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1876–2024
St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County·Minnesota

St. Louis County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Iron Range traditions keep a vast northern county reliably blue

18762024·38 elections
St. Louis County, Minnesota · Todd Murray from Bloomington, MN, USA; Original uploader to en.wikipedia was Appraiser at en.wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+14
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
200,123
2024 ACS
Most similar
Douglas County
WI · similarity 0.99
168 precincts · 119,011 votes cast
Harris · D+14
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+13.7%
66,33650,066119,011
2020D
+15.6%
67,70449,017119,531
2016D
+11.7%
57,77144,630112,422
2012D
+29.6%
73,37839,131115,594
2008D
+32.5%
77,35138,742118,814
2004D
+31.7%
77,95840,112119,565
2000D
+26.8%
64,23735,420107,464
1996D
+35.1%
60,73625,553100,196
1992D
+34.2%
61,81324,579108,815
1988D
+37.3%
70,34431,799103,237
1984D
+38.6%
77,68334,162112,858
1980D
+31.4%
69,40333,407114,674
1976D
+34.8%
75,04035,331114,075
1972D
+18.9%
61,10341,435104,180
1968D
+45.5%
72,26725,981101,797
1964D
+51.6%
79,52925,246105,183
1960D
+27.1%
69,27039,620109,522
1956D
+21.7%
62,19039,902102,723
1952D
+23.4%
63,03238,900103,286
1948D
+35.0%
62,55328,49097,292
1944D
+39.0%
63,36927,49391,942
1940D
+35.4%
68,62032,243102,623
1936D
+50.3%
69,36522,33293,510
1932D
+6.3%
40,18134,88383,729
1928R
−26.1%
25,40144,33172,517
1924R
−53.3%
2,57737,03364,623
1920R
−26.9%
14,76727,98749,115
1916D
+4.7%
12,05610,83426,124
1912D
+6.0%
5,1243,88120,878
1908R
−41.7%
4,46412,07618,274
1904R
−63.0%
1,97210,37513,345
1900R
−30.1%
4,6678,85113,890
1896R
−13.8%
7,4129,81017,406
1892D
+15.1%
5,1573,58610,383
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
1.3%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
14.0%
Mainline Protestant
12.0%
Other Christian
5.2%
Methodist
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Non-Christian
1.0%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

St. Louis County spans more land area than some states, anchored by Duluth's union-heavy workforce and the Iron Range's mining communities — a demographic mix that has backed Democratic presidential candidates by double digits for decades.

The Democratic margin in St. Louis County reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was fourteen points — still decisive.

St. Louis County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $70,069, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 200,123 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Charles City County.