Akashic

county

Wabasha 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

German43.7%29.2%12.5%

Irish13.6%9.9%9.4%

Norwegian11.4%12.1%—

English6.9%6.6%9.5%

Swedish4.1%6.5%—

American3.7%2.3%5.3%

Polish2.4%3.7%2.2%

French2.0%1.8%1.6%

Mexican1.7%3.9%11.3%

Guatemalan0.7%0.2%0.5%

Puerto Rican0.4%0.3%1.8%

Cuban0.3%—0.7%

Peruvian0.3%——

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	Wabasha County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	45.2	39	39.1
Age 18–24	6.1%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	23.4%	17.2%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Wabasha County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$82,007	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	7.1%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	26.5%	39.4%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Wabasha County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	2.7%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	1.5%	4.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Wabasha County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	36.7%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	15.9%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	29.1%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	18.3%	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 80.9% of 16,779 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic34.9%4,721TrumpRepublican63.1%8,523KennedyIndependent0.9%128

R+28.1

Lead: 3,802
Total: 13,509
vs nation: R+26.7
Turnout: 80.9%

BidenDemocratic35.8%4,696TrumpRepublican62.1%8,153JorgensenLibertarian1.0%133

R+26.3

Lead: 3,457
Total: 13,123
vs nation: R+30.8
Turnout: 78.7%

ClintonDemocratic32.7%3,866TrumpRepublican59.1%6,989JohnsonLibertarian3.9%467

R+26.4

Lead: 3,123
Total: 11,832
vs nation: R+28.5
Turnout: 73.0%

ObamaDemocratic46.0%5,415RomneyRepublican51.4%6,049GRAYLibertarian1.2%147

R+5.4

Lead: 634
Total: 11,763
vs nation: R+9.2
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic47.5%5,646McCainRepublican49.9%5,935OtherAll other candidates2.6%312

R+2.4

Lead: 289
Total: 11,893
vs nation: R+9.7
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic46.9%5,548BushRepublican51.7%6,120OtherAll other candidates1.4%167

R+4.8

Lead: 572
Total: 11,835
vs nation: R+2.4
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic42.9%4,522BushRepublican49.8%5,245NaderGreen5.4%571

R+6.9

Lead: 723
Total: 10,531
vs nation: R+7.4
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic47.2%4,523DoleRepublican36.1%3,452PerotReform15.4%1,474

D+11.2

Lead: 1,071
Total: 9,573
vs nation: D+2.7
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+28.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 21,5652024 5-year
Median household income: $82,0072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 93.3%2024 5-year
Black: 0.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+31.8 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57.1 in 1920MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Waseca County, MN · twin score 88.4

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: 80.9%13,582 participants ÷ 16,779 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +13.8 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -6.2 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 67.2%–67.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	11,959	16,383	73.0%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	10,096	16,635	60.7%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	13,191	16,767	78.7%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	10,789	16,621	64.9%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	13,582	16,779	80.9%	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

