Akashic

county

Renville County, MN

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1892–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1892 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

German42.9%29.2%12.5%

Norwegian14.6%12.1%—

Irish8.4%9.9%9.4%

Swedish5.0%6.5%—

English3.5%6.6%9.5%

Czech3.0%——

American2.8%2.3%5.3%

Dutch2.0%——

Mexican7.6%3.9%11.3%

Colombian0.6%—0.4%

Guatemalan0.5%0.2%0.5%

Cuban0.2%—0.7%

Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Renville County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	42.3	39	39.1
Age 18–24	6.8%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	22.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Renville County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$70,625	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.0%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	18.1%	39.4%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Renville County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.2%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	6.0%	4.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Renville County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	22.7%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	12.8%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	25.5%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	39.0%	13.5%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 74.4% of 10,917 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic28.3%2,280TrumpRepublican69.6%5,610KennedyIndependent1.1%87

R+41.3

Lead: 3,330
Total: 8,058
vs nation: R+39.9
Turnout: 74.4%

BidenDemocratic30.7%2,496TrumpRepublican67.3%5,467JorgensenLibertarian0.8%68

R+36.6

Lead: 2,971
Total: 8,128
vs nation: R+41.0
Turnout: 74.6%

ClintonDemocratic27.8%2,117TrumpRepublican64.3%4,890JohnsonLibertarian3.2%244

R+36.5

Lead: 2,773
Total: 7,606
vs nation: R+38.5
Turnout: 67.6%

ObamaDemocratic44.0%3,394RomneyRepublican53.8%4,149GRAYLibertarian0.8%65

R+9.8

Lead: 755
Total: 7,710
vs nation: R+13.6
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic48.0%3,904McCainRepublican48.6%3,956OtherAll other candidates3.4%275

R+0.6

Lead: 52
Total: 8,135
vs nation: R+7.9
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic45.4%3,787BushRepublican53.1%4,430OtherAll other candidates1.6%132

R+7.7

Lead: 643
Total: 8,349
vs nation: R+5.2
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic43.5%3,533BushRepublican49.7%4,036NaderGreen4.4%355

R+6.2

Lead: 503
Total: 8,122
vs nation: R+6.7
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic48.0%3,956DoleRepublican35.0%2,887PerotReform15.9%1,311

D+13.0

Lead: 1,069
Total: 8,238
vs nation: D+4.5
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+41.3MIT Election Lab
Population: 14,5582024 5-year
Median household income: $70,6252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 84.9%2024 5-year
Black: 0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38.1 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60.9 in 1904MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Murray County, MN · twin score 94.9

Participation

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: 74.4%8,117 participants ÷ 10,917 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +17.4 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -2.5 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 56.9%–60.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	7,701	11,385	67.6%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	6,342	11,104	57.1%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	8,173	10,956	74.6%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	6,331	11,077	57.2%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	8,117	10,917	74.4%	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

