Akashic

county

Grant County, MN

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German38.8%29.2%12.5%

Norwegian29.9%12.1%—

Swedish9.4%6.5%—

Irish6.7%9.9%9.4%

English4.0%6.6%9.5%

American2.2%2.3%5.3%

French1.7%1.8%1.6%

Polish1.6%3.7%2.2%

Mexican2.0%3.9%11.3%

Colombian0.3%—0.4%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Grant County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	43.2	39	39.1
Age 18–24	6.1%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	23.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Grant County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$73,917	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.6%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	21.0%	39.4%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Grant County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	5.0%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	4.2%	4.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Grant County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	7.4%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	23.1%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	18.3%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	51.2%	13.5%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 76.9% of 4,659 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic33.5%1,187TrumpRepublican64.0%2,266KennedyIndependent1.6%57

R+30.5

Lead: 1,079
Total: 3,543
vs nation: R+29.0
Turnout: 76.9%

BidenDemocratic35.6%1,300TrumpRepublican62.1%2,269JorgensenLibertarian1.2%43

R+26.5

Lead: 969
Total: 3,654
vs nation: R+31.0
Turnout: 80.6%

ClintonDemocratic31.8%1,105TrumpRepublican59.4%2,063JohnsonLibertarian4.6%159

R+27.6

Lead: 958
Total: 3,473
vs nation: R+29.7
Turnout: 76.2%

ObamaDemocratic47.2%1,647RomneyRepublican50.1%1,748GRAYLibertarian1.1%40

R+2.9

Lead: 101
Total: 3,487
vs nation: R+6.8
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic51.3%1,850McCainRepublican45.7%1,646OtherAll other candidates3.0%109

D+5.7

Lead: 204
Total: 3,605
vs nation: R+1.6
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic48.6%1,856BushRepublican49.6%1,893OtherAll other candidates1.8%70

R+1.0

Lead: 37
Total: 3,819
vs nation: D+1.5
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic41.6%1,507BushRepublican49.8%1,804NaderGreen5.9%214

R+8.2

Lead: 297
Total: 3,624
vs nation: R+8.7
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic50.7%1,806DoleRepublican36.0%1,284PerotReform12.2%434

D+14.7

Lead: 522
Total: 3,562
vs nation: D+6.1
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+30.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 6,1272024 5-year
Median household income: $73,9172024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 92.1%2024 5-year
Black: 0.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+39.5 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+80.3 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Yellow Medicine County, MN · twin score 92.5

Participation

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: 76.9%3,583 participants ÷ 4,659 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +16.7 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -3.2 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 60.2%–65.5%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	3,517	4,618	76.2%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	3,198	4,565	70.1%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	3,674	4,561	80.6%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	2,973	4,658	63.8%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	3,583	4,659	76.9%	A/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 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

