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county

Stearns 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

German37.9%29.2%12.5%

Irish7.7%9.9%9.4%

Norwegian7.2%12.1%—

Polish5.1%3.7%2.2%

Swedish4.0%6.5%—

English3.9%6.6%9.5%

American2.6%2.3%5.3%

French1.9%1.8%1.6%

African American†5.2%3.8%9.9%

Somali2.0%1.1%—

African1.0%0.5%0.5%

Nigerian0.3%0.2%0.2%

Sudanese0.2%——

Mexican2.9%3.9%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.5%0.3%1.8%

Cuban0.3%—0.7%

Dominican0.2%—0.7%

Nicaraguan0.2%——

Hmong0.4%1.7%—

Vietnamese0.3%0.4%0.6%

Asian Indian0.2%0.8%1.4%

Chinese0.2%0.5%1.3%

Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%

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	Stearns County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	35.1	39	39.1
Age 18–24	14.3%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	15.9%	17.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Stearns County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$77,066	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	12.9%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	28.8%	39.4%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Stearns County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	12.0%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	3.3%	4.2%	13.6%
Other languages	5.2%	2.6%	0.8%

Religious landscape

Measure	Stearns County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	33.9%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	8.7%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	47.1%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	8.4%	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 74.3% of 117,712 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic35.6%30,829TrumpRepublican62.3%53,932KennedyIndependent0.8%705

R+26.7

Lead: 23,103
Total: 86,631
vs nation: R+25.2
Turnout: 74.3%

BidenDemocratic37.6%31,879TrumpRepublican60.1%50,959JorgensenLibertarian1.2%1,036

R+22.5

Lead: 19,080
Total: 84,835
vs nation: R+26.9
Turnout: 72.3%

ClintonDemocratic32.1%25,576TrumpRepublican59.8%47,617JohnsonLibertarian3.7%2,972

R+27.7

Lead: 22,041
Total: 79,592
vs nation: R+29.8
Turnout: 70.3%

ObamaDemocratic42.8%33,551RomneyRepublican54.8%43,015GRAYLibertarian1.2%955

R+12.1

Lead: 9,464
Total: 78,477
vs nation: R+15.9
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic45.3%35,690McCainRepublican52.3%41,194OtherAll other candidates2.4%1,872

R+7.0

Lead: 5,504
Total: 78,756
vs nation: R+14.3
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic43.2%32,659BushRepublican55.2%41,726OtherAll other candidates1.6%1,192

R+12.0

Lead: 9,067
Total: 75,577
vs nation: R+9.5
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic39.7%24,800BushRepublican51.9%32,402NaderGreen6.1%3,820

R+12.2

Lead: 7,602
Total: 62,476
vs nation: R+12.7
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic44.0%24,238DoleRepublican39.0%21,474PerotReform14.8%8,150

D+5.0

Lead: 2,764
Total: 55,045
vs nation: R+3.5
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+26.7MIT Election Lab
Population: 160,8652024 5-year
Median household income: $77,0662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 80.2%2024 5-year
Black: 9.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 4.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+59.8 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+76.0 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Benton County, MN · twin score 83.7

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: 74.3%87,486 participants ÷ 117,712 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +16.2 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -3.8 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 58.2%–60.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	80,371	114,352	70.3%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	66,737	115,425	57.8%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	85,291	117,942	72.3%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	65,966	117,456	56.2%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	87,486	117,712	74.3%	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

