Akashic

county

Rock 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

German41.4%29.2%12.5%

Dutch16.1%——

Norwegian12.6%12.1%—

Irish6.0%9.9%9.4%

English3.7%6.6%9.5%

Swedish3.0%6.5%—

American2.6%2.3%5.3%

Danish1.4%——

Mexican1.6%3.9%11.3%

Guatemalan0.8%0.2%0.5%

Puerto Rican0.6%0.3%1.8%

Dominican0.3%—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	Rock County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	41.2	39	39.1
Age 18–24	7.8%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Rock County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$71,295	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	10.6%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.3%	39.4%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Rock County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	3.7%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	2.4%	4.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Rock County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	14.5%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	14.0%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	29.0%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	40.5%	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 75.0% of 7,162 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic29.5%1,585TrumpRepublican68.7%3,690KennedyIndependent0.9%46

R+39.2

Lead: 2,105
Total: 5,373
vs nation: R+37.7
Turnout: 75.0%

BidenDemocratic29.7%1,556TrumpRepublican68.4%3,583JorgensenLibertarian0.7%35

R+38.7

Lead: 2,027
Total: 5,240
vs nation: R+43.1
Turnout: 74.8%

ClintonDemocratic28.4%1,373TrumpRepublican63.9%3,091JohnsonLibertarian3.2%155

R+35.5

Lead: 1,718
Total: 4,839
vs nation: R+37.6
Turnout: 69.8%

ObamaDemocratic40.2%1,946RomneyRepublican58.0%2,810GRAYLibertarian0.8%39

R+17.8

Lead: 864
Total: 4,846
vs nation: R+21.7
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic41.8%2,079McCainRepublican55.8%2,775OtherAll other candidates2.4%121

R+14.0

Lead: 696
Total: 4,975
vs nation: R+21.3
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic38.5%2,000BushRepublican59.9%3,111OtherAll other candidates1.5%80

R+21.4

Lead: 1,111
Total: 5,191
vs nation: R+18.9
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic41.5%2,081BushRepublican55.3%2,772NaderGreen2.3%116

R+13.8

Lead: 691
Total: 5,010
vs nation: R+14.3
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic43.7%2,142DoleRepublican44.2%2,169PerotReform11.3%554

R+0.6

Lead: 27
Total: 4,904
vs nation: R+9.1
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+39.2MIT Election Lab
Population: 9,6212024 5-year
Median household income: $71,2952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 91.4%2024 5-year
Black: 0.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+29.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+72.6 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Jackson County, MN · twin score 90.0

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: 75.0%5,373 participants ÷ 7,162 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +17.2 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -2.7 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 57.8%–58.5%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	4,916	7,043	69.8%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	3,770	6,986	54.0%	C/A
2020 · Presidential	5,240	7,002	74.8%	C/A
2022 · Midterm	4,139	7,187	57.6%	C/A
2024 · Presidential	5,373	7,162	75.0%	C/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 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 150/138.
2020: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 152/2.
2022: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 154/183.
2024: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 156/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