46 precincts · 3,543 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Grant County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -ELBOW LAKEELBOW LAKE	229	401	17	647	35.4%	62.0%	R+26.6
Precinct -PELICAN LAKE TWPPELICAN LAKE TWP	121	208	7	336	36.0%	61.9%	R+25.9
Precinct -HOFFMANHOFFMAN	108	221	6	335	32.2%	66.0%	R+33.7
Precinct -ERDAHL TWPERDAHL TWP	111	160	8	279	39.8%	57.3%	R+17.6
Precinct -ASHBYASHBY	103	126	4	233	44.2%	54.1%	R+9.9
Precinct -ELK LAKE TWPELK LAKE TWP	60	163	2	225	26.7%	72.4%	R+45.8
Precinct -HERMANHERMAN	83	126	6	215	38.6%	58.6%	R+20.0
Precinct -BARRETTBARRETT	57	126	7	190	30.0%	66.3%	R+36.3
Precinct -LAND TWPLAND TWP	37	109	3	149	24.8%	73.2%	R+48.3
Precinct -SANFORD TWPSANFORD TWP	32	61	8	101	31.7%	60.4%	R+28.7
Precinct -STONY BROOK TWPSTONY BROOK TWP	31	59	6	96	32.3%	61.5%	R+29.2
Precinct -ELBOW LAKE TWPELBOW LAKE TWP	17	73	1	91	18.7%	80.2%	R+61.5
Precinct -POMME DE TERRE TWPPOMME DE TERRE TWP	13	75	3	91	14.3%	82.4%	R+68.1
Precinct -LIEN TWPLIEN TWP	27	55	2	84	32.1%	65.5%	R+33.3
Precinct -WENDELLWENDELL	27	50	2	79	34.2%	63.3%	R+29.1
Precinct -MACSVILLE TWPMACSVILLE TWP	33	35	1	69	47.8%	50.7%	R+2.9
Precinct -ROSEVILLE TWPROSEVILLE TWP	18	48	2	68	26.5%	70.6%	R+44.1
Precinct -DELAWARE TWPDELAWARE TWP	28	30	2	60	46.7%	50.0%	R+3.3
Precinct -LAWRENCE TWPLAWRENCE TWP	8	46	0	54	14.8%	85.2%	R+70.4
Precinct -GORTON TWPGORTON TWP	14	24	2	40	35.0%	60.0%	R+25.0
Precinct -LOGAN TWPLOGAN TWP	13	25	0	38	34.2%	65.8%	R+31.6
Precinct -NORCROSSNORCROSS	9	24	0	33	27.3%	72.7%	R+45.5
Precinct -NORTH OTTAWA TWPNORTH OTTAWA TWP	8	21	1	30	26.7%	70.0%	R+43.3
Ashby Voting District27_270510005	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Barrett Voting District27_270510010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Delaware Twp. Voting District27_270510015	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Elbow Lake Twp. Voting District27_270510025	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Elbow Lake Voting District27_270510020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Elk Lake Twp. Voting District27_270510030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Erdahl Twp. Voting District27_270510035	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Gorton Twp. Voting District27_270510040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Herman Voting District27_270510045	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hoffman Voting District27_270510050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Land Twp. Voting District27_270510055	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lawrence Twp. Voting District27_270510060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lien Twp. Voting District27_270510065	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Logan Twp. Voting District27_270510070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Macsville Twp. Voting District27_270510075	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Norcross Voting District27_270510080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
North Ottawa Twp. Voting District27_270510085	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Pelican Lake Twp. Voting District27_270510090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Pomme De Terre Twp. Voting District27_270510095	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Roseville Twp. Voting District27_270510100	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sanford Twp. Voting District27_270510105	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Stony Brook Twp. Voting District27_270510110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Wendell Voting District27_270510115	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−32.6%
1896	−14.8%
1900	−37.5%
1904	−80.3%
1908	−46.1%
1912	+15.1%
1916	−5.6%
1920	−59.2%
1924	−45.7%
1928	−9.8%
1932	+39.5%
1936	+19.4%
1940	−3.2%
1944	+1.8%
1948	+13.4%
1952	−19.5%
1956	+1.0%
1960	+2.1%
1964	+20.5%
1968	+1.3%
1972	+4.6%
1976	+22.8%
1980	−5.4%
1984	−6.1%
1988	+7.0%
1992	+9.8%
1996	+14.7%
2000	−8.2%
2004	−1.0%
2008	+5.7%
2012	−2.9%
2016	−27.6%
2020	−26.5%
2024	−30.5%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	33.5%Harris1,187	64.0%Trump2,266	1.6%Kennedy57 +5	R+30.5	R+3.9	R+29.0	3,543
All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican64.0%2,266 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic33.5%1,187 Robert F KennedyIndependent1.6%57 OtherAll other candidates0.3%12 Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%11 Jill SteinIndependent0.1%5 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%3 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%2
2020	R	35.6%Biden1,300	62.1%Trump2,269	1.2%Jorgensen43	R+26.5	D+1.1	R+31.0	3,654
2016	R	31.8%Clinton1,105	59.4%Trump2,063	4.6%Johnson159	R+27.6	R+24.7	R+29.7	3,473
2012	R	47.2%Obama1,647	50.1%Romney1,748	1.1%GRAY40	R+2.9	R+8.6	R+6.8	3,487
2008	D	51.3%Obama1,850	45.7%McCain1,646	3.0%	D+5.7	D+6.6	R+1.6	3,605
2004	R	48.6%Kerry1,856	49.6%Bush1,893	1.8%	R+1.0	D+7.2	D+1.5	3,819
2000	R	41.6%Gore1,507	49.8%Bush1,804	5.9%Nader214	R+8.2	R+22.9	R+8.7	3,624
1996	D	50.7%Clinton1,806	36.0%Dole1,284	12.2%Perot434	D+14.7	D+4.8	D+6.1	3,562
1992	D	42.6%Clinton1,561	32.8%Bush1,201	24.1%Perot885	D+9.8	D+2.8	D+4.3	3,666
1988	D	53.0%Dukakis1,950	46.0%Bush1,693	0.9%	D+7.0	D+13.1	D+14.7	3,677
1984	R	46.7%Mondale1,867	52.8%Reagan2,111	0.4%	R+6.1	R+0.7	D+12.1	3,995
1980	R	42.6%Carter1,822	48.1%Reagan2,054	9.3%	R+5.4	R+28.2	D+4.3	4,272
1976	D	60.5%Carter2,624	37.7%Ford1,635	1.8%	D+22.8	D+18.2	D+20.7	4,338
1972	D	51.4%McGovern2,085	46.8%Nixon1,899	1.7%	D+4.6	D+3.3	D+27.7	4,054
1968	D	48.4%Humphrey1,982	47.1%Nixon1,929	4.5%	D+1.3	R+19.3	D+2.0	4,095
1964	D	60.3%Johnson2,631	39.7%Goldwater1,734	0.0%	D+20.5	D+18.5	R+2.0	4,366
1960	D	51.0%Kennedy2,333	48.9%Nixon2,239	0.1%	D+2.1	D+1.0	D+1.9	4,576
1956	D	50.4%Stevenson2,107	49.4%Eisenhower2,064	0.1%	D+1.0	D+20.5	D+16.4	4,177
1952	R	40.0%Stevenson1,791	59.5%Eisenhower2,665	0.5%	R+19.5	R+32.9	R+8.8	4,478
1948	D	54.2%Truman2,378	40.8%Dewey1,789	5.0%	D+13.4	D+11.6	D+8.9	4,388
1944	D	50.8%Roosevelt1,969	48.9%Dewey1,898	0.3%	D+1.8	D+5.0	R+5.7	3,879
1940	R	48.1%Roosevelt2,291	51.3%Willkie2,443	0.6%	R+3.2	R+22.6	R+13.1	4,764
1936	D	57.9%Roosevelt2,358	38.4%Landon1,566	3.7%	D+19.4	R+20.1	R+4.8	4,075
1932	D	68.7%Roosevelt2,702	29.2%Hoover1,148	2.2%	D+39.5	D+49.3	D+21.7	3,935
1928	R	44.6%Smith1,687	54.3%Hoover2,057	1.1%	R+9.8	D+36.0	D+7.7	3,786
1924	R	3.5%Davis118	49.2%Coolidge1,674	47.1%La Follette1,601	R+45.7	D+13.4	R+20.6	3,402
1920	R	16.6%Cox533	75.8%Harding2,427	7.6%	R+59.2	R+53.5	R+33.0	3,202
1916	R	43.6%Wilson778	49.2%Hughes878	7.2%	R+5.6	R+20.7	R+8.7	1,785
1912	O	24.4%Wilson381	9.4%Taft146	66.2%	Roosevelt +41.8	D+61.1	R+4.5	1,560
1908	R	24.0%Bryan376	70.0%Taft1,099	6.0%	R+46.1	D+34.2	R+36.5	1,569
1904	R	7.4%Parker102	87.7%Roosevelt1,209	4.9%	R+80.3	R+42.8	R+60.6	1,379
1900	R	28.2%Bryan456	65.8%McKinley1,062	6.0%	R+37.5	R+22.7	R+30.0	1,615
1896	R	41.5%Bryan739	56.3%McKinley1,002	2.2%	R+14.8	D+17.8	R+8.7	1,780
1892	R	22.8%Cleveland319	55.3%Harrison776	21.9%	R+32.6	—	R+34.3	1,402
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 38 Senate · 2 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	32.5%1,119	67.5%2,324	3,443
2020	R	49.1%1,686	50.9%1,751	3,437
2018	D	58.3%384	41.7%275	659

