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Elections / 2016 · President · MN

Hillary Clinton carried Minnesota D+1.5.

Hillary Clinton (D) vs Donald Trump (R) in Minnesota, 2016. The state ran 0.6 points more Republican than the nation (D+2.1 nationally).

Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)

Minnesota result
2,945,233 votes counted
Clinton (D)
1,367,825
46.4%
Trump (R)
1,323,232
44.9%
All others
254,176
8.6%
Margin
D+1.5
Minnesota, 2016
ClintonD+1.5
2016 presidential margin by county for Minnesota — 2016 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Minnesota — 2016 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 2016 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Aitkin County, MN · R+25.8Anoka County, MN · R+9.6Becker County, MN · R+32.9Beltrami County, MN · R+9.7Benton County, MN · R+36.1Big Stone County, MN · R+24.9Blue Earth County, MN · R+3.7Brown County, MN · R+35.9Carlton County, MN · D+1.6Carver County, MN · R+13.6Cass County, MN · R+31.5Chippewa County, MN · R+28.7Chisago County, MN · R+30.3Clay County, MN · R+1.9Clearwater County, MN · R+43.0Cook County, MN · D+22.3Cottonwood County, MN · R+35.0Crow Wing County, MN · R+31.5Dakota County, MN · D+4.6Dodge County, MN · R+32.1Douglas County, MN · R+35.5Faribault County, MN · R+33.8Fillmore County, MN · R+21.7Freeborn County, MN · R+17.2Goodhue County, MN · R+17.9Grant County, MN · R+27.6Hennepin County, MN · D+34.9Houston County, MN · R+13.9Hubbard County, MN · R+33.4Isanti County, MN · R+38.0Itasca County, MN · R+16.4Jackson County, MN · R+38.6Kanabec County, MN · R+35.5Kandiyohi County, MN · R+25.3Kittson County, MN · R+22.1Koochiching County, MN · R+19.8Lac qui Parle County, MN · R+25.6Lake County, MN · D+2.2Lake of the Woods County, MN · R+44.0Le Sueur County, MN · R+30.5Lincoln County, MN · R+35.5Lyon County, MN · R+28.1Mahnomen County, MN · R+2.9Marshall County, MN · R+41.2Martin County, MN · R+41.1McLeod County, MN · R+38.2Meeker County, MN · R+40.0Mille Lacs County, MN · R+35.6Morrison County, MN · R+52.7Mower County, MN · R+7.8Murray County, MN · R+36.0Nicollet County, MN · R+3.0Nobles County, MN · R+29.7Norman County, MN · R+13.3Olmsted County, MN · D+0.7Otter Tail County, MN · R+35.7Pennington County, MN · R+27.6Pine County, MN · R+26.1Pipestone County, MN · R+46.0Polk County, MN · R+28.8Pope County, MN · R+26.7Ramsey County, MN · D+39.1Red Lake County, MN · R+32.0Redwood County, MN · R+42.7Renville County, MN · R+36.5Rice County, MN · R+3.1Rock County, MN · R+35.5Roseau County, MN · R+46.1Scott County, MN · R+15.3Sherburne County, MN · R+36.8Sibley County, MN · R+41.7St. Louis County, MN · D+11.7Stearns County, MN · R+27.7Steele County, MN · R+25.8Stevens County, MN · R+12.7Swift County, MN · R+25.6Todd County, MN · R+47.5Traverse County, MN · R+23.3Wabasha County, MN · R+26.4Wadena County, MN · R+45.5Waseca County, MN · R+32.4Washington County, MN · D+1.8Watonwan County, MN · R+19.1Wilkin County, MN · R+37.4Winona County, MN · R+2.9Wright County, MN · R+33.0Yellow Medicine County, MN · R+35.2
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
Hillary ClintonDemocratic46.4%1,367,825
Donald TrumpRepublican44.9%1,323,232
Gary JohnsonLibertarian8.6%254,176
D+60
R+60
87 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
Minnesota's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +4.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1976+4.2%DR18922024
Minnesota's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+8.3%
1896−15.7%
1900−24.5%
1904−55.1%
1908−26.2%
1912+12.6%
1916−0.1%
1920−51.2%
1924−44.4%
1928−16.9%
1932+23.6%
1936+30.8%
1940+3.8%
1944+5.5%
1948+17.3%
1952−11.2%
1956−7.6%
1960+1.4%
1964+27.8%