48 precincts · 5,373 votes

Election

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

Rock County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -LUVERNE W-1 NELUVERNE W-1 NE	414	618	26	1,058	39.1%	58.4%	R+19.3
Precinct -LUVERNE W-2 SELUVERNE W-2 SE	304	462	17	783	38.8%	59.0%	R+20.2
Precinct -LUVERNE W-1 NWLUVERNE W-1 NW	175	279	8	462	37.9%	60.4%	R+22.5
Precinct -HILLSHILLS	74	314	3	391	18.9%	80.3%	R+61.4
Precinct -LUVERNE W-2 SWLUVERNE W-2 SW	133	247	6	386	34.5%	64.0%	R+29.5
Precinct -BEAVER CREEK TWPBEAVER CREEK TWP	52	173	3	228	22.8%	75.9%	R+53.1
Precinct -MARTIN TWPMARTIN TWP	32	193	3	228	14.0%	84.6%	R+70.6
Precinct -LUVERNE TWP P2LUVERNE TWP P2	37	122	3	162	22.8%	75.3%	R+52.5
Precinct -CLINTON TWPCLINTON TWP	22	134	2	158	13.9%	84.8%	R+70.9
Precinct -BEAVER CREEKBEAVER CREEK	42	114	1	157	26.8%	72.6%	R+45.9
Precinct -LUVERNE TWP P1LUVERNE TWP P1	28	123	0	151	18.5%	81.5%	R+62.9
Precinct -MOUND TWPMOUND TWP	35	97	3	135	25.9%	71.9%	R+45.9
Precinct -MAGNOLIA TWPMAGNOLIA TWP	34	97	3	134	25.4%	72.4%	R+47.0
Precinct -KANARANZI TWPKANARANZI TWP	21	108	1	130	16.2%	83.1%	R+66.9
Precinct -SPRINGWATER TWPSPRINGWATER TWP	23	105	1	129	17.8%	81.4%	R+63.6
Precinct -BATTLE PLAIN TWPBATTLE PLAIN TWP	15	97	2	114	13.2%	85.1%	R+71.9
Precinct -VIENNA TWPVIENNA TWP	27	70	2	99	27.3%	70.7%	R+43.4
Precinct -ROSE DELL TWPROSE DELL TWP	13	82	3	98	13.3%	83.7%	R+70.4
Precinct -DENVER TWPDENVER TWP	12	75	2	89	13.5%	84.3%	R+70.8
Precinct -HARDWICKHARDWICK	38	43	3	84	45.2%	51.2%	R+6.0
Precinct -STEENSTEEN	17	59	5	81	21.0%	72.8%	R+51.9
Precinct -MAGNOLIA CITYMAGNOLIA CITY	20	50	0	70	28.6%	71.4%	R+42.9
Precinct -JASPERJASPER	12	10	1	23	52.2%	43.5%	D+8.7
Precinct -KENNETHKENNETH	5	18	0	23	21.7%	78.3%	R+56.5
Battle Plain Twp. Voting District27_271330005	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beaver Creek Twp. Voting District27_271330015	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Beaver Creek Voting District27_271330010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Clinton Twp. Voting District27_271330020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Denver Twp. Voting District27_271330025	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hardwick Voting District27_271330030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hills Voting District27_271330035	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Jasper Voting District27_271330040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Kanaranzi Twp. Voting District27_271330045	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Kenneth Voting District27_271330050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Luverne Twp. P-127_271330075	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Luverne Twp. P-227_271330077	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Luverne W-1 NE27_271330055	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Luverne W-1 NW27_271330060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Luverne W-2 SE27_271330065	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Luverne W-2 SW27_271330070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Magnolia City Voting District27_271330080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Magnolia Twp. Voting District27_271330085	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Martin Twp. Voting District27_271330090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Mound Twp. Voting District27_271330095	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rose Dell Twp. Voting District27_271330100	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Springwater Twp. Voting District27_271330105	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Steen Voting District27_271330110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Vienna Twp. Voting District27_271330115	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	−35.3%
1896	−22.0%
1900	−34.9%
1904	−63.8%
1908	−38.6%
1912	+0.2%
1916	−24.5%
1920	−72.6%
1924	−45.4%
1928	−20.4%
1932	+29.6%
1936	+23.9%
1940	−19.4%
1944	−21.9%
1948	+2.3%
1952	−49.1%
1956	−34.5%
1960	−31.1%
1964	+9.6%
1968	−18.1%
1972	−24.6%
1976	−2.1%
1980	−18.8%
1984	−15.1%
1988	−5.8%
1992	−1.1%
1996	−0.6%
2000	−13.8%
2004	−21.4%
2008	−14.0%
2012	−17.8%
2016	−35.5%
2020	−38.7%
2024	−39.2%