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	45.0%1,576	51.1%1,791	3,502
2020Class II	R	37.5%Tina Smith1,349	56.8%Jason Lewis2,044	3,596
2018Class I	D	52.1%Amy Klobuchar1,637	44.6%Jim Newberger1,402	3,140
2014Class II	D	54.2%Al Franken1,554	40.7%Mike McFadden1,165	2,865
2012Class I	D	64.9%Amy Klobuchar2,222	30.3%Kurt Bills1,036	3,422
2008Class II	R	40.8%Al Franken1,469	41.2%Norm Coleman1,483	3,597
2006Class I	D	58.0%Amy Klobuchar1,827	37.9%Mark Kennedy1,195	3,149
2002Class II	D	48.9%Walter Mondale1,594	47.5%Norm Coleman1,551	3,262
2000Class I	D	49.4%Mark Dayton1,787	43.5%Rod Grams1,572	3,615
1996Class II	D	51.8%Paul Wellstone1,843	41.7%Rudy Boschwitz1,485	3,560
1994Class I	R	42.6%Ann Wynia1,346	52.2%Rod Grams1,647	3,158
1990Class II	D	50.3%Paul Wellstone1,703	48.2%Rudy Boschwitz1,630	3,385
1988Class I	R	46.8%Hubert Humphrey III1,730	52.2%Dave Durenberger1,931	3,698
1984Class II	R	39.7%Joan A. Growe1,593	60.0%Rudy Boschwitz2,407	4,014
1982Class I	R	47.0%Mark Dayton1,790	53.0%Dave Durenberger2,016	3,806
1978Class II	R	40.7%Wendell Anderson1,551	56.5%Rudy Boschwitz2,154	3,812
1976Class I	D	73.3%Hubert Humphrey3,088	26.7%Gerald W. Brekke1,126	4,214
1972Class II	D	64.0%Walter Mondale2,602	35.6%Phil Hansen1,449	4,068
1970Class I	D	57.6%Hubert Humphrey2,048	42.0%Clark MacGregor1,493	3,556
1966Class II	D	52.7%Walter Mondale1,946	46.8%Robert A. Forsythe1,726	3,691
1964Class I	D	57.0%Eugene McCarthy2,506	42.8%Wheelock Whitney1,883	4,396
1960Class II	D	58.7%Hubert Humphrey2,746	41.3%P. Kenneth Peterson1,932	4,681
1958Class I	D	51.9%Eugene McCarthy2,085	47.9%Edward J. Thye1,923	4,017
1954Class II	D	60.4%Hubert Humphrey2,481	39.3%Val Bjornson1,613	4,108
1952Class I	R	37.4%Bill Carlson1,688	61.9%Edward J. Thye2,798	4,518
1948Class II	D	56.0%Hubert Humphrey2,476	43.7%Joseph H. Ball1,934	4,421
1946Class I	R	45.7%Theodore Jorgenson1,513	52.8%Edward J. Thye1,749	3,312
1942Class II	R	6.0%Ed Murphy180	45.3%Joseph H. Ball1,363	3,007
1940Class I	R	13.6%John E. Regan624	57.7%Henrik Shipstead2,652	4,600
1936Class II	R	0.0%None0	42.4%Theodore Chistianson1,664	3,927
1934Class I	R	17.2%Einar Hoidale747	20.7%N.J. Holmberg897	4,337
1930Class II	R	32.4%Einar Hoidale1,040	33.0%Thomas D. Schall1,061	3,213
1928Class I	R	0.0%None0	29.9%Arthur E. Nelson1,221	4,086
1924Class II	R	1.8%John J. Farrell64	38.8%Thomas D. Schall1,397	3,605
1922Class I	R	12.2%Anna D. Olesan373	35.4%Frank Kellogg1,086	3,064
1918Class II	R	0.0%None0	56.5%Knute Nelson990	1,753
1916Class I	R	16.3%Daniel W. Lawler278	54.4%Frank Kellogg929	1,708
1912Class II	R	25.8%Daniel W. Lawler347	74.2%Knute Nelson998	1,345

