Minnesota — 2016 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2016 presidential electionMinnesota · PresidentClintonD+1.5
How it voted
Share of the 2016 vote
| Hillary Clinton ✓Democratic | 46.4% | 1,367,825 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 44.9% | 1,323,232 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 8.6% | 254,176 |
2016presidential margin
D+60R+60
87 counties, each filled by 2016 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Minnesota cast 10 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (87 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County, MN | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Anoka County, MN | Republican | R+9.6 |
| Becker County, MN | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Beltrami County, MN | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Benton County, MN | Republican | R+36.1 |
| Big Stone County, MN | Republican | R+24.9 |
| Blue Earth County, MN | Republican | R+3.7 |
| Brown County, MN | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Carlton County, MN | Democratic | D+1.6 |
| Carver County, MN | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Cass County, MN | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Chippewa County, MN | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Chisago County, MN | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Clay County, MN | Republican | R+1.9 |
| Clearwater County, MN | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Cook County, MN | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Cottonwood County, MN | Republican | R+35.0 |
| Crow Wing County, MN | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Dakota County, MN | Democratic | D+4.6 |
| Dodge County, MN | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Douglas County, MN | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Faribault County, MN | Republican | R+33.8 |
| Fillmore County, MN | Republican | R+21.7 |
| Freeborn County, MN | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Goodhue County, MN | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Grant County, MN | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Hennepin County, MN | Democratic | D+34.9 |
| Houston County, MN | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Hubbard County, MN | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Isanti County, MN | Republican | R+38.0 |
| Itasca County, MN | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Jackson County, MN | Republican | R+38.6 |
| Kanabec County, MN | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Kandiyohi County, MN | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Kittson County, MN | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Koochiching County, MN | Republican | R+19.8 |
| Lac qui Parle County, MN | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Lake County, MN | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Lake of the Woods County, MN | Republican | R+44.0 |
| Le Sueur County, MN | Republican | R+30.5 |
| Lincoln County, MN | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Lyon County, MN | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Mahnomen County, MN | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Marshall County, MN | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Martin County, MN | Republican | R+41.1 |
| McLeod County, MN | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Meeker County, MN | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Mille Lacs County, MN | Republican | R+35.6 |
| Morrison County, MN | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Mower County, MN | Republican | R+7.8 |
| Murray County, MN | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Nicollet County, MN | Republican | R+3.0 |
| Nobles County, MN | Republican | R+29.7 |
| Norman County, MN | Republican | R+13.3 |
| Olmsted County, MN | Democratic | D+0.7 |
| Otter Tail County, MN | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Pennington County, MN | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Pine County, MN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Pipestone County, MN | Republican | R+46.0 |
| Polk County, MN | Republican | R+28.8 |
| Pope County, MN | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Ramsey County, MN | Democratic | D+39.1 |
| Red Lake County, MN | Republican | R+32.0 |
| Redwood County, MN | Republican | R+42.7 |
| Renville County, MN | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Rice County, MN | Republican | R+3.1 |
