HarrisDemocratic36.3%2,464TrumpRepublican61.9%4,202KennedyIndependent0.8%52
R+25.6- Lead
- 1,738
- Total
- 6,786
- vs nation
- R+24.1
- Turnout
- 70.8%
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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 70.8% of 9,646 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic38.4%2,659TrumpRepublican59.7%4,131JorgensenLibertarian0.9%60
R+21.3- Lead
- 1,472
- Total
- 6,922
- vs nation
- R+25.7
- Turnout
- 70.3%
ClintonDemocratic36.2%2,306TrumpRepublican56.1%3,569JohnsonLibertarian3.3%207
R+19.8- Lead
- 1,263
- Total
- 6,363
- vs nation
- R+21.9
- Turnout
- 63.8%
ObamaDemocratic53.4%3,451RomneyRepublican44.0%2,841GRAYLibertarian1.2%76
D+9.4- Lead
- 610
- Total
- 6,458
- vs nation
- D+5.6
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic53.6%3,649McCainRepublican43.5%2,962OtherAll other candidates2.8%191
D+10.1- Lead
- 687
- Total
- 6,802
- vs nation
- D+2.8
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic50.1%3,662BushRepublican48.4%3,539OtherAll other candidates1.5%108
D+1.7- Lead
- 123
- Total
- 7,309
- vs nation
- D+4.1
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic42.2%2,903BushRepublican51.2%3,523NaderGreen4.4%302
R+9.0- Lead
- 620
- Total
- 6,879
- vs nation
- R+9.5
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic51.6%3,472DoleRepublican30.9%2,080PerotReform16.3%1,098
D+20.7- Lead
- 1,392
- Total
- 6,730
- vs nation
- D+12.2
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25.6MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 11,8332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,9402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57.6 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+32.0 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Aitkin County, MN · twin score 92.3
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
- 70.8%6,826 participants ÷ 9,646 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +16.3 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -3.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 54.5%–57.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 6,451 | 10,114 | 63.8% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 5,331 | 9,983 | 53.4% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 6,922 | 9,847 | 70.3% | C/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 5,283 | 9,786 | 54.0% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 6,826 | 9,646 | 70.8% | 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 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 152/2.
- 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
57 precincts · 6,789 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -INTERNATIONAL FALLS-WEST WARDINTERNATIONAL FALLS-WEST WARD | 506 | 669 | 16 | 1,191 | 42.5% | 56.2% | R+13.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -INTERNATIONAL FALLS-EAST WARDINTERNATIONAL FALLS-EAST WARD | 331 | 584 | 19 | 934 | 35.4% | 62.5% | R+27.1 |
| Precinct -INTERNATIONAL FALLS-CENTER WARDINTERNATIONAL FALLS-CENTER WARD | 373 | 481 | 17 | 871 | 42.8% | 55.2% | R+12.4 |
| Precinct -KOOCHICHING POLL 1KOOCHICHING POLL 1 | 286 | 353 | 10 | 649 | 44.1% | 54.4% | R+10.3 |
| Precinct -CENTRAL KOOCHICHINGCENTRAL KOOCHICHING | 91 | 253 | 8 | 352 | 25.9% | 71.9% | R+46.0 |
| Precinct -NORTHWEST KOOCHICHINGNORTHWEST KOOCHICHING | 117 | 222 | 4 | 343 | 34.1% | 64.7% | R+30.6 |
| Precinct -KOOCHICHING POLL 4KOOCHICHING POLL 4 | 100 | 224 | 2 | 326 | 30.7% | 68.7% | R+38.0 |
| Precinct -KOOCHICHING POLL 2KOOCHICHING POLL 2 | 101 | 201 | 5 | 307 | 32.9% | 65.5% | R+32.6 |
| Precinct -LITTLEFORKLITTLEFORK | 98 | 205 | 2 | 305 | 32.1% | 67.2% | R+35.1 |
| Precinct -SOUTHWEST KOOCHICHINGSOUTHWEST KOOCHICHING | 53 | 246 | 6 | 305 | 17.4% | 80.7% | R+63.3 |
| Precinct -KOOCHICHING POLL 5KOOCHICHING POLL 5 | 78 | 202 | 6 | 286 | 27.3% | 70.6% | R+43.4 |
| Precinct -RANIER P-WRANIER P-W | 94 | 128 | 4 | 226 | 41.6% | 56.6% | R+15.0 |
| Precinct -RANIER P-ERANIER P-E | 73 | 48 | 3 | 124 | 58.9% | 38.7% | D+20.2 |
| Precinct -BIG FALLS CITYBIG FALLS CITY | 46 | 67 | 0 | 113 | 40.7% | 59.3% | R+18.6 |
| Precinct -JAMESON PCTJAMESON PCT | 22 | 70 | 3 | 95 | 23.2% | 73.7% | R+50.5 |
| Precinct -NORTHOMENORTHOME | 17 | 62 | 6 | 85 | 20.0% | 72.9% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -MEADOWBROOK PCTMEADOWBROOK PCT | 16 | 62 | 4 | 82 | 19.5% | 75.6% | R+56.1 |
| Precinct -SCARLETT PCTSCARLETT PCT | 20 | 56 | 1 | 77 | 26.0% | 72.7% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -DINNER CREEK UNORGANIZEDDINNER CREEK UNORGANIZED | 18 | 23 | 1 | 42 | 42.9% | 54.8% | R+11.9 |
| Precinct -MIZPAH CITYMIZPAH CITY | 7 | 30 | 1 | 38 | 18.4% | 78.9% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -SOUTHEAST KOOCHICHINGSOUTHEAST KOOCHICHING | 18 | 18 | 2 | 38 | 47.4% | 47.4% | Exact tie |
| Beaver-Meding-Ray Precinct27_270710015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Big Falls Voting District27_270710005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Bridgie Precinct27_270710010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cingmars Precinct27_270710020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cross River-Dentaybow Precinct27_270710025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Dinner Creek Unorg. Voting District27_270710023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Englewood-Pinetop Precinct27_270710030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Evergreen Unorg. Voting District27_270710034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Forest Grove Precinct27_270710040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Indus Precinct27_270710045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| International Falls Center Ward27_270710055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| International