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2018Special · Class II	R	42.8%Tina Smith1,339	52.6%Karin Housley1,645	3,128
1978Special · Class I	R	40.7%Bob Short1,534	54.1%Dave Durenberger2,042	3,772

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	35.7%Tim Walz1,054	60.0%Scott Jensen1,771	2,950
2018	R	41.3%Tim Walz And Peggy Flanagan1,287	54.9%Jeff Johnson And Donna Bergstrom1,710	3,115
2014	D	50.4%Mark Dayton1,436	43.7%Jeff Johnson1,245	2,848
2010	R	42.3%Mark Dayton1,279	42.9%Tom Emmer1,297	3,021
2006	D	47.4%Mike Hatch1,497	46.3%Tim Pawlenty1,460	3,155
2002	R	40.0%Roger Moe1,313	44.6%Tim Pawlenty1,464	3,285
1998	—	0.0%Skip Humphrey0	30.6%Norm Coleman1,055	3,448
1994	R	40.6%John Marty1,275	56.4%Arne Carlson1,770	3,141
1990	D	52.4%Rudy Perpich1,741	44.5%Arne Carlson1,480	3,323
1986	D	53.6%Rudy Perpich1,879	46.0%Cal Ludeman1,613	3,504
1982	D	62.3%Rudy Perpich2,355	36.7%Wheelock Whitney, Jr.1,386	3,778
1978	R	47.4%Rudy Perpich1,800	49.9%Al Quie1,895	3,796

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Grant County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	4,025
2018	3,937
2020	4,130
2022	3,993
2024	4,096

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−52 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −1 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $50,367 in average income, against $78,012 for residents who stayed — 35% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+34.6 on average — 4.1 points more Republican-leaning than Grant County, MN itself (R+30.5).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Douglas County, MN35R+35.0
Otter Tail County, MN34R+34.1

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Douglas County, MN59
Otter Tail County, MN38

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.

