Benton County, Minnesota presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Benton County by 35.9 points, out of 22,763 votes for president.
2024
Minnesota 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 15,260 | 67.0% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 7,084 | 31.1% | |
| All other candidates | 419 | 1.8% | |
| Total | 22,763 | ||
Benton County was R+35.9 against D+4.2 statewide, 40.1 points more Republican than the state.
2020
Minnesota 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump R | 14,382 | 64.7% | |
| Joseph R. Biden DFL | 7,280 | 32.8% | |
| Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB) | 351 | 1.6% | |
| Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP) | 81 | 0.4% | |
| Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND) | 45 | 0.2% | |
| Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND) | 40 | 0.2% | |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA) | 29 | 0.1% | |
| Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP) | 5 | 0.0% | |
| Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP) | 5 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 22,218 | ||
Benton County was R+31.9 against D+7.1 statewide, 39.0 points more Republican than the state.
2016
Minnesota 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 12,872 | 64.2% | |
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 5,640 | 28.1% | |
| All other candidates | 1,546 | 7.7% | |
| Total | 20,058 | ||
Benton County was R+36.1 against D+1.5 statewide, 37.6 points more Republican than the state.
2012
Minnesota 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney R | 10,849 | 55.6% | |
| Barack Obama DFL | 8,173 | 41.9% | |
| GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB) | 296 | 1.5% | |
| JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP) | 96 | 0.5% | |
| VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP) | 40 | 0.2% | |
| JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR) | 28 | 0.1% | |
| DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG) | 15 | 0.1% | |
| ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP) | 12 | 0.1% | |
| JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP) | 8 | 0.0% | |
| PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL) | 4 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 19,521 | ||
Benton County was R+13.7 against D+7.7 statewide, 21.4 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Minnesota 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain REP | 10,338 | 53.5% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 8,454 | 43.7% | |
| All other candidates | 547 | 2.8% | |
| Total | 19,339 | ||
Benton County was R+9.8 against D+10.2 statewide, 20.0 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Minnesota 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 10,043 | 54.6% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 8,059 | 43.8% | |
| All other candidates | 282 | 1.5% | |
| Total | 18,384 | ||
Benton County was R+10.8 against D+3.5 statewide, 14.3 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Minnesota 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 7,663 | 51.4% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 6,009 | 40.3% | |
| All other candidates | 1,236 | 8.3% | |
| Total | 14,908 | ||
Benton County was R+11.1 against D+2.4 statewide, 13.5 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Benton County, Minnesota in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Benton County by 35.9 points, out of 22,763 votes counted for president.
Is Benton County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 35.9 points; 2020: Republican by 31.9 points; 2016: Republican by 36.1 points; 2012: Republican by 13.7 points; 2008: Republican by 9.8 points; 2004: Republican by 10.8 points; 2000: Republican by 11.1 points.
How does Benton County vote compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In 2024 it was 40.1 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 35.9 points against Democratic by 4.2 points statewide).
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data