75 precincts · 8,058 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Renville County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -OLIVIAOLIVIA	435	785	24	1,244	35.0%	63.1%	R+28.1
Precinct -BIRD ISLANDBIRD ISLAND	205	393	17	615	33.3%	63.9%	R+30.6
Precinct -FAIRFAXFAIRFAX	179	404	9	592	30.2%	68.2%	R+38.0
Precinct -HECTORHECTOR	136	375	9	520	26.2%	72.1%	R+46.0
Precinct -RENVILLERENVILLE	174	328	11	513	33.9%	63.9%	R+30.0
Precinct -BUFFALO LAKEBUFFALO LAKE	104	205	7	316	32.9%	64.9%	R+32.0
Precinct -BOON LAKE TWPBOON LAKE TWP	54	195	4	253	21.3%	77.1%	R+55.7
Precinct -DANUBEDANUBE	79	167	7	253	31.2%	66.0%	R+34.8
Precinct -SACRED HEARTSACRED HEART	66	166	6	238	27.7%	69.7%	R+42.0
Precinct -FRANKLINFRANKLIN	66	162	3	231	28.6%	70.1%	R+41.6
Precinct -MORTONMORTON	63	114	5	182	34.6%	62.6%	R+28.0
Precinct -WANG TWPWANG TWP	53	118	4	175	30.3%	67.4%	R+37.1
Precinct -TROY TWPTROY TWP	41	116	1	158	25.9%	73.4%	R+47.5
Precinct -PRESTON LAKE TWPPRESTON LAKE TWP	26	128	2	156	16.7%	82.1%	R+65.4
Precinct -SACRED HEART TWPSACRED HEART TWP	51	99	3	153	33.3%	64.7%	R+31.4
Precinct -HAWK CREEK TWPHAWK CREEK TWP	48	92	6	146	32.9%	63.0%	R+30.1
Precinct -BIRD ISLAND TWPBIRD ISLAND TWP	30	102	5	137	21.9%	74.5%	R+52.6
Precinct -ERICSON TWPERICSON TWP	24	108	3	135	17.8%	80.0%	R+62.2
Precinct -BIRCH COOLEY TWPBIRCH COOLEY TWP	35	98	0	133	26.3%	73.7%	R+47.4
Precinct -WINFIELD TWPWINFIELD TWP	22	96	7	125	17.6%	76.8%	R+59.2
Precinct -HECTOR TWPHECTOR TWP	23	97	1	121	19.0%	80.2%	R+61.2
Precinct -HENRYVILLE TWPHENRYVILLE TWP	20	96	3	119	16.8%	80.7%	R+63.9
Precinct -PALMYRA TWPPALMYRA TWP	31	85	3	119	26.1%	71.4%	R+45.4
Precinct -BEAVER FALLS TWPBEAVER FALLS TWP	25	88	3	116	21.6%	75.9%	R+54.3
Precinct -KINGMAN TWPKINGMAN TWP	27	89	0	116	23.3%	76.7%	R+53.4
Precinct -CROOKS TWPCROOKS TWP	15	100	0	115	13.0%	87.0%	R+73.9
Precinct -FLORA TWPFLORA TWP	31	78	4	113	27.4%	69.0%	R+41.6
Precinct -EMMET TWPEMMET TWP	35	75	2	112	31.3%	67.0%	R+35.7
Precinct -CAIRO TWPCAIRO TWP	16	88	5	109	14.7%	80.7%	R+66.1
Precinct -MELVILLE TWPMELVILLE TWP	32	71	5	108	29.6%	65.7%	R+36.1
Precinct -WELLINGTON TWPWELLINGTON TWP	18	80	1	99	18.2%	80.8%	R+62.6
Precinct -MARTINSBURG TWPMARTINSBURG TWP	26	66	2	94	27.7%	70.2%	R+42.6
Precinct -NORFOLK TWPNORFOLK TWP	19	74	1	94	20.2%	78.7%	R+58.5
Precinct -BROOKFIELD TWPBROOKFIELD TWP	6	84	1	91	6.6%	92.3%	R+85.7
Precinct -OSCEOLA TWPOSCEOLA TWP	18	69	3	90	20.0%	76.7%	R+56.7
Precinct -CAMP TWPCAMP TWP	18	70	0	88	20.5%	79.5%	R+59.1
Precinct -BANDON TWPBANDON TWP	29	49	1	79	36.7%	62.0%	R+25.3
Bandon Twp. Voting District27_271290005	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beaver Falls Twp. Voting District27_271290010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Birch Cooley Twp. Voting District27_271290015	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bird Island Twp. Voting District27_271290025	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Bird Island Voting District27_271290020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Boon Lake Twp. Voting District27_271290030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Brookfield Twp. Voting District27_271290035	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Buffalo Lake Voting District27_271290040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Cairo Twp. Voting District27_271290045	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Camp Twp. Voting District27_271290050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Crooks Twp. Voting District27_271290055	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Danube Voting District27_271290060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Emmet Twp. Voting District27_271290065	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Ericson Twp. Voting District27_271290070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Fairfax Voting District27_271290075	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Flora Twp. Voting District27_271290080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Franklin Voting District27_271290085	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hawk Creek Twp. Voting District27_271290090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hector Twp. Voting District27_271290100	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hector Voting District27_271290095	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Henryville Twp. Voting District27_271290105	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Kingman Twp. Voting District27_271290110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Martinsburg Twp. Voting District27_271290115	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Melville Twp. Voting District27_271290120	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Morton Voting District27_271290125	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Norfolk Twp. Voting District27_271290130	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Olivia Voting District27_271290135	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Osceola Twp. Voting District27_271290140	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Palmyra Twp. Voting District27_271290145	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Preston Lake Twp. Voting District27_271290150	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Redwood Falls Voting District27_271290152	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Renville Voting District27_271290155	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sacred Heart Twp. Voting District27_271290165	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sacred Heart Voting District27_271290160	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Troy Twp. Voting District27_271290170	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Wang Twp. Voting District27_271290175	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Wellington Twp. Voting District27_271290180	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Winfield Twp. Voting District27_271290185	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−11.3%
1896	−12.4%
1900	−34.2%
1904	−60.9%
1908	−24.1%
1912	+15.6%
1916	−17.5%
1920	−57.9%
1924	−34.6%
1928	−15.4%
1932	+38.1%
1936	+24.3%
1940	−14.8%
1944	−15.7%
1948	+9.6%
1952	−27.4%
1956	−15.2%
1960	−8.5%
1964	+16.6%
1968	−2.9%
1972	−8.3%
1976	+12.1%
1980	−14.2%
1984	−16.6%
1988	+1.1%
1992	+6.3%
1996	+13.0%
2000	−6.2%
2004	−7.7%
2008	−0.6%
2012	−9.8%
2016	−36.5%
2020	−36.6%
2024	−41.3%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	28.3%Harris2,280	69.6%Trump5,610	1.1%Kennedy87 +6	R+41.3	R+4.8	R+39.9	8,058
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican69.6%5,610 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic28.3%2,280 Robert F KennedyIndependent1.1%87 Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%30 Jill SteinIndependent0.2%16 OtherAll other candidates0.2%16 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%12 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%4 Cornel WestIndependent0.0%3
2020	R	30.7%Biden2,496	67.3%Trump5,467	0.8%Jorgensen68	R+36.6	R+0.1	R+41.0	8,128
2016	R	27.8%Clinton2,117	64.3%Trump4,890	3.2%Johnson244	R+36.5	R+26.7	R+38.5	7,606
2012	R	44.0%Obama3,394	53.8%Romney4,149	0.8%GRAY65	R+9.8	R+9.2	R+13.6	7,710
2008	R	48.0%Obama3,904	48.6%McCain3,956	3.4%	R+0.6	D+7.1	R+7.9	8,135
2004	R	45.4%Kerry3,787	53.1%Bush4,430	1.6%	R+7.7	R+1.5	R+5.2	8,349
2000	R	43.5%Gore3,533	49.7%Bush4,036	4.4%Nader355	R+6.2	R+19.2	R+6.7	8,122
1996	D	48.0%Clinton3,956	35.0%Dole2,887	15.9%Perot1,311	D+13.0	D+6.7	D+4.5	8,238
1992	D	38.3%Clinton3,414	32.0%Bush2,852	29.1%Perot2,598	D+6.3	D+5.2	D+0.7	8,920
1988	D	49.9%Dukakis4,454	48.8%Bush4,356	1.3%	D+1.1	D+17.7	D+8.8	8,927
1984	R	41.3%Mondale3,972	57.9%Reagan5,571	0.9%	R+16.6	R+2.4	D+1.6	9,629
1980	R	38.9%Carter4,058	53.1%Reagan5,544	8.1%	R+14.2	R+26.4	R+4.5	10,444
1976	D	54.6%Carter5,762	42.5%Ford4,482	2.9%	D+12.1	D+20.4	D+10.1	10,545
1972	R	44.8%McGovern4,499	53.1%Nixon5,329	2.2%	R+8.3	R+5.4	D+14.9	10,044
1968	R	45.8%Humphrey4,535	48.7%Nixon4,821	5.6%	R+2.9	R+19.5	R+2.2	9,906
1964	D	58.2%Johnson6,072	41.6%Goldwater4,340	0.2%	D+16.6	D+25.1	R+6.0	10,437
1960	R	45.7%Kennedy4,958	54.2%Nixon5,885	0.1%	R+8.5	D+6.7	R+8.7	10,857
1956	R	42.3%Stevenson4,213	57.5%Eisenhower5,728	0.2%	R+15.2	D+12.2	D+0.2	9,958
1952	R	36.0%Stevenson3,828	63.4%Eisenhower6,742	0.5%	R+27.4	R+37.0	R+16.7	10,626
1948	D	54.0%Truman5,227	44.4%Dewey4,297	1.6%	D+9.6	D+25.4	D+5.1	9,679
1944	R	41.7%Roosevelt3,747	57.5%Dewey5,160	0.8%	R+15.7	R+0.9	R+23.2	8,976
1940	R	42.3%Roosevelt4,588	57.1%Willkie6,196	0.5%	R+14.8	R+39.1	R+24.8	10,842
1936	D	56.5%Roosevelt5,344	32.3%Landon3,049	11.2%	D+24.3	R+13.8	±0.0	9,453
1932	D	68.1%Roosevelt5,967	30.0%Hoover2,631	1.9%	D+38.1	D+53.5	D+20.3	8,761
1928	R	41.8%Smith3,731	57.2%Hoover5,107	1.1%	R+15.4	D+19.2	D+2.1	8,932
1924	O	8.0%Davis641	42.7%Coolidge3,405	48.8%La Follette3,898	La Follette +6.6	D+23.2	R+9.5	7,981
1920	R	15.8%Cox1,283	73.6%Harding5,995	10.6%	R+57.9	R+40.3	R+31.7	8,141
1916	R	37.7%Wilson1,660	55.2%Hughes2,432	7.0%	R+17.5	R+33.1	R+20.7	4,402
1912	O	33.6%Wilson1,310	18.0%Taft703	48.4%	Roosevelt +14.8	D+39.7	R+4.0	3,902
1908	R	36.1%Bryan1,364	60.2%Taft2,275	3.7%	R+24.1	D+36.8	R+14.6	3,778
1904	R	17.0%Parker639	77.9%Roosevelt2,925	5.0%	R+60.9	R+26.7	R+41.2	3,753
1900	R	30.6%Bryan1,326	64.8%McKinley2,809	4.7%	R+34.2	R+21.8	R+26.6	4,337
1896	R	42.7%Bryan1,978	55.2%McKinley2,553	2.1%	R+12.4	R+1.2	R+6.3	4,628
1892	R	28.7%Cleveland984	40.0%Harrison1,370	31.4%	R+11.3	—	R+12.9	3,429
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 2 House · 38 Senate · 2 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	27.1%2,150	72.9%5,792	7,942
2018	D	57.4%621	42.6%460	1,081