202 precincts · 86,632 votes

Election

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

Stearns County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -COLD SPRINGCOLD SPRING	787	1,658	38	2,483	31.7%	66.8%	R+35.1
Precinct -ST AUGUSTAST AUGUSTA	604	1,734	50	2,388	25.3%	72.6%	R+47.3
Precinct -SAUK CENTRESAUK CENTRE	567	1,670	39	2,276	24.9%	73.4%	R+48.5
Precinct -SARTELL P-1SARTELL P-1	898	1,245	45	2,188	41.0%	56.9%	R+15.9
Precinct -SARTELL P-4SARTELL P-4	841	1,169	35	2,045	41.1%	57.2%	R+16.0
Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P3ST CLOUD W3 P3	861	1,096	32	1,989	43.3%	55.1%	R+11.8
Precinct -BROCKWAY TWPBROCKWAY TWP	453	1,485	25	1,963	23.1%	75.6%	R+52.6
Precinct -WAKEFIELD TWPWAKEFIELD TWP	561	1,307	35	1,903	29.5%	68.7%	R+39.2
Precinct -ST JOSEPH P2ST JOSEPH P2	833	986	36	1,855	44.9%	53.2%	R+8.2
Precinct -SARTELL P-7SARTELL P-7	716	1,082	40	1,838	39.0%	58.9%	R+19.9
Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P5ST CLOUD W4 P5	905	868	53	1,826	49.6%	47.5%	D+2.0
Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P2ST CLOUD W3 P2	901	878	42	1,821	49.5%	48.2%	D+1.3
Precinct -ST CLOUD W2 P2ST CLOUD W2 P2	1,015	733	57	1,805	56.2%	40.6%	D+15.6
Precinct -ST JOSEPH P1ST JOSEPH P1	762	991	31	1,784	42.7%	55.5%	R+12.8
Precinct -WAITE PARK P2WAITE PARK P2	792	880	34	1,706	46.4%	51.6%	R+5.2
Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P1ST CLOUD W3 P1	732	876	24	1,632	44.9%	53.7%	R+8.8
Precinct -MELROSEMELROSE	411	1,119	42	1,572	26.1%	71.2%	R+45.0
Precinct -ROCKVILLEROCKVILLE	420	1,108	29	1,557	27.0%	71.2%	R+44.2
Precinct -ALBANYALBANY	386	1,140	25	1,551	24.9%	73.5%	R+48.6
Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P3ST CLOUD W4 P3	738	725	43	1,506	49.0%	48.1%	D+0.9
Precinct -AVON TWPAVON TWP	365	981	32	1,378	26.5%	71.2%	R+44.7
Precinct -PAYNESVILLEPAYNESVILLE	408	942	22	1,372	29.7%	68.7%	R+38.9
Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P3ST CLOUD W1 P3	647	644	44	1,335	48.5%	48.2%	D+0.2
Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P1ST CLOUD W4 P1	595	689	35	1,319	45.1%	52.2%	R+7.1
Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P4ST CLOUD W4 P4	638	650	31	1,319	48.4%	49.3%	R+0.9
Precinct -MAINE PRAIRIE TWPMAINE PRAIRIE TWP	289	990	15	1,294	22.3%	76.5%	R+54.2
Precinct -SARTELL P-3SARTELL P-3	533	708	42	1,283	41.5%	55.2%	R+13.6
Precinct -COLLEGEVILLE TWP P1COLLEGEVILLE TWP P1	487	776	18	1,281	38.0%	60.6%	R+22.6
Precinct -SARTELL P-6SARTELL P-6	548	688	34	1,270	43.1%	54.2%	R+11.0
Precinct -LYNDEN TWPLYNDEN TWP	337	890	29	1,256	26.8%	70.9%	R+44.0
Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P7ST CLOUD W4 P7	552	607	23	1,182	46.7%	51.4%	R+4.7
Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P6ST CLOUD W4 P6	434	661	40	1,135	38.2%	58.2%	R+20.0
Precinct -SARTELL P-5SARTELL P-5	464	628	23	1,115	41.6%	56.3%	R+14.7
Precinct -EDEN LAKE TWPEDEN LAKE TWP	269	810	19	1,098	24.5%	73.8%	R+49.3
Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P4ST CLOUD W3 P4	508	544	36	1,088	46.7%	50.0%	R+3.3
Precinct -AVONAVON	308	744	26	1,078	28.6%	69.0%	R+40.4
Precinct -FAIR HAVEN TWPFAIR HAVEN TWP	270	778	25	1,073	25.2%	72.5%	R+47.3
Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P4ST CLOUD W1 P4	528	485	41	1,054	50.1%	46.0%	D+4.1
Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P7ST CLOUD W3 P7	584	447	23	1,054	55.4%	42.4%	D+13.0
Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P6ST CLOUD W3 P6	519	482	36	1,037	50.0%	46.5%	D+3.6
Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P2ST CLOUD W4 P2	538	458	32	1,028	52.3%	44.6%	D+7.8
Precinct -PAYNESVILLE TWPPAYNESVILLE TWP	305	689	22	1,016	30.0%	67.8%	R+37.8
Precinct -LE SAUK TWPLE SAUK TWP	342	659	14	1,015	33.7%	64.9%	R+31.2
Precinct -MUNSON TWPMUNSON TWP	253	716	28	997	25.4%	71.8%	R+46.4
Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P5ST CLOUD W1 P5	604	341	29	974	62.0%	35.0%	D+27.0
Precinct -WAITE PARK P1WAITE PARK P1	375	563	24	962	39.0%	58.5%	R+19.5
Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P7ST CLOUD W1 P7	417	493	35	945	44.1%	52.2%	R+8.0
Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P5ST CLOUD W3 P5	427	458	36	921	46.4%	49.7%	R+3.4
Precinct -RICHMONDRICHMOND	235	643	12	890	26.4%	72.2%	R+45.8
Precinct -ST WENDEL TWP P-1ST WENDEL TWP P-1	290	541	12	843	34.4%	64.2%	R+29.8
Precinct -HOLDING TWPHOLDING TWP	113	637	10	760	14.9%	83.8%	R+68.9
Precinct -SAUK CENTRE TWPSAUK CENTRE TWP	130	603	8	741	17.5%	81.4%	R+63.8
Precinct -ST WENDEL TWP P-2ST WENDEL TWP P-2	153	556	12	721	21.2%	77.1%	R+55.9
Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P2ST CLOUD W1 P2	367	276	18	661	55.5%	41.8%	D+13.8
Precinct -ST JOSEPH TWP P-1ST JOSEPH TWP P-1	225	427	7	659	34.1%	64.8%	R+30.7
Precinct -MILLWOOD TWPMILLWOOD TWP	90	547	10	647	13.9%	84.5%	R+70.6
Precinct -ALBANY TWPALBANY TWP	65	572	8	645	10.1%	88.7%	R+78.6
Precinct -COLLEGEVILLE TWP P2COLLEGEVILLE TWP P2	260	358	21	639	40.7%	56.0%	R+15.3
Precinct -FARMING TWPFARMING TWP	98	508	8	614	16.0%	82.7%	R+66.8
Precinct -KRAIN TWPKRAIN TWP	64	533	10	607	10.5%	87.8%	R+77.3
Precinct -ST STEPHENST STEPHEN	85	439	15	539	15.8%	81.4%	R+65.7
Precinct -KIMBALLKIMBALL	129	359	7	495	26.1%	72.5%	R+46.5
Precinct -WAITE PARK P3WAITE PARK P3	230	255	6	491	46.8%	51.9%	R+5.1
Precinct -MELROSE TWPMELROSE TWP	112	345	6	463	24.2%	74.5%	R+50.3
Precinct -HOLDINGFORDHOLDINGFORD	81	354	8	443	18.3%	79.9%	R+61.6
Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P6ST CLOUD W1 P6	232	183	8	423	54.8%	43.3%	D+11.6
Precinct -FREEPORTFREEPORT	68	337	10	415	16.4%	81.2%	R+64.8
Precinct -LUXEMBURG TWPLUXEMBURG TWP	56	341	8	405	13.8%	84.2%	R+70.4
Precinct -OAK TWPOAK TWP	44	338	6	388	11.3%	87.1%	R+75.8
Precinct -BELGRADEBELGRADE	100	257	13	370	27.0%	69.5%	R+42.4
Precinct -BROOTENBROOTEN	112	247	8	367	30.5%	67.3%	R+36.8
Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P1ST CLOUD W1 P1	229	96	14	339	67.6%	28.3%	D+39.2
Precinct -ST MARTIN TWPST MARTIN TWP	32	241	4	277	11.6%	87.0%	R+75.5
Precinct -GROVE TWPGROVE TWP	33	228	2	263	12.5%	86.7%	R+74.1
Precinct -EDEN VALLEYEDEN VALLEY	64	172	8	244	26.2%	70.5%	R+44.3
Precinct -SPRING HILL TWPSPRING HILL TWP	26	187	2	215	12.1%	87.0%	R+74.9
Precinct -ST MARTINST MARTIN	23	171	3	197	11.7%	86.8%	R+75.1
Precinct -ZION TWPZION TWP	21	164	5	190	11.1%	86.3%	R+75.3
Precinct -GETTY TWPGETTY TWP	21	156	4	181	11.6%	86.2%	R+74.6
Precinct -CROW LAKE TWPCROW LAKE TWP	44	133	3	180	24.4%	73.9%	R+49.4
Precinct -WAITE PARK P4WAITE PARK P4	57	119	3	179	31.8%	66.5%	R+34.6
Precinct -NEW MUNICHNEW MUNICH	22	152	3	177	12.4%	85.9%	R+73.4
Precinct -LAKE GEORGE TWPLAKE GEORGE TWP	13	156	4	173	7.5%	90.2%	R+82.7
Precinct -LAKE HENRY TWPLAKE HENRY TWP	15	147	2	164	9.1%	89.6%	R+80.5
Precinct -CROW RIVER TWPCROW RIVER TWP	40	118	2	160	25.0%	73.8%	R+48.8
Precinct -ASHLEY TWPASHLEY TWP	12	124	2	138	8.7%	89.9%	R+81.2
Precinct -NORTH FORK TWPNORTH FORK TWP	23	95	4	122	18.9%	77.9%	R+59.0
Precinct -GREENWALDGREENWALD	14	102	0	116	12.1%	87.9%	R+75.9
Precinct -ELROSAELROSA	13	100	1	114	11.4%	87.7%	R+76.3
Precinct -RAYMOND TWPRAYMOND TWP	15	83	2	100	15.0%	83.0%	R+68.0
Precinct -MEIRE GROVEMEIRE GROVE	13	59	2	74	17.6%	79.7%	R+62.2
Precinct -ST ANTHONYST ANTHONY	7	42	0	49	14.3%	85.7%	R+71.4
Precinct -ROSCOEROSCOE	4	43	1	48	8.3%	89.6%	R+81.3
Precinct -LAKE HENRYLAKE HENRY	6	39	0	45	13.3%	86.7%	R+73.3
Precinct -SPRING HILLSPRING HILL	7	35	0	42	16.7%	83.3%	R+66.7
Precinct -ST ROSAST ROSA	6	27	0	33	18.2%	81.8%	R+63.6
Precinct -ST JOSEPH TWP P-2ST JOSEPH TWP P-2	3	16	0	19	15.8%	84.2%	R+68.4
Albany Twp. Voting District27_271450010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Albany Voting District27_271450005	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Ashley Twp. Voting District27_271450015	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Avon Twp. Voting District27_271450025	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Avon Voting District27_271450020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Belgrade Voting District27_271450030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Brockway Twp. Voting District27_271450035	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Brooten Voting District27_271450040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Clearwater Voting District27_271450042	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Cold Spring Voting District27_271450045	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Collegeville Twp. P-127_271450050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Collegeville Twp. P-227_271450055	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Crow Lake Twp. Voting District27_271450060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Crow River Twp. Voting District27_271450065	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Eden Lake Twp. Voting District27_271450070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Eden Valley Voting District27_271450075	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Elrosa Voting District27_271450080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Fair Haven Twp. Voting District27_271450085	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Farming Twp. Voting District27_271450090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Freeport Voting District27_271450095	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Getty Twp. Voting District27_271450100	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Greenwald Voting District27_271450105	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Grove Twp. Voting District27_271450110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Holding Twp. Voting District27_271450115	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Holdingford Voting District27_271450120	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Kimball Voting District27_271450125	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Krain Twp. Voting District27_271450130	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lake George Twp. Voting District27_271450135	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lake Henry Twp. Voting District27_271450140	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lake Henry Voting District27_271450137	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Le Sauk Twp. Voting District27_271450145	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Luxemburg Twp. Voting District27_271450150	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lynden Twp. Voting District27_271450155	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Maine Prairie Twp. P-127_271450160	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Maine Prairie Twp. P-227_271450162	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Meire Grove Voting District27_271450165	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Melrose Twp. Voting District27_271450180	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Melrose Voting District27_271450170	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Millwood Twp. Voting District27_271450185	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Munson Twp. Voting District27_271450190	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
New Munich Voting District27_271450195	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
North Fork Twp. Voting District27_271450200	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Oak Twp. Voting District27_271450205	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Paynesville Twp. Voting District27_271450215	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Paynesville Voting District27_271450210	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Raymond Twp. Voting District27_271450225	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Richmond Voting District27_271450230	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rockville P-127_271450235	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Rockville P-227_271450237	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Roscoe Voting District27_271450245	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sartell P-127_271450416	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sartell P-327_271450418	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sartell P-427_271450419	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sartell P-527_271450415	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sartell P-627_271450417	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sartell P-727_271450414	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sauk Centre Twp. Voting District27_271450430	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Sauk Centre Voting District27_271450420	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Spring Hill Twp. Voting District27_271450435	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Spring Hill Voting District27_271450434	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Anthony Voting District27_271450250	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Augusta Voting District27_271450255	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-1 P-127_271450260	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-1 P-227_271450265	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-1 P-327_271450270	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-1 P-427_271450275	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-1 P-527_271450280	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-1 P-627_271450285	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-1 P-727_271450290	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-1 P-827_271450295	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-2 P-927_271450300	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-3 P-127_271450305	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-3 P-227_271450307	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-3 P-327_271450310	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-3 P-427_271450312	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-3 P-527_271450315	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-3 P-627_271450317	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-3 P-727_271450320	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-3 P-827_271450322	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-3 P-927_271450325	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-4 P-127_271450330	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-4 P-227_271450335	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-4 P-327_271450340	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-4 P-427_271450345	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-4 P-527_271450350	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-4 P-627_271450355	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-4 P-727_271450360	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-4 P-827_271450365	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Cloud W-4 P-927_271450370	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Joseph P-127_271450380	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Joseph P-227_271450385	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Joseph Twp. Voting District27_271450390	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Martin Twp. Voting District27_271450400	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Martin Voting District27_271450399	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Rosa Voting District27_271450404	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Stephen Voting District27_271450405	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Wendel Twp. P-127_271450410	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
St. Wendel Twp. P-227_271450411	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Waite Park P-127_271450440	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Waite Park P-227_271450441	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Waite Park P-327_271450442	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Waite Park P-427_271450443	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Wakefield Twp. Voting District27_271450445	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Zion Twp. P-127_271450450	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Zion Twp. P-227_271450455	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	+41.4%
1896	+25.6%
1900	+25.8%
1904	−4.0%
1908	+18.1%
1912	+33.9%
1916	−12.1%
1920	−76.0%
1924	−29.5%
1928	+42.6%
1932	+59.8%
1936	+33.2%
1940	−26.4%
1944	−21.1%
1948	+19.9%
1952	−29.6%
1956	−27.6%
1960	+16.9%
1964	+18.8%
1968	+1.7%
1972	+0.9%
1976	+11.4%
1980	−5.9%
1984	−18.0%
1988	−7.2%
1992	−1.8%
1996	+5.0%
2000	−12.2%
2004	−12.0%
2008	−7.0%
2012	−12.1%
2016	−27.7%
2020	−22.5%
2024	−26.7%

