voting District27_270430050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Delavan Voting District27_270430045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Dunbar Twp. Voting District27_270430055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Easton Voting District27_270430060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Elmore Twp. Voting District27_270430070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Elmore Voting District27_270430065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Emerald Twp. Voting District27_270430075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Foster Twp. Voting District27_270430080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Frost Voting District27_270430085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Jo Daviess Twp. Voting District27_270430090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Kiester Twp. Voting District27_270430100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Kiester Voting District27_270430095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lura Twp. Voting District27_270430105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Minnesota Lake Twp. Voting District27_270430115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Minnesota Lake Voting District27_270430110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pilot Grove Twp. Voting District27_270430120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Prescott Twp. Voting District27_270430125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rome Twp. Voting District27_270430130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Seely Twp. Voting District27_270430135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Verona Twp. Voting District27_270430140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Walnut Lake Twp. Voting District27_270430145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Walters Voting District27_270430150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wells Voting District27_270430155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Winnebago Twp. Voting District27_270430165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Winnebago Voting District27_270430160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −26.8% |
| 1896 | −46.0% |
| 1900 | −47.9% |
| 1904 | −60.7% |
| 1908 | −34.0% |
| 1912 | +15.7% |
| 1916 | −30.0% |
| 1920 | −74.8% |
| 1924 | −50.9% |
| 1928 | −39.3% |
| 1932 | +5.0% |
| 1936 | +18.6% |
| 1940 | −24.8% |
| 1944 | −23.0% |
| 1948 | +6.4% |
| 1952 | −42.5% |
| 1956 | −31.8% |
| 1960 | −23.7% |
| 1964 | +10.5% |
| 1968 | −12.8% |
| 1972 | −29.4% |
| 1976 | −4.9% |
| 1980 | −24.7% |
| 1984 | −17.4% |
| 1988 | −11.0% |
| 1992 | −1.1% |
| 1996 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | −8.5% |
| 2004 | −11.8% |
| 2008 | −5.6% |
| 2012 | −9.0% |
| 2016 | −33.8% |
| 2020 | −33.6% |
| 2024 | −37.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 38 Senate · 2 Senate special · 12 governor
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voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,749 |
| 2018 | 8,413 |
| 2020 | 8,959 |
| 2022 | 8,683 |
| 2024 | 9,104 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+18 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −320 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,448 in average income, against $71,333 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+15.9 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Faribault County, MN itself (R+37.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Blue Earth County, MN53R+1.2
- Martin County, MN33R+39.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Blue Earth County, MN50
- Martin County, MN39
- Freeborn County, MN24
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 | +24 |
| 2012 | −224 |
| 2013 | −27 |
| 2014 | +25 |
| 2015 | −86 |
| 2016 | −93 |
| 2017 | −58 |
| 2018 | +9 |
| 2019 | −69 |
| 2021 | +87 |
| 2022 | +90 |
| 2023 | −6 |
| 2024 | −10 |
| 2025 | +18 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 74.8 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.3 points.
A population of 13,914, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,815 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Yellow Medicine County
Minnesota
94.3twin score
% unaffiliated12-yr trendNorwegian ancestry
Lincoln County
Minnesota
93.3twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliatedNorwegian ancestry≠ Polish ancestry
Renville County
Minnesota
92.6twin score
12-yr trend% unaffiliated% Catholic≠ Polish ancestry
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 Faribault County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Faribault County, Minnesota voted Republican by 37.3 points (R+37.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,761 votes cast, 2,352 went Democratic and 5,247 went Republican.
When did Faribault County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Faribault County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Faribault County, Minnesota?
Faribault County, Minnesota has a population of 13,914 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Faribault County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Faribault County, Minnesota is $66,815 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Faribault County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Faribault County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.