66 precincts · 13,509 votes

Election

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

Wabasha County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -LAKE CITY P-3LAKE CITY P-3	495	652	14	1,161	42.6%	56.2%	R+13.5
Precinct -GREENFIELD TWPGREENFIELD TWP	358	636	10	1,004	35.7%	63.3%	R+27.7
Precinct -PLAINVIEW P-1PLAINVIEW P-1	280	662	30	972	28.8%	68.1%	R+39.3
Precinct -PLAINVIEW P-2PLAINVIEW P-2	293	579	25	897	32.7%	64.5%	R+31.9
Precinct -LAKE CITY P-1LAKE CITY P-1	378	431	12	821	46.0%	52.5%	R+6.5
Precinct -LAKE CITY P-2LAKE CITY P-2	341	391	11	743	45.9%	52.6%	R+6.7
Precinct -ELGIN CITYELGIN CITY	191	475	13	679	28.1%	70.0%	R+41.8
Precinct -WABASHA W-2WABASHA W-2	262	343	16	621	42.2%	55.2%	R+13.0
Precinct -MAZEPPA CITYMAZEPPA CITY	155	363	6	524	29.6%	69.3%	R+39.7
Precinct -MAZEPPA TWPMAZEPPA TWP	147	347	7	501	29.3%	69.3%	R+39.9
Precinct -WABASHA W-3WABASHA W-3	214	262	20	496	43.1%	52.8%	R+9.7
Precinct -ZUMBRO TWPZUMBRO TWP	133	332	7	472	28.2%	70.3%	R+42.2
Precinct -WABASHA W-1WABASHA W-1	243	211	16	470	51.7%	44.9%	D+6.8
Precinct -ELGIN TWPELGIN TWP	144	282	9	435	33.1%	64.8%	R+31.7
Precinct -LAKE TWPLAKE TWP	140	177	3	320	43.8%	55.3%	R+11.6
Precinct -GILLFORD TWPGILLFORD TWP	65	231	4	300	21.7%	77.0%	R+55.3
Precinct -PLAINVIEW TWPPLAINVIEW TWP	60	218	8	286	21.0%	76.2%	R+55.2
Precinct -KELLOGGKELLOGG	87	195	3	285	30.5%	68.4%	R+37.9
Precinct -MOUNT PLEASANT TWPMOUNT PLEASANT TWP	80	199	3	282	28.4%	70.6%	R+42.2
Precinct -PEPIN TWPPEPIN TWP	138	142	2	282	48.9%	50.4%	R+1.4
Precinct -HIGHLAND TWPHIGHLAND TWP	72	198	10	280	25.7%	70.7%	R+45.0
Precinct -CHESTER TWPCHESTER TWP	58	207	6	271	21.4%	76.4%	R+55.0
Precinct -WEST ALBANY TWPWEST ALBANY TWP	66	176	6	248	26.6%	71.0%	R+44.4
Precinct -OAKWOOD TWPOAKWOOD TWP	61	175	7	243	25.1%	72.0%	R+46.9
Precinct -HYDE PARK TWPHYDE PARK TWP	46	125	3	174	26.4%	71.8%	R+45.4
Precinct -GLASGOW TWPGLASGOW TWP	45	112	4	161	28.0%	69.6%	R+41.6
Precinct -WATOPA TWPWATOPA TWP	55	100	2	157	35.0%	63.7%	R+28.7
Precinct -MINNEISKA TWPMINNEISKA TWP	43	82	2	127	33.9%	64.6%	R+30.7
Precinct -ZUMBRO FALLSZUMBRO FALLS	25	69	5	99	25.3%	69.7%	R+44.4
Precinct -MILLVILLEMILLVILLE	14	79	0	93	15.1%	84.9%	R+69.9
Precinct -HAMMONDHAMMOND	15	33	0	48	31.3%	68.8%	R+37.5
Precinct -MINNEISKA CITYMINNEISKA CITY	15	24	1	40	37.5%	60.0%	R+22.5
Precinct -BELLECHESTERBELLECHESTER	2	15	0	17	11.8%	88.2%	R+76.5
Bellechester Voting District27_271570005	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Chester Twp. Voting District27_271570010	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Elgin City Voting District27_271570015	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Elgin Twp. Voting District27_271570020	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Gillford Twp. Voting District27_271570025	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Glasgow Twp. Voting District27_271570030	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Greenfield Twp. Voting District27_271570035	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hammond Voting District27_271570040	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Highland Twp. Voting District27_271570045	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Hyde Park Twp. Voting District27_271570050	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Kellogg Voting District27_271570055	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lake City P-127_271570065	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lake City P-227_271570070	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lake City P-327_271570075	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Lake Twp. Voting District27_271570060	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Mazeppa City Voting District27_271570080	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Mazeppa Twp. Voting District27_271570085	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Millville Voting District27_271570090	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Minneiska City Voting District27_271570095	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Minneiska Twp. Voting District27_271570100	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Mount Pleasant Twp. Voting District27_271570105	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Oakwood Twp. Voting District27_271570110	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Pepin Twp. Voting District27_271570115	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Plainview P-127_271570120	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Plainview P-227_271570125	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Plainview Twp. Voting District27_271570130	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Wabasha W-127_271570140	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Wabasha W-227_271570145	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Wabasha W-327_271570150	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Watopa Twp. Voting District27_271570155	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
West Albany Twp. Voting District27_271570160	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Zumbro Falls Voting District27_271570170	0	0	0	0	—	—	No votes
Zumbro Twp. Voting District27_271570165	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	+5.3%
1896	−20.9%
1900	−19.3%
1904	−35.2%
1908	−19.9%
1912	+18.3%
1916	−10.0%
1920	−57.1%
1924	−34.7%
1928	−12.1%
1932	+31.8%
1936	+19.0%
1940	−36.1%
1944	−25.7%
1948	+6.1%
1952	−39.6%
1956	−34.3%
1960	−11.4%
1964	+16.4%
1968	−8.0%
1972	−25.4%
1976	−2.2%
1980	−13.5%
1984	−15.4%
1988	−2.6%
1992	+3.3%
1996	+11.2%
2000	−6.9%
2004	−4.8%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−5.4%
2016	−26.4%
2020	−26.3%
2024	−28.1%