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	29.5%Harris1,585	68.7%Trump3,690	0.9%Kennedy46 +7	R+39.2	R+0.5	R+37.7	5,373
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican68.7%3,690 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic29.5%1,585 Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%46 Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%22 OtherAll other candidates0.2%12 Jill SteinIndependent0.2%9 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%4 Cornel WestIndependent0.0%2 Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%2 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%1
2020	R	29.7%Biden1,556	68.4%Trump3,583	0.7%Jorgensen35	R+38.7	R+3.2	R+43.1	5,240
2016	R	28.4%Clinton1,373	63.9%Trump3,091	3.2%Johnson155	R+35.5	R+17.7	R+37.6	4,839
2012	R	40.2%Obama1,946	58.0%Romney2,810	0.8%GRAY39	R+17.8	R+3.8	R+21.7	4,846
2008	R	41.8%Obama2,079	55.8%McCain2,775	2.4%	R+14.0	D+7.4	R+21.3	4,975
2004	R	38.5%Kerry2,000	59.9%Bush3,111	1.5%	R+21.4	R+7.6	R+18.9	5,191
2000	R	41.5%Gore2,081	55.3%Bush2,772	2.3%Nader116	R+13.8	R+13.2	R+14.3	5,010
1996	R	43.7%Clinton2,142	44.2%Dole2,169	11.3%Perot554	R+0.6	D+0.6	R+9.1	4,904
1992	R	37.6%Clinton2,006	38.7%Bush2,065	23.3%Perot1,244	R+1.1	D+4.7	R+6.7	5,338
1988	R	46.7%Dukakis2,435	52.5%Bush2,737	0.8%	R+5.8	D+9.3	D+1.9	5,215
1984	R	42.1%Mondale2,188	57.2%Reagan2,971	0.7%	R+15.1	D+3.7	D+3.2	5,196
1980	R	36.6%Carter2,089	55.4%Reagan3,164	8.1%	R+18.8	R+16.7	R+9.1	5,713
1976	R	48.2%Carter2,769	50.4%Ford2,892	1.4%	R+2.1	D+22.5	R+4.2	5,739
1972	R	37.2%McGovern2,089	61.8%Nixon3,470	0.9%	R+24.6	R+6.5	R+1.5	5,612
1968	R	38.8%Humphrey2,084	56.9%Nixon3,056	4.4%	R+18.1	R+27.7	R+17.4	5,374
1964	D	54.8%Johnson2,896	45.2%Goldwater2,389	0.0%	D+9.6	D+40.7	R+13.0	5,287
1960	R	34.4%Kennedy1,823	65.5%Nixon3,469	0.1%	R+31.1	D+3.4	R+31.2	5,297
1956	R	32.7%Stevenson1,591	67.2%Eisenhower3,267	0.1%	R+34.5	D+14.6	R+19.1	4,862
1952	R	25.4%Stevenson1,286	74.5%Eisenhower3,774	0.1%	R+49.1	R+51.4	R+38.3	5,067
1948	D	50.4%Truman2,134	48.1%Dewey2,035	1.5%	D+2.3	D+24.3	R+2.1	4,234
1944	R	38.7%Roosevelt1,649	60.7%Dewey2,584	0.6%	R+21.9	R+2.5	R+29.4	4,260
1940	R	40.1%Roosevelt1,983	59.5%Willkie2,944	0.5%	R+19.4	R+43.3	R+29.4	4,951
1936	D	60.1%Roosevelt2,910	36.2%Landon1,752	3.6%	D+23.9	R+5.7	R+0.3	4,838
1932	D	64.2%Roosevelt2,695	34.6%Hoover1,452	1.3%	D+29.6	D+50.0	D+11.8	4,201
1928	R	39.6%Smith1,607	60.0%Hoover2,433	0.3%	R+20.4	D+25.0	R+2.9	4,053
1924	R	6.6%Davis261	52.0%Coolidge2,065	41.2%La Follette1,637	R+45.4	D+27.2	R+20.2	3,973
1920	R	12.0%Cox442	84.5%Harding3,121	3.5%	R+72.6	R+48.1	R+46.4	3,692
1916	R	35.2%Wilson705	59.7%Hughes1,196	5.1%	R+24.5	R+24.7	R+27.6	2,004
1912	O	25.7%Wilson466	25.6%Taft463	48.7%	Roosevelt +22.9	D+38.8	R+19.4	1,810
1908	R	28.6%Bryan525	67.2%Taft1,234	4.2%	R+38.6	D+25.2	R+29.1	1,836
1904	R	15.3%Parker241	79.1%Roosevelt1,243	5.5%	R+63.8	R+28.9	R+44.1	1,571
1900	R	30.3%Bryan573	65.2%McKinley1,234	4.5%	R+34.9	R+12.9	R+27.4	1,893
1896	R	37.9%Bryan765	59.9%McKinley1,209	2.3%	R+22.0	D+13.4	R+15.9	2,020
1892	R	24.3%Cleveland383	59.6%Harrison940	16.1%	R+35.3	—	R+37.0	1,576
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 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	28.4%1,485	71.6%3,741	5,226
2020	R	33.0%1,618	67.0%3,278	4,896
2018	R	32.1%53	67.9%112	165