Domestic migration in Grant County, MN in Grant County, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	0
2012	−63
2013	+40
2014	−39
2015	−70
2016	+67
2017	+2
2018	+69
2019	−13
2021	+78
2022	−15
2023	+24
2024	−29
2025	−52

Grant County's roughly 6,300 residents are spread across glacially flattened farmland in west-central Minnesota, producing consistently lopsided Republican margins in statewide and federal races that have widened over the past decade.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 80.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.5 points.

A population of 6,127, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,917 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Yellow Medicine County and Lac qui Parle 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

92.5twin score

Norwegian ancestry2004 margin12-yr trend≠ Swedish ancestry

Lac qui Parle County

Minnesota

92.1twin score

Norwegian ancestry% unaffiliated12-yr trend≠ % Catholic

Chippewa County

Minnesota

91.6twin score

% unaffiliatedNorwegian ancestry2004–2008 trajectory≠ Swedish 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 Grant County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Grant County, Minnesota voted Republican by 30.5 points (R+30.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,543 votes cast, 1,187 went Democratic and 2,266 went Republican.

When did Grant County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Grant County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Grant County, Minnesota?

Grant County, Minnesota has a population of 6,127 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Grant County, Minnesota?

Median household income in Grant County, Minnesota is $73,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Grant County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grant County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.

Measure

Grant County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

43.2

39.1

Age 18–24

6.1%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

23.6%

17.2%

Measure

Grant County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$73,917

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

11.6%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

21.0%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure

Grant County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

5.0%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

4.2%

13.6%

Measure

Grant County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

7.4%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

23.1%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

18.3%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

51.2%

13.5%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+30.5MIT Election Lab

Population

6,1272024 5-year

Median household income

$73,9172024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

92.1%2024 5-year

Black

0.6%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

2.7%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+39.5 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+80.3 in 1904MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Yellow Medicine County, MN · twin score 92.5

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

3,517

4,618

76.2%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

3,198

4,565

70.1%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

3,674

4,561

80.6%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

2,973

4,658

63.8%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

3,583

4,659

76.9%

A/A

Grant County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -ELBOW LAKEELBOW LAKE