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	35.6%Harris30,829	62.3%Trump53,932	0.8%Kennedy705 +7	R+26.7	R+4.2	R+25.2	86,631
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican62.3%53,932 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic35.6%30,829 Robert F KennedyIndependent0.8%705 Jill SteinIndependent0.4%354 Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%338 OtherAll other candidates0.3%270 Cornel WestIndependent0.1%82 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%67 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%41 Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%13
2020	R	37.6%Biden31,879	60.1%Trump50,959	1.2%Jorgensen1,036	R+22.5	D+5.2	R+26.9	84,835
2016	R	32.1%Clinton25,576	59.8%Trump47,617	3.7%Johnson2,972	R+27.7	R+15.6	R+29.8	79,592
2012	R	42.8%Obama33,551	54.8%Romney43,015	1.2%GRAY955	R+12.1	R+5.1	R+15.9	78,477
2008	R	45.3%Obama35,690	52.3%McCain41,194	2.4%	R+7.0	D+5.0	R+14.3	78,756
2004	R	43.2%Kerry32,659	55.2%Bush41,726	1.6%	R+12.0	D+0.2	R+9.5	75,577
2000	R	39.7%Gore24,800	51.9%Bush32,402	6.1%Nader3,820	R+12.2	R+17.2	R+12.7	62,476
1996	D	44.0%Clinton24,238	39.0%Dole21,474	14.8%Perot8,150	D+5.0	D+6.8	R+3.5	55,045
1992	R	36.1%Clinton21,451	37.9%Bush22,502	25.0%Perot14,834	R+1.8	D+5.4	R+7.3	59,340
1988	R	45.7%Dukakis23,798	52.8%Bush27,529	1.5%	R+7.2	D+10.8	D+0.6	52,093
1984	R	40.6%Mondale20,944	58.5%Reagan30,216	0.9%	R+18.0	R+12.1	D+0.3	51,645
1980	R	42.4%Carter21,862	48.3%Reagan24,888	9.3%	R+5.9	R+17.3	D+3.9	51,522
1976	D	52.3%Carter25,027	40.9%Ford19,574	6.7%	D+11.4	D+10.5	D+9.3	47,821
1972	D	46.7%McGovern19,315	45.8%Nixon18,951	7.6%	D+0.9	R+0.8	D+24.0	41,400
1968	D	47.6%Humphrey15,990	45.9%Nixon15,422	6.5%	D+1.7	R+17.1	D+2.4	33,580
1964	D	59.3%Johnson19,063	40.4%Goldwater13,009	0.3%	D+18.8	D+1.9	R+3.8	32,166
1960	D	58.4%Kennedy19,026	41.5%Nixon13,522	0.1%	D+16.9	D+44.5	D+16.7	32,581
1956	R	36.1%Stevenson9,829	63.7%Eisenhower17,364	0.2%	R+27.6	D+2.0	R+12.2	27,257
1952	R	35.1%Stevenson9,907	64.7%Eisenhower18,267	0.1%	R+29.6	R+49.5	R+18.9	28,213
1948	D	59.4%Truman15,261	39.5%Dewey10,153	1.1%	D+19.9	D+41.0	D+15.4	25,706
1944	R	39.3%Roosevelt8,647	60.4%Dewey13,298	0.4%	R+21.1	D+5.3	R+28.6	22,029
1940	R	36.6%Roosevelt9,305	63.0%Willkie16,027	0.4%	R+26.4	R+59.6	R+36.4	25,434
1936	D	56.5%Roosevelt12,760	23.3%Landon5,262	20.2%	D+33.2	R+26.6	D+8.9	22,580
1932	D	79.4%Roosevelt18,293	19.5%Hoover4,499	1.1%	D+59.8	D+17.2	D+42.1	23,050
1928	D	71.2%Smith16,104	28.6%Hoover6,459	0.2%	D+42.6	D+72.2	D+60.1	22,615
1924	O	7.8%Davis1,354	37.4%Coolidge6,469	54.2%La Follette9,385	La Follette +17.5	D+46.5	R+4.4	17,314
1920	R	10.3%Cox1,616	86.3%Harding13,566	3.4%	R+76.0	R+63.9	R+49.9	15,714
1916	R	42.3%Wilson3,350	54.4%Hughes4,312	3.3%	R+12.1	R+46.1	R+15.3	7,921
1912	D	51.6%Wilson3,317	17.6%Taft1,134	30.8%	D+33.9	D+15.8	D+14.4	6,434
1908	D	56.9%Bryan3,835	38.8%Taft2,614	4.4%	D+18.1	D+22.1	D+27.7	6,745
1904	R	46.5%Parker2,625	50.4%Roosevelt2,849	3.1%	R+4.0	R+29.7	D+15.7	5,649
1900	D	61.3%Bryan4,244	35.5%McKinley2,460	3.1%	D+25.8	D+0.2	D+33.3	6,920
1896	D	61.6%Bryan4,911	36.1%McKinley2,873	2.3%	D+25.6	R+15.8	D+31.7	7,967
1892	D	65.0%Cleveland4,461	23.7%Harrison1,624	11.3%	D+41.4	—	D+39.7	6,859
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	34.3%28,564	65.7%54,782	83,346
2018	R	43.6%423	56.4%548	971