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	34.3%1,810	62.2%3,283	5,274
2020Class II	R	28.4%Tina Smith1,461	63.9%Jason Lewis3,286	5,140
2018Class I	R	38.5%Amy Klobuchar1,452	58.8%Jim Newberger2,217	3,770
2014Class II	R	36.2%Al Franken1,141	56.8%Mike McFadden1,793	3,156
2012Class I	R	45.8%Amy Klobuchar2,148	47.9%Kurt Bills2,245	4,691
2008Class II	R	35.8%Al Franken1,750	54.3%Norm Coleman2,656	4,895
2006Class I	R	43.5%Amy Klobuchar1,806	51.7%Mark Kennedy2,144	4,150
2002Class II	R	44.2%Walter Mondale2,019	52.0%Norm Coleman2,373	4,565
2000Class I	R	43.6%Mark Dayton2,146	50.6%Rod Grams2,488	4,921
1996Class II	R	42.9%Paul Wellstone2,088	53.0%Rudy Boschwitz2,580	4,864
1994Class I	R	40.3%Ann Wynia1,540	56.3%Rod Grams2,151	3,821
1990Class II	R	37.3%Paul Wellstone1,659	61.5%Rudy Boschwitz2,733	4,443
1988Class I	R	42.3%Hubert Humphrey III2,205	56.8%Dave Durenberger2,959	5,210
1984Class II	R	30.1%Joan A. Growe1,551	69.5%Rudy Boschwitz3,584	5,160
1982Class I	R	43.6%Mark Dayton2,069	56.4%Dave Durenberger2,672	4,741
1978Class II	R	29.3%Wendell Anderson1,295	69.2%Rudy Boschwitz3,065	4,426
1976Class I	D	65.2%Hubert Humphrey3,633	34.8%Gerald W. Brekke1,937	5,570
1972Class II	D	52.8%Walter Mondale2,992	47.0%Phil Hansen2,663	5,670
1970Class I	R	48.4%Hubert Humphrey2,191	51.0%Clark MacGregor2,311	4,528
1966Class II	R	39.0%Walter Mondale1,747	60.0%Robert A. Forsythe2,687	4,475
1964Class I	D	49.9%Eugene McCarthy2,618	49.7%Wheelock Whitney2,612	5,251
1960Class II	R	40.9%Hubert Humphrey2,177	59.0%P. Kenneth Peterson3,138	5,323
1958Class I	R	33.1%Eugene McCarthy1,264	66.7%Edward J. Thye2,542	3,813
1954Class II	R	40.9%Hubert Humphrey1,445	58.6%Val Bjornson2,068	3,530
1952Class I	R	24.8%Bill Carlson1,264	74.7%Edward J. Thye3,806	5,098
1948Class II	R	47.1%Hubert Humphrey1,972	52.5%Joseph H. Ball2,199	4,185
1946Class I	R	21.2%Theodore Jorgenson580	78.1%Edward J. Thye2,139	2,739
1942Class II	R	10.6%Ed Murphy253	59.4%Joseph H. Ball1,422	2,393
1940Class I	R	19.5%John E. Regan922	69.6%Henrik Shipstead3,296	4,736
1936Class II	R	0.0%None0	46.2%Theodore Chistianson2,028	4,387
1934Class I	D	31.6%Einar Hoidale1,301	24.6%N.J. Holmberg1,013	4,116
1930Class II	R	37.3%Einar Hoidale1,406	40.1%Thomas D. Schall1,513	3,770
1928Class I	R	0.0%None0	35.2%Arthur E. Nelson1,488	4,231
1924Class II	R	5.0%John J. Farrell199	53.2%Thomas D. Schall2,116	3,979
1922Class I	R	23.3%Anna D. Olesan767	39.2%Frank Kellogg1,289	3,292
1918Class II	R	0.0%None0	75.1%Knute Nelson1,333	1,776
1916Class I	R	21.1%Daniel W. Lawler404	63.7%Frank Kellogg1,218	1,911
1912Class II	R	25.0%Daniel W. Lawler371	75.0%Knute Nelson1,114	1,485

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	33.6%Tina Smith1,259	62.5%Karin Housley2,342	3,749
1978Special · Class I	R	36.8%Bob Short1,620	61.1%Dave Durenberger2,690	4,405

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	27.5%Tim Walz1,139	69.5%Scott Jensen2,877	4,138
2018	R	36.9%Tim Walz And Peggy Flanagan1,390	60.8%Jeff Johnson And Donna Bergstrom2,288	3,765
2014	R	36.3%Mark Dayton1,137	57.6%Jeff Johnson1,804	3,133
2010	R	34.6%Mark Dayton1,264	55.2%Tom Emmer2,017	3,652
2006	R	38.1%Mike Hatch1,585	55.7%Tim Pawlenty2,318	4,158
2002	R	38.6%Roger Moe1,727	49.0%Tim Pawlenty2,195	4,478
1998	—	0.0%Skip Humphrey0	47.7%Norm Coleman1,832	3,837
1994	R	34.8%John Marty1,317	55.8%Arne Carlson2,114	3,788
1990	R	48.1%Rudy Perpich2,097	50.0%Arne Carlson2,177	4,358
1986	R	39.5%Rudy Perpich1,908	59.9%Cal Ludeman2,893	4,831
1982	D	51.6%Rudy Perpich2,467	46.9%Wheelock Whitney, Jr.2,242	4,777
1978	R	42.8%Rudy Perpich1,882	54.6%Al Quie2,402	4,398