229

401

647

35.4%

62.0%

R+26.6

Precinct -PELICAN LAKE TWPPELICAN LAKE TWP

121

208

336

36.0%

61.9%

R+25.9

Precinct -HOFFMANHOFFMAN

108

221

335

32.2%

66.0%

R+33.7

Precinct -ERDAHL TWPERDAHL TWP

111

160

279

39.8%

57.3%

R+17.6

Precinct -ASHBYASHBY

103

126

233

44.2%

54.1%

R+9.9

Precinct -ELK LAKE TWPELK LAKE TWP

163

225

26.7%

72.4%

R+45.8

Precinct -HERMANHERMAN

126

215

38.6%

58.6%

R+20.0

Precinct -BARRETTBARRETT

126

190

30.0%

66.3%

R+36.3

Precinct -LAND TWPLAND TWP

109

149

24.8%

73.2%

R+48.3

Precinct -SANFORD TWPSANFORD TWP

101

31.7%

60.4%

R+28.7

Precinct -STONY BROOK TWPSTONY BROOK TWP

32.3%

61.5%

R+29.2

Precinct -ELBOW LAKE TWPELBOW LAKE TWP

18.7%

80.2%

R+61.5

Precinct -POMME DE TERRE TWPPOMME DE TERRE TWP

14.3%

82.4%

R+68.1

Precinct -LIEN TWPLIEN TWP

32.1%

65.5%

R+33.3

Precinct -WENDELLWENDELL

34.2%

63.3%

R+29.1

Precinct -MACSVILLE TWPMACSVILLE TWP

47.8%

50.7%

R+2.9

Precinct -ROSEVILLE TWPROSEVILLE TWP

26.5%

70.6%

R+44.1

Precinct -DELAWARE TWPDELAWARE TWP

46.7%

50.0%

R+3.3

Precinct -LAWRENCE TWPLAWRENCE TWP

14.8%

85.2%

R+70.4

Precinct -GORTON TWPGORTON TWP

35.0%

60.0%

R+25.0

Precinct -LOGAN TWPLOGAN TWP

34.2%

65.8%

R+31.6

Precinct -NORCROSSNORCROSS

27.3%

72.7%

R+45.5

Precinct -NORTH OTTAWA TWPNORTH OTTAWA TWP

26.7%

70.0%

R+43.3

Ashby Voting District27_270510005

—

No votes

Barrett Voting District27_270510010

—

No votes

Delaware Twp. Voting District27_270510015

—

No votes

Elbow Lake Twp. Voting District27_270510025

—

No votes

Elbow Lake Voting District27_270510020

—

No votes

Elk Lake Twp. Voting District27_270510030

—

No votes

Erdahl Twp. Voting District27_270510035

—

No votes

Gorton Twp. Voting District27_270510040

—

No votes

Herman Voting District27_270510045

—

No votes

Hoffman Voting District27_270510050

—

No votes

Land Twp. Voting District27_270510055

—

No votes

Lawrence Twp. Voting District27_270510060

—

No votes

Lien Twp. Voting District27_270510065

—

No votes

Logan Twp. Voting District27_270510070

—

No votes

Macsville Twp. Voting District27_270510075

—

No votes

Norcross Voting District27_270510080

—

No votes

North Ottawa Twp. Voting District27_270510085

—

No votes

Pelican Lake Twp. Voting District27_270510090

—

No votes

Pomme De Terre Twp. Voting District27_270510095

—

No votes

Roseville Twp. Voting District27_270510100

—

No votes

Sanford Twp. Voting District27_270510105

—

No votes

Stony Brook Twp. Voting District27_270510110

—

No votes

Wendell Voting District27_270510115

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−32.6%
1896	−14.8%
1900	−37.5%
1904	−80.3%
1908	−46.1%
1912	+15.1%
1916	−5.6%
1920	−59.2%
1924	−45.7%
1928	−9.8%
1932	+39.5%
1936	+19.4%
1940	−3.2%
1944	+1.8%
1948	+13.4%
1952	−19.5%
1956	+1.0%
1960	+2.1%
1964	+20.5%
1968	+1.3%
1972	+4.6%
1976	+22.8%
1980	−5.4%
1984	−6.1%
1988	+7.0%
1992	+9.8%
1996	+14.7%
2000	−8.2%
2004	−1.0%
2008	+5.7%
2012	−2.9%
2016	−27.6%
2020	−26.5%
2024	−30.5%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

33.5%Harris1,187

64.0%Trump2,266

1.6%Kennedy57 +5

R+30.5

R+3.9

R+29.0

3,543

All 8 candidates in 2024 · 6 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican64.0%2,266
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic33.5%1,187
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.6%57
OtherAll other candidates0.3%12
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%11
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%5
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%3
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%2

