Benton County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
56 precincts · 22,824 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -SAUK RAPIDS P-5SAUK RAPIDS P-5 | 847 | 1,304 | 61 | 2,212 | 38.3% | 59.0% | R+20.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WATAB TWPWATAB TWP | 583 | 1,576 | 32 | 2,191 | 26.6% | 71.9% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct -SAUK RAPIDS P-3SAUK RAPIDS P-3 | 614 | 995 | 40 | 1,649 | 37.2% | 60.3% | R+23.1 |
| Precinct -FOLEYFOLEY | 313 | 1,009 | 32 | 1,354 | 23.1% | 74.5% | R+51.4 |
| Precinct -SAUK RAPIDS P-4SAUK RAPIDS P-4 | 520 | 704 | 43 | 1,267 | 41.0% | 55.6% | R+14.5 |
| Precinct -SAUK RAPIDS P-1SAUK RAPIDS P-1 | 491 | 722 | 34 | 1,247 | 39.4% | 57.9% | R+18.5 |
| Precinct -ST CLOUD W-2 P-1ST CLOUD W-2 P-1 | 544 | 650 | 39 | 1,233 | 44.1% | 52.7% | R+8.6 |
| Precinct -RICERICE | 258 | 915 | 15 | 1,188 | 21.7% | 77.0% | R+55.3 |
| Precinct -SAUK RAPIDS P-2SAUK RAPIDS P-2 | 453 | 665 | 27 | 1,145 | 39.6% | 58.1% | R+18.5 |
| Precinct -SARTELL P-2SARTELL P-2 | 403 | 650 | 20 | 1,073 | 37.6% | 60.6% | R+23.0 |
| Precinct -MINDEN TWP P-1MINDEN TWP P-1 | 209 | 813 | 13 | 1,035 | 20.2% | 78.6% | R+58.4 |
| Precinct -ST CLOUD W-2 P-3ST CLOUD W-2 P-3 | 502 | 435 | 26 | 963 | 52.1% | 45.2% | D+7.0 |
| Precinct -ST GEORGE TWPST GEORGE TWP | 132 | 676 | 6 | 814 | 16.2% | 83.0% | R+66.8 |
| Precinct -LANGOLA TWPLANGOLA TWP | 115 | 506 | 13 | 634 | 18.1% | 79.8% | R+61.7 |
| Precinct -MAYWOOD TWPMAYWOOD TWP | 105 | 504 | 7 | 616 | 17.0% | 81.8% | R+64.8 |
| Precinct -MAYHEW LAKE TWPMAYHEW LAKE TWP | 102 | 501 | 10 | 613 | 16.6% | 81.7% | R+65.1 |
| Precinct -ST CLOUD W-2 P-4ST CLOUD W-2 P-4 | 316 | 266 | 19 | 601 | 52.6% | 44.3% | D+8.3 |
| Precinct -GILMANTON TWPGILMANTON TWP | 112 | 449 | 5 | 566 | 19.8% | 79.3% | R+59.5 |
| Precinct -GLENDORADO TWPGLENDORADO TWP | 92 | 423 | 12 | 527 | 17.5% | 80.3% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -GRANITE LEDGE TWPGRANITE LEDGE TWP | 98 | 395 | 11 | 504 | 19.4% | 78.4% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -ALBERTA TWPALBERTA TWP | 71 | 414 | 5 | 490 | 14.5% | 84.5% | R+70.0 |
| Precinct -GRAHAM TWPGRAHAM TWP | 55 | 314 | 2 | 371 | 14.8% | 84.6% | R+69.8 |
| Precinct -SAUK RAPIDS TWPSAUK RAPIDS TWP | 117 | 250 | 4 | 371 | 31.5% | 67.4% | R+35.8 |
| Precinct -GILMANGILMAN | 32 | 120 | 4 | 156 | 20.5% | 76.9% | R+56.4 |
| Precinct -MINDEN TWP P-2MINDEN TWP P-2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Alberta Twp. Voting District27_270090005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Foley Voting District27_270090010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gilman Voting District27_270090015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gilmanton Twp. Voting District27_270090020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Glendorado Twp. Voting District27_270090025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Graham Twp. Voting District27_270090030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Granite Ledge Twp. Voting District27_270090035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Langola Twp. Voting District27_270090040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mayhew Lake Twp. Voting District27_270090045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Maywood Twp. Voting District27_270090050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Minden Twp. P-127_270090055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Minden Twp. P-227_270090056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rice Voting District27_270090060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Royalton Voting District27_270090067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sartell Voting District27_270090095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sauk Rapids P-127_270090100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sauk Rapids P-227_270090105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sauk Rapids P-327_270090110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sauk Rapids P-427_270090111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sauk Rapids P-527_270090112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sauk Rapids P-627_270090113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sauk Rapids P-727_270090114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sauk Rapids Twp. P-127_270090115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sauk Rapids Twp. P-327_270090117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| St Cloud W-2 P-127_270090070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| St Cloud W-2 P-227_270090075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| St Cloud W-2 P-327_270090080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| St Cloud W-2 P-427_270090085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| St Cloud W-2 P-827_270090086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| St. George Twp. Voting District27_270090090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Watab Twp. Voting District27_270090120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +9.1% |
| 1896 | +5.3% |
| 1900 | −6.0% |
| 1904 | −46.1% |
| 1908 | −12.8% |
| 1912 | +4.9% |
| 1916 | −3.6% |
| 1920 | −63.9% |
| 1924 | −27.2% |
| 1928 | +7.0% |
| 1932 | +48.1% |
| 1936 | +22.8% |
| 1940 | −12.0% |
| 1944 | −13.9% |
| 1948 | +22.2% |
| 1952 | −19.6% |
| 1956 | −15.8% |
| 1960 | +11.3% |
| 1964 | +24.7% |
| 1968 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | −3.9% |
| 1976 | +19.5% |
| 1980 | −2.0% |
| 1984 | −16.1% |
| 1988 | −1.7% |
| 1992 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | −11.1% |
| 2004 | −10.8% |
| 2008 | −9.7% |
| 2012 | −13.6% |
| 2016 | −36.1% |
| 2020 | −31.9% |
| 2024 | −35.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 23,934 |
| 2018 | 23,556 |
| 2020 | 25,859 |
| 2022 | 25,431 |
| 2024 | 27,168 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−162 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −326 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $49,845 in average income, against $78,680 for residents who stayed — 37% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+25.6 on average — 10 points more Democratic-leaning than Benton County, MN itself (R+35.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Stearns County, MN778R+26.7
- Sherburne County, MN175R+34.8
- Hennepin County, MN69D+42.4
- Morrison County, MN68R+55.9
- Wright County, MN54R+29.2
- Mille Lacs County, MN47R+40.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Stearns County, MN692
- Hennepin County, MN124
- Sherburne County, MN120
- Morrison County, MN68
- Wright County, MN56
- Mille Lacs County, MN51
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 | −7 |
| 2012 | −315 |
| 2013 | +74 |
| 2014 | −77 |
| 2015 | −83 |
| 2016 | −64 |
| 2017 | +243 |
| 2018 | +134 |
| 2019 | +123 |
| 2021 | +51 |
| 2022 | −175 |
| 2023 | −116 |
| 2024 | +48 |
| 2025 | −162 |
Benton County has shifted decisively rightward over the past two decades, delivering presidential margins exceeding 30 points in recent cycles. Its population of roughly 34,000 is anchored by small agricultural communities and the city of Foley.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.9 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.8 points.
A population of 41,593, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,410 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stearns County and Morrison County.
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Benton County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27009/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.