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	34.9%Harris4,721	63.1%Trump8,523	0.9%Kennedy128 +6	R+28.1	R+1.8	R+26.7	13,509
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican63.1%8,523 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic34.9%4,721 Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%128 Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%57 Jill SteinIndependent0.2%32 OtherAll other candidates0.2%28 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%13 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%4 Cornel WestIndependent0.0%3
2020	R	35.8%Biden4,696	62.1%Trump8,153	1.0%Jorgensen133	R+26.3	D+0.1	R+30.8	13,123
2016	R	32.7%Clinton3,866	59.1%Trump6,989	3.9%Johnson467	R+26.4	R+21.0	R+28.5	11,832
2012	R	46.0%Obama5,415	51.4%Romney6,049	1.2%GRAY147	R+5.4	R+3.0	R+9.2	11,763
2008	R	47.5%Obama5,646	49.9%McCain5,935	2.6%	R+2.4	D+2.4	R+9.7	11,893
2004	R	46.9%Kerry5,548	51.7%Bush6,120	1.4%	R+4.8	D+2.0	R+2.4	11,835
2000	R	42.9%Gore4,522	49.8%Bush5,245	5.4%Nader571	R+6.9	R+18.1	R+7.4	10,531
1996	D	47.2%Clinton4,523	36.1%Dole3,452	15.4%Perot1,474	D+11.2	D+7.9	D+2.7	9,573
1992	D	36.6%Clinton3,736	33.2%Bush3,397	29.5%Perot3,012	D+3.3	D+5.9	R+2.2	10,217
1988	R	48.2%Dukakis4,442	50.8%Bush4,681	1.0%	R+2.6	D+12.8	D+5.1	9,215
1984	R	41.9%Mondale3,872	57.3%Reagan5,299	0.8%	R+15.4	R+2.0	D+2.8	9,247
1980	R	39.3%Carter3,712	52.7%Reagan4,986	8.0%	R+13.5	R+11.3	R+3.7	9,453
1976	R	47.4%Carter4,286	49.6%Ford4,484	3.1%	R+2.2	D+23.3	R+4.3	9,049
1972	R	35.9%McGovern3,017	61.3%Nixon5,158	2.8%	R+25.4	R+17.5	R+2.3	8,413
1968	R	43.8%Humphrey3,452	51.7%Nixon4,081	4.5%	R+8.0	R+24.4	R+7.3	7,886
1964	D	58.2%Johnson4,367	41.8%Goldwater3,133	0.1%	D+16.4	D+27.9	R+6.1	7,504
1960	R	44.3%Kennedy3,628	55.7%Nixon4,566	0.0%	R+11.4	D+22.9	R+11.6	8,197
1956	R	32.6%Stevenson2,301	66.9%Eisenhower4,728	0.6%	R+34.3	D+5.3	R+18.9	7,068
1952	R	30.0%Stevenson2,356	69.6%Eisenhower5,461	0.3%	R+39.6	R+45.7	R+28.8	7,843
1948	D	52.5%Truman3,730	46.4%Dewey3,297	1.1%	D+6.1	D+31.8	D+1.6	7,102
1944	R	36.9%Roosevelt2,482	62.6%Dewey4,213	0.5%	R+25.7	D+10.3	R+33.2	6,728
1940	R	31.9%Roosevelt2,655	67.9%Willkie5,656	0.2%	R+36.1	R+55.0	R+46.0	8,324
1936	D	53.6%Roosevelt4,122	34.6%Landon2,663	11.8%	D+19.0	R+12.9	R+5.3	7,697
1932	D	65.1%Roosevelt4,540	33.2%Hoover2,319	1.7%	D+31.8	D+44.0	D+14.0	6,978
1928	R	43.7%Smith3,087	55.8%Hoover3,944	0.5%	R+12.1	D+22.6	D+5.3	7,063
1924	R	10.2%Davis644	44.9%Coolidge2,834	44.6%La Follette2,811	R+34.7	D+22.3	R+9.5	6,307
1920	R	20.0%Cox1,275	77.1%Harding4,907	2.9%	R+57.1	R+47.0	R+30.9	6,364
1916	R	43.1%Wilson1,449	53.1%Hughes1,787	3.8%	R+10.0	R+28.3	R+13.2	3,365
1912	D	41.6%Wilson1,422	23.3%Taft797	35.1%	D+18.3	D+38.2	R+1.3	3,417
1908	R	38.4%Bryan1,416	58.4%Taft2,150	3.2%	R+19.9	D+15.3	R+10.4	3,684
1904	R	30.9%Parker1,083	66.1%Roosevelt2,315	2.9%	R+35.2	R+15.9	R+15.5	3,500
1900	R	38.4%Bryan1,406	57.7%McKinley2,114	4.0%	R+19.3	D+1.6	R+11.8	3,665
1896	R	37.9%Bryan1,630	58.9%McKinley2,530	3.2%	R+20.9	R+26.2	R+14.9	4,298
1892	D	48.5%Cleveland1,774	43.2%Harrison1,580	8.4%	D+5.3	—	D+3.6	3,661
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	34.0%4,472	66.0%8,679	13,151
2020	R	37.3%4,587	62.7%7,701	12,288
2018	R	35.0%216	65.0%401	617

