Dakota County, Minnesota presidential election results
In 2024 Kamala Harris won Dakota County by 12.9 points, out of 258,590 votes for president.
2024
Minnesota 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamala Harris DEM | 143,267 | 55.4% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 109,995 | 42.5% | |
| All other candidates | 5,328 | 2.1% | |
| Total | 258,590 | ||
Dakota County was D+12.9 against D+4.2 statewide, 8.7 points more Democratic than the state.
2020
Minnesota 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden DFL | 146,155 | 55.9% | |
| Donald J. Trump R | 109,638 | 42.0% | |
| Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB) | 2,957 | 1.1% | |
| Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP) | 827 | 0.3% | |
| Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND) | 593 | 0.2% | |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA) | 535 | 0.2% | |
| Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND) | 456 | 0.2% | |
| Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP) | 83 | 0.0% | |
| Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP) | 31 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 261,275 | ||
Dakota County was D+13.9 against D+7.1 statewide, 6.8 points more Democratic than the state.
2016
Minnesota 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 110,483 | 47.7% | |
| Donald J. Trump REP | 99,583 | 43.0% | |
| All other candidates | 21,374 | 9.2% | |
| Total | 231,440 | ||
Dakota County was D+4.7 against D+1.5 statewide, 3.2 points more Democratic than the state.
2012
Minnesota 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DFL | 116,255 | 50.5% | |
| Mitt Romney R | 109,516 | 47.6% | |
| GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB) | 2,746 | 1.2% | |
| JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP) | 804 | 0.3% | |
| VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP) | 260 | 0.1% | |
| JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR) | 186 | 0.1% | |
| ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP) | 125 | 0.1% | |
| DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG) | 67 | 0.0% | |
| JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP) | 52 | 0.0% | |
| PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL) | 17 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 230,028 | ||
Dakota County was D+2.9 against D+7.7 statewide, 4.8 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Minnesota 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 116,778 | 51.8% | |
| John McCain REP | 104,364 | 46.3% | |
| All other candidates | 4,330 | 1.9% | |
| Total | 225,472 | ||
Dakota County was D+5.5 against D+10.2 statewide, 4.7 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Minnesota 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 108,959 | 50.5% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 104,635 | 48.5% | |
| All other candidates | 2,252 | 1.0% | |
| Total | 215,846 | ||
Dakota County was R+2.0 against D+3.5 statewide, 5.5 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Minnesota 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 87,250 | 47.9% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 85,446 | 46.9% | |
| All other candidates | 9,553 | 5.2% | |
| Total | 182,249 | ||
Dakota County was R+1.0 against D+2.4 statewide, 3.4 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Dakota County, Minnesota in 2024?
Kamala Harris won Dakota County by 12.9 points, out of 258,590 votes counted for president.
Is Dakota County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Democratic by 12.9 points; 2020: Democratic by 13.9 points; 2016: Democratic by 4.7 points; 2012: Democratic by 2.9 points; 2008: Democratic by 5.5 points; 2004: Republican by 2.0 points; 2000: Republican by 1.0 points.
How does Dakota County vote compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In 2024 it was 8.7 points more Democratic than the state as a whole (Democratic by 12.9 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