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Rock County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	5,687
2018	5,282
2020	5,876
2022	5,664
2024	6,213

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−10 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −309 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $49,332 in average income, against $89,416 for residents who stayed — 45% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+19.5 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Rock County, MN itself (R+39.2).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Minnehaha County, SD61R+12.7
Nobles County, MN26R+35.6

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Minnehaha County, SD55

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 Rock County, MN in Rock County, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−27
2012	−108
2013	−47
2014	−41
2015	+73
2016	−40
2017	+73
2018	−42
2019	−91
2021	+30
2022	−93
2023	+54
2024	−40
2025	−10

Rock County, tucked into Minnesota's southwestern tip along the South Dakota border, has backed Republican presidential candidates by growing margins over the past decade, reflecting the broader rural realignment across the Upper Midwest's agricultural heartland.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 29.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 72.6 points in 1920. The 2024 margin was 39.2 points.

A population of 9,621, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,295 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jackson County and Kingsbury County.

Political twins — counties

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

Jackson County

Minnesota

90.0twin score

% unaffiliated% WhiteNorwegian ancestry≠ Irish ancestry

Kingsbury County

South Dakota

87.0twin score

% unaffiliated% White% Black≠ elasticity

Pipestone County

Minnesota

86.6twin score

% unaffiliatedNorwegian ancestry12-yr trend

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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Cities & towns in Rock County

Luverne

R+22

4.9K residents

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Frequently asked questions

How did Rock County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Rock County, Minnesota voted Republican by 39.2 points (R+39.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,373 votes cast, 1,585 went Democratic and 3,690 went Republican.

When did Rock County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Rock County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Rock County, Minnesota?

Rock County, Minnesota has a population of 9,621 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Rock County, Minnesota is $71,295 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Rock County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rock County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.

Measure

Rock County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

41.2

39.1

Age 18–24

7.8%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

20.6%

17.2%

Measure

Rock County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$71,295

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

10.6%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

26.3%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure

Rock County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

3.7%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

2.4%

4.2%

13.6%

Measure

Rock County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

14.5%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

14.0%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

29.0%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

40.5%

13.5%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+39.2MIT Election Lab

Population

9,6212024 5-year

Median household income

$71,2952024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

91.4%2024 5-year

Black

0.1%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

4.0%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+29.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+72.6 in 1920MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Jackson County, MN · twin score 90.0

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

4,916

7,043

69.8%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

3,770

6,986

54.0%

C/A

2020 · Presidential

5,240

7,002

74.8%

C/A

2022 · Midterm

4,139

7,187

57.6%

C/A

2024 · Presidential

5,373

7,162

75.0%

C/A

Rock County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -LUVERNE W-1 NELUVERNE W-1 NE