2020

35.6%Biden1,300

62.1%Trump2,269

1.2%Jorgensen43

R+26.5

D+1.1

R+31.0

3,654

2016

31.8%Clinton1,105

59.4%Trump2,063

4.6%Johnson159

R+27.6

R+24.7

R+29.7

3,473

2012

47.2%Obama1,647

50.1%Romney1,748

1.1%GRAY40

R+2.9

R+8.6

R+6.8

3,487

2008

51.3%Obama1,850

45.7%McCain1,646

3.0%

D+5.7

D+6.6

R+1.6

3,605

2004

48.6%Kerry1,856

49.6%Bush1,893

1.8%

R+1.0

D+7.2

D+1.5

3,819

2000

41.6%Gore1,507

49.8%Bush1,804

5.9%Nader214

R+8.2

R+22.9

R+8.7

3,624

1996

50.7%Clinton1,806

36.0%Dole1,284

12.2%Perot434

D+14.7

D+4.8

D+6.1

3,562

1992

42.6%Clinton1,561

32.8%Bush1,201

24.1%Perot885

D+9.8

D+2.8

D+4.3

3,666

1988

53.0%Dukakis1,950

46.0%Bush1,693

0.9%

D+7.0

D+13.1

D+14.7

3,677

1984

46.7%Mondale1,867

52.8%Reagan2,111

0.4%

R+6.1

R+0.7

D+12.1

3,995

1980

42.6%Carter1,822

48.1%Reagan2,054

9.3%

R+5.4

R+28.2

D+4.3

4,272

1976

60.5%Carter2,624

37.7%Ford1,635

1.8%

D+22.8

D+18.2

D+20.7

4,338

1972

51.4%McGovern2,085

46.8%Nixon1,899

1.7%

D+4.6

D+3.3

D+27.7

4,054

1968

48.4%Humphrey1,982

47.1%Nixon1,929

4.5%

D+1.3

R+19.3

D+2.0

4,095

1964

60.3%Johnson2,631

39.7%Goldwater1,734

0.0%

D+20.5

D+18.5

R+2.0

4,366

1960

51.0%Kennedy2,333

48.9%Nixon2,239

0.1%

D+2.1

D+1.0

D+1.9

4,576

1956

50.4%Stevenson2,107

49.4%Eisenhower2,064

0.1%

D+1.0

D+20.5

D+16.4

4,177

1952

40.0%Stevenson1,791

59.5%Eisenhower2,665

0.5%

R+19.5

R+32.9

R+8.8

4,478

1948

54.2%Truman2,378

40.8%Dewey1,789

5.0%

D+13.4

D+11.6

D+8.9

4,388

1944

50.8%Roosevelt1,969

48.9%Dewey1,898

0.3%

D+1.8

D+5.0

R+5.7

3,879

1940

48.1%Roosevelt2,291

51.3%Willkie2,443

0.6%

R+3.2

R+22.6

R+13.1

4,764

1936

57.9%Roosevelt2,358

38.4%Landon1,566

3.7%

D+19.4

R+20.1

R+4.8

4,075

1932

68.7%Roosevelt2,702

29.2%Hoover1,148

2.2%

D+39.5

D+49.3

D+21.7

3,935

1928

44.6%Smith1,687

54.3%Hoover2,057

1.1%

R+9.8

D+36.0

D+7.7

3,786

1924

3.5%Davis118

49.2%Coolidge1,674

47.1%La Follette1,601

R+45.7

D+13.4

R+20.6

3,402

1920

16.6%Cox533

75.8%Harding2,427

7.6%

R+59.2

R+53.5

R+33.0

3,202

1916

43.6%Wilson778

49.2%Hughes878

7.2%

R+5.6

R+20.7

R+8.7

1,785

1912

24.4%Wilson381

9.4%Taft146

66.2%

Roosevelt +41.8

D+61.1

R+4.5

1,560

1908

24.0%Bryan376

70.0%Taft1,099

6.0%

R+46.1

D+34.2

R+36.5

1,569

1904

7.4%Parker102

87.7%Roosevelt1,209

4.9%

R+80.3

R+42.8

R+60.6

1,379

1900

28.2%Bryan456

65.8%McKinley1,062

6.0%

R+37.5

R+22.7

R+30.0

1,615

1896

41.5%Bryan739

56.3%McKinley1,002

2.2%

R+14.8

D+17.8

R+8.7

1,780

1892

22.8%Cleveland319

55.3%Harrison776

21.9%

R+32.6

—

R+34.3

1,402

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

32.5%1,119

67.5%2,324

3,443

2020

49.1%1,686

50.9%1,751

3,437

2018

58.3%384

41.7%275

659

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

45.0%1,576

51.1%1,791

3,502

2020Class II

37.5%Tina Smith1,349

56.8%Jason Lewis2,044

3,596

2018Class I

52.1%Amy Klobuchar1,637

44.6%Jim Newberger1,402

3,140

2014Class II

54.2%Al Franken1,554

40.7%Mike McFadden1,165

2,865

2012Class I

64.9%Amy Klobuchar2,222

30.3%Kurt Bills1,036

3,422

2008Class II

40.8%Al Franken1,469

41.2%Norm Coleman1,483

3,597

2006Class I

58.0%Amy Klobuchar1,827

37.9%Mark Kennedy1,195

3,149

2002Class II

48.9%Walter Mondale1,594

47.5%Norm Coleman1,551

3,262

2000Class I

49.4%Mark Dayton1,787

43.5%Rod Grams1,572

3,615

1996Class II

51.8%Paul Wellstone1,843

41.7%Rudy Boschwitz1,485

3,560

1994Class I

42.6%Ann Wynia1,346

52.2%Rod Grams1,647

3,158

1990Class II

50.3%Paul Wellstone1,703

48.2%Rudy Boschwitz1,630

3,385

1988Class I

46.8%Hubert Humphrey III1,730

52.2%Dave Durenberger1,931

3,698

1984Class II

39.7%Joan A. Growe1,593