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	40.7%3,231	56.5%4,488	7,944
2020Class II	R	31.5%Tina Smith2,500	62.0%Jason Lewis4,927	7,945
2018Class I	D	50.7%Amy Klobuchar3,194	45.8%Jim Newberger2,888	6,299
2014Class II	D	50.7%Al Franken2,911	44.5%Mike McFadden2,556	5,742
2012Class I	D	66.0%Amy Klobuchar4,996	29.2%Kurt Bills2,215	7,573
2008Class II	R	35.9%Al Franken2,909	40.4%Norm Coleman3,275	8,113
2006Class I	D	56.5%Amy Klobuchar3,824	39.3%Mark Kennedy2,660	6,768
2002Class II	R	47.7%Walter Mondale3,532	47.8%Norm Coleman3,533	7,398
2000Class I	D	46.9%Mark Dayton3,801	46.1%Rod Grams3,737	8,102
1996Class II	D	48.1%Paul Wellstone3,947	43.3%Rudy Boschwitz3,549	8,199
1994Class I	R	37.4%Ann Wynia2,811	57.4%Rod Grams4,309	7,511
1990Class II	R	47.3%Paul Wellstone3,725	50.7%Rudy Boschwitz3,990	7,869
1988Class I	R	43.0%Hubert Humphrey III3,855	56.0%Dave Durenberger5,021	8,962
1984Class II	R	35.2%Joan A. Growe3,400	64.2%Rudy Boschwitz6,202	9,657
1982Class I	R	42.5%Mark Dayton3,948	57.5%Dave Durenberger5,350	9,298
1978Class II	R	39.6%Wendell Anderson3,577	58.0%Rudy Boschwitz5,240	9,041
1976Class I	D	70.9%Hubert Humphrey6,630	29.1%Gerald W. Brekke2,724	9,354
1972Class II	D	51.6%Walter Mondale5,260	48.0%Phil Hansen4,885	10,184
1970Class I	D	53.9%Hubert Humphrey4,801	45.5%Clark MacGregor4,051	8,901
1966Class II	R	49.0%Walter Mondale4,139	50.3%Robert A. Forsythe4,245	8,443
1964Class I	D	54.1%Eugene McCarthy5,657	45.7%Wheelock Whitney4,777	10,461
1960Class II	D	51.3%Hubert Humphrey5,676	48.4%P. Kenneth Peterson5,351	11,060
1958Class I	R	47.8%Eugene McCarthy4,295	51.9%Edward J. Thye4,664	8,992
1954Class II	D	50.5%Hubert Humphrey4,407	47.8%Val Bjornson4,171	8,722
1952Class I	R	33.3%Bill Carlson3,628	66.0%Edward J. Thye7,199	10,911
1948Class II	D	52.1%Hubert Humphrey5,131	47.6%Joseph H. Ball4,682	9,846
1946Class I	R	32.4%Theodore Jorgenson2,423	65.9%Edward J. Thye4,925	7,469
1942Class II	R	10.1%Ed Murphy680	39.4%Joseph H. Ball2,656	6,743
1940Class I	R	21.5%John E. Regan2,314	60.5%Henrik Shipstead6,496	10,741
1936Class II	R	0.0%None0	37.0%Theodore Chistianson3,312	8,949
1934Class I	D	26.7%Einar Hoidale2,486	19.8%N.J. Holmberg1,839	9,300
1930Class II	R	35.1%Einar Hoidale2,632	41.2%Thomas D. Schall3,092	7,505
1928Class I	R	0.0%None0	28.4%Arthur E. Nelson2,770	9,747
1924Class II	R	13.4%John J. Farrell1,122	34.1%Thomas D. Schall2,865	8,391
1922Class I	R	17.6%Anna D. Olesan1,455	30.0%Frank Kellogg2,473	8,249
1918Class II	R	0.0%None0	51.3%Knute Nelson2,254	4,397
1916Class I	R	21.6%Daniel W. Lawler952	49.8%Frank Kellogg2,196	4,408
1912Class II	R	34.1%Daniel W. Lawler1,160	65.9%Knute Nelson2,241	3,401

