Minnesota 2000 vs 2012: county swing
32 of 87 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 19 changed hands.
| County | 2000 | 2012 | Swing | Votes 2000 | Votes 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin County | R+14.6 | R+23.8 | R+9.2 | 10,371 | 10,927 |
| Pipestone County | R+14.7 | R+23.8 | R+9.1 | 4,894 | 4,632 |
| Isanti County | R+9.6 | R+18.1 | R+8.5 | 14,929 | 20,131 |
| Lincoln County flipped | D+2.3 | R+5.3 | R+7.6 | 3,284 | 3,115 |
| Sherburne County | R+15.2 | R+22.1 | R+6.9 | 30,835 | 46,320 |
| Jackson County | R+7.5 | R+14.3 | R+6.8 | 5,438 | 5,415 |
| Chisago County | R+6.1 | R+12.6 | R+6.5 | 21,987 | 29,331 |
| Lac qui Parle County | D+6.8 | D+0.9 | R+5.9 | 4,453 | 3,974 |
| Meeker County | R+10.5 | R+16.0 | R+5.5 | 10,672 | 12,167 |
| Wright County | R+16.3 | R+21.8 | R+5.5 | 43,366 | 67,551 |
| Yellow Medicine County | R+1.3 | R+6.3 | R+5.0 | 5,515 | 5,397 |
| Morrison County | R+19.9 | R+24.1 | R+4.2 | 14,677 | 16,662 |
| Rock County | R+13.8 | R+17.9 | R+4.1 | 5,010 | 4,831 |
| Sibley County | R+19.1 | R+22.8 | R+3.7 | 7,335 | 7,785 |
| Renville County | R+6.2 | R+9.8 | R+3.6 | 8,122 | 7,679 |
| Big Stone County flipped | D+2.0 | R+1.5 | R+3.5 | 2,980 | 2,783 |
| Lake of the Woods County | R+16.8 | R+20.2 | R+3.4 | 2,187 | 2,211 |
| Pine County flipped | D+2.2 | R+0.7 | R+2.9 | 13,068 | 13,904 |
| Benton County | R+11.1 | R+13.7 | R+2.6 | 14,908 | 19,521 |
| Aitkin County flipped | D+0.9 | R+1.4 | R+2.3 | 8,260 | 9,109 |
| Pope County | R+0.6 | R+2.6 | R+2.0 | 5,987 | 6,224 |
| Anoka County | R+0.9 | R+2.6 | R+1.7 | 145,619 | 185,718 |
| McLeod County | R+20.6 | R+22.2 | R+1.6 | 15,394 | 18,453 |
| Cass County | R+11.8 | R+13.1 | R+1.3 | 13,593 | 16,080 |
| Wadena County | R+23.2 | R+24.4 | R+1.2 | 6,382 | 6,772 |
| Cottonwood County | R+14.0 | R+15.1 | R+1.1 | 6,181 | 5,848 |
| Murray County | R+6.6 | R+7.3 | R+0.7 | 4,753 | 4,754 |
| Faribault County | R+8.5 | R+9.1 | R+0.6 | 8,424 | 7,689 |
| Mille Lacs County | R+8.2 | R+8.6 | R+0.4 | 10,253 | 13,047 |
| Rice County | D+8.7 | D+8.3 | R+0.4 | 26,021 | 32,164 |
| Le Sueur County | R+6.3 | R+6.6 | R+0.3 | 12,331 | 14,731 |
| Scott County | R+14.7 | R+14.9 | R+0.2 | 43,793 | 71,411 |
| Crow Wing County | R+13.5 | R+13.4 | D+0.1 | 28,128 | 34,800 |
| Stearns County | R+12.2 | R+12.1 | D+0.1 | 62,476 | 78,177 |
| Dodge County | R+10.4 | R+10.0 | D+0.4 | 8,050 | 10,274 |
| Hubbard County | R+17.4 | R+17.0 | D+0.4 | 9,613 | 11,482 |
| Kanabec County | R+9.5 | R+9.1 | D+0.4 | 6,811 | 8,124 |
| Goodhue County | R+4.0 | R+3.0 | D+1.0 | 22,257 | 25,701 |
| Todd County | R+17.1 | R+16.1 | D+1.0 | 11,092 | 11,762 |
| Wabasha County | R+6.9 | R+5.4 | D+1.5 | 10,531 | 11,722 |
| Mower County | D+20.7 | D+22.7 | D+2.0 | 18,480 | 18,471 |
| Steele County | R+8.3 | R+6.3 | D+2.0 | 16,066 | 19,034 |
| Nobles County | R+11.3 | R+9.2 | D+2.1 | 8,872 | 8,493 |
