Minnesota 2012 vs 2020: county swing
78 of 87 counties moved toward the Republican ticket; 15 changed hands.
| County | 2012 | 2020 | Swing | Votes 2012 | Votes 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift County flipped | D+9.9 | R+29.6 | R+39.5 | 5,087 | 5,185 |
| Marshall County | R+12.2 | R+47.5 | R+35.3 | 4,677 | 5,101 |
| Lincoln County | R+5.3 | R+38.1 | R+32.8 | 3,115 | 3,112 |
| Todd County | R+16.1 | R+48.9 | R+32.8 | 11,762 | 13,236 |
| Chippewa County flipped | D+1.9 | R+30.7 | R+32.6 | 6,176 | 6,599 |
| Red Lake County | R+2.5 | R+34.8 | R+32.3 | 1,963 | 2,190 |
| Murray County | R+7.3 | R+39.2 | R+31.9 | 4,754 | 4,883 |
| Traverse County flipped | D+4.5 | R+27.4 | R+31.9 | 1,842 | 1,862 |
| Koochiching County flipped | D+9.5 | R+21.3 | R+30.8 | 6,432 | 6,905 |
| Yellow Medicine County | R+6.3 | R+37.1 | R+30.8 | 5,397 | 5,513 |
| Clearwater County | R+14.5 | R+45.0 | R+30.5 | 4,183 | 4,699 |
| Freeborn County flipped | D+14.1 | R+16.0 | R+30.1 | 16,643 | 16,791 |
| Fillmore County flipped | D+7.3 | R+22.7 | R+30.0 | 10,854 | 12,104 |
| Pine County | R+0.7 | R+30.3 | R+29.6 | 13,904 | 15,972 |
| Morrison County | R+24.1 | R+53.5 | R+29.4 | 16,662 | 19,525 |
| Mille Lacs County | R+8.6 | R+37.9 | R+29.3 | 13,047 | 14,666 |
| Kanabec County | R+9.1 | R+38.0 | R+28.9 | 8,124 | 9,224 |
| Mower County flipped | D+22.7 | R+5.8 | R+28.5 | 18,471 | 19,301 |
| Lac qui Parle County flipped | D+0.9 | R+26.8 | R+27.7 | 3,974 | 4,033 |
| Norman County flipped | D+10.8 | R+16.0 | R+26.8 | 3,199 | 3,433 |
| Renville County | R+9.8 | R+36.6 | R+26.8 | 7,679 | 8,116 |
| Itasca County flipped | D+9.8 | R+16.8 | R+26.6 | 23,834 | 26,511 |
| Kittson County flipped | D+6.1 | R+20.5 | R+26.6 | 2,405 | 2,630 |
| Big Stone County | R+1.5 | R+27.2 | R+25.7 | 2,783 | 2,970 |
| Aitkin County | R+1.4 | R+26.5 | R+25.1 | 9,109 | 10,010 |
| Pope County | R+2.6 | R+27.6 | R+25.0 | 6,224 | 7,007 |
| Carlton County | D+26.1 | D+1.5 | R+24.6 | 18,356 | 20,320 |
| Faribault County | R+9.1 | R+33.7 | R+24.6 | 7,689 | 7,892 |
| Meeker County | R+16.0 | R+40.6 | R+24.6 | 12,167 | 13,497 |
| Le Sueur County | R+6.6 | R+30.4 | R+23.8 | 14,731 | 16,776 |
| Grant County | R+2.9 | R+26.6 | R+23.7 | 3,471 | 3,650 |
| Roseau County | R+22.4 | R+46.1 | R+23.7 | 7,330 | 8,408 |
| Jackson County | R+14.3 | R+37.9 | R+23.6 | 5,415 | 5,813 |
| Cottonwood County | R+15.1 | R+38.2 | R+23.1 | 5,848 | 6,097 |
| Lake of the Woods County | R+20.2 | R+43.0 | R+22.8 | 2,211 | 2,405 |
| Polk County | R+5.7 | R+28.5 | R+22.8 | 14,644 | 15,568 |
| Pennington County | R+4.3 | R+27.0 | R+22.7 | 6,494 | 7,263 |
| Waseca County | R+7.7 | R+30.2 | R+22.5 | 9,706 | 10,364 |
| Stevens County | R+0.4 | R+22.2 | R+21.8 | 5,621 | 5,066 |
| Pipestone County | R+23.8 | R+45.5 | R+21.7 | 4,632 | 4,932 |
| Nobles County | R+9.2 | R+30.7 | R+21.5 | 8,493 | 8,692 |
| Wadena County | R+24.4 | R+45.7 | R+21.3 | 6,772 | 7,661 |