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2018Special · Class II	R	38.9%Tina Smith2,439	56.1%Karin Housley3,519	6,276
1978Special · Class I	R	36.5%Bob Short3,270	59.8%Dave Durenberger5,359	8,956

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	29.9%Tim Walz1,883	66.6%Scott Jensen4,192	6,295
2018	R	39.4%Tim Walz And Peggy Flanagan2,470	56.8%Jeff Johnson And Donna Bergstrom3,562	6,269
2014	R	44.8%Mark Dayton2,563	49.1%Jeff Johnson2,808	5,717
2010	R	36.3%Mark Dayton2,288	43.7%Tom Emmer2,759	6,311
2006	R	42.0%Mike Hatch2,843	49.3%Tim Pawlenty3,337	6,763
2002	R	35.3%Roger Moe2,589	44.3%Tim Pawlenty3,252	7,335
1998	—	0.0%Skip Humphrey0	30.7%Norm Coleman2,514	8,200
1994	R	33.6%John Marty2,508	62.9%Arne Carlson4,699	7,469
1990	R	42.8%Rudy Perpich3,365	53.3%Arne Carlson4,189	7,857
1986	R	48.5%Rudy Perpich3,751	50.6%Cal Ludeman3,909	7,731
1982	D	55.9%Rudy Perpich5,203	42.7%Wheelock Whitney, Jr.3,971	9,304
1978	R	43.2%Rudy Perpich3,898	54.8%Al Quie4,941	9,020

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Renville County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	8,981
2018	8,770
2020	9,258
2022	9,050
2024	9,512

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−60 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −1,486 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $50,331 in average income, against $84,813 for residents who stayed — 41% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+37.2 on average — 4.2 points more Democratic-leaning than Renville County, MN itself (R+41.3).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

McLeod County, MN41R+37.8
Kandiyohi County, MN38R+30.9
Redwood County, MN35R+43.2

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Redwood County, MN53
McLeod County, MN43
Kandiyohi County, MN42

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.

