Stearns County, Minnesota presidential election results
In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Stearns County by 26.8 points, out of 86,361 votes for president.
2024
Minnesota 2024| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 53,932 | 62.4% | |
| Kamala Harris DEM | 30,829 | 35.7% | |
| All other candidates | 1,600 | 1.9% | |
| Total | 86,361 | ||
Stearns County was R+26.7 against D+4.2 statewide, 30.9 points more Republican than the state.
2020
Minnesota 2020| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump R | 50,959 | 60.2% | |
| Joseph R. Biden DFL | 31,879 | 37.7% | |
| Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB) | 1,036 | 1.2% | |
| Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP) | 275 | 0.3% | |
| Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND) | 165 | 0.2% | |
| Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND) | 154 | 0.2% | |
| Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA) | 136 | 0.2% | |
| Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP) | 20 | 0.0% | |
| Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP) | 16 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 84,640 | ||
Stearns County was R+22.5 against D+7.1 statewide, 29.6 points more Republican than the state.
2016
Minnesota 2016| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald J. Trump REP | 47,617 | 59.8% | |
| Hillary Clinton DEM | 25,576 | 32.1% | |
| All other candidates | 6,399 | 8.0% | |
| Total | 79,592 | ||
Stearns County was R+27.7 against D+1.5 statewide, 29.2 points more Republican than the state.
2012
Minnesota 2012| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney R | 43,015 | 55.0% | |
| Barack Obama DFL | 33,551 | 42.9% | |
| GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB) | 955 | 1.2% | |
| JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP) | 338 | 0.4% | |
| VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP) | 115 | 0.1% | |
| JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR) | 82 | 0.1% | |
| ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP) | 48 | 0.1% | |
| JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP) | 35 | 0.0% | |
| DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG) | 27 | 0.0% | |
| PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL) | 11 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 78,177 | ||
Stearns County was R+12.1 against D+7.7 statewide, 19.8 points more Republican than the state.
2008
Minnesota 2008| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McCain REP | 41,194 | 52.3% | |
| Barack Obama DEM | 35,690 | 45.3% | |
| All other candidates | 1,872 | 2.4% | |
| Total | 78,756 | ||
Stearns County was R+7.0 against D+10.2 statewide, 17.2 points more Republican than the state.
2004
Minnesota 2004| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 41,726 | 55.2% | |
| John Kerry DEM | 32,659 | 43.2% | |
| All other candidates | 1,192 | 1.6% | |
| Total | 75,577 | ||
Stearns County was R+12.0 against D+3.5 statewide, 15.5 points more Republican than the state.
2000
Minnesota 2000| Ticket | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush REP | 32,402 | 51.9% | |
| Albert Gore, Jr. DEM | 24,800 | 39.7% | |
| All other candidates | 5,274 | 8.4% | |
| Total | 62,476 | ||
Stearns County was R+12.2 against D+2.4 statewide, 14.6 points more Republican than the state.
Questions and answers
Who won Stearns County, Minnesota in 2024?
Donald J. Trump won Stearns County by 26.8 points, out of 86,361 votes counted for president.
Is Stearns County Republican or Democratic?
Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 26.7 points; 2020: Republican by 22.5 points; 2016: Republican by 27.7 points; 2012: Republican by 12.1 points; 2008: Republican by 7.0 points; 2004: Republican by 12.0 points; 2000: Republican by 12.2 points.
How does Stearns County vote compared with the rest of Minnesota?
In 2024 it was 30.9 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 26.7 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