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Lyon County, Minnesota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Lyon County by 31.8 points, out of 12,946 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+11.820002004: R+15.020042008: R+1.620082012: R+9.220122016: R+28.120162020: R+26.020202024: R+31.82024
Lyon County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP8,40064.9%
Kamala Harris DEM4,28433.1%
All other candidates2622.0%
Total12,946

Lyon County was R+31.8 against D+4.2 statewide, 36.0 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 R7,97962.0%
Joseph R. Biden DFL4,63436.0%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB)1401.1%
Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND)310.2%
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP)280.2%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA)240.2%
Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND)210.2%
Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP)40.0%
Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP)30.0%
Total12,864

Lyon County was R+26.0 against D+7.1 statewide, 33.1 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 REP7,25659.4%
Hillary Clinton DEM3,82531.3%
All other candidates1,1349.3%
Total12,215

Lyon County was R+28.1 against D+1.5 statewide, 29.6 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 R6,59453.5%
Barack Obama DFL5,46544.3%
GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB)1561.3%
JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP)480.4%
JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR)270.2%
VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP)170.1%
DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG)120.1%
ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP)90.1%
JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP)50.0%
PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL)00.0%
Total12,333

Lyon County was R+9.2 against D+7.7 statewide, 16.9 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 REP6,31549.7%
Barack Obama DEM6,11048.1%
All other candidates2832.2%
Total12,708

Lyon County was R+1.6 against D+10.2 statewide, 11.8 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 REP7,20356.8%
John Kerry DEM5,29241.8%
All other candidates1781.4%
Total12,673

Lyon County was R+15.0 against D+3.5 statewide, 18.5 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 REP6,08753.0%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM4,73741.2%
All other candidates6655.8%
Total11,489

Lyon County was R+11.8 against D+2.4 statewide, 14.2 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 Lyon County, Minnesota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Lyon County by 31.8 points, out of 12,946 votes counted for president.

Is Lyon County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 31.8 points; 2020: Republican by 26.0 points; 2016: Republican by 28.1 points; 2012: Republican by 9.2 points; 2008: Republican by 1.6 points; 2004: Republican by 15.0 points; 2000: Republican by 11.8 points.

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

In 2024 it was 36.0 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 31.8 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