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Carlton County, Minnesota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Carlton County by 2.6 points, out of 20,746 votes for president.

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D+30R+30D+15R+152000: D+20.220002004: D+26.320042008: D+26.820082012: D+26.120122016: D+1.720162020: D+1.520202024: R+2.62024
Carlton County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP10,43550.3%
Kamala Harris DEM9,90547.7%
All other candidates4062.0%
Total20,746

Carlton County was R+2.6 against D+4.2 statewide, 6.8 points more Republican than the state.

Source: County results compiled by Tony McGovern from news-media election-night tallies (Fox News, Politico, The New York Times); not a certified state document

TicketVotesShareBar
Joseph R. Biden DFL10,09849.7%
Donald J. Trump R9,79148.2%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB)2311.1%
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP)610.3%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA)480.2%
Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND)430.2%
Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND)400.2%
Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP)40.0%
Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP)40.0%
Total20,320

Carlton County was D+1.5 against D+7.1 statewide, 5.6 points more Republican than the state.

Source: Minnesota State Canvassing Board, State Canvassing Report, State General Election, Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (filed 11/24/2020; 148 pages): U.S. President & Vice President by county (pages 6-14, candidates in three column blocks)

TicketVotesShareBar
Hillary Clinton DEM8,46046.5%
Donald J. Trump REP8,16044.8%
All other candidates1,5918.7%
Total18,211

Carlton County was D+1.7 against D+1.5 statewide, 0.2 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DFL11,38962.0%
Mitt Romney R6,58635.9%
GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB)1781.0%
JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP)830.5%
VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP)540.3%
JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR)290.2%
ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP)150.1%
JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP)120.1%
DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG)90.0%
PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL)10.0%
Total18,356

Carlton County was D+26.1 against D+7.7 statewide, 18.4 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: Minnesota State Canvassing Board, State General Election November 6, 2012 canvass report (136-page scan with an Acrobat OCR layer, not used): U.S. President & Vice President by county (printed pages 4-12 = PDF pages 6-14, candidates in three column blocks)

TicketVotesShareBar
Barack Obama DEM11,50162.3%
John McCain REP6,54935.5%
All other candidates3992.2%
Total18,449

Carlton County was D+26.8 against D+10.2 statewide, 16.6 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
John Kerry DEM11,46262.5%
George W. Bush REP6,64236.2%
All other candidates2301.3%
Total18,334

Carlton County was D+26.3 against D+3.5 statewide, 22.8 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

TicketVotesShareBar
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM8,62057.2%
George W. Bush REP5,57837.0%
All other candidates8835.9%
Total15,081

Carlton County was D+20.2 against D+2.4 statewide, 17.8 points more Democratic than the state.

Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2016 (compiled from official state election records)

Questions and answers

Who won Carlton County, Minnesota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Carlton County by 2.6 points, out of 20,746 votes counted for president.

Is Carlton County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 2.6 points; 2020: Democratic by 1.5 points; 2016: Democratic by 1.7 points; 2012: Democratic by 26.1 points; 2008: Democratic by 26.8 points; 2004: Democratic by 26.3 points; 2000: Democratic by 20.2 points.

How does Carlton County vote compared with the rest of Minnesota?

In 2024 it was 6.8 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 2.6 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