HarrisDemocratic27.8%3,802TrumpRepublican70.4%9,645KennedyIndependent0.8%113
R+42.7- Lead
- 5,843
- Total
- 13,694
- vs nation
- R+41.2
- Turnout
- 77.3%
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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 77.3% of 17,825 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic28.6%3,867TrumpRepublican69.2%9,359JorgensenLibertarian0.9%122
R+40.6- Lead
- 5,492
- Total
- 13,529
- vs nation
- R+45.0
- Turnout
- 78.2%
ClintonDemocratic26.0%3,191TrumpRepublican66.0%8,104JohnsonLibertarian3.6%448
R+40.0- Lead
- 4,913
- Total
- 12,282
- vs nation
- R+42.1
- Turnout
- 72.5%
ObamaDemocratic40.7%4,969RomneyRepublican56.6%6,913GRAYLibertarian1.3%156
R+15.9- Lead
- 1,944
- Total
- 12,214
- vs nation
- R+19.8
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic42.9%5,380McCainRepublican53.7%6,737OtherAll other candidates3.4%428
R+10.8- Lead
- 1,357
- Total
- 12,545
- vs nation
- R+18.1
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic42.9%5,292BushRepublican55.6%6,854OtherAll other candidates1.5%188
R+12.7- Lead
- 1,562
- Total
- 12,334
- vs nation
- R+10.2
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic41.2%4,402BushRepublican51.7%5,520NaderGreen4.8%517
R+10.5- Lead
- 1,118
- Total
- 10,672
- vs nation
- R+11.0
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic47.0%4,531DoleRepublican35.6%3,428PerotReform16.3%1,571
D+11.4- Lead
- 1,103
- Total
- 9,639
- vs nation
- D+2.9
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42.7MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 23,4682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,4462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 92.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+34.3 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63.7 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mille Lacs County, MN · twin score 94.2
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
- 77.3%13,773 participants ÷ 17,825 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +16.2 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off versus state
- -3.7 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026 scenario
- 61.1%–63.3%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
| Election | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Presidential | 12,403 | 17,113 | 72.5% | A/A |
| 2018 · Midterm | 10,441 | 17,185 | 60.8% | A/A |
| 2020 · Presidential | 13,576 | 17,351 | 78.2% | A/A |
| 2022 · Midterm | 10,883 | 17,537 | 62.1% | A/A |
| 2024 · Presidential | 13,773 | 17,825 | 77.3% | 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
60 precincts · 13,694 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -DASSEL TWPDASSEL TWP | 260 | 780 | 17 | 1,057 | 24.6% | 73.8% | R+49.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DASSELDASSEL | 236 | 630 | 23 | 889 | 26.5% | 70.9% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -KINGSTON TWPKINGSTON TWP | 162 | 641 | 11 | 814 | 19.9% | 78.7% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -COLLINWOOD TWPCOLLINWOOD TWP | 206 | 566 | 13 | 785 | 26.2% | 72.1% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD W-1LITCHFIELD W-1 | 338 | 420 | 21 | 779 | 43.4% | 53.9% | R+10.5 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD W-2LITCHFIELD W-2 | 254 | 491 | 23 | 768 | 33.1% | 63.9% | R+30.9 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD W-4LITCHFIELD W-4 | 241 | 417 | 16 | 674 | 35.8% | 61.9% | R+26.1 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD W-3LITCHFIELD W-3 | 236 | 400 | 3 | 639 | 36.9% | 62.6% | R+25.7 |
| Precinct -ELLSWORTH TWPELLSWORTH TWP | 172 | 430 | 11 | 613 | 28.1% | 70.1% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct -FOREST PRAIRIE TWPFOREST PRAIRIE TWP | 141 | 447 | 10 | 598 | 23.6% | 74.7% | R+51.2 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD TWPLITCHFIELD TWP | 161 | 413 | 5 | 579 | 27.8% | 71.3% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD W-5LITCHFIELD W-5 | 183 | 386 | 6 | 575 | 31.8% | 67.1% | R+35.3 |
| Precinct -WATKINSWATKINS | 110 | 395 | 11 | 516 | 21.3% | 76.6% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -GREENLEAF TWPGREENLEAF TWP | 168 | 340 | 7 | 515 | 32.6% | 66.0% | R+33.4 |
| Precinct -DARWIN TWPDARWIN TWP | 116 | 326 | 6 | 448 | 25.9% | 72.8% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -UNION GROVE TWPUNION GROVE TWP | 96 | 330 | 2 | 428 | 22.4% | 77.1% | R+54.7 |
| Precinct -FOREST CITY TWPFOREST CITY TWP | 97 | 299 | 11 | 407 | 23.8% | 73.5% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -MANANNAH TWPMANANNAH TWP | 60 | 258 | 6 | 324 | 18.5% | 79.6% | R+61.1 |
| Precinct -GROVE CITYGROVE CITY | 68 | 200 | 9 | 277 | 24.5% | 72.2% | R+47.7 |
| Precinct -EDEN VALLEYEDEN VALLEY | 70 | 203 | 2 | 275 | 25.5% | 73.8% | R+48.4 |
| Precinct -ACTON TWPACTON TWP | 69 | 170 | 5 | 244 | 28.3% | 69.7% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -CEDAR MILLS TWPCEDAR MILLS TWP | 61 | 169 | 5 | 235 | 26.0% | 71.9% | R+46.0 |
| Precinct -HARVEY TWPHARVEY TWP | 56 | 160 | 5 | 221 | 25.3% | 72.4% | R+47.1 |
| Precinct -COSMOSCOSMOS | 64 | 153 | 3 | 220 | 29.1% | 69.5% | R+40.5 |
| Precinct -DARWINDARWIN | 58 | 156 | 6 | 220 | 26.4% | 70.9% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -SWEDE GROVE TWPSWEDE GROVE TWP | 30 | 157 | 4 | 191 | 15.7% | 82.2% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -DANIELSON TWPDANIELSON TWP | 43 | 123 | 2 | 168 | 25.6% | 73.2% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -COSMOS TWPCOSMOS TWP | 23 | 92 | 1 | 116 | 19.8% | 79.3% | R+59.5 |
| Precinct -KINGSTONKINGSTON | 17 | 75 | 1 | 93 | 18.3% | 80.6% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -CEDAR MILLSCEDAR MILLS | 6 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 23.1% | 69.2% | R+46.2 |
