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Pennington County, Minnesota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Pennington County by 31.5 points, out of 7,361 votes for president.

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D+40R+40D+20R+202000: R+14.620002004: R+9.320042008: D+2.220082012: R+4.320122016: R+27.620162020: R+27.020202024: R+31.52024
Pennington County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP4,75664.6%
Kamala Harris DEM2,43933.1%
All other candidates1662.3%
Total7,361

Pennington County was R+31.5 against D+4.2 statewide, 35.7 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 R4,53262.4%
Joseph R. Biden DFL2,56835.4%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB)1031.4%
Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND)190.3%
Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND)160.2%
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP)120.2%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA)70.1%
Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP)30.0%
Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP)30.0%
Total7,263

Pennington County was R+27.0 against D+7.1 statewide, 34.1 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 REP4,00059.6%
Hillary Clinton DEM2,14732.0%
All other candidates5688.5%
Total6,715

Pennington County was R+27.6 against D+1.5 statewide, 29.1 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
Mitt Romney R3,30550.9%
Barack Obama DFL3,02446.6%
GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB)1001.5%
JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP)300.5%
JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR)130.2%
VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP)100.2%
JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP)80.1%
DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG)20.0%
PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL)20.0%
ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP)00.0%
Total6,494

Pennington County was R+4.3 against D+7.7 statewide, 12.0 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
Barack Obama DEM3,39449.8%
John McCain REP3,24847.6%
All other candidates1802.6%
Total6,822

Pennington County was D+2.2 against D+10.2 statewide, 8.0 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)

TicketVotesShareBar
George W. Bush REP3,76753.7%
John Kerry DEM3,11744.4%
All other candidates1331.9%
Total7,017

Pennington County was R+9.3 against D+3.5 statewide, 12.8 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 REP3,38053.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM2,45838.9%
All other candidates4827.6%
Total6,320

Pennington County was R+14.6 against D+2.4 statewide, 17.0 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 Pennington County, Minnesota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Pennington County by 31.5 points, out of 7,361 votes counted for president.

Is Pennington County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 31.5 points; 2020: Republican by 27.0 points; 2016: Republican by 27.6 points; 2012: Republican by 4.3 points; 2008: Democratic by 2.2 points; 2004: Republican by 9.3 points; 2000: Republican by 14.6 points.

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

In 2024 it was 35.7 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 31.5 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