Lincoln County, Minnesota: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,6032024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,6942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Clark County, MO · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lincoln CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lincoln County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 972 | 2,190 | 3,235 | ||
| R | 937 | 2,121 | 3,115 | ||
| R | 860 | 1,931 | 3,019 | ||
| R | 1,429 | 1,595 | 3,120 | ||
| D | 1,517 | 1,491 | 3,126 | ||
| R | 1,558 | 1,736 | 3,342 | ||
| D | 1,590 | 1,513 | 3,284 | ||
| D | 1,641 | 1,199 | 3,378 | ||
| D | 1,555 | 1,084 | 3,636 | ||
| D | 1,891 | 1,479 | 3,425 | ||
| R | 1,827 | 1,905 | 3,803 | ||
| R | 1,640 | 2,122 | 4,121 | ||
| D | 2,594 | 1,599 | 4,267 | ||
| D | 2,148 | 1,881 | 4,095 | ||
| D | 2,109 | 1,732 | 4,030 | ||
| D | 3,024 | 1,393 | 4,428 | ||
| D | 2,500 | 2,147 | 4,657 | ||
| D | 2,316 | 2,060 | 4,390 | ||
| R | 1,892 | 2,746 | 4,657 | ||
| D | 2,694 | 1,312 | 4,090 | ||
| D | 2,302 | 1,600 | 3,917 | ||
| D | 2,536 | 2,220 | 4,789 | ||
| D | 2,662 | 1,199 | 4,334 | ||
| D | 2,963 | 974 | 4,064 | ||
| D | 2,064 | 1,952 | 4,050 | ||
| R | 252 | 1,657 | 3,450 | ||
| R | 673 | 2,548 | 3,384 | ||
| D | 1,174 | 777 | 2,035 | ||
| O | 548 | 264 | 1,610 | ||
| R | 683 | 891 | 1,665 | ||
| R | 258 | 1,323 | 1,660 | ||
| R | 528 | 866 | 1,452 | ||
| D | 703 | 674 | 1,437 | ||
| R | 318 | 396 | 1,110 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
40.3%
Polish
8.6%
Irish
6.8%
English
4.4%
American
3.4%
French
2.2%
Scottish
1.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 45.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,694
Lincoln County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lincoln County$69,694
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.6%
Working age (18–64)10.5%
Seniors (65+)17.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 20.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lincoln County sits in the southwest Minnesota plains, where a sparse, agriculture-dependent population has voted Republican by growing margins over the past decade, reaching a 37-point gap in 2024.
The Republican margin in Lincoln County reached its widest at sixty-four points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was thirty-eight points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $69,694, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 5,603 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clark County and Crawford County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lincoln County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lincoln County, Minnesota voted Republican by 37.7 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,235 votes cast, 972 went Democratic and 2,190 went Republican.
What is Lincoln County, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lincoln County, Minnesota as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 14 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lincoln County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lincoln County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Lincoln County, Minnesota?
Lincoln County, Minnesota has a population of 5,603 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lincoln County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Lincoln County, Minnesota is $69,694 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Lincoln County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lincoln County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.