| Rock County, MN | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Roseau County, MN | Republican | R+46.1 |
| Scott County, MN | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Sherburne County, MN | Republican | R+36.8 |
| Sibley County, MN | Republican | R+41.7 |
| St. Louis County, MN | Democratic | D+11.7 |
| Stearns County, MN | Republican | R+27.7 |
| Steele County, MN | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Stevens County, MN | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Swift County, MN | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Todd County, MN | Republican | R+47.5 |
| Traverse County, MN | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Wabasha County, MN | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Wadena County, MN | Republican | R+45.5 |
| Waseca County, MN | Republican | R+32.4 |
| Washington County, MN | Democratic | D+1.8 |
| Watonwan County, MN | Republican | R+19.1 |
| Wilkin County, MN | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Winona County, MN | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Wright County, MN | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Yellow Medicine County, MN | Republican | R+35.2 |
Minnesota results by county
87 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin County | Donald Trump+2,382 | 3,13434.0% | 5,51659.8% | 5816.3% | 9,231 |
| Anoka County | Donald Trump+17,839 | 75,50040.6% | 93,33950.2% | 16,9199.1% | 185,758 |
| Becker County | Donald Trump+5,672 | 5,20830.2% | 10,88063.2% | 1,1346.6% | 17,222 |
| Beltrami County | Donald Trump+2,095 | 8,68840.3% | 10,78350.0% | 2,0939.7% | 21,564 |
| Benton County | Donald Trump+7,232 | 5,64028.1% | 12,87264.2% | 1,5467.7% | 20,058 |
| Big Stone County | Donald Trump+687 | 92133.4% | 1,60858.4% | 2268.2% | 2,755 |
| Blue Earth County | Donald Trump+1,239 | 14,42842.9% | 15,66746.6% | 3,49810.4% | 33,593 |
| Brown County | Donald Trump+4,945 | 3,76327.3% | 8,70863.2% | 1,3089.5% | 13,779 |
| Carlton County | Hillary Clinton+300 | 8,46046.5% | 8,16044.8% | 1,5918.7% | 18,211 |
| Carver County | Donald Trump+7,548 | 21,50838.6% | 29,05652.2% | 5,1329.2% | 55,696 |
| Cass County | Donald Trump+5,033 | 4,94930.9% | 9,98262.4% | 1,0686.7% | 15,999 |
| Chippewa County | Donald Trump+1,786 | 1,97831.8% | 3,76460.5% | 4807.7% | 6,222 |
| Chisago County | Donald Trump+9,163 | 9,27830.7% | 18,44161.0% | 2,5098.3% | 30,228 |
| Clay County | Donald Trump+572 | 12,97144.1% | 13,54346.1% | 2,8849.8% | 29,398 |
| Clearwater County | Donald Trump+1,825 | 1,10025.9% | 2,92568.9% | 2205.2% | 4,245 |
| Cook County | Hillary Clinton+756 | 1,91256.3% | 1,15634.1% | 3279.6% | 3,395 |
| Cottonwood County | Donald Trump+2,001 | 1,67829.3% | 3,67964.3% | 3646.4% | 5,721 |
| Crow Wing County | Donald Trump+11,305 | 10,98230.6% | 22,28762.2% | 2,5737.2% | 35,842 |
| Dakota County | Hillary Clinton+10,728 | 110,59247.7% | 99,86443.1% | 21,4049.2% | 231,860 |
| Dodge County | Donald Trump+3,425 | 3,10229.1% | 6,52761.3% | 1,0259.6% | 10,654 |
| Douglas County | Donald Trump+7,739 | 6,22728.6% | 13,96664.1% | 1,5927.3% | 21,785 |
| Faribault County | Donald Trump+2,506 | 2,15329.0% | 4,65962.9% | 6008.1% | 7,412 |
| Fillmore County | Donald Trump+2,399 | 3,87235.0% | 6,27156.7% | 9128.2% | 11,055 |
| Freeborn County | Donald Trump+2,767 | 6,04137.6% | 8,80854.9% | 1,2027.5% | 16,051 |
| Goodhue County | Donald Trump+4,595 | 9,44636.7% | 14,04154.6% | 2,2308.7% | 25,717 |
| Grant County | Donald Trump+958 | 1,10531.8% | 2,06359.4% | 3058.8% | 3,473 |
| Hennepin County | Hillary Clinton+237,518 | 429,28863.1% | 191,77028.2% | 58,9198.7% | 679,977 |
| Houston County | Donald Trump+1,471 | 4,14539.1% | 5,61653.0% | 8437.9% | 10,604 |
| Hubbard County | Donald Trump+3,838 | 3,42329.8% | 7,26163.1% | 8217.1% | 11,505 |
| Isanti County | Donald Trump+7,978 | 5,65726.9% | 13,63564.9% | 1,7248.2% | 21,016 |
| Itasca County | Donald Trump+3,905 | 9,01537.8% | 12,92054.1% | 1,9458.1% | 23,880 |
| Jackson County | Donald Trump+2,117 | 1,49227.2% | 3,60965.8% | 3837.0% | 5,484 |
| Kanabec County | Donald Trump+2,903 | 2,32728.5% | 5,23064.0% | 6207.6% | 8,177 |
| Kandiyohi County | Donald Trump+5,519 | 7,26633.4% | 12,78558.7% | 1,7217.9% | 21,772 |
| Kittson County | Donald Trump+526 | 82334.5% | 1,34956.6% | 2138.9% | 2,385 |
| Koochiching County | Donald Trump+1,263 | 2,30636.2% | 3,56956.1% | 4887.7% | 6,363 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Donald Trump+988 | 1,30533.8% | 2,29359.4% | 2626.8% | 3,860 |