414

618

1,058

39.1%

58.4%

R+19.3

Precinct -LUVERNE W-2 SELUVERNE W-2 SE

304

462

783

38.8%

59.0%

R+20.2

Precinct -LUVERNE W-1 NWLUVERNE W-1 NW

175

279

462

37.9%

60.4%

R+22.5

Precinct -HILLSHILLS

314

391

18.9%

80.3%

R+61.4

Precinct -LUVERNE W-2 SWLUVERNE W-2 SW

133

247

386

34.5%

64.0%

R+29.5

Precinct -BEAVER CREEK TWPBEAVER CREEK TWP

173

228

22.8%

75.9%

R+53.1

Precinct -MARTIN TWPMARTIN TWP

193

228

14.0%

84.6%

R+70.6

Precinct -LUVERNE TWP P2LUVERNE TWP P2

122

162

22.8%

75.3%

R+52.5

Precinct -CLINTON TWPCLINTON TWP

134

158

13.9%

84.8%

R+70.9

Precinct -BEAVER CREEKBEAVER CREEK

114

157

26.8%

72.6%

R+45.9

Precinct -LUVERNE TWP P1LUVERNE TWP P1

123

151

18.5%

81.5%

R+62.9

Precinct -MOUND TWPMOUND TWP

135

25.9%

71.9%

R+45.9

Precinct -MAGNOLIA TWPMAGNOLIA TWP

134

25.4%

72.4%

R+47.0

Precinct -KANARANZI TWPKANARANZI TWP

108

130

16.2%

83.1%

R+66.9

Precinct -SPRINGWATER TWPSPRINGWATER TWP

105

129

17.8%

81.4%

R+63.6

Precinct -BATTLE PLAIN TWPBATTLE PLAIN TWP

114

13.2%

85.1%

R+71.9

Precinct -VIENNA TWPVIENNA TWP

27.3%

70.7%

R+43.4

Precinct -ROSE DELL TWPROSE DELL TWP

13.3%

83.7%

R+70.4

Precinct -DENVER TWPDENVER TWP

13.5%

84.3%

R+70.8

Precinct -HARDWICKHARDWICK

45.2%

51.2%

R+6.0

Precinct -STEENSTEEN

21.0%

72.8%

R+51.9

Precinct -MAGNOLIA CITYMAGNOLIA CITY

28.6%

71.4%

R+42.9

Precinct -JASPERJASPER

52.2%

43.5%

D+8.7

Precinct -KENNETHKENNETH

21.7%

78.3%

R+56.5

Battle Plain Twp. Voting District27_271330005

—

No votes

Beaver Creek Twp. Voting District27_271330015

—

No votes

Beaver Creek Voting District27_271330010

—

No votes

Clinton Twp. Voting District27_271330020

—

No votes

Denver Twp. Voting District27_271330025

—

No votes

Hardwick Voting District27_271330030

—

No votes

Hills Voting District27_271330035

—

No votes

Jasper Voting District27_271330040

—

No votes

Kanaranzi Twp. Voting District27_271330045

—

No votes

Kenneth Voting District27_271330050

—

No votes

Luverne Twp. P-127_271330075

—

No votes

Luverne Twp. P-227_271330077

—

No votes

Luverne W-1 NE27_271330055

—

No votes

Luverne W-1 NW27_271330060

—

No votes

Luverne W-2 SE27_271330065

—

No votes

Luverne W-2 SW27_271330070

—

No votes

Magnolia City Voting District27_271330080

—

No votes

Magnolia Twp. Voting District27_271330085

—

No votes

Martin Twp. Voting District27_271330090

—

No votes

Mound Twp. Voting District27_271330095

—

No votes

Rose Dell Twp. Voting District27_271330100

—

No votes

Springwater Twp. Voting District27_271330105

—

No votes

Steen Voting District27_271330110

—

No votes

Vienna Twp. Voting District27_271330115

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−35.3%
1896	−22.0%
1900	−34.9%
1904	−63.8%
1908	−38.6%
1912	+0.2%
1916	−24.5%
1920	−72.6%
1924	−45.4%
1928	−20.4%
1932	+29.6%
1936	+23.9%
1940	−19.4%
1944	−21.9%
1948	+2.3%
1952	−49.1%
1956	−34.5%
1960	−31.1%
1964	+9.6%
1968	−18.1%
1972	−24.6%
1976	−2.1%
1980	−18.8%
1984	−15.1%
1988	−5.8%
1992	−1.1%
1996	−0.6%
2000	−13.8%
2004	−21.4%
2008	−14.0%
2012	−17.8%
2016	−35.5%
2020	−38.7%
2024	−39.2%

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

29.5%Harris1,585

68.7%Trump3,690

0.9%Kennedy46 +7

R+39.2

R+0.5

R+37.7

5,373

All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican68.7%3,690
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic29.5%1,585
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%46
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%22
OtherAll other candidates0.2%12
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%9
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%4
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%2
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%2
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%1