1968+12.5%
1972−5.5%
1976+12.9%
1980+3.9%
1984+0.2%
1988+7.0%
1992+11.6%
1996+16.1%
2000+2.4%
2004+3.5%
2008+10.2%
2012+7.7%
2016+1.5%
2020+7.1%
2024+4.2%
County results — 2016
87 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Aitkin CountyR
−25.8%
3,1345,5169,231
Anoka CountyR
−9.6%
75,50093,339185,758
Becker CountyR
−32.9%
5,20810,88017,222
Beltrami CountyR
−9.7%
8,68810,78321,564
Benton CountyR
−36.1%
5,64012,87220,058
Big Stone CountyR
−24.9%
9211,6082,755
Blue Earth CountyR
−3.7%
14,42815,66733,593
Brown CountyR
−35.9%
3,7638,70813,779
Carlton CountyD
+1.6%
8,4608,16018,211
Carver CountyR
−13.6%
21,50829,05655,696
Cass CountyR
−31.5%
4,9499,98215,999
Chippewa CountyR
−28.7%
1,9783,7646,222
Chisago CountyR
−30.3%
9,27818,44130,228
Clay CountyR
−1.9%
12,97113,54329,398
Clearwater CountyR
−43.0%
1,1002,9254,245
Cook CountyD
+22.3%
1,9121,1563,395
Cottonwood CountyR
−35.0%
1,6783,6795,721
Crow Wing CountyR
−31.5%
10,98222,28735,842
Dakota CountyD
+4.6%
110,59299,864231,860
Dodge CountyR
−32.1%
3,1026,52710,654
Douglas CountyR
−35.5%
6,22713,96621,785
Faribault CountyR
−33.8%
2,1534,6597,412
Fillmore CountyR
−21.7%
3,8726,27111,055
Freeborn CountyR
−17.2%
6,0418,80816,051
Goodhue CountyR
−17.9%
9,44614,04125,717
Grant CountyR
−27.6%
1,1052,0633,473
Hennepin CountyD
+34.9%
429,288191,770679,977
Houston CountyR
−13.9%
4,1455,61610,604
Hubbard CountyR
−33.4%
3,4237,26111,505
Isanti CountyR
−38.0%
5,65713,63521,016
Itasca CountyR
−16.4%
9,01512,92023,880
Jackson CountyR
−38.6%
1,4923,6095,484
Kanabec CountyR
−35.5%
2,3275,2308,177
Kandiyohi CountyR
−25.3%
7,26612,78521,772
Kittson CountyR
−22.1%
8231,3492,385
Koochiching CountyR
−19.8%
2,3063,5696,363
Lac qui Parle CountyR
−25.6%
1,3052,2933,860
Lake CountyD
+2.2%
3,0772,9326,521
Lake of the Woods CountyR
−44.0%
5531,5402,242
Le Sueur CountyR
−30.5%
4,6239,18214,971
Lincoln CountyR
−35.5%
8601,9313,019
Lyon CountyR
−28.1%
3,8257,25612,215
Mahnomen CountyR
−2.9%
9309912,088
Marshall CountyR
−41.2%
1,2253,2084,817
Martin CountyR
−41.1%
2,7337,06210,531
McLeod CountyR
−38.2%
4,97812,15518,807
Meeker CountyR
−40.0%
3,1918,10412,282
Mille Lacs CountyR
−35.6%
3,7108,34013,017
Morrison CountyR
−52.7%
3,63712,92517,614
Mower CountyR
−7.8%
7,4378,82317,715
Murray CountyR
−36.0%
1,2952,9744,668
Nicollet CountyR
−3.0%
7,8868,43718,097
Nobles CountyR
−29.7%
2,7335,2998,632
Norman CountyR
−13.3%
1,2641,6993,261
Olmsted CountyD
+0.7%
36,26835,66880,129
Otter Tail CountyR
−35.7%
9,34020,93932,500
Pennington CountyR
−27.6%
2,1474,0006,715
Pine CountyR
−26.1%
4,5808,19113,811
Pipestone CountyR
−46.0%
1,1273,3384,808
Polk CountyR
−28.8%
4,7128,97914,796
Pope CountyR
−26.7%
2,1063,7936,319
Ramsey CountyD
+39.1%
177,73870,894273,143
Red Lake CountyR
−32.0%
5401,1411,881
Redwood CountyR
−42.7%
1,8875,1377,611
Renville CountyR
−36.5%
2,1174,8907,606
Rice CountyR
−3.1%
14,43715,42932,443
Rock CountyR
−35.5%
1,3733,0914,839
Roseau CountyR
−46.1%
1,8565,4517,804
Scott CountyR
−15.3%
28,50239,94875,029
Sherburne CountyR
−36.8%
13,29331,05348,283
Sibley CountyR
−41.7%
1,9545,1937,774
St. Louis CountyD
+11.7%
57,77144,630112,422
Stearns CountyR
−27.7%
25,57647,61779,592
Steele CountyR
−25.8%
6,24111,19819,179
Stevens CountyR
−12.7%
2,1162,7995,398
Swift CountyR
−25.6%
1,6862,9634,994
Todd CountyR
−47.5%
2,7838,48511,993
Traverse CountyR
−23.3%
6301,0491,798
Wabasha CountyR
−26.4%
3,8666,98911,832
Wadena CountyR
−45.5%
1,6844,8376,934
Waseca CountyR
−32.4%
2,8385,9679,653
Washington CountyD
+1.8%
67,08664,428144,235
Watonwan CountyR
−19.1%
1,8142,7684,998
Wilkin CountyR
−37.4%
8932,1293,302
Winona CountyR
−2.9%
11,36612,12226,074
Wright CountyR
−33.0%
20,33443,27469,618
Yellow Medicine CountyR
−35.2%
1,5243,3825,276