- Lead
- 6,526
- Total
- 19,739
- vs nation
- R+31.6
- Turnout
- 73.7%
Becker County, MN
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 73.7% of 26,930 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 5,849
- Total
- 19,401
- vs nation
- R+34.6
- Turnout
- 75.8%
- Lead
- 5,672
- Total
- 17,222
- vs nation
- R+35.0
- Turnout
- 70.0%
- Lead
- 2,375
- Total
- 16,382
- vs nation
- R+18.4
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,164
- Total
- 16,965
- vs nation
- R+14.1
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 3,039
- Total
- 16,801
- vs nation
- R+15.6
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,899
- Total
- 14,333
- vs nation
- R+20.7
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 450
- Total
- 13,374
- vs nation
- R+5.2
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+33.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 35,3432024 5-year
- Population density
- 27 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,315 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $71,3882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+40.0 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66.3 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Douglas County, MN · twin score 91.8
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
- 2024 turnout
- 73.7%19,844 participants ÷ 26,930 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +20.0 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- +0.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 53.7%–58.4%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,844 | 26,930 ± 123 | 73.7% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 14,845 | 26,601 ± 118 | 55.8% | Audited | A/A |
| 19,510 | 25,741 ± 93 | 75.8% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 14,958 | 25,205 ± 217 | 59.3% | Audited | A/A |
| 17,401 | 24,854 ± 213 | 70.0% | Audited | A/A | |
| 16,382 | 24,514 | 66.8% | Derived | — | |
| 16,965 | 24,037 | 70.6% | Derived | — | |
| 16,801 | 23,560 extrapolated | 71.3% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
94 precincts · 19,739 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -DETROIT LAKES W3 P1DETROIT LAKES W3 P1 | 713 | 1,129 | 41 | 1,883 | 37.9% | 60.0% | R+22.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DETROIT LAKES W2 P1DETROIT LAKES W2 P1 | 786 | 997 | 35 | 1,818 | 43.2% | 54.8% | R+11.6 |
| Precinct -DETROIT LAKES W1 P1DETROIT LAKES W1 P1 | 570 | 866 | 27 | 1,463 | 39.0% | 59.2% | R+20.2 |
| Precinct -DETROIT TWPDETROIT TWP | 360 | 836 | 25 | 1,221 | 29.5% | 68.5% | R+39.0 |
| Precinct -ERIE TWPERIE TWP | 337 | 818 | 16 | 1,171 | 28.8% | 69.9% | R+41.1 |
| Precinct -LAKE VIEW TWPLAKE VIEW TWP | 412 | 705 | 16 | 1,133 | 36.4% | 62.2% | R+25.9 |
| Precinct -LAKE EUNICE TWPLAKE EUNICE TWP | 370 | 703 | 23 | 1,096 | 33.8% | 64.1% | R+30.4 |
| Precinct -BURLINGTON TWPBURLINGTON TWP | 279 | 697 | 21 | 997 | 28.0% | 69.9% | R+41.9 |
| Precinct -CORMORANT TWPCORMORANT TWP | 244 | 532 | 9 | 785 | 31.1% | 67.8% | R+36.7 |
| Precinct -FRAZEEFRAZEE | 150 | 473 | 9 | 632 | 23.7% | 74.8% | R+51.1 |
| Precinct -OSAGE TWPOSAGE TWP | 122 | 421 | 9 | 552 | 22.1% | 76.3% | R+54.2 |
| Precinct -HEIGHT OF LAND TWPHEIGHT OF LAND TWP | 109 | 357 | 8 | 474 | 23.0% | 75.3% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct -AUDUBON TWPAUDUBON TWP | 108 | 310 | 10 | 428 | 25.2% | 72.4% | R+47.2 |
| Precinct -RICHWOOD TWPRICHWOOD TWP | 109 | 304 | 10 | 423 | 25.8% | 71.9% | R+46.1 |
| Precinct -LAKE PARKLAKE PARK | 140 | 264 | 9 | 413 | 33.9% | 63.9% | R+30.0 |
| Precinct -HOLMESVILLE TWPHOLMESVILLE TWP | 115 | 221 | 8 | 344 | 33.4% | 64.2% | R+30.8 |
| Precinct -SUGAR BUSH TWPSUGAR BUSH TWP | 133 | 186 | 1 | 320 | 41.6% | 58.1% | R+16.6 |
| Precinct -RUNEBERG TWPRUNEBERG TWP | 48 | 267 | 1 | 316 | 15.2% | 84.5% | R+69.3 |
| Precinct -LAKE PARK TWPLAKE PARK TWP | 107 | 200 | 6 | 313 | 34.2% | 63.9% | R+29.7 |
| Precinct -AUDUBONAUDUBON | 63 | 224 | 4 | 291 | 21.6% | 77.0% | R+55.3 |
| Precinct -TOAD LAKE TWPTOAD LAKE TWP | 69 | 210 | 8 | 287 | 24.0% | 73.2% | R+49.1 |
| Precinct -SILVER LEAF TWPSILVER LEAF TWP | 53 | 228 | 3 | 284 | 18.7% | 80.3% | R+61.6 |
| Precinct -MAPLE GROVE TWPMAPLE GROVE TWP | 124 | 128 | 1 | 253 | 49.0% | 50.6% | R+1.6 |
| Precinct -SPRUCE GROVE TWPSPRUCE GROVE TWP | 24 | 202 | 2 | 228 | 10.5% | 88.6% | R+78.1 |
| Precinct -WHITE EARTH TWPWHITE EARTH TWP | 110 | 110 | 2 | 222 | 49.5% | 49.5% | Exact tie |
| Precinct -GREEN VALLEY TWPGREEN VALLEY TWP | 67 | 150 | 4 | 221 | 30.3% | 67.9% | R+37.6 |
| Precinct -SHELL LAKE TWPSHELL LAKE TWP | 68 | 134 | 4 | 206 | 33.0% | 65.0% | R+32.0 |
