Minnesota 2008 vs 2016: county swing
84 of 87 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 33 changed hands.
| County | 2008 | 2016 | Swing | Votes 2008 | Votes 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County flipped | D+0.6 | R+41.2 | R+41.8 | 4,739 | 4,817 |
| Kittson County flipped | D+18.5 | R+22.1 | R+40.6 | 2,568 | 2,385 |
| Norman County flipped | D+26.9 | R+13.3 | R+40.2 | 3,434 | 3,261 |
| Yellow Medicine County flipped | D+4.3 | R+35.2 | R+39.5 | 5,569 | 5,276 |
| Swift County flipped | D+13.8 | R+25.5 | R+39.3 | 5,244 | 4,994 |
| Red Lake County flipped | D+6.2 | R+32.0 | R+38.2 | 2,191 | 1,881 |
| Murray County flipped | D+0.5 | R+36.0 | R+36.5 | 4,813 | 4,668 |
| Todd County | R+11.0 | R+47.5 | R+36.5 | 12,257 | 11,993 |
| Lincoln County flipped | D+0.8 | R+35.5 | R+36.3 | 3,126 | 3,019 |
| Renville County | R+0.6 | R+36.5 | R+35.9 | 8,135 | 7,606 |
| Chippewa County flipped | D+5.9 | R+28.7 | R+34.6 | 6,356 | 6,222 |
| Freeborn County flipped | D+17.2 | R+17.3 | R+34.5 | 17,280 | 16,051 |
| Jackson County | R+4.2 | R+38.6 | R+34.4 | 5,623 | 5,484 |
| Morrison County | R+19.0 | R+52.8 | R+33.8 | 16,743 | 17,614 |
| Polk County flipped | D+4.6 | R+28.9 | R+33.5 | 15,334 | 14,796 |
| Clearwater County | R+9.7 | R+43.0 | R+33.3 | 4,261 | 4,245 |
| Grant County flipped | D+5.6 | R+27.6 | R+33.2 | 3,605 | 3,473 |
| Pipestone County | R+13.1 | R+46.0 | R+32.9 | 4,801 | 4,808 |
| Lac qui Parle County flipped | D+5.9 | R+25.6 | R+31.5 | 4,192 | 3,860 |
| Mower County flipped | D+23.6 | R+7.8 | R+31.4 | 19,187 | 17,715 |
| Big Stone County flipped | D+6.3 | R+25.0 | R+31.3 | 2,990 | 2,755 |
| Lake of the Woods County | R+13.3 | R+44.0 | R+30.7 | 2,313 | 2,242 |
| Wilkin County | R+6.9 | R+37.5 | R+30.6 | 3,414 | 3,302 |
| Pope County flipped | D+3.7 | R+26.7 | R+30.4 | 6,536 | 6,319 |
| Fillmore County flipped | D+8.3 | R+21.7 | R+30.0 | 11,234 | 11,055 |
| Koochiching County flipped | D+10.1 | R+19.9 | R+30.0 | 6,802 | 6,363 |
| Pennington County flipped | D+2.2 | R+27.6 | R+29.8 | 6,822 | 6,715 |
| Itasca County flipped | D+12.9 | R+16.3 | R+29.2 | 24,395 | 23,880 |
| Meeker County | R+10.8 | R+40.0 | R+29.2 | 12,545 | 12,282 |
| Redwood County | R+13.6 | R+42.7 | R+29.1 | 7,806 | 7,611 |
| Traverse County flipped | D+5.5 | R+23.3 | R+28.8 | 2,035 | 1,798 |
| Roseau County | R+17.4 | R+46.0 | R+28.6 | 7,700 | 7,804 |
| Cottonwood County | R+6.6 | R+35.0 | R+28.4 | 6,036 | 5,721 |
| Mille Lacs County | R+7.2 | R+35.6 | R+28.4 | 13,544 | 13,017 |
| Mahnomen County flipped | D+25.3 | R+3.0 | R+28.3 | 2,343 | 2,088 |
| Nobles County | R+1.4 | R+29.7 | R+28.3 | 8,813 | 8,632 |
| Faribault County | R+5.7 | R+33.9 | R+28.2 | 8,152 | 7,412 |
| Wadena County | R+17.4 | R+45.5 | R+28.1 | 7,169 | 6,934 |
| Pine County flipped | D+1.6 | R+26.1 | R+27.7 | 14,383 | 13,811 |
| Kanabec County | R+8.7 | R+35.5 | R+26.8 | 8,499 | 8,177 |
| Lyon County | R+1.6 | R+28.1 | R+26.5 | 12,708 | 12,215 |