| Lake County | Hillary Clinton+145 | 3,07747.2% | 2,93245.0% | 5127.9% | 6,521 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Donald Trump+987 | 55324.7% | 1,54068.7% | 1496.6% | 2,242 |
| Le Sueur County | Donald Trump+4,559 | 4,62330.9% | 9,18261.3% | 1,1667.8% | 14,971 |
| Lincoln County | Donald Trump+1,071 | 86028.5% | 1,93164.0% | 2287.6% | 3,019 |
| Lyon County | Donald Trump+3,431 | 3,82531.3% | 7,25659.4% | 1,1349.3% | 12,215 |
| Mahnomen County | Donald Trump+61 | 93044.5% | 99147.5% | 1678.0% | 2,088 |
| Marshall County | Donald Trump+1,983 | 1,22525.4% | 3,20866.6% | 3848.0% | 4,817 |
| Martin County | Donald Trump+4,329 | 2,73326.0% | 7,06267.1% | 7367.0% | 10,531 |
| McLeod County | Donald Trump+7,177 | 4,97826.5% | 12,15564.6% | 1,6748.9% | 18,807 |
| Meeker County | Donald Trump+4,913 | 3,19126.0% | 8,10466.0% | 9878.0% | 12,282 |
| Mille Lacs County | Donald Trump+4,630 | 3,71028.5% | 8,34064.1% | 9677.4% | 13,017 |
| Morrison County | Donald Trump+9,288 | 3,63720.6% | 12,92573.4% | 1,0526.0% | 17,614 |
| Mower County | Donald Trump+1,386 | 7,43742.0% | 8,82349.8% | 1,4558.2% | 17,715 |
| Murray County | Donald Trump+1,679 | 1,29527.7% | 2,97463.7% | 3998.5% | 4,668 |
| Nicollet County | Donald Trump+551 | 7,88643.6% | 8,43746.6% | 1,7749.8% | 18,097 |
| Nobles County | Donald Trump+2,566 | 2,73331.7% | 5,29961.4% | 6007.0% | 8,632 |
| Norman County | Donald Trump+435 | 1,26438.8% | 1,69952.1% | 2989.1% | 3,261 |
| Olmsted County | Hillary Clinton+600 | 36,26845.3% | 35,66844.5% | 8,19310.2% | 80,129 |
| Otter Tail County | Donald Trump+11,599 | 9,34028.7% | 20,93964.4% | 2,2216.8% | 32,500 |
| Pennington County | Donald Trump+1,853 | 2,14732.0% | 4,00059.6% | 5688.5% | 6,715 |
| Pine County | Donald Trump+3,611 | 4,58033.2% | 8,19159.3% | 1,0407.5% | 13,811 |
| Pipestone County | Donald Trump+2,211 | 1,12723.4% | 3,33869.4% | 3437.1% | 4,808 |
| Polk County | Donald Trump+4,267 | 4,71231.8% | 8,97960.7% | 1,1057.5% | 14,796 |
| Pope County | Donald Trump+1,687 | 2,10633.3% | 3,79360.0% | 4206.6% | 6,319 |
| Ramsey County | Hillary Clinton+106,844 | 177,73865.1% | 70,89426.0% | 24,5119.0% | 273,143 |
| Red Lake County | Donald Trump+601 | 54028.7% | 1,14160.7% | 20010.6% | 1,881 |
| Redwood County | Donald Trump+3,250 | 1,88724.8% | 5,13767.5% | 5877.7% | 7,611 |
| Renville County | Donald Trump+2,773 | 2,11727.8% | 4,89064.3% | 5997.9% | 7,606 |
| Rice County | Donald Trump+992 | 14,43744.5% | 15,42947.6% | 2,5777.9% | 32,443 |
| Rock County | Donald Trump+1,718 | 1,37328.4% | 3,09163.9% | 3757.7% | 4,839 |
| Roseau County | Donald Trump+3,595 | 1,85623.8% | 5,45169.8% | 4976.4% | 7,804 |
| Scott County | Donald Trump+11,446 | 28,50238.0% | 39,94853.2% | 6,5798.8% | 75,029 |
| Sherburne County | Donald Trump+17,760 | 13,29327.5% | 31,05364.3% | 3,9378.2% | 48,283 |
| Sibley County | Donald Trump+3,239 | 1,95425.1% | 5,19366.8% | 6278.1% | 7,774 |
| St. Louis County | Hillary Clinton+13,141 | 57,77151.4% | 44,63039.7% | 10,0218.9% | 112,422 |
| Stearns County | Donald Trump+22,041 | 25,57632.1% | 47,61759.8% | 6,3998.0% | 79,592 |
| Steele County | Donald Trump+4,957 | 6,24132.5% | 11,19858.4% | 1,7409.1% | 19,179 |
| Stevens County | Donald Trump+683 | 2,11639.2% | 2,79951.9% | 4838.9% | 5,398 |
| Swift County | Donald Trump+1,277 | 1,68633.8% | 2,96359.3% | 3456.9% | 4,994 |
| Todd County | Donald Trump+5,702 | 2,78323.2% | 8,48570.7% | 7256.0% | 11,993 |
| Traverse County | Donald Trump+419 | 63035.0% | 1,04958.3% | 1196.6% | 1,798 |
| Wabasha County | Donald Trump+3,123 | 3,86632.7% | 6,98959.1% | 9778.3% | 11,832 |
| Wadena County | Donald Trump+3,153 | 1,68424.3% | 4,83769.8% | 4136.0% | 6,934 |
| Waseca County | Donald Trump+3,129 | 2,83829.4% | 5,96761.8% | 8488.8% | 9,653 |
| Washington County | Hillary Clinton+2,658 | 67,08646.5% | 64,42844.7% | 12,7218.8% | 144,235 |
| Watonwan County | Donald Trump+954 | 1,81436.3% | 2,76855.4% | 4168.3% | 4,998 |
| Wilkin County | Donald Trump+1,236 | 89327.0% | 2,12964.5% | 2808.5% | 3,302 |
| Winona County | Donald Trump+756 | 11,36643.6% | 12,12246.5% | 2,5869.9% | 26,074 |
| Wright County | Donald Trump+22,940 | 20,33429.2% | 43,27462.2% | 6,0108.6% | 69,618 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Donald Trump+1,858 | 1,52428.9% | 3,38264.1% | 3707.0% | 5,276 |
Nominees: Hillary Clinton (D) · Donald Trump (R)
Minnesota's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2016 contest in context
| Year | Margin (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% |
Same ballot, 2016MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2016 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.