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	43.3%36,587	53.5%45,225	84,474
2020Class II	R	35.9%Tina Smith29,931	56.4%Jason Lewis47,080	83,402
2018Class I	D	48.4%Amy Klobuchar31,970	48.1%Jim Newberger31,821	66,117
2014Class II	R	46.1%Al Franken23,607	49.4%Mike McFadden25,329	51,246
2012Class I	D	61.4%Amy Klobuchar46,312	33.6%Kurt Bills25,373	75,431
2008Class II	R	33.5%Al Franken26,161	46.4%Norm Coleman36,224	78,078
2006Class I	D	50.0%Amy Klobuchar28,630	46.0%Mark Kennedy26,358	57,249
2002Class II	R	40.9%Walter Mondale23,520	55.6%Norm Coleman31,945	57,497
2000Class I	R	42.7%Mark Dayton26,343	49.2%Rod Grams30,348	61,688
1996Class II	R	42.0%Paul Wellstone23,020	48.9%Rudy Boschwitz26,803	54,840
1994Class I	R	35.5%Ann Wynia15,768	59.1%Rod Grams26,257	44,427
1990Class II	R	42.1%Paul Wellstone19,073	55.7%Rudy Boschwitz25,276	45,339
1988Class I	R	35.6%Hubert Humphrey III18,452	62.3%Dave Durenberger32,306	51,862
1984Class II	R	32.5%Joan A. Growe16,635	66.7%Rudy Boschwitz34,076	51,110
1982Class I	R	34.5%Mark Dayton15,424	65.5%Dave Durenberger29,330	44,754
1978Class II	R	34.4%Wendell Anderson13,609	61.1%Rudy Boschwitz24,197	39,604
1976Class I	D	73.4%Hubert Humphrey27,793	26.6%Gerald W. Brekke10,076	37,869
1972Class II	D	58.4%Walter Mondale23,860	40.8%Phil Hansen16,669	40,878
1970Class I	D	51.7%Hubert Humphrey15,404	47.4%Clark MacGregor14,135	29,791
1966Class II	D	51.7%Walter Mondale14,084	47.2%Robert A. Forsythe12,876	27,258
1964Class I	D	58.7%Eugene McCarthy18,810	40.7%Wheelock Whitney13,042	32,047
1960Class II	D	55.6%Hubert Humphrey18,124	44.1%P. Kenneth Peterson14,396	32,614
1958Class I	D	55.1%Eugene McCarthy13,465	44.6%Edward J. Thye10,903	24,442
1954Class II	D	53.7%Hubert Humphrey13,342	44.0%Val Bjornson10,924	24,845
1952Class I	R	34.1%Bill Carlson10,014	65.3%Edward J. Thye19,183	29,392
1948Class II	D	61.0%Hubert Humphrey15,971	38.6%Joseph H. Ball10,114	26,180
1946Class I	R	30.5%Theodore Jorgenson5,657	68.1%Edward J. Thye12,650	18,564
1942Class II	R	17.3%Ed Murphy2,719	42.3%Joseph H. Ball6,650	15,722
1940Class I	R	26.0%John E. Regan6,434	61.6%Henrik Shipstead15,258	24,753
1936Class II	R	0.0%None0	37.0%Theodore Chistianson7,350	19,844
1934Class I	D	52.7%Einar Hoidale11,958	11.9%N.J. Holmberg2,699	22,705
1930Class II	D	49.8%Einar Hoidale8,669	32.8%Thomas D. Schall5,715	17,406
1928Class I	R	0.0%None0	21.4%Arthur E. Nelson4,933	23,068
1924Class II	R	19.7%John J. Farrell3,438	31.8%Thomas D. Schall5,568	17,496
1922Class I	R	22.6%Anna D. Olesan3,139	27.6%Frank Kellogg3,824	13,866
1918Class II	R	0.0%None0	57.2%Knute Nelson3,951	6,913
1916Class I	R	41.4%Daniel W. Lawler3,311	46.6%Frank Kellogg3,725	7,995
1912Class II	D	60.1%Daniel W. Lawler3,149	39.9%Knute Nelson2,092	5,241

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	40.4%Tina Smith26,643	54.9%Karin Housley36,195	65,895
1978Special · Class I	R	31.0%Bob Short12,216	62.7%Dave Durenberger24,734	39,439

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	36.9%Tim Walz24,162	59.8%Scott Jensen39,171	65,458
2018	R	40.5%Tim Walz And Peggy Flanagan26,707	55.9%Jeff Johnson And Donna Bergstrom36,830	65,908
2014	R	41.6%Mark Dayton21,242	52.4%Jeff Johnson26,753	51,017
2010	R	36.0%Mark Dayton19,929	50.3%Tom Emmer27,816	55,344
2006	R	37.7%Mike Hatch21,557	55.9%Tim Pawlenty31,964	57,174
2002	R	30.5%Roger Moe17,362	50.7%Tim Pawlenty28,849	56,933
1998	—	0.0%Skip Humphrey0	38.5%Norm Coleman20,731	53,863
1994	R	33.0%John Marty14,542	61.6%Arne Carlson27,125	44,029
1990	D	49.6%Rudy Perpich22,046	44.3%Arne Carlson19,694	44,427
1986	R	48.3%Rudy Perpich18,231	50.3%Cal Ludeman18,987	37,736
1982	D	60.6%Rudy Perpich27,052	37.9%Wheelock Whitney, Jr.16,888	44,606
1978	R	44.1%Rudy Perpich17,266	51.4%Al Quie20,122	39,158