| Redwood County | R+20.1 | R+41.3 | R+21.2 | 7,761 | 8,268 |
| Watonwan County | R+0.4 | R+21.5 | R+21.1 | 5,115 | 5,191 |
| Wabasha County | R+5.4 | R+26.4 | R+21.0 | 11,722 | 13,097 |
| Rock County | R+17.9 | R+38.7 | R+20.8 | 4,831 | 5,228 |
| Isanti County | R+18.1 | R+38.8 | R+20.7 | 20,131 | 24,162 |
| Dodge County | R+10.0 | R+30.4 | R+20.4 | 10,274 | 12,157 |
| Mahnomen County flipped | D+18.6 | R+1.3 | R+19.9 | 2,179 | 2,302 |
| Kandiyohi County | R+6.7 | R+25.7 | R+19.0 | 21,403 | 23,313 |
| Wilkin County | R+19.5 | R+38.0 | R+18.5 | 3,212 | 3,429 |
| Benton County | R+13.7 | R+31.9 | R+18.2 | 19,521 | 22,218 |
| Sibley County | R+22.8 | R+40.9 | R+18.1 | 7,785 | 8,437 |
| Lake County | D+21.1 | D+3.6 | R+17.5 | 6,797 | 7,183 |
| Douglas County | R+15.5 | R+32.9 | R+17.4 | 20,884 | 24,120 |
| Lyon County | R+9.2 | R+26.0 | R+16.8 | 12,333 | 12,864 |
| Chisago County | R+12.6 | R+29.3 | R+16.7 | 29,331 | 34,497 |
| Crow Wing County | R+13.4 | R+29.8 | R+16.4 | 34,800 | 40,073 |
| Brown County | R+16.6 | R+32.8 | R+16.2 | 13,882 | 14,595 |
| Houston County flipped | D+3.2 | R+13.0 | R+16.2 | 10,422 | 11,419 |
| Steele County | R+6.3 | R+22.4 | R+16.1 | 19,034 | 21,076 |
| Cass County | R+13.1 | R+29.0 | R+15.9 | 16,080 | 18,255 |
| Becker County | R+14.6 | R+30.3 | R+15.7 | 16,329 | 19,358 |
| Martin County | R+23.8 | R+38.0 | R+14.2 | 10,927 | 10,979 |
| McLeod County | R+22.2 | R+36.3 | R+14.1 | 18,453 | 20,888 |
| St. Louis County | D+29.8 | D+15.7 | R+14.1 | 115,097 | 119,187 |
| Beltrami County flipped | D+9.9 | R+3.2 | R+13.1 | 21,949 | 24,131 |
| Winona County | D+12.9 | D+0.4 | R+12.5 | 27,103 | 27,108 |
| Goodhue County | R+3.0 | R+14.9 | R+11.9 | 25,701 | 28,567 |
| Hubbard County | R+17.0 | R+28.9 | R+11.9 | 11,482 | 12,927 |
| Otter Tail County | R+21.3 | R+32.6 | R+11.3 | 31,562 | 36,311 |
| Sherburne County | R+22.1 | R+32.7 | R+10.6 | 46,320 | 55,487 |
| Stearns County | R+12.1 | R+22.5 | R+10.4 | 78,177 | 84,640 |
| Rice County flipped | D+8.3 | R+0.1 | R+8.4 | 32,164 | 35,609 |
| Wright County | R+21.8 | R+28.6 | R+6.8 | 67,551 | 82,194 |
| Blue Earth County | D+9.6 | D+4.5 | R+5.1 | 33,817 | 35,969 |
| Nicollet County | D+7.9 | D+3.2 | R+4.7 | 18,285 | 19,071 |
| Clay County | D+8.0 | D+4.1 | R+3.9 | 28,769 | 32,138 |
| Anoka County | R+2.6 | R+1.9 | D+0.7 | 185,718 | 210,491 |
| Olmsted County | D+3.2 | D+10.7 | D+7.5 | 77,951 | 91,085 |
| Scott County | R+14.9 | R+6.7 | D+8.2 | 71,411 | 87,733 |
| Washington County | D+0.7 | D+9.2 | D+8.5 | 141,711 | 166,268 |
| Ramsey County | D+35.4 | D+45.6 | D+10.2 | 277,783 | 294,836 |
| Cook County | D+23.3 | D+34.1 | D+10.8 | 3,304 | 3,785 |
| Dakota County | D+2.9 | D+13.9 | D+11.0 | 230,028 | 261,275 |
| Carver County | R+19.8 | R+4.9 | D+14.9 | 52,747 | 66,121 |
| Hennepin County | D+27.1 | D+43.4 | D+16.3 | 677,968 | 753,182 |
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data