| Chippewa County flipped | R+0.4 | D+1.9 | D+2.3 | 6,352 | 6,176 |
| Washington County flipped | R+1.7 | D+0.7 | D+2.4 | 107,009 | 141,711 |
| Lyon County | R+11.8 | R+9.2 | D+2.6 | 11,489 | 12,333 |
| Waseca County | R+10.3 | R+7.7 | D+2.6 | 8,864 | 9,706 |
| Kandiyohi County | R+9.4 | R+6.7 | D+2.7 | 19,285 | 21,403 |
| St. Louis County | D+26.8 | D+29.8 | D+3.0 | 107,464 | 115,097 |
| Clearwater County | R+17.6 | R+14.5 | D+3.1 | 3,824 | 4,183 |
| Fillmore County | D+3.7 | D+7.3 | D+3.6 | 10,223 | 10,854 |
| Freeborn County | D+10.4 | D+14.1 | D+3.7 | 16,139 | 16,643 |
| Otter Tail County | R+25.0 | R+21.3 | D+3.7 | 28,511 | 31,562 |
| Dakota County flipped | R+1.0 | D+2.9 | D+3.9 | 182,249 | 230,028 |
| Carver County | R+23.8 | R+19.8 | D+4.0 | 35,021 | 52,747 |
| Swift County | D+5.9 | D+9.9 | D+4.0 | 5,437 | 5,087 |
| Lake County | D+16.9 | D+21.1 | D+4.2 | 6,563 | 6,797 |
| Redwood County | R+24.6 | R+20.1 | D+4.5 | 7,748 | 7,761 |
| Brown County | R+21.2 | R+16.6 | D+4.6 | 12,834 | 13,882 |
| Douglas County | R+20.1 | R+15.5 | D+4.6 | 17,205 | 20,884 |
| Itasca County | D+4.7 | D+9.8 | D+5.1 | 21,714 | 23,834 |
| Grant County | R+8.2 | R+2.9 | D+5.3 | 3,624 | 3,471 |
| Watonwan County | R+5.9 | R+0.4 | D+5.5 | 5,134 | 5,115 |
| Becker County | R+20.3 | R+14.6 | D+5.7 | 14,333 | 16,329 |
| Carlton County | D+20.2 | D+26.1 | D+5.9 | 15,081 | 18,356 |
| Stevens County | R+6.9 | R+0.4 | D+6.5 | 5,752 | 5,621 |
| Marshall County | R+19.3 | R+12.2 | D+7.1 | 5,199 | 4,677 |
| Polk County | R+13.0 | R+5.7 | D+7.3 | 14,140 | 14,644 |
| Houston County flipped | R+5.6 | D+3.2 | D+8.8 | 10,167 | 10,422 |
| Nicollet County flipped | R+1.2 | D+7.9 | D+9.1 | 15,327 | 18,285 |
| Red Lake County | R+12.5 | R+2.5 | D+10.0 | 2,090 | 1,963 |
| Pennington County | R+14.6 | R+4.3 | D+10.3 | 6,320 | 6,494 |
| Wilkin County | R+29.9 | R+19.5 | D+10.4 | 3,305 | 3,212 |
| Olmsted County flipped | R+8.1 | D+3.2 | D+11.3 | 59,392 | 77,951 |
| Winona County | D+1.3 | D+12.9 | D+11.6 | 23,918 | 27,103 |
| Blue Earth County flipped | R+2.2 | D+9.6 | D+11.8 | 27,402 | 33,817 |
| Hennepin County | D+14.3 | D+27.1 | D+12.8 | 573,846 | 677,968 |
| Roseau County | R+35.8 | R+22.4 | D+13.4 | 7,166 | 7,330 |
| Traverse County flipped | R+9.0 | D+4.5 | D+13.5 | 2,106 | 1,842 |
| Ramsey County | D+20.8 | D+35.4 | D+14.6 | 244,278 | 277,783 |
| Clay County flipped | R+6.7 | D+8.0 | D+14.7 | 23,358 | 28,769 |
| Kittson County flipped | R+9.3 | D+6.1 | D+15.4 | 2,637 | 2,405 |
| Beltrami County flipped | R+6.1 | D+9.9 | D+16.0 | 17,217 | 21,949 |
| Norman County flipped | R+6.4 | D+10.8 | D+17.2 | 3,641 | 3,199 |
| Koochiching County flipped | R+9.0 | D+9.5 | D+18.5 | 6,879 | 6,432 |
| Mahnomen County flipped | R+9.0 | D+18.6 | D+27.6 | 2,224 | 2,179 |
| Cook County flipped | R+4.4 | D+23.3 | D+27.7 | 2,820 | 3,304 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data