Minnesota 2012 vs 2016: county swing
82 of 87 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 19 changed hands.
| County | 2012 | 2016 | Swing | Votes 2012 | Votes 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift County flipped | D+9.9 | R+25.5 | R+35.4 | 5,087 | 4,994 |
| Freeborn County flipped | D+14.1 | R+17.3 | R+31.4 | 16,643 | 16,051 |
| Todd County | R+16.1 | R+47.5 | R+31.4 | 11,762 | 11,993 |
| Chippewa County flipped | D+1.9 | R+28.7 | R+30.6 | 6,176 | 6,222 |
| Mower County flipped | D+22.7 | R+7.8 | R+30.5 | 18,471 | 17,715 |
| Lincoln County | R+5.3 | R+35.5 | R+30.2 | 3,115 | 3,019 |
| Red Lake County | R+2.5 | R+32.0 | R+29.5 | 1,963 | 1,881 |
| Koochiching County flipped | D+9.5 | R+19.9 | R+29.4 | 6,432 | 6,363 |
| Fillmore County flipped | D+7.3 | R+21.7 | R+29.0 | 10,854 | 11,055 |
| Marshall County | R+12.2 | R+41.2 | R+29.0 | 4,677 | 4,817 |
| Yellow Medicine County | R+6.3 | R+35.2 | R+28.9 | 5,397 | 5,276 |
| Morrison County | R+24.1 | R+52.8 | R+28.7 | 16,662 | 17,614 |
| Murray County | R+7.3 | R+36.0 | R+28.7 | 4,754 | 4,668 |
| Clearwater County | R+14.5 | R+43.0 | R+28.5 | 4,183 | 4,245 |
| Kittson County flipped | D+6.1 | R+22.1 | R+28.2 | 2,405 | 2,385 |
| Traverse County flipped | D+4.5 | R+23.3 | R+27.8 | 1,842 | 1,798 |
| Mille Lacs County | R+8.6 | R+35.6 | R+27.0 | 13,047 | 13,017 |
| Renville County | R+9.8 | R+36.5 | R+26.7 | 7,679 | 7,606 |
| Lac qui Parle County flipped | D+0.9 | R+25.6 | R+26.5 | 3,974 | 3,860 |
| Kanabec County | R+9.1 | R+35.5 | R+26.4 | 8,124 | 8,177 |
| Itasca County flipped | D+9.8 | R+16.3 | R+26.1 | 23,834 | 23,880 |
| Pine County | R+0.7 | R+26.1 | R+25.4 | 13,904 | 13,811 |
| Faribault County | R+9.1 | R+33.9 | R+24.8 | 7,689 | 7,412 |
| Grant County | R+2.9 | R+27.6 | R+24.7 | 3,471 | 3,473 |
| Waseca County | R+7.7 | R+32.4 | R+24.7 | 9,706 | 9,653 |
| Aitkin County | R+1.4 | R+25.8 | R+24.4 | 9,109 | 9,231 |
| Carlton County | D+26.1 | D+1.7 | R+24.4 | 18,356 | 18,211 |
| Jackson County | R+14.3 | R+38.6 | R+24.3 | 5,415 | 5,484 |
| Norman County flipped | D+10.8 | R+13.3 | R+24.1 | 3,199 | 3,261 |
| Pope County | R+2.6 | R+26.7 | R+24.1 | 6,224 | 6,319 |
| Meeker County | R+16.0 | R+40.0 | R+24.0 | 12,167 | 12,282 |
| Lake of the Woods County | R+20.2 | R+44.0 | R+23.8 | 2,211 | 2,242 |
| Le Sueur County | R+6.6 | R+30.4 | R+23.8 | 14,731 | 14,971 |
| Roseau County | R+22.4 | R+46.0 | R+23.6 | 7,330 | 7,804 |
| Big Stone County | R+1.5 | R+25.0 | R+23.5 | 2,783 | 2,755 |
| Pennington County | R+4.3 | R+27.6 | R+23.3 | 6,494 | 6,715 |
| Polk County | R+5.7 | R+28.9 | R+23.2 | 14,644 | 14,796 |
| Redwood County | R+20.1 | R+42.7 | R+22.6 | 7,761 | 7,611 |
| Benton County | R+13.7 | R+36.1 | R+22.4 | 19,521 | 20,058 |
| Dodge County | R+10.0 | R+32.2 | R+22.2 | 10,274 | 10,654 |
| Pipestone County | R+23.8 | R+46.0 | R+22.2 | 4,632 | 4,808 |
| Mahnomen County flipped | D+18.6 | R+3.0 | R+21.6 | 2,179 | 2,088 |
