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Wadena County, Minnesota presidential election results

In 2024 Donald J. Trump won Wadena County by 51.5 points, out of 8,024 votes for president.

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D+60R+60D+30R+302000: R+23.220002004: R+20.120042008: R+17.420082012: R+24.420122016: R+45.520162020: R+45.720202024: R+51.42024
Wadena County margin: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
TicketVotesShareBar
Donald J. Trump REP6,02875.1%
Kamala Harris DEM1,89823.7%
All other candidates981.2%
Total8,024

Wadena County was R+51.4 against D+4.2 statewide, 55.6 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 R5,52072.1%
Joseph R. Biden DFL2,02326.4%
Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (LIB)540.7%
Kanye West and Michelle Tidball (IND)200.3%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente and Darcy Richardson (IA)170.2%
Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker (GP)140.2%
Brock Pierce and Karla Ballard (IND)120.2%
Alyson Kennedy and Malcolm Jarrett (SWP)10.0%
Gloria La Riva and Leonard Peltier (SLP)00.0%
Total7,661

Wadena County was R+45.7 against D+7.1 statewide, 52.8 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 REP4,83769.8%
Hillary Clinton DEM1,68424.3%
All other candidates4136.0%
Total6,934

Wadena County was R+45.5 against D+1.5 statewide, 47.0 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
Mitt Romney R4,14361.2%
Barack Obama DFL2,49236.8%
GARY JOHNSON AND JIM GRAY (LIB)651.0%
JILL STEIN AND CHERI HONKALA (GP)300.4%
VIRGIL GOODE AND JIM CLYMER (CP)200.3%
JIM CARLSON AND GEORGE MCMAHON (GR)120.2%
JAMES HARRIS AND MAURA DELUCA (SWP)40.1%
DEAN MORSTAD AND JOSH FRANKE-HYLAND (CG)40.1%
PETA LINDSAY AND YARI OSORIO (SL)10.0%
ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON AND LUIS J. RODRIGUEZ (JP)10.0%
Total6,772

Wadena County was R+24.4 against D+7.7 statewide, 32.1 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 REP4,12857.6%
Barack Obama DEM2,88240.2%
All other candidates1592.2%
Total7,169

Wadena County was R+17.4 against D+10.2 statewide, 27.6 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
George W. Bush REP4,21459.4%
John Kerry DEM2,79139.3%
All other candidates881.2%
Total7,093

Wadena County was R+20.1 against D+3.5 statewide, 23.6 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
George W. Bush REP3,73358.5%
Albert Gore, Jr. DEM2,25135.3%
All other candidates3986.2%
Total6,382

Wadena County was R+23.2 against D+2.4 statewide, 25.6 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)

Questions and answers

Who won Wadena County, Minnesota in 2024?

Donald J. Trump won Wadena County by 51.5 points, out of 8,024 votes counted for president.

Is Wadena County Republican or Democratic?

Presidential results: 2024: Republican by 51.4 points; 2020: Republican by 45.7 points; 2016: Republican by 45.5 points; 2012: Republican by 24.4 points; 2008: Republican by 17.4 points; 2004: Republican by 20.1 points; 2000: Republican by 23.2 points.

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

In 2024 it was 55.6 points more Republican than the state as a whole (Republican by 51.4 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