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Stearns County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	93,993
2018	91,191
2020	98,045
2022	97,051
2024	104,220

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−362 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −5,453 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $53,231 in average income, against $89,090 for residents who stayed — 40% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+18.8 on average — 7.9 points more Democratic-leaning than Stearns County, MN itself (R+26.7).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Benton County, MN692R+35.8
Sherburne County, MN445R+34.8
Hennepin County, MN365D+42.4
Wright County, MN223R+29.2
Anoka County, MN121R+4.4
Morrison County, MN117R+55.9

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Benton County, MN778
Hennepin County, MN573
Sherburne County, MN409
Wright County, MN253
Ramsey County, MN142
Morrison County, MN134

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 Stearns County, MN in Stearns County, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−641
2012	−660
2013	−701
2014	−322
2015	+261
2016	−624
2017	−479
2018	−209
2019	−127
2021	−349
2022	−632
2023	−233
2024	−375
2025	−362

Stearns County, anchored by St. Cloud, combines a substantial Catholic German-heritage rural base with a mid-sized urban core, producing Republican presidential margins that have widened consistently over the past three election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 59.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 76.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 26.7 points.

A population of 160,865, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,066 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Benton County and Wright County.

Political twins — counties

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

Benton County

Minnesota

83.7twin score

% Catholicmedian ageGerman ancestry≠ Polish ancestry

Wright County

Minnesota

77.9twin score

population scale% Evangelical% Catholic≠ median income

Steele County

Minnesota

76.2twin score

% EvangelicalSwedish ancestry2004–2020 trajectory≠ % Catholic

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Stearns County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Stearns County, Minnesota voted Republican by 26.7 points (R+26.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 86,631 votes cast, 30,829 went Democratic and 53,932 went Republican.

When did Stearns County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Stearns County, Minnesota?

Stearns County, Minnesota has a population of 160,865 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Stearns County, Minnesota is $77,066 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Stearns County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stearns County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.

Measure

Stearns County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

35.1

39.1

Age 18–24

14.3%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

15.9%

17.2%

Measure

Stearns County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$77,066

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

12.9%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

28.8%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure

Stearns County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

12.0%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

3.3%

4.2%

13.6%

Other languages

5.2%

2.6%

0.8%

Measure

Stearns County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

33.9%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

8.7%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

47.1%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

8.4%

13.5%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+26.7MIT Election Lab

Population

160,8652024 5-year

Median household income

$77,0662024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

80.2%2024 5-year

Black

9.0%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

4.8%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+59.8 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+76.0 in 1920MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Benton County, MN · twin score 83.7

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

80,371

114,352

70.3%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

66,737

115,425

57.8%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

85,291

117,942

72.3%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

65,966

117,456

56.2%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

87,486

117,712

74.3%

A/A

Stearns County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -COLD SPRINGCOLD SPRING