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	43.0%5,730	54.0%7,194	13,319
2020Class II	R	35.0%Tina Smith4,513	58.5%Jason Lewis7,535	12,886
2018Class I	D	49.6%Amy Klobuchar4,961	46.9%Jim Newberger4,695	10,006
2014Class II	D	48.2%Al Franken4,043	45.8%Mike McFadden3,836	8,384
2012Class I	D	62.6%Amy Klobuchar7,142	32.5%Kurt Bills3,705	11,400
2008Class II	R	37.8%Al Franken4,466	41.9%Norm Coleman4,959	11,830
2006Class I	D	55.3%Amy Klobuchar5,204	40.3%Mark Kennedy3,787	9,402
2002Class II	R	46.3%Walter Mondale4,549	49.9%Norm Coleman4,905	9,829
2000Class I	R	45.5%Mark Dayton4,800	48.2%Rod Grams5,088	10,546
1996Class II	R	45.2%Paul Wellstone4,310	48.2%Rudy Boschwitz4,590	9,529
1994Class I	R	37.8%Ann Wynia3,027	56.4%Rod Grams4,508	7,999
1990Class II	R	40.3%Paul Wellstone3,360	57.1%Rudy Boschwitz4,763	8,344
1988Class I	R	36.2%Hubert Humphrey III3,358	62.6%Dave Durenberger5,812	9,284
1984Class II	R	31.9%Joan A. Growe2,973	67.5%Rudy Boschwitz6,286	9,312
1982Class I	R	37.5%Mark Dayton3,193	62.5%Dave Durenberger5,324	8,517
1978Class II	R	33.3%Wendell Anderson2,619	64.1%Rudy Boschwitz5,037	7,860
1976Class I	D	66.4%Hubert Humphrey5,417	33.6%Gerald W. Brekke2,737	8,154
1972Class II	R	46.2%Walter Mondale3,932	53.4%Phil Hansen4,537	8,503
1970Class I	D	49.9%Hubert Humphrey3,447	49.5%Clark MacGregor3,418	6,901
1966Class II	R	46.9%Walter Mondale3,223	52.1%Robert A. Forsythe3,582	6,877
1964Class I	D	53.2%Eugene McCarthy4,019	46.6%Wheelock Whitney3,527	7,561
1960Class II	R	46.9%Hubert Humphrey3,869	52.8%P. Kenneth Peterson4,355	8,250
1958Class I	R	43.5%Eugene McCarthy2,858	56.2%Edward J. Thye3,692	6,567
1954Class II	R	44.2%Hubert Humphrey2,678	53.3%Val Bjornson3,230	6,057
1952Class I	R	26.9%Bill Carlson2,133	72.3%Edward J. Thye5,741	7,944
1948Class II	D	54.7%Hubert Humphrey4,007	45.1%Joseph H. Ball3,307	7,332
1946Class I	R	25.0%Theodore Jorgenson1,519	73.2%Edward J. Thye4,453	6,081
1942Class II	R	13.2%Ed Murphy771	50.2%Joseph H. Ball2,925	5,831
1940Class I	R	21.2%John E. Regan1,706	68.7%Henrik Shipstead5,535	8,055
1936Class II	R	0.0%None0	47.3%Theodore Chistianson3,289	6,949
1934Class I	D	41.0%Einar Hoidale2,971	27.6%N.J. Holmberg1,997	7,245
1930Class II	R	29.5%Einar Hoidale1,746	39.4%Thomas D. Schall2,334	5,927
1928Class I	R	0.0%None0	39.4%Arthur E. Nelson2,927	7,422
1924Class II	R	7.6%John J. Farrell494	43.8%Thomas D. Schall2,845	6,497
1922Class I	R	28.6%Anna D. Olesan1,784	36.3%Frank Kellogg2,263	6,233
1918Class II	R	0.0%None0	60.7%Knute Nelson1,951	3,214
1916Class I	R	33.0%Daniel W. Lawler1,138	50.8%Frank Kellogg1,750	3,445
1912Class II	R	46.0%Daniel W. Lawler1,318	54.0%Knute Nelson1,549	2,867

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	41.4%Tina Smith4,128	54.1%Karin Housley5,392	9,962
1978Special · Class I	R	29.6%Bob Short2,341	67.3%Dave Durenberger5,319	7,902

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	37.5%Tim Walz4,020	59.3%Scott Jensen6,366	10,730
2018	R	43.2%Tim Walz And Peggy Flanagan4,311	53.3%Jeff Johnson And Donna Bergstrom5,324	9,986
2014	R	43.5%Mark Dayton3,635	50.6%Jeff Johnson4,228	8,360
2010	R	36.7%Mark Dayton3,272	48.7%Tom Emmer4,341	8,913
2006	R	42.3%Mike Hatch3,979	51.0%Tim Pawlenty4,797	9,407
2002	R	21.2%Roger Moe2,133	39.8%Tim Pawlenty3,998	10,043
1998	—	0.0%Skip Humphrey0	35.8%Norm Coleman3,363	9,401
1994	R	30.6%John Marty2,453	65.8%Arne Carlson5,271	8,005
1990	R	43.1%Rudy Perpich3,575	53.0%Arne Carlson4,393	8,286
1986	D	50.2%Rudy Perpich3,538	48.5%Cal Ludeman3,416	7,049
1982	D	53.2%Rudy Perpich4,561	45.2%Wheelock Whitney, Jr.3,876	8,579
1978	R	28.4%Rudy Perpich2,270	69.9%Al Quie5,575	7,979