| Benton County | R+9.8 | R+36.1 | R+26.3 | 19,339 | 20,058 |
| Becker County | R+6.9 | R+33.0 | R+26.1 | 16,965 | 17,222 |
| Le Sueur County | R+4.3 | R+30.4 | R+26.1 | 15,009 | 14,971 |
| Douglas County | R+9.5 | R+35.5 | R+26.0 | 20,918 | 21,785 |
| Aitkin County flipped | Even | R+25.8 | R+25.8 | 9,410 | 9,231 |
| Martin County | R+15.3 | R+41.1 | R+25.8 | 10,754 | 10,531 |
| Carlton County | D+26.8 | D+1.7 | R+25.1 | 18,449 | 18,211 |
| Houston County flipped | D+10.7 | R+13.9 | R+24.6 | 10,883 | 10,604 |
| Waseca County | R+8.2 | R+32.4 | R+24.2 | 9,888 | 9,653 |
| Wabasha County | R+2.4 | R+26.4 | R+24.0 | 11,893 | 11,832 |
| Brown County | R+12.0 | R+35.9 | R+23.9 | 13,620 | 13,779 |
| Crow Wing County | R+7.7 | R+31.6 | R+23.9 | 35,165 | 35,842 |
| Cass County | R+8.5 | R+31.5 | R+23.0 | 16,307 | 15,999 |
| Otter Tail County | R+12.9 | R+35.7 | R+22.8 | 32,687 | 32,500 |
| Isanti County | R+15.4 | R+38.0 | R+22.6 | 20,053 | 21,016 |
| Dodge County | R+9.8 | R+32.2 | R+22.4 | 10,213 | 10,654 |
| Sibley County | R+19.3 | R+41.7 | R+22.4 | 7,729 | 7,774 |
| Winona County flipped | D+19.1 | R+2.9 | R+22.0 | 27,935 | 26,074 |
| Rock County | R+14.0 | R+35.5 | R+21.5 | 4,975 | 4,839 |
| St. Louis County | D+32.5 | D+11.7 | R+20.8 | 118,814 | 112,422 |
| Stearns County | R+7.0 | R+27.7 | R+20.7 | 78,756 | 79,592 |
| Steele County | R+5.3 | R+25.9 | R+20.6 | 19,656 | 19,179 |
| Chisago County | R+10.3 | R+30.3 | R+20.0 | 29,305 | 30,228 |
| Beltrami County flipped | D+10.2 | R+9.7 | R+19.9 | 22,236 | 21,564 |
| Lake County | D+22.1 | D+2.2 | R+19.9 | 6,969 | 6,521 |
| Kandiyohi County | R+5.5 | R+25.3 | R+19.8 | 21,895 | 21,772 |
| Watonwan County flipped | D+0.7 | R+19.1 | R+19.8 | 5,258 | 4,998 |
| McLeod County | R+18.4 | R+38.1 | R+19.7 | 19,029 | 18,807 |
| Hubbard County | R+14.4 | R+33.3 | R+18.9 | 11,638 | 11,505 |
| Sherburne County | R+18.2 | R+36.8 | R+18.6 | 44,990 | 48,283 |
| Clay County flipped | D+16.1 | R+2.0 | R+18.1 | 29,259 | 29,398 |
| Blue Earth County flipped | D+13.0 | R+3.7 | R+16.7 | 35,070 | 33,593 |
| Goodhue County | R+1.4 | R+17.9 | R+16.5 | 25,795 | 25,717 |
| Wright County | R+17.4 | R+33.0 | R+15.6 | 65,578 | 69,618 |
| Rice County flipped | D+11.5 | R+3.1 | R+14.6 | 31,799 | 32,443 |
| Stevens County flipped | D+1.3 | R+12.7 | R+14.0 | 5,634 | 5,398 |
| Nicollet County flipped | D+10.5 | R+3.0 | R+13.5 | 18,245 | 18,097 |
| Anoka County | R+2.4 | R+9.6 | R+7.2 | 182,224 | 185,758 |
| Scott County | R+11.2 | R+15.2 | R+4.0 | 67,132 | 75,029 |
| Washington County | D+4.4 | D+1.8 | R+2.6 | 137,059 | 144,235 |
| Olmsted County | D+3.3 | D+0.8 | R+2.5 | 76,470 | 80,129 |
| Cook County | D+23.3 | D+22.2 | R+1.1 | 3,348 | 3,395 |
| Dakota County | D+5.5 | D+4.7 | R+0.8 | 225,472 | 231,440 |
| Carver County | R+15.1 | R+13.6 | D+1.5 | 49,683 | 55,696 |
| Ramsey County | D+33.9 | D+39.1 | D+5.2 | 277,386 | 273,143 |
| Hennepin County | D+28.6 | D+34.9 | D+6.3 | 663,780 | 679,977 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data