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Otter Tail County, Minnesota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Otter Tail County by 34.2 points, out of 36,608 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+25.020002004: R+23.920042008: R+12.920082012: R+21.320122016: R+35.720162020: R+32.620202024: R+34.22024
Otter Tail County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP24,27666.3%
Kamala Harris DEM11,75232.1%
All other candidates5801.6%
Total36,608

Otter Tail County was R+34.2 against D+4.2 statewide, 38.4 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 R23,80065.5%
Joseph R. Biden DFL11,95832.9%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB)2570.7%
Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND)900.2%
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP)760.2%
Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND)730.2%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA)510.1%
Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP)30.0%
Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP)30.0%
Total36,311

Otter Tail County was R+32.6 against D+7.1 statewide, 39.7 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 REP20,93964.4%
Hillary Clinton DEM9,34028.7%
All other candidates2,2216.8%
Total32,500

Otter Tail County was R+35.7 against D+1.5 statewide, 37.2 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
Mitt Romney R18,86059.8%
Barack Obama DFL12,16538.5%
GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB)2530.8%
JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP)1340.4%
VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP)570.2%
JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR)320.1%
ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP)250.1%
DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG)190.1%
JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP)140.0%
PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL)30.0%
Total31,562

Otter Tail County was R+21.3 against D+7.7 statewide, 29.0 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 REP18,07755.3%
Barack Obama DEM13,85642.4%
All other candidates7542.3%
Total32,687

Otter Tail County was R+12.9 against D+10.2 statewide, 23.1 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 REP19,73461.3%
John Kerry DEM12,03837.4%
All other candidates4061.3%
Total32,178

Otter Tail County was R+23.9 against D+3.5 statewide, 27.4 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP16,96359.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM9,84434.5%
All other candidates1,7046.0%
Total28,511

Otter Tail County was R+25.0 against D+2.4 statewide, 27.4 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 Otter Tail County, Minnesota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Otter Tail County by 34.2 points, out of 36,608 votes counted for president.

Is Otter Tail County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 34.2 points; 2020: Republican by 32.6 points; 2016: Republican by 35.7 points; 2012: Republican by 21.3 points; 2008: Republican by 12.9 points; 2004: Republican by 23.9 points; 2000: Republican by 25.0 points.

How does Otter Tail County vote compared with the rest of Minnesota?

In 2024 it was 38.4 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 34.2 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