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Wabasha County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	13,902
2018	13,654
2020	14,883
2022	14,671
2024	15,414

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

+13 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −371 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $62,182 in average income, against $81,461 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean D+4.2 on average — 32 points more Democratic-leaning than Wabasha County, MN itself (R+28.1).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Olmsted County, MN155D+10.6
Goodhue County, MN73R+16.4
Winona County, MN29R+4.9
Hennepin County, MN20D+42.4

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Olmsted County, MN129
Goodhue County, MN95
Winona County, MN33

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 Wabasha County, MN in Wabasha County, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−144
2012	−130
2013	−21
2014	−145
2015	−97
2016	−1
2017	+87
2018	0
2019	−72
2021	+94
2022	+130
2023	+19
2024	−104
2025	+13

Wabasha hugs the Wisconsin border along the Mississippi bluffs, and its predominantly rural, non-college white electorate has shifted the county from a single-digit Republican lean to a 28-point margin over the past four presidential elections.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.1 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 28.1 points.

A population of 21,565, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $82,007 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Waseca County and Big Stone County.

Political twins — counties

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

Waseca County

Minnesota

88.4twin score

12-yr trend2012 marginNorwegian ancestry≠ % Catholic

Big Stone County

Minnesota

84.3twin score

% unaffiliated2004 margin% White≠ % Catholic

Jackson County

Minnesota

83.3twin score

% unaffiliated2004 marginGerman ancestry≠ % 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 Wabasha County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wabasha County, Minnesota voted Republican by 28.1 points (R+28.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,509 votes cast, 4,721 went Democratic and 8,523 went Republican.

When did Wabasha County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Wabasha County, Minnesota?

Wabasha County, Minnesota has a population of 21,565 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Wabasha County, Minnesota is $82,007 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Wabasha County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wabasha County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.

Measure

Wabasha County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

45.2

39.1

Age 18–24

6.1%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

23.4%

17.2%

Measure

Wabasha County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$82,007

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

7.1%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

26.5%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure

Wabasha County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

2.7%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

1.5%

4.2%

13.6%

Measure

Wabasha County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

36.7%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

15.9%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

29.1%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

18.3%

13.5%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+28.1MIT Election Lab

Population

21,5652024 5-year

Median household income

$82,0072024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

93.3%2024 5-year

Black

0.4%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

3.4%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+31.8 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+57.1 in 1920MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Waseca County, MN · twin score 88.4

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

11,959

16,383

73.0%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

10,096

16,635

60.7%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

13,191

16,767

78.7%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

10,789

16,621

64.9%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

13,582

16,779

80.9%

A/A

Wabasha County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -LAKE CITY P-3LAKE CITY P-3