| Precinct -CUBA TWPCUBA TWP | 46 | 128 | 1 | 175 | 26.3% | 73.1% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -CALLAWAY TWPCALLAWAY TWP | 56 | 106 | 1 | 163 | 34.4% | 65.0% | R+30.7 |
| Precinct -WOLF LAKE TWPWOLF LAKE TWP | 21 | 141 | 1 | 163 | 12.9% | 86.5% | R+73.6 |
| Precinct -EVERGREEN TWPEVERGREEN TWP | 37 | 125 | 0 | 162 | 22.8% | 77.2% | R+54.3 |
| Precinct -CARSONVILLE TWPCARSONVILLE TWP | 52 | 97 | 6 | 155 | 33.5% | 62.6% | R+29.0 |
| Precinct -TWO INLETS TWPTWO INLETS TWP | 58 | 95 | 2 | 155 | 37.4% | 61.3% | R+23.9 |
| Precinct -SAVANNAH TWPSAVANNAH TWP | 40 | 85 | 2 | 127 | 31.5% | 66.9% | R+35.4 |
| Precinct -HAMDEN TWPHAMDEN TWP | 37 | 74 | 4 | 115 | 32.2% | 64.3% | R+32.2 |
| Precinct -PINE POINT TWPPINE POINT TWP | 65 | 43 | 3 | 111 | 58.6% | 38.7% | D+19.8 |
| Precinct -ROUND LAKE TWPROUND LAKE TWP | 46 | 51 | 2 | 99 | 46.5% | 51.5% | R+5.1 |
| Precinct -CALLAWAYCALLAWAY | 30 | 52 | 1 | 83 | 36.1% | 62.7% | R+26.5 |
| Precinct -FOREST TWPFOREST TWP | 43 | 29 | 3 | 75 | 57.3% | 38.7% | D+18.7 |
| Precinct -EAGLE VIEW TWPEAGLE VIEW TWP | 27 | 42 | 2 | 71 | 38.0% | 59.2% | R+21.1 |
| Precinct -WALWORTH TWPWALWORTH TWP | 19 | 45 | 0 | 64 | 29.7% | 70.3% | R+40.6 |
| Precinct -ATLANTA TWPATLANTA TWP | 14 | 41 | 1 | 56 | 25.0% | 73.2% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -RICEVILLE TWPRICEVILLE TWP | 11 | 44 | 0 | 55 | 20.0% | 80.0% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -SPRING CREEK TWPSPRING CREEK TWP | 9 | 44 | 2 | 55 | 16.4% | 80.0% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -OGEMAOGEMA | 27 | 26 | 0 | 53 | 50.9% | 49.1% | D+1.9 |
| Precinct -WOLF LAKEWOLF LAKE | 7 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 25.0% | 75.0% | R+50.0 |
| Atlanta Twp. Voting District27_270050005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Audubon Twp. Voting District27_270050015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Audubon Voting District27_270050010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Burlington Twp. Voting District27_270050020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Callaway Twp. Voting District27_270050030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Callaway Voting District27_270050025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Carsonville Twp. Voting District27_270050035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cormorant Twp. Voting District27_270050040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cuba Twp. Voting District27_270050045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Detroit Lakes W-1 P-127_270050055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Detroit Lakes W-1 P-227_270050060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Detroit Lakes W-2 P-127_270050065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Detroit Lakes W-3 P-127_270050075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Detroit Lakes W-3 P-227_270050080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Detroit Twp. Voting District27_270050050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Eagle View Twp. Voting District27_270050082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Erie Twp. Voting District27_270050085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Evergreen Twp. Voting District27_270050090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Forest Twp. Voting District27_270050095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Frazee Voting District27_270050100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Green Valley Twp. Voting District27_270050105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hamden Twp. Voting District27_270050110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Height Of Land Twp. Voting District27_270050115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Holmesville Twp. Voting District27_270050120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lake Eunice Twp. Voting District27_270050125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lake Park Twp. Voting District27_270050135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lake Park Voting District27_270050130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lake View Twp. Voting District27_270050140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Maple Grove Twp. Voting District27_270050145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Ogema Voting District27_270050150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Osage Twp. Voting District27_270050155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pine Point Twp. Voting