Polk County, Minnesota presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Polk County by 33.8 points, out of 15,387 votes for president.
2024
Minnesota 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 10,162 | 66.0% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 4,967 | 32.3% | |
| All other candidates | 258 | 1.7% | |
| Total | 15,387 | ||
Polk County was R+33.7 against D+4.2 statewide, 37.9 points more Republican than the state.
2020
Minnesota 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump R | 9,865 | 63.4% | |
| Joseph R. Biden DFL | 5,439 | 34.9% | |
| Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB) | 123 | 0.8% | |
| Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND) | 39 | 0.3% | |
| Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND) | 36 | 0.2% | |
| Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP) | 29 | 0.2% | |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA) | 28 | 0.2% | |
| Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP) | 5 | 0.0% | |
| Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP) | 4 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 15,568 | ||
Polk County was R+28.5 against D+7.1 statewide, 35.6 points more Republican than the state.
2016
Minnesota 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 8,979 | 60.7% | |
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 4,712 | 31.8% | |
| All other candidates | 1,105 | 7.5% | |
| Total | 14,796 | ||
Polk County was R+28.9 against D+1.5 statewide, 30.4 points more Republican than the state.
2012
Minnesota 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney R | 7,615 | 52.0% | |
| Barack Obama DFL | 6,773 | 46.3% | |
| GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB) | 155 | 1.1% | |
| JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP) | 44 | 0.3% | |
| JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR) | 15 | 0.1% | |
| ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP) | 14 | 0.1% | |
| DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG) | 13 | 0.1% | |
| VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP) | 9 | 0.1% | |
| JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP) | 5 | 0.0% | |
| PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL) | 1 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 14,644 | ||
Polk County was R+5.7 against D+7.7 statewide, 13.4 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Minnesota 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama DEM | 7,850 | 51.2% | |
| John McCain REP | 7,148 | 46.6% | |
| All other candidates | 336 | 2.2% | |
| Total | 15,334 | ||
Polk County was D+4.6 against D+10.2 statewide, 5.6 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Minnesota 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 8,724 | 55.7% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 6,729 | 42.9% | |
| All other candidates | 215 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 15,668 | ||
Polk County was R+12.8 against D+3.5 statewide, 16.3 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Minnesota 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 7,609 | 53.8% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 5,764 | 40.8% | |
| All other candidates | 767 | 5.4% | |
| Total | 14,140 | ||
Polk County was R+13.0 against D+2.4 statewide, 15.4 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Polk County, Minnesota in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Polk County by 33.8 points, out of 15,387 votes counted for president.
Is Polk County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 33.7 points; 2020: Republican by 28.5 points; 2016: Republican by 28.9 points; 2012: Republican by 5.7 points; 2008: Democratic by 4.6 points; 2004: Republican by 12.8 points; 2000: Republican by 13.0 points.
How does Polk County vote compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In 2024 it was 37.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 33.7 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