495

652

1,161

42.6%

56.2%

R+13.5

Precinct -GREENFIELD TWPGREENFIELD TWP

358

636

1,004

35.7%

63.3%

R+27.7

Precinct -PLAINVIEW P-1PLAINVIEW P-1

280

662

972

28.8%

68.1%

R+39.3

Precinct -PLAINVIEW P-2PLAINVIEW P-2

293

579

897

32.7%

64.5%

R+31.9

Precinct -LAKE CITY P-1LAKE CITY P-1

378

431

821

46.0%

52.5%

R+6.5

Precinct -LAKE CITY P-2LAKE CITY P-2

341

391

743

45.9%

52.6%

R+6.7

Precinct -ELGIN CITYELGIN CITY

191

475

679

28.1%

70.0%

R+41.8

Precinct -WABASHA W-2WABASHA W-2

262

343

621

42.2%

55.2%

R+13.0

Precinct -MAZEPPA CITYMAZEPPA CITY

155

363

524

29.6%

69.3%

R+39.7

Precinct -MAZEPPA TWPMAZEPPA TWP

147

347

501

29.3%

69.3%

R+39.9

Precinct -WABASHA W-3WABASHA W-3

214

262

496

43.1%

52.8%

R+9.7

Precinct -ZUMBRO TWPZUMBRO TWP

133

332

472

28.2%

70.3%

R+42.2

Precinct -WABASHA W-1WABASHA W-1

243

211

470

51.7%

44.9%

D+6.8

Precinct -ELGIN TWPELGIN TWP

144

282

435

33.1%

64.8%

R+31.7

Precinct -LAKE TWPLAKE TWP

140

177

320

43.8%

55.3%

R+11.6

Precinct -GILLFORD TWPGILLFORD TWP

231

300

21.7%

77.0%

R+55.3

Precinct -PLAINVIEW TWPPLAINVIEW TWP

218

286

21.0%

76.2%

R+55.2

Precinct -KELLOGGKELLOGG

195

285

30.5%

68.4%

R+37.9

Precinct -MOUNT PLEASANT TWPMOUNT PLEASANT TWP

199

282

28.4%

70.6%

R+42.2

Precinct -PEPIN TWPPEPIN TWP

138

142

282

48.9%

50.4%

R+1.4

Precinct -HIGHLAND TWPHIGHLAND TWP

198

280

25.7%

70.7%

R+45.0

Precinct -CHESTER TWPCHESTER TWP

207

271

21.4%

76.4%

R+55.0

Precinct -WEST ALBANY TWPWEST ALBANY TWP

176

248

26.6%

71.0%

R+44.4

Precinct -OAKWOOD TWPOAKWOOD TWP

175

243

25.1%

72.0%

R+46.9

Precinct -HYDE PARK TWPHYDE PARK TWP

125

174

26.4%

71.8%

R+45.4

Precinct -GLASGOW TWPGLASGOW TWP

112

161

28.0%

69.6%

R+41.6

Precinct -WATOPA TWPWATOPA TWP

100

157

35.0%

63.7%

R+28.7

Precinct -MINNEISKA TWPMINNEISKA TWP

127

33.9%

64.6%

R+30.7

Precinct -ZUMBRO FALLSZUMBRO FALLS

25.3%

69.7%

R+44.4

Precinct -MILLVILLEMILLVILLE

15.1%

84.9%

R+69.9

Precinct -HAMMONDHAMMOND

31.3%

68.8%

R+37.5

Precinct -MINNEISKA CITYMINNEISKA CITY

37.5%

60.0%

R+22.5

Precinct -BELLECHESTERBELLECHESTER

11.8%

88.2%

R+76.5

Bellechester Voting District27_271570005

—

No votes

Chester Twp. Voting District27_271570010

—

No votes

Elgin City Voting District27_271570015

—

No votes

Elgin Twp. Voting District27_271570020

—

No votes

Gillford Twp. Voting District27_271570025

—

No votes

Glasgow Twp. Voting District27_271570030

—

No votes

Greenfield Twp. Voting District27_271570035

—

No votes

Hammond Voting District27_271570040

—

No votes

Highland Twp. Voting District27_271570045

—

No votes

Hyde Park Twp. Voting District27_271570050

—

No votes

Kellogg Voting District27_271570055

—

No votes

Lake City P-127_271570065

—

No votes

Lake City P-227_271570070

—

No votes

Lake City P-327_271570075

—

No votes

Lake Twp. Voting District27_271570060

—

No votes

Mazeppa City Voting District27_271570080

—

No votes

Mazeppa Twp. Voting District27_271570085

—

No votes

Millville Voting District27_271570090

—

No votes

Minneiska City Voting District27_271570095

—

No votes

Minneiska Twp. Voting District27_271570100

—

No votes

Mount Pleasant Twp. Voting District27_271570105

—

No votes

Oakwood Twp. Voting District27_271570110

—

No votes

Pepin Twp. Voting District27_271570115

—

No votes

Plainview P-127_271570120

—

No votes

Plainview P-227_271570125

—

No votes

Plainview Twp. Voting District27_271570130

—

No votes

Wabasha W-127_271570140

—

No votes

Wabasha W-227_271570145

—

No votes

Wabasha W-327_271570150

—

No votes

Watopa Twp. Voting District27_271570155

—

No votes

West Albany Twp. Voting District27_271570160

—

No votes

Zumbro Falls Voting District27_271570170

—

No votes

Zumbro Twp. Voting District27_271570165

—

No votes

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	+5.3%
1896	−20.9%
1900	−19.3%
1904	−35.2%
1908	−19.9%
1912	+18.3%
1916	−10.0%
1920	−57.1%
1924	−34.7%
1928	−12.1%
1932	+31.8%
1936	+19.0%
1940	−36.1%
1944	−25.7%
1948	+6.1%
1952	−39.6%
1956	−34.3%
1960	−11.4%
1964	+16.4%
1968	−8.0%
1972	−25.4%
1976	−2.2%
1980	−13.5%
1984	−15.4%
1988	−2.6%
1992	+3.3%
1996	+11.2%
2000	−6.9%
2004	−4.8%
2008	−2.4%
2012	−5.4%
2016	−26.4%
2020	−26.3%
2024	−28.1%

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

34.9%Harris4,721

63.1%Trump8,523

0.9%Kennedy128 +6

R+28.1

R+1.8

R+26.7

13,509

All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican63.1%8,523
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic34.9%4,721
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%128
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%57
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%32
OtherAll other candidates0.2%28
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%13
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%4
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%3

