| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 4,536 | 8,809 | 13,617 | |
| 2020 | R | 4,462 | 8,202 | 12,965 | |
| 2016 | R | 3,423 | 7,261 | 11,505 | |
| 2012 | R | 4,676 | 6,622 | 11,520 | |
| 2008 | R | 4,872 | 6,558 | 11,638 | |
| 2004 | R | 4,741 | 6,444 | 11,340 | |
| 2000 | R | 3,632 | 5,307 | 9,613 | |
| 1996 | D | 3,802 | 3,593 | 8,711 | |
| 1992 | D | 3,362 | 3,227 | 8,589 | |
| 1988 | R | 3,306 | 4,365 | 7,736 | |
| 1984 | R | 2,806 | 4,621 | 7,482 | |
| 1980 | R | 2,840 | 4,172 | 7,513 | |
| 1976 | D | 3,196 | 2,985 | 6,489 | |
| 1972 | R | 2,136 | 3,294 | 5,554 | |
| 1968 | R | 1,920 | 2,720 | 4,950 | |
| 1964 | D | 2,553 | 2,283 | 4,843 | |
| 1960 | R | 2,029 | 2,749 | 4,787 | |
| 1956 | R | 1,454 | 2,453 | 3,913 | |
| 1952 | R | 1,360 | 3,099 | 4,493 | |
| 1948 | R | 2,044 | 2,071 | 4,241 | |
| 1944 | R | 1,613 | 2,114 | 3,740 | |
| 1940 | R | 2,141 | 2,544 | 4,711 | |
| 1936 | D | 2,312 | 1,618 | 4,062 | |
| 1932 | D | 2,230 | 1,349 | 3,751 | |
| 1928 | R | 1,120 | 2,291 | 3,484 | |
| 1924 | R | 191 | 1,884 | 3,259 | |
| 1920 | R | 453 | 2,238 | 3,031 | |
| 1916 | D | 799 | 685 | 1,696 | |
| 1912 | D | 450 | 359 | 1,693 | |
| 1908 | R | 401 | 1,288 | 1,864 | |
| 1904 | R | 232 | 1,392 | 1,741 | |
| 1900 | R | 464 | 1,009 | 1,526 | |
| 1896 | R | 344 | 364 | 732 | |
| 1892 | D | 164 | 129 | 460 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Hubbard County sits in Minnesota's lake-country belt, where a mix of retirees, resort workers, and rural residents has pushed presidential margins steadily rightward over the past decade, reaching R+31.4 in 2024.
The Democratic margin in Hubbard County peaked at twenty-three points in 1932. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was thirty-one points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Hubbard County's median household income of $71,995 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% 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 McLeod County and Forest County.