| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 3,072 | 10,392 | 13,718 | |
| 2020 | R | 3,286 | 9,753 | 13,257 | |
| 2016 | R | 2,783 | 8,485 | 11,993 | |
| 2012 | R | 4,819 | 6,719 | 11,803 | |
| 2008 | R | 5,277 | 6,637 | 12,257 | |
| 2004 | R | 5,034 | 6,945 | 12,214 | |
| 2000 | R | 4,132 | 6,031 | 11,092 | |
| 1996 | D | 4,520 | 4,078 | 10,701 | |
| 1992 | D | 4,059 | 3,990 | 11,104 | |
| 1988 | R | 5,023 | 5,633 | 10,750 | |
| 1984 | R | 4,657 | 6,585 | 11,305 | |
| 1980 | R | 4,975 | 6,451 | 12,111 | |
| 1976 | D | 6,530 | 4,278 | 11,248 | |
| 1972 | R | 4,270 | 5,387 | 10,137 | |
| 1968 | R | 3,992 | 4,883 | 9,460 | |
| 1964 | D | 5,673 | 4,006 | 9,702 | |
| 1960 | R | 5,051 | 5,255 | 10,334 | |
| 1956 | R | 3,882 | 5,075 | 8,981 | |
| 1952 | R | 3,439 | 6,731 | 10,211 | |
| 1948 | D | 5,157 | 4,166 | 9,535 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,803 | 5,636 | 9,493 | |
| 1940 | R | 4,553 | 6,302 | 10,916 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,627 | 3,780 | 10,002 | |
| 1932 | D | 6,023 | 3,114 | 9,387 | |
| 1928 | R | 3,733 | 5,682 | 9,500 | |
| 1924 | R | 557 | 4,441 | 8,379 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,464 | 5,448 | 7,662 | |
| 1916 | D | 1,922 | 1,919 | 4,312 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,068 | 1,038 | 3,739 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,305 | 2,334 | 4,068 | |
| 1904 | R | 741 | 2,961 | 3,957 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,487 | 2,212 | 3,930 | |
| 1896 | R | 1,739 | 2,043 | 3,908 | |
| 1892 | D | 1,251 | 1,118 | 2,972 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Todd County's R+53.4 presidential margin in 2024 places it among the state's most lopsided rural counties, a reflection of the demographic shift in small-town central Minnesota that has accelerated over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin in Todd County peaked at thirty-one points in 1932. By 2000 the county had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-three points, the most Republican-leaning result in the county's modern history.
The economic context is the key. Todd County's median household income of $67,662 sits well below state and national norms, and 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Van Buren County and Cottonwood County.