2020

35.8%Biden4,696

62.1%Trump8,153

1.0%Jorgensen133

R+26.3

D+0.1

R+30.8

13,123

2016

32.7%Clinton3,866

59.1%Trump6,989

3.9%Johnson467

R+26.4

R+21.0

R+28.5

11,832

2012

46.0%Obama5,415

51.4%Romney6,049

1.2%GRAY147

R+5.4

R+3.0

R+9.2

11,763

2008

47.5%Obama5,646

49.9%McCain5,935

2.6%

R+2.4

D+2.4

R+9.7

11,893

2004

46.9%Kerry5,548

51.7%Bush6,120

1.4%

R+4.8

D+2.0

R+2.4

11,835

2000

42.9%Gore4,522

49.8%Bush5,245

5.4%Nader571

R+6.9

R+18.1

R+7.4

10,531

1996

47.2%Clinton4,523

36.1%Dole3,452

15.4%Perot1,474

D+11.2

D+7.9

D+2.7

9,573

1992

36.6%Clinton3,736

33.2%Bush3,397

29.5%Perot3,012

D+3.3

D+5.9

R+2.2

10,217

1988

48.2%Dukakis4,442

50.8%Bush4,681

1.0%

R+2.6

D+12.8

D+5.1

9,215

1984

41.9%Mondale3,872

57.3%Reagan5,299

0.8%

R+15.4

R+2.0

D+2.8

9,247

1980

39.3%Carter3,712

52.7%Reagan4,986

8.0%

R+13.5

R+11.3

R+3.7

9,453

1976

47.4%Carter4,286

49.6%Ford4,484

3.1%

R+2.2

D+23.3

R+4.3

9,049

1972

35.9%McGovern3,017

61.3%Nixon5,158

2.8%

R+25.4

R+17.5

R+2.3

8,413

1968

43.8%Humphrey3,452

51.7%Nixon4,081

4.5%

R+8.0

R+24.4

R+7.3

7,886

1964

58.2%Johnson4,367

41.8%Goldwater3,133

0.1%

D+16.4

D+27.9

R+6.1

7,504

1960

44.3%Kennedy3,628

55.7%Nixon4,566

0.0%

R+11.4

D+22.9

R+11.6

8,197

1956

32.6%Stevenson2,301

66.9%Eisenhower4,728

0.6%

R+34.3

D+5.3

R+18.9

7,068

1952

30.0%Stevenson2,356

69.6%Eisenhower5,461

0.3%

R+39.6

R+45.7

R+28.8

7,843

1948

52.5%Truman3,730

46.4%Dewey3,297

1.1%

D+6.1

D+31.8

D+1.6

7,102

1944

36.9%Roosevelt2,482

62.6%Dewey4,213

0.5%

R+25.7

D+10.3

R+33.2

6,728

1940

31.9%Roosevelt2,655

67.9%Willkie5,656

0.2%

R+36.1

R+55.0

R+46.0

8,324

1936

53.6%Roosevelt4,122

34.6%Landon2,663

11.8%

D+19.0

R+12.9

R+5.3

7,697

1932

65.1%Roosevelt4,540

33.2%Hoover2,319

1.7%

D+31.8

D+44.0

D+14.0

6,978

1928

43.7%Smith3,087

55.8%Hoover3,944

0.5%

R+12.1

D+22.6

D+5.3

7,063

1924

10.2%Davis644

44.9%Coolidge2,834

44.6%La Follette2,811

R+34.7

D+22.3

R+9.5

6,307

1920

20.0%Cox1,275

77.1%Harding4,907

2.9%

R+57.1

R+47.0

R+30.9

6,364

1916

43.1%Wilson1,449

53.1%Hughes1,787

3.8%

R+10.0

R+28.3

R+13.2

3,365

1912

41.6%Wilson1,422

23.3%Taft797

35.1%

D+18.3

D+38.2

R+1.3

3,417

1908

38.4%Bryan1,416

58.4%Taft2,150

3.2%

R+19.9

D+15.3

R+10.4

3,684

1904

30.9%Parker1,083

66.1%Roosevelt2,315

2.9%

R+35.2

R+15.9

R+15.5

3,500

1900

38.4%Bryan1,406

57.7%McKinley2,114

4.0%

R+19.3

D+1.6

R+11.8

3,665

1896

37.9%Bryan1,630

58.9%McKinley2,530

3.2%

R+20.9

R+26.2

R+14.9

4,298

1892

48.5%Cleveland1,774

43.2%Harrison1,580

8.4%

D+5.3

—

D+3.6

3,661

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

34.0%4,472

66.0%8,679

13,151

2020

37.3%4,587

62.7%7,701

12,288

2018

35.0%216

65.0%401

617

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

43.0%5,730

54.0%7,194

13,319

2020Class II

35.0%Tina Smith4,513

58.5%Jason Lewis7,535

12,886

2018Class I

49.6%Amy Klobuchar4,961

46.9%Jim Newberger4,695

10,006

2014Class II

48.2%Al Franken4,043

45.8%Mike McFadden3,836

8,384

2012Class I

62.6%Amy Klobuchar7,142

32.5%Kurt Bills3,705

11,400

2008Class II

37.8%Al Franken4,466

41.9%Norm Coleman4,959

11,830

2006Class I

55.3%Amy Klobuchar5,204

40.3%Mark Kennedy3,787

9,402

2002Class II

46.3%Walter Mondale4,549

49.9%Norm Coleman4,905

9,829

2000Class I

45.5%Mark Dayton4,800

48.2%Rod Grams5,088

10,546

1996Class II

45.2%Paul Wellstone4,310

48.2%Rudy Boschwitz4,590

9,529

1994Class I

37.8%Ann Wynia3,027

56.4%Rod Grams4,508

7,999

1990Class II

40.3%Paul Wellstone3,360

57.1%Rudy Boschwitz4,763

8,344

1988Class I

36.2%Hubert Humphrey III3,358