District27_270050160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Riceville Twp. Voting District27_270050165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Richwood Twp. Voting District27_270050170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Round Lake Twp. Voting District27_270050175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Runeberg Twp. Voting District27_270050180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Savannah Twp. Voting District27_270050185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Shell Lake Twp. Voting District27_270050190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Silver Leaf Twp. Voting District27_270050195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Spring Creek Twp. Voting District27_270050200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Spruce Grove Twp. Voting District27_270050205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Sugar Bush Twp. Voting District27_270050210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Toad Lake Twp. Voting District27_270050215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Two Inlets Twp. Voting District27_270050220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Walworth Twp. Voting District27_270050225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| White Earth Twp. Voting District27_270050230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wolf Lake Twp. Voting District27_270050240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wolf Lake Voting District27_270050235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Becker County, MN · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
68.4%
6,473 votes · D+40.0
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 67.6%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
79.5%
1,872 votes · R+66.3
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 75.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
7,687votes
45.3% of the vote · R+6.9
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 6,829 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
12,961votes
65.7% of the vote · R+33.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 12,438 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
+21.8pts D vs U.S.
Place D+39.6 · U.S. D+17.8
Runner-up · Harry S. Truman, 1948 · +20.1 pts
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
+46.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+66.3 · U.S. R+19.7
Runner-up · Benjamin Harrison, 1892 · +39.8 pts
Current officeholders
Seats representing Becker County, MN. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 2 congressional, 3 state senate and 3 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 31.9%6,149 | 68.1%13,118 | 19,267 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 20,371 |
| 2018 | 20,027 |
| 2020 | 22,588 |
| 2022 | 22,145 |
| 2024 | 23,653 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+143 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +1,511 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $75,036 in average income, against $81,064 for residents who stayed — 7% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+13.3 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Becker County, MN itself (R+33.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Cass County, ND127R+8.3
- Otter Tail County, MN110R+34.1
- Clay County, MN95D+0.5
- Hubbard County, MN38R+31.4
- Hennepin County, MN35D+42.4
- Mahnomen County, MN32R+8.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Cass County, ND140
- Otter Tail County, MN120
- Clay County, MN98
- Hubbard County, MN45
- Hennepin County, MN37
- Mahnomen County, MN22
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +123 |
| 2012 | +118 |
| 2013 | +71 |
| 2014 | −63 |
| 2015 | +91 |
| 2016 | +179 |
| 2017 | +248 |
| 2018 | +230 |
| 2019 | −31 |
| 2021 | +179 |
| 2022 | +108 |
| 2023 | −30 |
| 2024 | +145 |
| 2025 | +143 |
Becker County's R+33 presidential margin in 2024 reflects a broader rural realignment across Minnesota's lake belt, where a mix of resort towns and agricultural communities has moved steadily away from its historically competitive past.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 66.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.1 points.
A population of 35,343, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,388 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Otter Tail County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Becker County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27005/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.