60.0%Rudy Boschwitz2,407

4,014

1982Class I

47.0%Mark Dayton1,790

53.0%Dave Durenberger2,016

3,806

1978Class II

40.7%Wendell Anderson1,551

56.5%Rudy Boschwitz2,154

3,812

1976Class I

73.3%Hubert Humphrey3,088

26.7%Gerald W. Brekke1,126

4,214

1972Class II

64.0%Walter Mondale2,602

35.6%Phil Hansen1,449

4,068

1970Class I

57.6%Hubert Humphrey2,048

42.0%Clark MacGregor1,493

3,556

1966Class II

52.7%Walter Mondale1,946

46.8%Robert A. Forsythe1,726

3,691

1964Class I

57.0%Eugene McCarthy2,506

42.8%Wheelock Whitney1,883

4,396

1960Class II

58.7%Hubert Humphrey2,746

41.3%P. Kenneth Peterson1,932

4,681

1958Class I

51.9%Eugene McCarthy2,085

47.9%Edward J. Thye1,923

4,017

1954Class II

60.4%Hubert Humphrey2,481

39.3%Val Bjornson1,613

4,108

1952Class I

37.4%Bill Carlson1,688

61.9%Edward J. Thye2,798

4,518

1948Class II

56.0%Hubert Humphrey2,476

43.7%Joseph H. Ball1,934

4,421

1946Class I

45.7%Theodore Jorgenson1,513

52.8%Edward J. Thye1,749

3,312

1942Class II

6.0%Ed Murphy180

45.3%Joseph H. Ball1,363

3,007

1940Class I

13.6%John E. Regan624

57.7%Henrik Shipstead2,652

4,600

1936Class II

0.0%None0

42.4%Theodore Chistianson1,664

3,927

1934Class I

17.2%Einar Hoidale747

20.7%N.J. Holmberg897

4,337

1930Class II

32.4%Einar Hoidale1,040

33.0%Thomas D. Schall1,061

3,213

1928Class I

0.0%None0

29.9%Arthur E. Nelson1,221

4,086

1924Class II

1.8%John J. Farrell64

38.8%Thomas D. Schall1,397

3,605

1922Class I

12.2%Anna D. Olesan373

35.4%Frank Kellogg1,086

3,064

1918Class II

0.0%None0

56.5%Knute Nelson990

1,753

1916Class I

16.3%Daniel W. Lawler278

54.4%Frank Kellogg929

1,708

1912Class II

25.8%Daniel W. Lawler347

74.2%Knute Nelson998

1,345

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2018Special · Class II

42.8%Tina Smith1,339

52.6%Karin Housley1,645

3,128

1978Special · Class I

40.7%Bob Short1,534

54.1%Dave Durenberger2,042

3,772

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

35.7%Tim Walz1,054

60.0%Scott Jensen1,771

2,950

2018

41.3%Tim Walz And Peggy Flanagan1,287

54.9%Jeff Johnson And Donna Bergstrom1,710

3,115

2014

50.4%Mark Dayton1,436

43.7%Jeff Johnson1,245

2,848

2010

42.3%Mark Dayton1,279

42.9%Tom Emmer1,297

3,021

2006

47.4%Mike Hatch1,497

46.3%Tim Pawlenty1,460

3,155

2002

40.0%Roger Moe1,313

44.6%Tim Pawlenty1,464

3,285

1998

—

0.0%Skip Humphrey0

30.6%Norm Coleman1,055

3,448

1994

40.6%John Marty1,275

56.4%Arne Carlson1,770

3,141

1990

52.4%Rudy Perpich1,741

44.5%Arne Carlson1,480

3,323

1986

53.6%Rudy Perpich1,879

46.0%Cal Ludeman1,613

3,504

1982

62.3%Rudy Perpich2,355

36.7%Wheelock Whitney, Jr.1,386

3,778

1978

47.4%Rudy Perpich1,800

49.9%Al Quie1,895

3,796

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Grant County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	4,025
2018	3,937
2020	4,130
2022	3,993
2024	4,096

How did Grant County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Grant County, Minnesota voted Republican by 30.5 points (R+30.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,543 votes cast, 1,187 went Democratic and 2,266 went Republican.

When did Grant County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Grant County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.

How many people live in Grant County, Minnesota?

Grant County, Minnesota has a population of 6,127 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Grant County, Minnesota?

Median household income in Grant County, Minnesota is $73,917 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Grant County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grant County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.