Domestic migration in Renville County, MN in Renville County, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−247
2012	−152
2013	−222
2014	−140
2015	−131
2016	−187
2017	+61
2018	−86
2019	−90
2021	−37
2022	−57
2023	−67
2024	−71
2025	−60

Renville County's flat glacial-lake plains support one of the state's most intensive corn and soybean operations, and its electorate has shifted steadily rightward over two decades — the 2024 presidential margin of R+41 reflects a rural realignment well above the statewide average.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.3 points.

A population of 14,558, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,625 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Murray County and Yellow Medicine County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Murray County

Minnesota

94.9twin score

12-yr trend% unaffiliated2008 margin

Yellow Medicine County

Minnesota

94.0twin score

12-yr trend% unaffiliated2004–2008 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry

Faribault County

Minnesota

92.6twin score

12-yr trend% unaffiliated% Catholic≠ Polish ancestry

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Frequently asked questions

How did Renville County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Renville County, Minnesota voted Republican by 41.3 points (R+41.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,058 votes cast, 2,280 went Democratic and 5,610 went Republican.

When did Renville County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Renville County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Renville County, Minnesota?

Renville County, Minnesota has a population of 14,558 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Renville County, Minnesota?

Median household income in Renville County, Minnesota is $70,625 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Renville County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Renville County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.

Measure

Renville County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

42.3

39.1

Age 18–24

6.8%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

22.1%

17.2%

Measure

Renville County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$70,625

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

11.0%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

18.1%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure

Renville County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

7.2%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

6.0%

4.2%

13.6%

Measure

Renville County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

22.7%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

12.8%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

25.5%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

39.0%

13.5%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+41.3MIT Election Lab

Population

14,5582024 5-year

Median household income

$70,6252024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

84.9%2024 5-year

Black

0.9%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

10.2%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+38.1 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+60.9 in 1904MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Murray County, MN · twin score 94.9

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

7,701

11,385

67.6%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

6,342

11,104

57.1%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

8,173

10,956

74.6%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

6,331

11,077

57.2%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

8,117

10,917

74.4%

A/A

Renville County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -OLIVIAOLIVIA