62.6%Dave Durenberger5,812

9,284

1984Class II

31.9%Joan A. Growe2,973

67.5%Rudy Boschwitz6,286

9,312

1982Class I

37.5%Mark Dayton3,193

62.5%Dave Durenberger5,324

8,517

1978Class II

33.3%Wendell Anderson2,619

64.1%Rudy Boschwitz5,037

7,860

1976Class I

66.4%Hubert Humphrey5,417

33.6%Gerald W. Brekke2,737

8,154

1972Class II

46.2%Walter Mondale3,932

53.4%Phil Hansen4,537

8,503

1970Class I

49.9%Hubert Humphrey3,447

49.5%Clark MacGregor3,418

6,901

1966Class II

46.9%Walter Mondale3,223

52.1%Robert A. Forsythe3,582

6,877

1964Class I

53.2%Eugene McCarthy4,019

46.6%Wheelock Whitney3,527

7,561

1960Class II

46.9%Hubert Humphrey3,869

52.8%P. Kenneth Peterson4,355

8,250

1958Class I

43.5%Eugene McCarthy2,858

56.2%Edward J. Thye3,692

6,567

1954Class II

44.2%Hubert Humphrey2,678

53.3%Val Bjornson3,230

6,057

1952Class I

26.9%Bill Carlson2,133

72.3%Edward J. Thye5,741

7,944

1948Class II

54.7%Hubert Humphrey4,007

45.1%Joseph H. Ball3,307

7,332

1946Class I

25.0%Theodore Jorgenson1,519

73.2%Edward J. Thye4,453

6,081

1942Class II

13.2%Ed Murphy771

50.2%Joseph H. Ball2,925

5,831

1940Class I

21.2%John E. Regan1,706

68.7%Henrik Shipstead5,535

8,055

1936Class II

0.0%None0

47.3%Theodore Chistianson3,289

6,949

1934Class I

41.0%Einar Hoidale2,971

27.6%N.J. Holmberg1,997

7,245

1930Class II

29.5%Einar Hoidale1,746

39.4%Thomas D. Schall2,334

5,927

1928Class I

0.0%None0

39.4%Arthur E. Nelson2,927

7,422

1924Class II

7.6%John J. Farrell494

43.8%Thomas D. Schall2,845

6,497

1922Class I

28.6%Anna D. Olesan1,784

36.3%Frank Kellogg2,263

6,233

1918Class II

0.0%None0

60.7%Knute Nelson1,951

3,214

1916Class I

33.0%Daniel W. Lawler1,138

50.8%Frank Kellogg1,750

3,445

1912Class II

46.0%Daniel W. Lawler1,318

54.0%Knute Nelson1,549

2,867

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

41.4%Tina Smith4,128

54.1%Karin Housley5,392

9,962

1978Special · Class I

29.6%Bob Short2,341

67.3%Dave Durenberger5,319

7,902

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

37.5%Tim Walz4,020

59.3%Scott Jensen6,366

10,730

2018

43.2%Tim Walz And Peggy Flanagan4,311

53.3%Jeff Johnson And Donna Bergstrom5,324

9,986

2014

43.5%Mark Dayton3,635

50.6%Jeff Johnson4,228

8,360

2010

36.7%Mark Dayton3,272

48.7%Tom Emmer4,341

8,913

2006

42.3%Mike Hatch3,979

51.0%Tim Pawlenty4,797

9,407

2002

21.2%Roger Moe2,133

39.8%Tim Pawlenty3,998

10,043

1998

—

0.0%Skip Humphrey0

35.8%Norm Coleman3,363

9,401

1994

30.6%John Marty2,453

65.8%Arne Carlson5,271

8,005

1990

43.1%Rudy Perpich3,575

53.0%Arne Carlson4,393

8,286

1986

50.2%Rudy Perpich3,538

48.5%Cal Ludeman3,416

7,049

1982

53.2%Rudy Perpich4,561

45.2%Wheelock Whitney, Jr.3,876

8,579

1978

28.4%Rudy Perpich2,270

69.9%Al Quie5,575

7,979

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Wabasha County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	13,902
2018	13,654
2020	14,883
2022	14,671
2024	15,414

How did Wabasha County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wabasha County, Minnesota voted Republican by 28.1 points (R+28.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,509 votes cast, 4,721 went Democratic and 8,523 went Republican.

When did Wabasha County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Wabasha County, Minnesota?

Wabasha County, Minnesota has a population of 21,565 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Wabasha County, Minnesota is $82,007 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Wabasha County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wabasha County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.