Falls East Ward27_270710050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| International Falls West Ward27_270710060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Jameson Precinct27_270710070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Koochiching Poll 1 Voting District27_270710075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Koochiching Poll 2 Voting District27_270710080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Koochiching Poll 3 Voting District27_270710081 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Koochiching Poll 4 Voting District27_270710082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Koochiching Poll 5 Voting District27_270710083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lindford Precinct27_270710085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Littlefork Voting District27_270710090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manitou Sault Precinct27_270710095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Meadowbrook Precinct27_270710170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mizpah Voting District27_270710100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Murphy Precinct27_270710105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Nett Lake Precinct27_270710110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Northome Voting District27_270710115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ranier Voting District27_270710120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rat Root Precinct27_270710125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Reedy Precinct27_270710130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Scarlett Precinct27_270710140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Silverdale-Summerville Precinct27_270710145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Watrous Precinct27_270710155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| West Koochiching Voting District27_270710175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wildwood-Plumcreek-Steffe Precinct27_270710160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Williams Precinct27_270710165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | −27.5% |
| 1912 | +21.1% |
| 1916 | +33.3% |
| 1920 | −28.7% |
| 1924 | −32.0% |
| 1928 | −10.1% |
| 1932 | +34.6% |
| 1936 | +57.6% |
| 1940 | +42.5% |
| 1944 | +42.1% |
| 1948 | +46.6% |
| 1952 | +19.5% |
| 1956 | +14.5% |
| 1960 | +19.9% |
| 1964 | +57.1% |
| 1968 | +36.4% |
| 1972 | −3.9% |
| 1976 | +24.4% |
| 1980 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | +15.1% |
| 1992 | +20.4% |
| 1996 | +20.7% |
| 2000 | −9.0% |
| 2004 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | −19.8% |
| 2020 | −21.3% |
| 2024 | −25.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 38 Senate · 2 Senate special · 12 governor
U.S. House
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U.S. Senate
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U.S. Senate special elections
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Governor
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voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,570 |
| 2018 | 7,261 |
| 2020 | 7,894 |
| 2022 | 7,593 |
| 2024 | 7,913 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+74 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −753 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $68,462 in average income, against $68,226 for residents who stayed. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+13.7 on average — 39 points more Democratic-leaning than Koochiching County, MN itself (R+25.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- St. Louis County, MN24D+13.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- St. Louis County, MN32
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 | −48 |
| 2012 | −30 |
| 2013 | −30 |
| 2014 | −200 |
| 2015 | −32 |
| 2016 | −140 |
| 2017 | −46 |
| 2018 | −58 |
| 2019 | −153 |
| 2021 | +1 |
| 2022 | −2 |
| 2023 | −17 |
| 2024 | −72 |
| 2025 | +74 |
Koochiching, anchored by International Falls on the Canadian border, was once a union-inflected timber and paper-mill community that voted competitively; by 2024 it backed the Republican ticket by more than 25 points.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 32.0 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.6 points.
A population of 11,833, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,940 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Aitkin County and Itasca County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Aitkin County
Minnesota
92.3twin score
12-yr trendSwedish ancestrymedian age≠ Polish ancestry
Itasca County
Minnesota
90.2twin score
2008–2012 trajectory12-yr trendSwedish ancestry≠ Polish ancestry
Barron County
Wisconsin
89.9twin score
2004–2008 trajectory12-yr trendNorwegian ancestry≠ median age
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 Koochiching County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Koochiching County, Minnesota voted Republican by 25.6 points (R+25.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,786 votes cast, 2,464 went Democratic and 4,202 went Republican.
When did Koochiching County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Koochiching County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Koochiching County, Minnesota?
Koochiching County, Minnesota has a population of 11,833 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Koochiching County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Koochiching County, Minnesota is $66,940 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Koochiching County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Koochiching County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.