787

1,658

2,483

31.7%

66.8%

R+35.1

Precinct -ST AUGUSTAST AUGUSTA

604

1,734

2,388

25.3%

72.6%

R+47.3

Precinct -SAUK CENTRESAUK CENTRE

567

1,670

2,276

24.9%

73.4%

R+48.5

Precinct -SARTELL P-1SARTELL P-1

898

1,245

2,188

41.0%

56.9%

R+15.9

Precinct -SARTELL P-4SARTELL P-4

841

1,169

2,045

41.1%

57.2%

R+16.0

Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P3ST CLOUD W3 P3

861

1,096

1,989

43.3%

55.1%

R+11.8

Precinct -BROCKWAY TWPBROCKWAY TWP

453

1,485

1,963

23.1%

75.6%

R+52.6

Precinct -WAKEFIELD TWPWAKEFIELD TWP

561

1,307

1,903

29.5%

68.7%

R+39.2

Precinct -ST JOSEPH P2ST JOSEPH P2

833

986

1,855

44.9%

53.2%

R+8.2

Precinct -SARTELL P-7SARTELL P-7

716

1,082

1,838

39.0%

58.9%

R+19.9

Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P5ST CLOUD W4 P5

905

868

1,826

49.6%

47.5%

D+2.0

Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P2ST CLOUD W3 P2

901

878

1,821

49.5%

48.2%

D+1.3

Precinct -ST CLOUD W2 P2ST CLOUD W2 P2

1,015

733

1,805

56.2%

40.6%

D+15.6

Precinct -ST JOSEPH P1ST JOSEPH P1

762

991

1,784

42.7%

55.5%

R+12.8

Precinct -WAITE PARK P2WAITE PARK P2

792

880

1,706

46.4%

51.6%

R+5.2

Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P1ST CLOUD W3 P1

732

876

1,632

44.9%

53.7%

R+8.8

Precinct -MELROSEMELROSE

411

1,119

1,572

26.1%

71.2%

R+45.0

Precinct -ROCKVILLEROCKVILLE

420

1,108

1,557

27.0%

71.2%

R+44.2

Precinct -ALBANYALBANY

386

1,140

1,551

24.9%

73.5%

R+48.6

Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P3ST CLOUD W4 P3

738

725

1,506

49.0%

48.1%

D+0.9

Precinct -AVON TWPAVON TWP

365

981

1,378

26.5%

71.2%

R+44.7

Precinct -PAYNESVILLEPAYNESVILLE

408

942

1,372

29.7%

68.7%

R+38.9

Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P3ST CLOUD W1 P3

647

644

1,335

48.5%

48.2%

D+0.2

Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P1ST CLOUD W4 P1

595

689

1,319

45.1%

52.2%

R+7.1

Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P4ST CLOUD W4 P4

638

650

1,319

48.4%

49.3%

R+0.9

Precinct -MAINE PRAIRIE TWPMAINE PRAIRIE TWP

289

990

1,294

22.3%

76.5%

R+54.2

Precinct -SARTELL P-3SARTELL P-3

533

708

1,283

41.5%

55.2%

R+13.6

Precinct -COLLEGEVILLE TWP P1COLLEGEVILLE TWP P1

487

776

1,281

38.0%

60.6%

R+22.6

Precinct -SARTELL P-6SARTELL P-6

548

688

1,270

43.1%

54.2%

R+11.0

Precinct -LYNDEN TWPLYNDEN TWP

337

890

1,256

26.8%

70.9%

R+44.0

Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P7ST CLOUD W4 P7

552

607

1,182

46.7%

51.4%

R+4.7

Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P6ST CLOUD W4 P6

434

661

1,135

38.2%

58.2%

R+20.0

Precinct -SARTELL P-5SARTELL P-5

464

628

1,115

41.6%

56.3%

R+14.7

Precinct -EDEN LAKE TWPEDEN LAKE TWP

269

810

1,098

24.5%

73.8%

R+49.3

Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P4ST CLOUD W3 P4

508

544

1,088

46.7%

50.0%

R+3.3

Precinct -AVONAVON

308

744

1,078

28.6%

69.0%

R+40.4

Precinct -FAIR HAVEN TWPFAIR HAVEN TWP

270

778

1,073

25.2%

72.5%

R+47.3

Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P4ST CLOUD W1 P4

528

485

1,054

50.1%

46.0%

D+4.1

Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P7ST CLOUD W3 P7

584

447

1,054

55.4%

42.4%

D+13.0

Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P6ST CLOUD W3 P6

519

482

1,037

50.0%

46.5%

D+3.6

Precinct -ST CLOUD W4 P2ST CLOUD W4 P2

538

458

1,028

52.3%

44.6%

D+7.8

Precinct -PAYNESVILLE TWPPAYNESVILLE TWP

305

689

1,016

30.0%

67.8%

R+37.8

Precinct -LE SAUK TWPLE SAUK TWP

342

659

1,015

33.7%

64.9%

R+31.2

Precinct -MUNSON TWPMUNSON TWP

253

716

997

25.4%

71.8%

R+46.4

Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P5ST CLOUD W1 P5

604

341

974

62.0%

35.0%

D+27.0

Precinct -WAITE PARK P1WAITE PARK P1

375

563

962

39.0%

58.5%

R+19.5

Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P7ST CLOUD W1 P7

417

493

945

44.1%

52.2%

R+8.0

Precinct -ST CLOUD W3 P5ST CLOUD W3 P5

427

458

921

46.4%

49.7%

R+3.4

Precinct -RICHMONDRICHMOND

235

643

890

26.4%

72.2%

R+45.8

Precinct -ST WENDEL TWP P-1ST WENDEL TWP P-1

290

541

843

34.4%

64.2%

R+29.8

Precinct -HOLDING TWPHOLDING TWP

113

637

760

14.9%

83.8%

R+68.9

Precinct -SAUK CENTRE TWPSAUK CENTRE TWP

130

603

741

17.5%

81.4%

R+63.8

Precinct -ST WENDEL TWP P-2ST WENDEL TWP P-2

153

556

721

21.2%

77.1%

R+55.9

Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P2ST CLOUD W1 P2

367

276

661

55.5%

41.8%

D+13.8

Precinct -ST JOSEPH TWP P-1ST JOSEPH TWP P-1

225

427

659

34.1%

64.8%

R+30.7

Precinct -MILLWOOD TWPMILLWOOD TWP

547

647

13.9%

84.5%

R+70.6

Precinct -ALBANY TWPALBANY TWP

572

645

10.1%

88.7%

R+78.6

Precinct -COLLEGEVILLE TWP P2COLLEGEVILLE TWP P2

260

358

639

40.7%

56.0%

R+15.3

Precinct -FARMING TWPFARMING TWP

508

614

16.0%

82.7%

R+66.8

Precinct -KRAIN TWPKRAIN TWP

533

607

10.5%

87.8%

R+77.3

Precinct -ST STEPHENST STEPHEN

439

539

15.8%

81.4%

R+65.7

Precinct -KIMBALLKIMBALL

129

359

495

26.1%

72.5%

R+46.5

Precinct -WAITE PARK P3WAITE PARK P3

230

255

491

46.8%

51.9%

R+5.1

Precinct -MELROSE TWPMELROSE TWP

112

345

463

24.2%

74.5%

R+50.3

Precinct -HOLDINGFORDHOLDINGFORD

354

443

18.3%

79.9%

R+61.6

Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P6ST CLOUD W1 P6

232

183

423

54.8%

43.3%

D+11.6

Precinct -FREEPORTFREEPORT

337

415

16.4%

81.2%

R+64.8

Precinct -LUXEMBURG TWPLUXEMBURG TWP

341

405

13.8%

84.2%

R+70.4

Precinct -OAK TWPOAK TWP

338

388

11.3%

87.1%

R+75.8

Precinct -BELGRADEBELGRADE

100

257

370

27.0%

69.5%

R+42.4

Precinct -BROOTENBROOTEN

112

247

367

30.5%

67.3%

R+36.8

Precinct -ST CLOUD W1 P1ST CLOUD W1 P1

229

339

67.6%

28.3%

D+39.2

Precinct -ST MARTIN TWPST MARTIN TWP

241

277

11.6%

87.0%

R+75.5

Precinct -GROVE TWPGROVE TWP

228

263

12.5%

86.7%

R+74.1

Precinct -EDEN VALLEYEDEN VALLEY

172

244

26.2%

70.5%

R+44.3

Precinct -SPRING HILL TWPSPRING HILL TWP

187

215

12.1%

87.0%

R+74.9

Precinct -ST MARTINST MARTIN

171

197

11.7%

86.8%

R+75.1

Precinct -ZION TWPZION TWP

164

190

11.1%

86.3%

R+75.3

Precinct -GETTY TWPGETTY TWP

156

181

11.6%

86.2%

R+74.6

Precinct -CROW LAKE TWPCROW LAKE TWP

133

180

24.4%

73.9%

R+49.4

Precinct -WAITE PARK P4WAITE PARK P4

119

179

31.8%

66.5%

R+34.6

Precinct -NEW MUNICHNEW MUNICH

152

177

12.4%

85.9%

R+73.4

Precinct -LAKE GEORGE TWPLAKE GEORGE TWP

156

173

7.5%

90.2%

R+82.7

Precinct -LAKE HENRY TWPLAKE HENRY TWP

147

164

9.1%

89.6%

R+80.5

Precinct -CROW RIVER TWPCROW RIVER TWP

118

160

25.0%

73.8%

R+48.8

Precinct -ASHLEY TWPASHLEY TWP

124

138

8.7%

89.9%

R+81.2

Precinct -NORTH FORK TWPNORTH FORK TWP

122

18.9%

77.9%

R+59.0

Precinct -GREENWALDGREENWALD

102

116

12.1%

87.9%

R+75.9

Precinct -ELROSAELROSA

100

114

11.4%

87.7%

R+76.3

Precinct -RAYMOND TWPRAYMOND TWP

100

15.0%

83.0%

R+68.0

Precinct -MEIRE GROVEMEIRE GROVE

17.6%

79.7%

R+62.2

Precinct -ST ANTHONYST ANTHONY

14.3%

85.7%

R+71.4

Precinct -ROSCOEROSCOE

8.3%

89.6%

R+81.3

Precinct -LAKE HENRYLAKE HENRY

13.3%