2020

29.7%Biden1,556

68.4%Trump3,583

0.7%Jorgensen35

R+38.7

R+3.2

R+43.1

5,240

2016

28.4%Clinton1,373

63.9%Trump3,091

3.2%Johnson155

R+35.5

R+17.7

R+37.6

4,839

2012

40.2%Obama1,946

58.0%Romney2,810

0.8%GRAY39

R+17.8

R+3.8

R+21.7

4,846

2008

41.8%Obama2,079

55.8%McCain2,775

2.4%

R+14.0

D+7.4

R+21.3

4,975

2004

38.5%Kerry2,000

59.9%Bush3,111

1.5%

R+21.4

R+7.6

R+18.9

5,191

2000

41.5%Gore2,081

55.3%Bush2,772

2.3%Nader116

R+13.8

R+13.2

R+14.3

5,010

1996

43.7%Clinton2,142

44.2%Dole2,169

11.3%Perot554

R+0.6

D+0.6

R+9.1

4,904

1992

37.6%Clinton2,006

38.7%Bush2,065

23.3%Perot1,244

R+1.1

D+4.7

R+6.7

5,338

1988

46.7%Dukakis2,435

52.5%Bush2,737

0.8%

R+5.8

D+9.3

D+1.9

5,215

1984

42.1%Mondale2,188

57.2%Reagan2,971

0.7%

R+15.1

D+3.7

D+3.2

5,196

1980

36.6%Carter2,089

55.4%Reagan3,164

8.1%

R+18.8

R+16.7

R+9.1

5,713

1976

48.2%Carter2,769

50.4%Ford2,892

1.4%

R+2.1

D+22.5

R+4.2

5,739

1972

37.2%McGovern2,089

61.8%Nixon3,470

0.9%

R+24.6

R+6.5

R+1.5

5,612

1968

38.8%Humphrey2,084

56.9%Nixon3,056

4.4%

R+18.1

R+27.7

R+17.4

5,374

1964

54.8%Johnson2,896

45.2%Goldwater2,389

0.0%

D+9.6

D+40.7

R+13.0

5,287

1960

34.4%Kennedy1,823

65.5%Nixon3,469

0.1%

R+31.1

D+3.4

R+31.2

5,297

1956

32.7%Stevenson1,591

67.2%Eisenhower3,267

0.1%

R+34.5

D+14.6

R+19.1

4,862

1952

25.4%Stevenson1,286

74.5%Eisenhower3,774

0.1%

R+49.1

R+51.4

R+38.3

5,067

1948

50.4%Truman2,134

48.1%Dewey2,035

1.5%

D+2.3

D+24.3

R+2.1

4,234

1944

38.7%Roosevelt1,649

60.7%Dewey2,584

0.6%

R+21.9

R+2.5

R+29.4

4,260

1940

40.1%Roosevelt1,983

59.5%Willkie2,944

0.5%

R+19.4

R+43.3

R+29.4

4,951

1936

60.1%Roosevelt2,910

36.2%Landon1,752

3.6%

D+23.9

R+5.7

R+0.3

4,838

1932

64.2%Roosevelt2,695

34.6%Hoover1,452

1.3%

D+29.6

D+50.0

D+11.8

4,201

1928

39.6%Smith1,607

60.0%Hoover2,433

0.3%

R+20.4

D+25.0

R+2.9

4,053

1924

6.6%Davis261

52.0%Coolidge2,065

41.2%La Follette1,637

R+45.4

D+27.2

R+20.2

3,973

1920

12.0%Cox442

84.5%Harding3,121

3.5%

R+72.6

R+48.1

R+46.4

3,692

1916

35.2%Wilson705

59.7%Hughes1,196

5.1%

R+24.5

R+24.7

R+27.6

2,004

1912

25.7%Wilson466

25.6%Taft463

48.7%

Roosevelt +22.9

D+38.8

R+19.4

1,810

1908

28.6%Bryan525

67.2%Taft1,234

4.2%

R+38.6

D+25.2

R+29.1

1,836

1904

15.3%Parker241

79.1%Roosevelt1,243

5.5%

R+63.8

R+28.9

R+44.1

1,571

1900

30.3%Bryan573

65.2%McKinley1,234

4.5%

R+34.9

R+12.9

R+27.4

1,893

1896

37.9%Bryan765

59.9%McKinley1,209

2.3%

R+22.0

D+13.4

R+15.9

2,020

1892

24.3%Cleveland383

59.6%Harrison940

16.1%

R+35.3

—

R+37.0

1,576

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

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

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

28.4%1,485

71.6%3,741

5,226

2020

33.0%1,618

67.0%3,278

4,896

2018

32.1%53

67.9%112

165

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

34.3%1,810

62.2%3,283

5,274

2020Class II

28.4%Tina Smith1,461

63.9%Jason Lewis3,286

5,140

2018Class I

38.5%Amy Klobuchar1,452

58.8%Jim Newberger2,217

3,770

2014Class II

36.2%Al Franken1,141

56.8%Mike McFadden1,793

3,156

2012Class I

45.8%Amy Klobuchar2,148

47.9%Kurt Bills2,245

4,691

2008Class II

35.8%Al Franken1,750

54.3%Norm Coleman2,656

4,895

2006Class I

43.5%Amy Klobuchar1,806

51.7%Mark Kennedy2,144

4,150

2002Class II

44.2%Walter Mondale2,019

52.0%Norm Coleman2,373

4,565

2000Class I

43.6%Mark Dayton2,146

50.6%Rod Grams2,488

4,921

1996Class II

42.9%Paul Wellstone2,088

53.0%Rudy Boschwitz2,580

4,864

1994Class I

40.3%Ann Wynia1,540

56.3%Rod Grams2,151

3,821

1990Class II

37.3%Paul Wellstone1,659

61.5%Rudy Boschwitz2,733

4,443