435

785

1,244

35.0%

63.1%

R+28.1

Precinct -BIRD ISLANDBIRD ISLAND

205

393

615

33.3%

63.9%

R+30.6

Precinct -FAIRFAXFAIRFAX

179

404

592

30.2%

68.2%

R+38.0

Precinct -HECTORHECTOR

136

375

520

26.2%

72.1%

R+46.0

Precinct -RENVILLERENVILLE

174

328

513

33.9%

63.9%

R+30.0

Precinct -BUFFALO LAKEBUFFALO LAKE

104

205

316

32.9%

64.9%

R+32.0

Precinct -BOON LAKE TWPBOON LAKE TWP

195

253

21.3%

77.1%

R+55.7

Precinct -DANUBEDANUBE

167

253

31.2%

66.0%

R+34.8

Precinct -SACRED HEARTSACRED HEART

166

238

27.7%

69.7%

R+42.0

Precinct -FRANKLINFRANKLIN

162

231

28.6%

70.1%

R+41.6

Precinct -MORTONMORTON

114

182

34.6%

62.6%

R+28.0

Precinct -WANG TWPWANG TWP

118

175

30.3%

67.4%

R+37.1

Precinct -TROY TWPTROY TWP

116

158

25.9%

73.4%

R+47.5

Precinct -PRESTON LAKE TWPPRESTON LAKE TWP

128

156

16.7%

82.1%

R+65.4

Precinct -SACRED HEART TWPSACRED HEART TWP

153

33.3%

64.7%

R+31.4

Precinct -HAWK CREEK TWPHAWK CREEK TWP

146

32.9%

63.0%

R+30.1

Precinct -BIRD ISLAND TWPBIRD ISLAND TWP

102

137

21.9%

74.5%

R+52.6

Precinct -ERICSON TWPERICSON TWP

108

135

17.8%

80.0%

R+62.2

Precinct -BIRCH COOLEY TWPBIRCH COOLEY TWP

133

26.3%

73.7%

R+47.4

Precinct -WINFIELD TWPWINFIELD TWP

125

17.6%

76.8%

R+59.2

Precinct -HECTOR TWPHECTOR TWP

121

19.0%

80.2%

R+61.2

Precinct -HENRYVILLE TWPHENRYVILLE TWP

119

16.8%

80.7%

R+63.9

Precinct -PALMYRA TWPPALMYRA TWP

119

26.1%

71.4%

R+45.4

Precinct -BEAVER FALLS TWPBEAVER FALLS TWP

116

21.6%

75.9%

R+54.3

Precinct -KINGMAN TWPKINGMAN TWP

116

23.3%

76.7%

R+53.4

Precinct -CROOKS TWPCROOKS TWP

100

115

13.0%

87.0%

R+73.9

Precinct -FLORA TWPFLORA TWP

113

27.4%

69.0%

R+41.6

Precinct -EMMET TWPEMMET TWP

112

31.3%

67.0%

R+35.7

Precinct -CAIRO TWPCAIRO TWP

109

14.7%

80.7%

R+66.1

Precinct -MELVILLE TWPMELVILLE TWP

108

29.6%

65.7%

R+36.1

Precinct -WELLINGTON TWPWELLINGTON TWP

18.2%

80.8%

R+62.6

Precinct -MARTINSBURG TWPMARTINSBURG TWP

27.7%

70.2%

R+42.6

Precinct -NORFOLK TWPNORFOLK TWP

20.2%

78.7%

R+58.5

Precinct -BROOKFIELD TWPBROOKFIELD TWP

6.6%

92.3%

R+85.7

Precinct -OSCEOLA TWPOSCEOLA TWP

20.0%

76.7%

R+56.7

Precinct -CAMP TWPCAMP TWP

20.5%

79.5%

R+59.1

Precinct -BANDON TWPBANDON TWP

36.7%

62.0%

R+25.3

Bandon Twp. Voting District27_271290005

—

No votes

Beaver Falls Twp. Voting District27_271290010

—

No votes

Birch Cooley Twp. Voting District27_271290015

—

No votes

Bird Island Twp. Voting District27_271290025

—

No votes

Bird Island Voting District27_271290020

—

No votes

Boon Lake Twp. Voting District27_271290030

—

No votes

Brookfield Twp. Voting District27_271290035

—

No votes

Buffalo Lake Voting District27_271290040

—

No votes

Cairo Twp. Voting District27_271290045

—

No votes

Camp Twp. Voting District27_271290050

—

No votes

Crooks Twp. Voting District27_271290055

—

No votes

Danube Voting District27_271290060

—

No votes

Emmet Twp. Voting District27_271290065

—

No votes

Ericson Twp. Voting District27_271290070

—

No votes

Fairfax Voting District27_271290075

—

No votes

Flora Twp. Voting District27_271290080

—

No votes

Franklin Voting District27_271290085

—

No votes

Hawk Creek Twp. Voting District27_271290090

—

No votes

Hector Twp. Voting District27_271290100

—

No votes

Hector Voting District27_271290095

—

No votes

Henryville Twp. Voting District27_271290105

—

No votes

Kingman Twp. Voting District27_271290110

—

No votes

Martinsburg Twp. Voting District27_271290115

—

No votes

Melville Twp. Voting District27_271290120

—

No votes

Morton Voting District27_271290125

—

No votes

Norfolk Twp. Voting District27_271290130

—

No votes

Olivia Voting District27_271290135

—

No votes

Osceola Twp. Voting District27_271290140

—

No votes

Palmyra Twp. Voting District27_271290145

—

No votes

Preston Lake Twp. Voting District27_271290150

—

No votes

Redwood Falls Voting District27_271290152

—

No votes

Renville Voting District27_271290155

—

No votes

Sacred Heart Twp. Voting District27_271290165

—

No votes

Sacred Heart Voting District27_271290160

—

No votes

Troy Twp. Voting District27_271290170

—

No votes

Wang Twp. Voting District27_271290175

—

No votes

Wellington Twp. Voting District27_271290180

—

No votes

Winfield Twp. Voting District27_271290185

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−11.3%
1896	−12.4%
1900	−34.2%
1904	−60.9%
1908	−24.1%
1912	+15.6%
1916	−17.5%
1920	−57.9%
1924	−34.6%
1928	−15.4%
1932	+38.1%
1936	+24.3%
1940	−14.8%
1944	−15.7%
1948	+9.6%
1952	−27.4%
1956	−15.2%
1960	−8.5%
1964	+16.6%
1968	−2.9%
1972	−8.3%
1976	+12.1%
1980	−14.2%
1984	−16.6%
1988	+1.1%
1992	+6.3%
1996	+13.0%
2000	−6.2%
2004	−7.7%
2008	−0.6%
2012	−9.8%
2016	−36.5%
2020	−36.6%
2024	−41.3%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

28.3%Harris2,280

69.6%Trump5,610

1.1%Kennedy87 +6

R+41.3

R+4.8

R+39.9

8,058

All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican69.6%5,610
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic28.3%2,280
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.1%87
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%30
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%16
OtherAll other candidates0.2%16
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%12
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%4
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%3