| Wadena County | R+24.4 | R+45.5 | R+21.1 | 6,772 | 6,934 |
| Wabasha County | R+5.4 | R+26.4 | R+21.0 | 11,722 | 11,832 |
| Nobles County | R+9.2 | R+29.7 | R+20.5 | 8,493 | 8,632 |
| Douglas County | R+15.5 | R+35.5 | R+20.0 | 20,884 | 21,785 |
| Cottonwood County | R+15.1 | R+35.0 | R+19.9 | 5,848 | 5,721 |
| Isanti County | R+18.1 | R+38.0 | R+19.9 | 20,131 | 21,016 |
| Beltrami County flipped | D+9.9 | R+9.7 | R+19.6 | 21,949 | 21,564 |
| Steele County | R+6.3 | R+25.9 | R+19.6 | 19,034 | 19,179 |
| Brown County | R+16.6 | R+35.9 | R+19.3 | 13,882 | 13,779 |
| Lake County | D+21.1 | D+2.2 | R+18.9 | 6,797 | 6,521 |
| Lyon County | R+9.2 | R+28.1 | R+18.9 | 12,333 | 12,215 |
| Sibley County | R+22.8 | R+41.7 | R+18.9 | 7,785 | 7,774 |
| Watonwan County | R+0.4 | R+19.1 | R+18.7 | 5,115 | 4,998 |
| Kandiyohi County | R+6.7 | R+25.3 | R+18.6 | 21,403 | 21,772 |
| Becker County | R+14.6 | R+33.0 | R+18.4 | 16,329 | 17,222 |
| Cass County | R+13.1 | R+31.5 | R+18.4 | 16,080 | 15,999 |
| Crow Wing County | R+13.4 | R+31.6 | R+18.2 | 34,800 | 35,842 |
| St. Louis County | D+29.8 | D+11.7 | R+18.1 | 115,097 | 112,422 |
| Wilkin County | R+19.5 | R+37.5 | R+18.0 | 3,212 | 3,302 |
| Chisago County | R+12.6 | R+30.3 | R+17.7 | 29,331 | 30,228 |
| Rock County | R+17.9 | R+35.5 | R+17.6 | 4,831 | 4,839 |
| Martin County | R+23.8 | R+41.1 | R+17.3 | 10,927 | 10,531 |
| Houston County flipped | D+3.2 | R+13.9 | R+17.1 | 10,422 | 10,604 |
| Hubbard County | R+17.0 | R+33.3 | R+16.3 | 11,482 | 11,505 |
| McLeod County | R+22.2 | R+38.1 | R+15.9 | 18,453 | 18,807 |
| Winona County flipped | D+12.9 | R+2.9 | R+15.8 | 27,103 | 26,074 |
| Stearns County | R+12.1 | R+27.7 | R+15.6 | 78,177 | 79,592 |
| Goodhue County | R+3.0 | R+17.9 | R+14.9 | 25,701 | 25,717 |
| Sherburne County | R+22.1 | R+36.8 | R+14.7 | 46,320 | 48,283 |
| Otter Tail County | R+21.3 | R+35.7 | R+14.4 | 31,562 | 32,500 |
| Blue Earth County flipped | D+9.6 | R+3.7 | R+13.3 | 33,817 | 33,593 |
| Stevens County | R+0.4 | R+12.7 | R+12.3 | 5,621 | 5,398 |
| Rice County flipped | D+8.3 | R+3.1 | R+11.4 | 32,164 | 32,443 |
| Wright County | R+21.8 | R+33.0 | R+11.2 | 67,551 | 69,618 |
| Nicollet County flipped | D+7.9 | R+3.0 | R+10.9 | 18,285 | 18,097 |
| Clay County flipped | D+8.0 | R+2.0 | R+10.0 | 28,769 | 29,398 |
| Anoka County | R+2.6 | R+9.6 | R+7.0 | 185,718 | 185,758 |
| Olmsted County | D+3.2 | D+0.8 | R+2.4 | 77,951 | 80,129 |
| Cook County | D+23.3 | D+22.2 | R+1.1 | 3,304 | 3,395 |
| Scott County | R+14.9 | R+15.2 | R+0.3 | 71,411 | 75,029 |
| Washington County | D+0.7 | D+1.8 | D+1.1 | 141,711 | 144,235 |
| Dakota County | D+2.9 | D+4.7 | D+1.8 | 230,028 | 231,440 |
| Ramsey County | D+35.4 | D+39.1 | D+3.7 | 277,783 | 273,143 |
| Carver County | R+19.8 | R+13.6 | D+6.2 | 52,747 | 55,696 |
| Hennepin County | D+27.1 | D+34.9 | D+7.8 | 677,968 | 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