86.7%

R+73.3

Precinct -SPRING HILLSPRING HILL

16.7%

83.3%

R+66.7

Precinct -ST ROSAST ROSA

18.2%

81.8%

R+63.6

Precinct -ST JOSEPH TWP P-2ST JOSEPH TWP P-2

15.8%

84.2%

R+68.4

Albany Twp. Voting District27_271450010

—

No votes

Albany Voting District27_271450005

—

No votes

Ashley Twp. Voting District27_271450015

—

No votes

Avon Twp. Voting District27_271450025

—

No votes

Avon Voting District27_271450020

—

No votes

Belgrade Voting District27_271450030

—

No votes

Brockway Twp. Voting District27_271450035

—

No votes

Brooten Voting District27_271450040

—

No votes

Clearwater Voting District27_271450042

—

No votes

Cold Spring Voting District27_271450045

—

No votes

Collegeville Twp. P-127_271450050

—

No votes

Collegeville Twp. P-227_271450055

—

No votes

Crow Lake Twp. Voting District27_271450060

—

No votes

Crow River Twp. Voting District27_271450065

—

No votes

Eden Lake Twp. Voting District27_271450070

—

No votes

Eden Valley Voting District27_271450075

—

No votes

Elrosa Voting District27_271450080

—

No votes

Fair Haven Twp. Voting District27_271450085

—

No votes

Farming Twp. Voting District27_271450090

—

No votes

Freeport Voting District27_271450095

—

No votes

Getty Twp. Voting District27_271450100

—

No votes

Greenwald Voting District27_271450105

—

No votes

Grove Twp. Voting District27_271450110

—

No votes

Holding Twp. Voting District27_271450115

—

No votes

Holdingford Voting District27_271450120

—

No votes

Kimball Voting District27_271450125

—

No votes

Krain Twp. Voting District27_271450130

—

No votes

Lake George Twp. Voting District27_271450135

—

No votes

Lake Henry Twp. Voting District27_271450140

—

No votes

Lake Henry Voting District27_271450137

—

No votes

Le Sauk Twp. Voting District27_271450145

—

No votes

Luxemburg Twp. Voting District27_271450150

—

No votes

Lynden Twp. Voting District27_271450155

—

No votes

Maine Prairie Twp. P-127_271450160

—

No votes

Maine Prairie Twp. P-227_271450162

—

No votes

Meire Grove Voting District27_271450165

—

No votes

Melrose Twp. Voting District27_271450180

—

No votes

Melrose Voting District27_271450170

—

No votes

Millwood Twp. Voting District27_271450185

—

No votes

Munson Twp. Voting District27_271450190

—

No votes

New Munich Voting District27_271450195

—

No votes

North Fork Twp. Voting District27_271450200

—

No votes

Oak Twp. Voting District27_271450205

—

No votes

Paynesville Twp. Voting District27_271450215

—

No votes

Paynesville Voting District27_271450210

—

No votes

Raymond Twp. Voting District27_271450225

—

No votes

Richmond Voting District27_271450230

—

No votes

Rockville P-127_271450235

—

No votes

Rockville P-227_271450237

—

No votes

Roscoe Voting District27_271450245

—

No votes

Sartell P-127_271450416

—

No votes

Sartell P-327_271450418

—

No votes

Sartell P-427_271450419

—

No votes

Sartell P-527_271450415

—

No votes

Sartell P-627_271450417

—

No votes

Sartell P-727_271450414

—

No votes

Sauk Centre Twp. Voting District27_271450430

—

No votes

Sauk Centre Voting District27_271450420

—

No votes

Spring Hill Twp. Voting District27_271450435

—

No votes

Spring Hill Voting District27_271450434

—

No votes

St. Anthony Voting District27_271450250

—

No votes

St. Augusta Voting District27_271450255

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-1 P-127_271450260

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-1 P-227_271450265

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-1 P-327_271450270

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-1 P-427_271450275

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-1 P-527_271450280

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-1 P-627_271450285

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-1 P-727_271450290

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-1 P-827_271450295

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-2 P-927_271450300

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-3 P-127_271450305

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-3 P-227_271450307

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-3 P-327_271450310

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-3 P-427_271450312

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-3 P-527_271450315

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-3 P-627_271450317

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-3 P-727_271450320

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-3 P-827_271450322

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-3 P-927_271450325

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-4 P-127_271450330

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-4 P-227_271450335

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-4 P-327_271450340

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-4 P-427_271450345

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-4 P-527_271450350

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-4 P-627_271450355

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-4 P-727_271450360

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-4 P-827_271450365

—

No votes

St. Cloud W-4 P-927_271450370

—

No votes

St. Joseph P-127_271450380

—

No votes

St. Joseph P-227_271450385

—

No votes

St. Joseph Twp. Voting District27_271450390

—

No votes

St. Martin Twp. Voting District27_271450400

—

No votes

St. Martin Voting District27_271450399

—

No votes

St. Rosa Voting District27_271450404

—

No votes

St. Stephen Voting District27_271450405

—

No votes

St. Wendel Twp. P-127_271450410

—

No votes

St. Wendel Twp. P-227_271450411

—

No votes

Waite Park P-127_271450440

—

No votes

Waite Park P-227_271450441

—

No votes

Waite Park P-327_271450442

—

No votes

Waite Park P-427_271450443

—

No votes

Wakefield Twp. Voting District27_271450445

—

No votes

Zion Twp. P-127_271450450

—

No votes

Zion Twp. P-227_271450455

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+41.4%
1896	+25.6%
1900	+25.8%
1904	−4.0%
1908	+18.1%
1912	+33.9%
1916	−12.1%
1920	−76.0%
1924	−29.5%
1928	+42.6%
1932	+59.8%
1936	+33.2%
1940	−26.4%
1944	−21.1%
1948	+19.9%
1952	−29.6%
1956	−27.6%
1960	+16.9%
1964	+18.8%
1968	+1.7%
1972	+0.9%
1976	+11.4%
1980	−5.9%
1984	−18.0%
1988	−7.2%
1992	−1.8%
1996	+5.0%
2000	−12.2%
2004	−12.0%
2008	−7.0%
2012	−12.1%
2016	−27.7%
2020	−22.5%
2024	−26.7%

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

35.6%Harris30,829

62.3%Trump53,932

0.8%Kennedy705 +7

R+26.7

R+4.2

R+25.2

86,631

All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican62.3%53,932
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic35.6%30,829
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.8%705
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%354
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%338
OtherAll other candidates0.3%270
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%82
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%67
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%41
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%13

