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Clearwater County, Minnesota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Clearwater County by 50.1 points, out of 4,805 votes for president.

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D+60R+60D+30R+302000: R+17.620002004: R+13.020042008: R+9.720082012: R+14.520122016: R+43.020162020: R+45.020202024: R+50.12024
Clearwater County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP3,57574.4%
Kamala Harris DEM1,16924.3%
All other candidates611.3%
Total4,805

Clearwater County was R+50.1 against D+4.2 statewide, 54.3 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
Donald J. Trump R3,37271.8%
Joseph R. Biden DFL1,26026.8%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB)280.6%
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP)140.3%
Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND)120.3%
Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND)80.2%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA)40.1%
Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP)10.0%
Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP)00.0%
Total4,699

Clearwater County was R+45.0 against D+7.1 statewide, 52.1 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
Donald J. Trump REP2,92568.9%
Hillary Clinton DEM1,10025.9%
All other candidates2205.2%
Total4,245

Clearwater County was R+43.0 against D+1.5 statewide, 44.5 points more Republican than the state.

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

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney R2,35956.4%
Barack Obama DFL1,75341.9%
GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB)360.9%
JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP)130.3%
VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP)60.1%
JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR)60.1%
ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP)40.1%
DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG)30.1%
JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP)20.0%
PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL)10.0%
Total4,183

Clearwater County was R+14.5 against D+7.7 statewide, 22.2 points more Republican 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
John McCain REP2,29153.8%
Barack Obama DEM1,87744.1%
All other candidates932.2%
Total4,261

Clearwater County was R+9.7 against D+10.2 statewide, 19.9 points more Republican than the state.

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

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP2,43855.9%
John Kerry DEM1,87142.9%
All other candidates521.2%
Total4,361

Clearwater County was R+13.0 against D+3.5 statewide, 16.5 points more Republican than the state.

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

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP2,13755.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM1,46638.3%
All other candidates2215.8%
Total3,824

Clearwater County was R+17.6 against D+2.4 statewide, 20.0 points more Republican 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 Clearwater County, Minnesota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Clearwater County by 50.1 points, out of 4,805 votes counted for president.

Is Clearwater County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 50.1 points; 2020: Republican by 45.0 points; 2016: Republican by 43.0 points; 2012: Republican by 14.5 points; 2008: Republican by 9.7 points; 2004: Republican by 13.0 points; 2000: Republican by 17.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 54.3 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 50.1 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