| Acton Twp. Voting District27_270930005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cedar Mills Twp. Voting District27_270930015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cedar Mills Voting District27_270930010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Collinwood Twp. Voting District27_270930020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cosmos Twp. Voting District27_270930030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cosmos Voting District27_270930025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Danielson Twp. Voting District27_270930035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Darwin Twp. Voting District27_270930045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Darwin Voting District27_270930040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Dassel Twp. Voting District27_270930055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Dassel Voting District27_270930050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Eden Valley Voting District27_270930060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ellsworth Twp. Voting District27_270930065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Forest City Twp. Voting District27_270930070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Forest Prairie Twp. Voting District27_270930075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Greenleaf Twp. Voting District27_270930080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Grove City Voting District27_270930085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Harvey Twp. Voting District27_270930090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Kingston Twp. Voting District27_270930100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Kingston Voting District27_270930095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Litchfield Twp. Voting District27_270930130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Litchfield W-127_270930105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Litchfield W-227_270930110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Litchfield W-327_270930115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Litchfield W-427_270930120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Litchfield W-527_270930125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Manannah Twp. Voting District27_270930135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Swede Grove Twp. Voting District27_270930140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Union Grove Twp. Voting District27_270930145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Watkins Voting District27_270930150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.2% |
| 1896 | −15.0% |
| 1900 | −21.2% |
| 1904 | −51.9% |
| 1908 | −25.9% |
| 1912 | +16.7% |
| 1916 | −9.0% |
| 1920 | −63.7% |
| 1924 | −39.4% |
| 1928 | −20.2% |
| 1932 | +34.3% |
| 1936 | +23.4% |
| 1940 | −16.2% |
| 1944 | −15.2% |
| 1948 | +8.8% |
| 1952 | −33.9% |
| 1956 | −17.2% |
| 1960 | −13.8% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | −16.7% |
| 1976 | +12.3% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −13.9% |
| 1988 | −4.7% |
| 1992 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | −10.5% |
| 2004 | −12.7% |
| 2008 | −10.8% |
| 2012 | −15.9% |
| 2016 | −40.0% |
| 2020 | −40.6% |
| 2024 | −42.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
Federal and statewide elections · 3 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 | 14,236 |
| 2018 | 13,934 |
| 2020 | 15,073 |
| 2022 | 15,036 |
| 2024 | 15,837 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+81 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −632 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,039 in average income, against $83,810 for residents who stayed — 30% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+21.6 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Meeker County, MN itself (R+42.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- McLeod County, MN87R+37.8
- Stearns County, MN87R+26.7
- Wright County, MN86R+29.2
- Hennepin County, MN45D+42.4
- Kandiyohi County, MN40R+30.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Stearns County, MN110
- McLeod County, MN78
- Wright County, MN77
- Hennepin County, MN56
- Kandiyohi County, MN47
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 | −218 |
| 2012 | −245 |
| 2013 | +7 |
| 2014 | −44 |
| 2015 | −133 |
| 2016 | −62 |
| 2017 | −67 |
| 2018 | +47 |
| 2019 | +11 |
| 2021 | −31 |
| 2022 | +126 |
| 2023 | −69 |
| 2024 | −35 |
| 2025 | +81 |
Meeker County, a small agricultural county west of the Twin Cities metro, backed the Republican presidential candidate by over 40 points in 2024, reflecting the sharp rural-urban political divide that has reshaped Minnesota's electoral map over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.7 points.
A population of 23,468, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,446 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mille Lacs County and Cherokee County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Mille Lacs County
Minnesota
94.2twin score
Swedish ancestry12-yr trend2004 margin≠ German ancestry
Cherokee County
Iowa
88.6twin score
Swedish ancestry12-yr trendGerman ancestry≠ Polish ancestry
Pine County
Minnesota
86.9twin score
Swedish ancestry12-yr trend% Evangelical≠ German 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 Meeker County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Meeker County, Minnesota voted Republican by 42.7 points (R+42.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,694 votes cast, 3,802 went Democratic and 9,645 went Republican.
When did Meeker County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Meeker County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Meeker County, Minnesota?
Meeker County, Minnesota has a population of 23,468 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Meeker County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Meeker County, Minnesota is $75,446 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Meeker County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Meeker County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.