2020

37.6%Biden31,879

60.1%Trump50,959

1.2%Jorgensen1,036

R+22.5

D+5.2

R+26.9

84,835

2016

32.1%Clinton25,576

59.8%Trump47,617

3.7%Johnson2,972

R+27.7

R+15.6

R+29.8

79,592

2012

42.8%Obama33,551

54.8%Romney43,015

1.2%GRAY955

R+12.1

R+5.1

R+15.9

78,477

2008

45.3%Obama35,690

52.3%McCain41,194

2.4%

R+7.0

D+5.0

R+14.3

78,756

2004

43.2%Kerry32,659

55.2%Bush41,726

1.6%

R+12.0

D+0.2

R+9.5

75,577

2000

39.7%Gore24,800

51.9%Bush32,402

6.1%Nader3,820

R+12.2

R+17.2

R+12.7

62,476

1996

44.0%Clinton24,238

39.0%Dole21,474

14.8%Perot8,150

D+5.0

D+6.8

R+3.5

55,045

1992

36.1%Clinton21,451

37.9%Bush22,502

25.0%Perot14,834

R+1.8

D+5.4

R+7.3

59,340

1988

45.7%Dukakis23,798

52.8%Bush27,529

1.5%

R+7.2

D+10.8

D+0.6

52,093

1984

40.6%Mondale20,944

58.5%Reagan30,216

0.9%

R+18.0

R+12.1

D+0.3

51,645

1980

42.4%Carter21,862

48.3%Reagan24,888

9.3%

R+5.9

R+17.3

D+3.9

51,522

1976

52.3%Carter25,027

40.9%Ford19,574

6.7%

D+11.4

D+10.5

D+9.3

47,821

1972

46.7%McGovern19,315

45.8%Nixon18,951

7.6%

D+0.9

R+0.8

D+24.0

41,400

1968

47.6%Humphrey15,990

45.9%Nixon15,422

6.5%

D+1.7

R+17.1

D+2.4

33,580

1964

59.3%Johnson19,063

40.4%Goldwater13,009

0.3%

D+18.8

D+1.9

R+3.8

32,166

1960

58.4%Kennedy19,026

41.5%Nixon13,522

0.1%

D+16.9

D+44.5

D+16.7

32,581

1956

36.1%Stevenson9,829

63.7%Eisenhower17,364

0.2%

R+27.6

D+2.0

R+12.2

27,257

1952

35.1%Stevenson9,907

64.7%Eisenhower18,267

0.1%

R+29.6

R+49.5

R+18.9

28,213

1948

59.4%Truman15,261

39.5%Dewey10,153

1.1%

D+19.9

D+41.0

D+15.4

25,706

1944

39.3%Roosevelt8,647

60.4%Dewey13,298

0.4%

R+21.1

D+5.3

R+28.6

22,029

1940

36.6%Roosevelt9,305

63.0%Willkie16,027

0.4%

R+26.4

R+59.6

R+36.4

25,434

1936

56.5%Roosevelt12,760

23.3%Landon5,262

20.2%

D+33.2

R+26.6

D+8.9

22,580

1932

79.4%Roosevelt18,293

19.5%Hoover4,499

1.1%

D+59.8

D+17.2

D+42.1

23,050

1928

71.2%Smith16,104

28.6%Hoover6,459

0.2%

D+42.6

D+72.2

D+60.1

22,615

1924

7.8%Davis1,354

37.4%Coolidge6,469

54.2%La Follette9,385

La Follette +17.5

D+46.5

R+4.4

17,314

1920

10.3%Cox1,616

86.3%Harding13,566

3.4%

R+76.0

R+63.9

R+49.9

15,714

1916

42.3%Wilson3,350

54.4%Hughes4,312

3.3%

R+12.1

R+46.1

R+15.3

7,921

1912

51.6%Wilson3,317

17.6%Taft1,134

30.8%

D+33.9

D+15.8

D+14.4

6,434

1908

56.9%Bryan3,835

38.8%Taft2,614

4.4%

D+18.1

D+22.1

D+27.7

6,745

1904

46.5%Parker2,625

50.4%Roosevelt2,849

3.1%

R+4.0

R+29.7

D+15.7

5,649

1900

61.3%Bryan4,244

35.5%McKinley2,460

3.1%

D+25.8

D+0.2

D+33.3

6,920

1896

61.6%Bryan4,911

36.1%McKinley2,873

2.3%

D+25.6

R+15.8

D+31.7

7,967

1892

65.0%Cleveland4,461

23.7%Harrison1,624

11.3%

D+41.4

—

D+39.7

6,859

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

34.3%28,564

65.7%54,782

83,346

2018

43.6%423

56.4%548

971

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

43.3%36,587

53.5%45,225

84,474

2020Class II

35.9%Tina Smith29,931

56.4%Jason Lewis47,080

83,402

2018Class I

48.4%Amy Klobuchar31,970

48.1%Jim Newberger31,821

66,117

2014Class II

46.1%Al Franken23,607

49.4%Mike McFadden25,329

51,246

2012Class I

61.4%Amy Klobuchar46,312

33.6%Kurt Bills25,373

75,431

2008Class II

33.5%Al Franken26,161

46.4%Norm Coleman36,224

78,078

2006Class I

50.0%Amy Klobuchar28,630

46.0%Mark Kennedy26,358

57,249

2002Class II

40.9%Walter Mondale23,520

55.6%Norm Coleman31,945

57,497

2000Class I

42.7%Mark Dayton26,343

49.2%Rod Grams30,348

61,688

1996Class II

42.0%Paul Wellstone23,020

48.9%Rudy Boschwitz26,803

54,840

1994Class I

35.5%Ann Wynia15,768

59.1%Rod Grams26,257

44,427

1990Class II

42.1%Paul Wellstone19,073

55.7%Rudy Boschwitz25,276

45,339

1988Class I

35.6%Hubert Humphrey III18,452

62.3%Dave Durenberger32,306

51,862

1984Class II

32.5%Joan A. Growe16,635

66.7%Rudy Boschwitz34,076

51,110

1982Class I

34.5%Mark Dayton15,424

65.5%Dave Durenberger29,330

44,754

1978Class II

34.4%Wendell Anderson13,609

61.1%Rudy Boschwitz24,197

39,604

1976Class I

73.4%Hubert Humphrey27,793

26.6%Gerald W. Brekke10,076

37,869

1972Class II

58.4%Walter Mondale23,860

40.8%Phil Hansen16,669

40,878

1970Class I

51.7%Hubert Humphrey15,404

47.4%Clark MacGregor14,135

29,791

1966Class II

51.7%Walter Mondale14,084

47.2%Robert A. Forsythe12,876

27,258

1964Class I

58.7%Eugene McCarthy18,810

40.7%Wheelock Whitney13,042

32,047

1960Class II

55.6%Hubert Humphrey18,124

44.1%P. Kenneth Peterson14,396

32,614

1958Class I

55.1%Eugene McCarthy13,465

44.6%Edward J. Thye10,903

24,442

1954Class II

53.7%Hubert Humphrey13,342

44.0%Val Bjornson10,924

24,845

1952Class I

34.1%Bill Carlson10,014

65.3%Edward J. Thye19,183

29,392

1948Class II

61.0%Hubert Humphrey15,971

38.6%Joseph H. Ball10,114

26,180

1946Class I

30.5%Theodore Jorgenson5,657

68.1%Edward J. Thye12,650

18,564

1942Class II

17.3%Ed Murphy2,719

42.3%Joseph H. Ball6,650

15,722

1940Class I

26.0%John E. Regan6,434

61.6%Henrik Shipstead15,258

24,753

1936Class II

0.0%None0

37.0%Theodore Chistianson7,350

19,844

1934Class I

52.7%Einar Hoidale11,958

11.9%N.J. Holmberg2,699

22,705

1930Class II

49.8%Einar Hoidale8,669

32.8%Thomas D. Schall5,715

17,406

1928Class I

0.0%None0

21.4%Arthur E. Nelson4,933

23,068

1924Class II

19.7%John J. Farrell3,438

31.8%Thomas D. Schall5,568

17,496

1922Class I

22.6%Anna D. Olesan3,139

27.6%Frank Kellogg3,824

13,866

1918Class II

0.0%None0

57.2%Knute Nelson3,951

6,913

1916Class I

41.4%Daniel W. Lawler3,311

46.6%Frank Kellogg3,725

7,995

1912Class II

60.1%Daniel W. Lawler3,149

39.9%Knute Nelson2,092

5,241

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

40.4%Tina Smith26,643

54.9%Karin Housley36,195

65,895

1978Special · Class I

31.0%Bob Short12,216

62.7%Dave Durenberger24,734

39,439

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

36.9%Tim Walz24,162

59.8%Scott Jensen39,171

65,458

2018

40.5%Tim Walz And Peggy Flanagan26,707

55.9%Jeff Johnson And Donna Bergstrom36,830

65,908

2014

41.6%Mark Dayton21,242

52.4%Jeff Johnson26,753

51,017

2010

36.0%Mark Dayton19,929

50.3%Tom Emmer27,816

55,344

2006

37.7%Mike Hatch21,557

55.9%Tim Pawlenty31,964

57,174

2002

30.5%Roger Moe17,362

50.7%Tim Pawlenty28,849

56,933

1998

—

0.0%Skip Humphrey0

38.5%Norm Coleman20,731

53,863

1994

33.0%John Marty14,542

61.6%Arne Carlson27,125

44,029

1990

49.6%Rudy Perpich22,046

44.3%Arne Carlson19,694

44,427

1986

48.3%Rudy Perpich18,231

50.3%Cal Ludeman18,987

37,736

1982

60.6%Rudy Perpich27,052

37.9%Wheelock Whitney, Jr.16,888

44,606

1978

44.1%Rudy Perpich17,266

51.4%Al Quie20,122

39,158

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Stearns County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	93,993
2018	91,191
2020	98,045
2022	97,051
2024	104,220

How did Stearns County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Stearns County, Minnesota voted Republican by 26.7 points (R+26.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 86,631 votes cast, 30,829 went Democratic and 53,932 went Republican.

When did Stearns County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Stearns County, Minnesota?

Stearns County, Minnesota has a population of 160,865 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Stearns County, Minnesota is $77,066 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Stearns County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stearns County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.