| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,802 | 9,645 | 13,694 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,867 | 9,359 | 13,529 | |
| 2016 | R | 3,191 | 8,104 | 12,282 | |
| 2012 | R | 4,969 | 6,913 | 12,214 | |
| 2008 | R | 5,380 | 6,737 | 12,545 | |
| 2004 | R | 5,292 | 6,854 | 12,334 | |
| 2000 | R | 4,402 | 5,520 | 10,672 | |
| 1996 | D | 4,531 | 3,428 | 9,639 | |
| 1992 | D | 3,861 | 3,497 | 10,540 | |
| 1988 | R | 4,544 | 4,999 | 9,707 | |
| 1984 | R | 4,156 | 5,511 | 9,720 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,238 | 5,032 | 10,095 | |
| 1976 | D | 5,295 | 4,097 | 9,761 | |
| 1972 | R | 3,601 | 5,097 | 8,933 | |
| 1968 | D | 4,213 | 4,044 | 8,704 | |
| 1964 | D | 5,270 | 3,099 | 8,378 | |
| 1960 | R | 3,678 | 4,857 | 8,560 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,348 | 4,738 | 8,097 | |
| 1952 | R | 2,833 | 5,750 | 8,608 | |
| 1948 | D | 4,333 | 3,620 | 8,065 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,159 | 4,302 | 7,506 | |
| 1940 | R | 3,615 | 5,026 | 8,686 | |
| 1936 | D | 4,242 | 2,479 | 7,542 | |
| 1932 | D | 4,723 | 2,273 | 7,147 | |
| 1928 | R | 2,761 | 4,175 | 7,002 | |
| 1924 | R | 365 | 2,757 | 6,064 | |
| 1920 | R | 878 | 4,693 | 5,986 | |
| 1916 | R | 1,475 | 1,780 | 3,378 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,099 | 560 | 3,235 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,111 | 1,928 | 3,149 | |
| 1904 | R | 692 | 2,327 | 3,151 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,300 | 2,032 | 3,458 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,538 | 2,094 | 3,718 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,274 | 1,146 | 3,027 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
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.
The Democratic margin in Meeker County peaked at thirty-four points in 1932. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was forty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Meeker County's median household income of $75,446 sits well below state and national norms, and 9% 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 Benton County and Roane County.