2020

30.7%Biden2,496

67.3%Trump5,467

0.8%Jorgensen68

R+36.6

R+0.1

R+41.0

8,128

2016

27.8%Clinton2,117

64.3%Trump4,890

3.2%Johnson244

R+36.5

R+26.7

R+38.5

7,606

2012

44.0%Obama3,394

53.8%Romney4,149

0.8%GRAY65

R+9.8

R+9.2

R+13.6

7,710

2008

48.0%Obama3,904

48.6%McCain3,956

3.4%

R+0.6

D+7.1

R+7.9

8,135

2004

45.4%Kerry3,787

53.1%Bush4,430

1.6%

R+7.7

R+1.5

R+5.2

8,349

2000

43.5%Gore3,533

49.7%Bush4,036

4.4%Nader355

R+6.2

R+19.2

R+6.7

8,122

1996

48.0%Clinton3,956

35.0%Dole2,887

15.9%Perot1,311

D+13.0

D+6.7

D+4.5

8,238

1992

38.3%Clinton3,414

32.0%Bush2,852

29.1%Perot2,598

D+6.3

D+5.2

D+0.7

8,920

1988

49.9%Dukakis4,454

48.8%Bush4,356

1.3%

D+1.1

D+17.7

D+8.8

8,927

1984

41.3%Mondale3,972

57.9%Reagan5,571

0.9%

R+16.6

R+2.4

D+1.6

9,629

1980

38.9%Carter4,058

53.1%Reagan5,544

8.1%

R+14.2

R+26.4

R+4.5

10,444

1976

54.6%Carter5,762

42.5%Ford4,482

2.9%

D+12.1

D+20.4

D+10.1

10,545

1972

44.8%McGovern4,499

53.1%Nixon5,329

2.2%

R+8.3

R+5.4

D+14.9

10,044

1968

45.8%Humphrey4,535

48.7%Nixon4,821

5.6%

R+2.9

R+19.5

R+2.2

9,906

1964

58.2%Johnson6,072

41.6%Goldwater4,340

0.2%

D+16.6

D+25.1

R+6.0

10,437

1960

45.7%Kennedy4,958

54.2%Nixon5,885

0.1%

R+8.5

D+6.7

R+8.7

10,857

1956

42.3%Stevenson4,213

57.5%Eisenhower5,728

0.2%

R+15.2

D+12.2

D+0.2

9,958

1952

36.0%Stevenson3,828

63.4%Eisenhower6,742

0.5%

R+27.4

R+37.0

R+16.7

10,626

1948

54.0%Truman5,227

44.4%Dewey4,297

1.6%

D+9.6

D+25.4

D+5.1

9,679

1944

41.7%Roosevelt3,747

57.5%Dewey5,160

0.8%

R+15.7

R+0.9

R+23.2

8,976

1940

42.3%Roosevelt4,588

57.1%Willkie6,196

0.5%

R+14.8

R+39.1

R+24.8

10,842

1936

56.5%Roosevelt5,344

32.3%Landon3,049

11.2%

D+24.3

R+13.8

±0.0

9,453

1932

68.1%Roosevelt5,967

30.0%Hoover2,631

1.9%

D+38.1

D+53.5

D+20.3

8,761

1928

41.8%Smith3,731

57.2%Hoover5,107

1.1%

R+15.4

D+19.2

D+2.1

8,932

1924

8.0%Davis641

42.7%Coolidge3,405

48.8%La Follette3,898

La Follette +6.6

D+23.2

R+9.5

7,981

1920

15.8%Cox1,283

73.6%Harding5,995

10.6%

R+57.9

R+40.3

R+31.7

8,141

1916

37.7%Wilson1,660

55.2%Hughes2,432

7.0%

R+17.5

R+33.1

R+20.7

4,402

1912

33.6%Wilson1,310

18.0%Taft703

48.4%

Roosevelt +14.8

D+39.7

R+4.0

3,902

1908

36.1%Bryan1,364

60.2%Taft2,275

3.7%

R+24.1

D+36.8

R+14.6

3,778

1904

17.0%Parker639

77.9%Roosevelt2,925

5.0%

R+60.9

R+26.7

R+41.2

3,753

1900

30.6%Bryan1,326

64.8%McKinley2,809

4.7%

R+34.2

R+21.8

R+26.6

4,337

1896

42.7%Bryan1,978

55.2%McKinley2,553

2.1%

R+12.4

R+1.2

R+6.3

4,628

1892

28.7%Cleveland984

40.0%Harrison1,370

31.4%

R+11.3

—

R+12.9

3,429

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

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1876

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Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

