Traverse County, Minnesota: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+32%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,2432024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,9892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+62 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Red Lake County, MN · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Traverse CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Traverse County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 596 | 1,165 | 1,801 | ||
| R | 661 | 1,172 | 1,864 | ||
| R | 630 | 1,049 | 1,798 | ||
| D | 943 | 861 | 1,847 | ||
| D | 1,043 | 933 | 2,035 | ||
| R | 1,026 | 1,076 | 2,141 | ||
| R | 884 | 1,074 | 2,106 | ||
| D | 1,135 | 775 | 2,229 | ||
| D | 1,053 | 841 | 2,484 | ||
| D | 1,399 | 1,061 | 2,476 | ||
| R | 1,325 | 1,399 | 2,743 | ||
| R | 1,258 | 1,574 | 3,030 | ||
| D | 2,020 | 1,130 | 3,207 | ||
| D | 1,744 | 1,276 | 3,055 | ||
| D | 1,669 | 1,277 | 3,084 | ||
| D | 2,247 | 1,073 | 3,322 | ||
| D | 2,122 | 1,463 | 3,590 | ||
| D | 1,724 | 1,467 | 3,198 | ||
| R | 1,756 | 1,809 | 3,573 | ||
| D | 2,151 | 1,008 | 3,223 | ||
| D | 1,721 | 1,296 | 3,031 | ||
| D | 2,094 | 1,434 | 3,541 | ||
| D | 2,297 | 761 | 3,144 | ||
| D | 2,633 | 608 | 3,282 | ||
| D | 1,899 | 1,214 | 3,130 | ||
| O | 202 | 1,002 | 2,548 | ||
| R | 550 | 1,759 | 2,403 | ||
| D | 779 | 774 | 1,589 | ||
| O | 561 | 131 | 1,267 | ||
| R | 514 | 685 | 1,247 | ||
| R | 247 | 885 | 1,142 | ||
| R | 720 | 768 | 1,527 | ||
| D | 963 | 589 | 1,607 | ||
| D | 413 | 317 | 1,050 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
45.1%
Irish
7.1%
English
5.3%
American
4.1%
French
2.7%
Polish
2.1%
Italian
0.8%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 46.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,989
Traverse County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Traverse County$62,989
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.0%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)17.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.3%
speak English only
Spanish5.1%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Traverse County sits at Minnesota's western edge along the South Dakota border, with a population under 5,000 spread across flat glacial-lake terrain. It has backed Republican presidential candidates by wide margins for over two decades, reflecting broader rural depopulation trends in the region.
The Republican margin in Traverse County reached its widest at fifty-six points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was thirty-two points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,989, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 3,243 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 Red Lake County and Union County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Traverse County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Traverse County, Minnesota voted Republican by 31.6 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,801 votes cast, 596 went Democratic and 1,165 went Republican.
What is Traverse County, Minnesota's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Traverse County, Minnesota as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Traverse County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Traverse County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Traverse County, Minnesota?
Traverse County, Minnesota has a population of 3,243 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Traverse County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Traverse County, Minnesota is $62,989 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Traverse County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Traverse County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.