Nobles County, Minnesota
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 67.0% | 5,541 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 31.4% | 2,599 |
| Robert F KennedyWe The People | 1.0% | 82 |
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −11.4% |
| 1896 | −12.7% |
| 1900 | −20.5% |
| 1904 | −45.2% |
| 1908 | −20.1% |
| 1912 | +13.4% |
| 1916 | −4.7% |
| 1920 | −61.9% |
| 1924 | −39.3% |
| 1928 | −12.4% |
| 1932 | +28.2% |
| 1936 | +28.7% |
| 1940 | −13.1% |
| 1944 | −9.7% |
| 1948 | +22.5% |
| 1952 | −30.8% |
| 1956 | −12.6% |
| 1960 | −6.5% |
| 1964 | +29.3% |
| 1968 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | +14.3% |
| 1980 | −0.0% |
| 1984 | −2.7% |
| 1988 | +6.4% |
| 1992 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | −11.3% |
| 2004 | −13.7% |
| 2008 | −1.4% |
| 2012 | −9.2% |
| 2016 | −29.7% |
| 2020 | −30.6% |
| 2024 | −35.6% |
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,315 |
| 2018 | 9,876 |
| 2020 | 10,522 |
| 2022 | 9,877 |
| 2024 | 10,393 |
Nobles County anchors southwest Minnesota's livestock economy, with Worthington's large immigrant workforce creating a demographic tension that hasn't translated into Democratic margins — the county moved roughly 20 points toward Republicans between 2008 and 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.3 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 61.9 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.6 points.
A population of 22,041, a 52% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,101 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Franklin County and Calhoun County.
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Nobles County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27105/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.