27.1%2,150

72.9%5,792

7,942

2018

57.4%621

42.6%460

1,081

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

40.7%3,231

56.5%4,488

7,944

2020Class II

31.5%Tina Smith2,500

62.0%Jason Lewis4,927

7,945

2018Class I

50.7%Amy Klobuchar3,194

45.8%Jim Newberger2,888

6,299

2014Class II

50.7%Al Franken2,911

44.5%Mike McFadden2,556

5,742

2012Class I

66.0%Amy Klobuchar4,996

29.2%Kurt Bills2,215

7,573

2008Class II

35.9%Al Franken2,909

40.4%Norm Coleman3,275

8,113

2006Class I

56.5%Amy Klobuchar3,824

39.3%Mark Kennedy2,660

6,768

2002Class II

47.7%Walter Mondale3,532

47.8%Norm Coleman3,533

7,398

2000Class I

46.9%Mark Dayton3,801

46.1%Rod Grams3,737

8,102

1996Class II

48.1%Paul Wellstone3,947

43.3%Rudy Boschwitz3,549

8,199

1994Class I

37.4%Ann Wynia2,811

57.4%Rod Grams4,309

7,511

1990Class II

47.3%Paul Wellstone3,725

50.7%Rudy Boschwitz3,990

7,869

1988Class I

43.0%Hubert Humphrey III3,855

56.0%Dave Durenberger5,021

8,962

1984Class II

35.2%Joan A. Growe3,400

64.2%Rudy Boschwitz6,202

9,657

1982Class I

42.5%Mark Dayton3,948

57.5%Dave Durenberger5,350

9,298

1978Class II

39.6%Wendell Anderson3,577

58.0%Rudy Boschwitz5,240

9,041

1976Class I

70.9%Hubert Humphrey6,630

29.1%Gerald W. Brekke2,724

9,354

1972Class II

51.6%Walter Mondale5,260

48.0%Phil Hansen4,885

10,184

1970Class I

53.9%Hubert Humphrey4,801

45.5%Clark MacGregor4,051

8,901

1966Class II

49.0%Walter Mondale4,139

50.3%Robert A. Forsythe4,245

8,443

1964Class I

54.1%Eugene McCarthy5,657

45.7%Wheelock Whitney4,777

10,461

1960Class II

51.3%Hubert Humphrey5,676

48.4%P. Kenneth Peterson5,351

11,060

1958Class I

47.8%Eugene McCarthy4,295

51.9%Edward J. Thye4,664

8,992

1954Class II

50.5%Hubert Humphrey4,407

47.8%Val Bjornson4,171

8,722

1952Class I

33.3%Bill Carlson3,628

66.0%Edward J. Thye7,199

10,911

1948Class II

52.1%Hubert Humphrey5,131

47.6%Joseph H. Ball4,682

9,846

1946Class I

32.4%Theodore Jorgenson2,423

65.9%Edward J. Thye4,925

7,469

1942Class II

10.1%Ed Murphy680

39.4%Joseph H. Ball2,656

6,743

1940Class I

21.5%John E. Regan2,314

60.5%Henrik Shipstead6,496

10,741

1936Class II

0.0%None0

37.0%Theodore Chistianson3,312

8,949

1934Class I

26.7%Einar Hoidale2,486

19.8%N.J. Holmberg1,839

9,300

1930Class II

35.1%Einar Hoidale2,632

41.2%Thomas D. Schall3,092

7,505

1928Class I

0.0%None0

28.4%Arthur E. Nelson2,770

9,747

1924Class II

13.4%John J. Farrell1,122

34.1%Thomas D. Schall2,865

8,391

1922Class I

17.6%Anna D. Olesan1,455

30.0%Frank Kellogg2,473

8,249

1918Class II

0.0%None0

51.3%Knute Nelson2,254

4,397

1916Class I

21.6%Daniel W. Lawler952

49.8%Frank Kellogg2,196

4,408

1912Class II

34.1%Daniel W. Lawler1,160

65.9%Knute Nelson2,241

3,401

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2018Special · Class II

38.9%Tina Smith2,439

56.1%Karin Housley3,519

6,276

1978Special · Class I

36.5%Bob Short3,270

59.8%Dave Durenberger5,359

8,956

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

29.9%Tim Walz1,883

66.6%Scott Jensen4,192

6,295

2018

39.4%Tim Walz And Peggy Flanagan2,470

56.8%Jeff Johnson And Donna Bergstrom3,562

6,269

2014

44.8%Mark Dayton2,563

49.1%Jeff Johnson2,808

5,717

2010

36.3%Mark Dayton2,288

43.7%Tom Emmer2,759

6,311

2006

42.0%Mike Hatch2,843

49.3%Tim Pawlenty3,337

6,763

2002

35.3%Roger Moe2,589

44.3%Tim Pawlenty3,252

7,335

1998

—

0.0%Skip Humphrey0

30.7%Norm Coleman2,514

8,200

1994

33.6%John Marty2,508

62.9%Arne Carlson4,699

7,469

1990

42.8%Rudy Perpich3,365

53.3%Arne Carlson4,189

7,857

1986

48.5%Rudy Perpich3,751

50.6%Cal Ludeman3,909

7,731

1982

55.9%Rudy Perpich5,203

42.7%Wheelock Whitney, Jr.3,971

9,304

1978

43.2%Rudy Perpich3,898

54.8%Al Quie4,941

9,020

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Renville County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	8,981
2018	8,770
2020	9,258
2022	9,050
2024	9,512

How did Renville County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Renville County, Minnesota voted Republican by 41.3 points (R+41.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,058 votes cast, 2,280 went Democratic and 5,610 went Republican.

When did Renville County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Renville County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Renville County, Minnesota?

Renville County, Minnesota has a population of 14,558 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Renville County, Minnesota?

Median household income in Renville County, Minnesota is $70,625 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Renville County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Renville County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 24 went Republican.