1988Class I

42.3%Hubert Humphrey III2,205

56.8%Dave Durenberger2,959

5,210

1984Class II

30.1%Joan A. Growe1,551

69.5%Rudy Boschwitz3,584

5,160

1982Class I

43.6%Mark Dayton2,069

56.4%Dave Durenberger2,672

4,741

1978Class II

29.3%Wendell Anderson1,295

69.2%Rudy Boschwitz3,065

4,426

1976Class I

65.2%Hubert Humphrey3,633

34.8%Gerald W. Brekke1,937

5,570

1972Class II

52.8%Walter Mondale2,992

47.0%Phil Hansen2,663

5,670

1970Class I

48.4%Hubert Humphrey2,191

51.0%Clark MacGregor2,311

4,528

1966Class II

39.0%Walter Mondale1,747

60.0%Robert A. Forsythe2,687

4,475

1964Class I

49.9%Eugene McCarthy2,618

49.7%Wheelock Whitney2,612

5,251

1960Class II

40.9%Hubert Humphrey2,177

59.0%P. Kenneth Peterson3,138

5,323

1958Class I

33.1%Eugene McCarthy1,264

66.7%Edward J. Thye2,542

3,813

1954Class II

40.9%Hubert Humphrey1,445

58.6%Val Bjornson2,068

3,530

1952Class I

24.8%Bill Carlson1,264

74.7%Edward J. Thye3,806

5,098

1948Class II

47.1%Hubert Humphrey1,972

52.5%Joseph H. Ball2,199

4,185

1946Class I

21.2%Theodore Jorgenson580

78.1%Edward J. Thye2,139

2,739

1942Class II

10.6%Ed Murphy253

59.4%Joseph H. Ball1,422

2,393

1940Class I

19.5%John E. Regan922

69.6%Henrik Shipstead3,296

4,736

1936Class II

0.0%None0

46.2%Theodore Chistianson2,028

4,387

1934Class I

31.6%Einar Hoidale1,301

24.6%N.J. Holmberg1,013

4,116

1930Class II

37.3%Einar Hoidale1,406

40.1%Thomas D. Schall1,513

3,770

1928Class I

0.0%None0

35.2%Arthur E. Nelson1,488

4,231

1924Class II

5.0%John J. Farrell199

53.2%Thomas D. Schall2,116

3,979

1922Class I

23.3%Anna D. Olesan767

39.2%Frank Kellogg1,289

3,292

1918Class II

0.0%None0

75.1%Knute Nelson1,333

1,776

1916Class I

21.1%Daniel W. Lawler404

63.7%Frank Kellogg1,218

1,911

1912Class II

25.0%Daniel W. Lawler371

75.0%Knute Nelson1,114

1,485

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

33.6%Tina Smith1,259

62.5%Karin Housley2,342

3,749

1978Special · Class I

36.8%Bob Short1,620

61.1%Dave Durenberger2,690

4,405

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

27.5%Tim Walz1,139

69.5%Scott Jensen2,877

4,138

2018

36.9%Tim Walz And Peggy Flanagan1,390

60.8%Jeff Johnson And Donna Bergstrom2,288

3,765

2014

36.3%Mark Dayton1,137

57.6%Jeff Johnson1,804

3,133

2010

34.6%Mark Dayton1,264

55.2%Tom Emmer2,017

3,652

2006

38.1%Mike Hatch1,585

55.7%Tim Pawlenty2,318

4,158

2002

38.6%Roger Moe1,727

49.0%Tim Pawlenty2,195

4,478

1998

—

0.0%Skip Humphrey0

47.7%Norm Coleman1,832

3,837

1994

34.8%John Marty1,317

55.8%Arne Carlson2,114

3,788

1990

48.1%Rudy Perpich2,097

50.0%Arne Carlson2,177

4,358

1986

39.5%Rudy Perpich1,908

59.9%Cal Ludeman2,893

4,831

1982

51.6%Rudy Perpich2,467

46.9%Wheelock Whitney, Jr.2,242

4,777

1978

42.8%Rudy Perpich1,882

54.6%Al Quie2,402

4,398

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Rock County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	5,687
2018	5,282
2020	5,876
2022	5,664
2024	6,213

How did Rock County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Rock County, Minnesota voted Republican by 39.2 points (R+39.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,373 votes cast, 1,585 went Democratic and 3,690 went Republican.

When did Rock County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Rock County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Rock County, Minnesota?

Rock County, Minnesota has a population of 9,621 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Rock County, Minnesota is $71,295 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Rock County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Rock County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.