Minnesota presidential election results and history

Minnesota has voted in 42 presidential elections in this record and backed the national winner in 30 of the 42 with a recorded winner (71%).

Current members of Congress from Minnesota (10)

Amy Klobuchar Senator · Democrat
Tina Smith Senator · Democrat
Brad Finstad District 1 · Republican
Angie Craig District 2 · Democrat
Kelly Morrison District 3 · Democrat
Betty McCollum District 4 · Democrat
Ilhan Omar District 5 · Democrat
Tom Emmer District 6 · Republican
Michelle Fischbach District 7 · Republican
Pete Stauber District 8 · Republican

Latest (2024): Kamala Harris4.2 pts
Electoral votes: 10
Democratic wins: 21
Republican wins: 20

Minnesota, Republican vs Democratic margin since 1856: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Counties in 2024

Full 2024 results

Every presidential election in Minnesota

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Year	Carried by	Share	Runner-up	Margin	EV	Votes counted	National winner
2024	Kamala Harris	50.9%	Donald J. Trump	4.2	10	3,253,920	Donald J. Trump ✗
2020	Joseph R. Biden	52.4%	Donald J. Trump	7.1	10	3,277,171	Joseph R. Biden ✓
2016	Hillary Clinton	46.4%	Donald J. Trump	1.5	10	2,944,813	Donald J. Trump ✗
2012	Barack Obama	52.7%	Mitt Romney	7.7	10	2,936,561	Barack Obama ✓
2008	Barack Obama	54.1%	John McCain	10.2	10	2,910,369	Barack Obama ✓
2004	John Kerry	51.1%	George W. Bush	3.5	9	2,828,387	George W. Bush ✗
2000	Albert Gore, Jr.	47.9%	George W. Bush	2.4	10	2,438,685	George W. Bush ✗
1996	William J. Clinton	51.1%	Robert Dole	16.1	10	2,192,640	William J. Clinton ✓
1992	William J. Clinton	43.5%	George H. W. Bush	11.6	10	2,347,948	William J. Clinton ✓
1988	Michael Dukakis	52.9%	George H. W. Bush	7.0	10	2,096,790	George H. W. Bush ✗
1984	Walter Mondale	49.7%	Ronald Reagan	0.2	10	2,084,449	Ronald Reagan ✗
1980	Jimmy Carter	46.5%	Ronald Reagan	3.9	10	2,051,980	Ronald Reagan ✗
1976	Jimmy Carter	54.9%	Gerald R. Ford	12.9	10	1,949,931	Jimmy Carter ✓
1972	Richard M. Nixon	51.6%	George McGovern	5.5	10	1,741,652	Richard M. Nixon ✓
1968	Hubert Humphrey	54.0%	Richard M. Nixon	12.5	10	1,588,506	Richard M. Nixon ✗
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	63.8%	Barry Goldwater	27.8	10	1,554,462	Lyndon B. Johnson ✓
1960	John F. Kennedy	50.6%	Richard M. Nixon	1.4	11	1,541,887	John F. Kennedy ✓
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	53.7%	Adlai Stevenson	7.6	11	1,340,005	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.3%	Adlai Stevenson	11.2	11	1,379,483	Dwight D. Eisenhower ✓
1948	Harry S Truman	57.2%	Thomas E. Dewey	17.3	11	1,212,226	Harry S Truman ✓
1944	Franklin D. Roosevelt	52.4%	Thomas E. Dewey	5.6	11	1,125,504	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	51.5%	Wendell L. Willkie	3.8	11	1,251,188	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	61.8%	Alfred M. Landon	30.8	11	1,129,975	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	59.9%	Herbert Hoover	23.6	11	1,002,843	Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓
1928	Herbert Hoover	57.8%	Alfred E. Smith	16.9	12	970,976	Herbert Hoover ✓
1924	Calvin Coolidge	51.2%	Robert LaFollette	9.9	12	822,146	Calvin Coolidge ✓
1920	Warren G. Harding	70.6%	James M. Cox	51.2	12	735,838	Warren G. Harding ✓
1916	Charles E. Hughes	46.3%	Woodrow Wilson	0.1	12	387,367	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1912	Theodore Roosevelt	37.7%	Woodrow Wilson	5.8	12	334,219	Woodrow Wilson ✗
1908	William Howard Taft	59.1%	William Jennings Bryan	26.1	11	331,328	William Howard Taft ✓
1904	Theodore Roosevelt	74.0%	Alton B. Parker	55.1	11	292,860	Theodore Roosevelt ✓
1900	William McKinley	60.2%	William Jennings Bryan	24.5	9	316,311	William McKinley ✓
1896	William McKinley	56.6%	William Jennings Bryan	15.7	9	341,762	William McKinley ✓
1892	Benjamin Harrison	45.9%	Grover Cleveland	8.1	9	267,461	Grover Cleveland ✗
1888	Benjamin Harrison	54.1%	Grover Cleveland	14.5	7	263,162	Benjamin Harrison ✓
1884	James G. Blaine	58.8%	Grover Cleveland	21.9	7	190,236	Grover Cleveland ✗
1880	James A. Garfield	62.3%	Winfield S. Hancock	26.9	5	150,806	James A. Garfield ✓
1876	Rutherford B. Hayes	58.8%	Samuel Tilden	19.5	5	124,119	Rutherford B. Hayes ✓
1872	Ulysses S. Grant	61.4%	Horace Greeley	22.9	5	91,339	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1868	Ulysses S. Grant	60.8%	Horatio Seymour	21.6	4	71,620	Ulysses S. Grant ✓
1864	Abraham Lincoln	59.0%	George McClellan	18.0	4	42,433	Abraham Lincoln ✓
1860	Abraham Lincoln	63.4%	Stephen Douglas	29.2	4	34,799	Abraham Lincoln ✓

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Questions and answers

How has Minnesota voted in recent presidential elections?

2024: Kamala Harris by 4.2 points; 2020: Joseph R. Biden by 7.1 points; 2016: Hillary Clinton by 1.5 points; 2012: Barack Obama by 7.7 points; 2008: Barack Obama by 10.2 points.

When did Minnesota last vote Democratic for president?

In 2024, for Kamala Harris.

When did Minnesota last vote Republican for president?

In 1972, for Richard M. Nixon.

How often does Minnesota vote for the winning presidential candidate?

Minnesota backed the national winner in 30 of 42 elections in this record (71%).

Is Minnesota a swing state?

It is competitive but leans one way: in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 its margins were Democratic by 7.7 points, Democratic by 1.5 points, Democratic by 7.1 points and Democratic by 4.2 points.

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data