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Cottonwood County, Minnesota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Cottonwood County by 41.1 points, out of 5,965 votes for president.

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D+50R+50D+25R+252000: R+14.020002004: R+13.020042008: R+6.620082012: R+15.120122016: R+35.020162020: R+38.220202024: R+41.12024
Cottonwood County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP4,15769.7%
Kamala Harris DEM1,70528.6%
All other candidates1031.7%
Total5,965

Cottonwood County was R+41.1 against D+4.2 statewide, 45.3 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 R4,16568.3%
Joseph R. Biden DFL1,83430.1%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB)550.9%
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP)130.2%
Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND)110.2%
Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND)100.2%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA)90.1%
Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP)00.0%
Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP)00.0%
Total6,097

Cottonwood County was R+38.2 against D+7.1 statewide, 45.3 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 REP3,67964.3%
Hillary Clinton DEM1,67829.3%
All other candidates3646.4%
Total5,721

Cottonwood County was R+35.0 against D+1.5 statewide, 36.5 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 R3,31656.7%
Barack Obama DFL2,43341.6%
GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB)510.9%
VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP)150.3%
JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP)150.3%
JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR)70.1%
JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP)40.1%
PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL)30.1%
DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG)20.0%
ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP)20.0%
Total5,848

Cottonwood County was R+15.1 against D+7.7 statewide, 22.8 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 REP3,15752.3%
Barack Obama DEM2,75945.7%
All other candidates1202.0%
Total6,036

Cottonwood County was R+6.6 against D+10.2 statewide, 16.8 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 REP3,55755.8%
John Kerry DEM2,72642.8%
All other candidates861.4%
Total6,369

Cottonwood 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 REP3,36954.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM2,50340.5%
All other candidates3095.0%
Total6,181

Cottonwood County was R+14.0 against D+2.4 statewide, 16.4 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 Cottonwood County, Minnesota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Cottonwood County by 41.1 points, out of 5,965 votes counted for president.

Is Cottonwood County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 41.1 points; 2020: Republican by 38.2 points; 2016: Republican by 35.0 points; 2012: Republican by 15.1 points; 2008: Republican by 6.6 points; 2004: Republican by 13.0 points; 2000: Republican by 14.0 points.

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

In 2024 it was 45.3 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 41.1 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