Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Year	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total
2024	17,558	18,001	883	36,442
2020	18,330	16,731	990	36,051
2016	14,428	15,667	3,498	33,593
2012	18,164	14,916	1,194	34,274
2008	19,325	14,782	963	35,070
2004	16,865	15,737	517	33,119

Year

Democrat

Republican

Others

Total

2024

17,558

18,001

883

36,442

2020

18,330

16,731

990

36,051

2016

14,428

15,667

3,498

33,593

2012

18,164

14,916

1,194

34,274

2008

19,325

14,782

963

35,070

2004

16,865

15,737

517

33,119

Measure	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	31.6	39	39.1
Age 18–24	21.8%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	15.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Measure

Blue Earth County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

31.6

39.1

Age 18–24

21.8%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

15.2%

17.2%

Measure	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$74,477	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	15.7%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	34.2%	39.4%	35.6%

Measure

Blue Earth County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$74,477

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

15.7%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

34.2%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.7%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	2.4%	4.2%	13.6%
Other languages	2.6%	2.6%	0.8%

Measure

Blue Earth County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

7.7%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

2.4%

4.2%

13.6%

Other languages

2.6%

0.8%

Measure	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	18.3%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	19.1%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	47.3%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	14.2%	13.5%	5.2%

Measure

Blue Earth County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

18.3%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

19.1%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

47.3%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

14.2%

13.5%

5.2%

Precinct data

Results by precinct

109 precincts · 36,442 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Blue Earth County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -MANKATO W-02 P-05MANKATO W-02 P-05	996	1,044	33	2,073	48.0%	50.4%	R+2.3
Precinct -MANKATO W-01 P-01MANKATO W-01 P-01	1,081	770	34	1,885	57.3%	40.8%	D+16.5
Precinct -MANKATO W-05 P-10MANKATO W-05 P-10	983	842	38	1,863	52.8%	45.2%	D+7.6
Precinct -MANKATO W-02 P-06MANKATO W-02 P-06	1,093	673	32	1,798	60.8%	37.4%	D+23.4
Precinct -EAGLE LAKEEAGLE LAKE	701	1,027	37	1,765	39.7%	58.2%	R+18.5
Precinct -MANKATO W-01 P-02MANKATO W-01 P-02	828	684	52	1,564	52.9%	43.7%	D+9.2
Precinct -MANKATO W-01 P-03MANKATO W-01 P-03	801	668	40	1,509	53.1%	44.3%	D+8.8
Precinct -MANKATO W-03 P-12MANKATO W-03 P-12	847	601	40	1,488	56.9%	40.4%	D+16.5
Precinct -LAKE CRYSTALLAKE CRYSTAL	651	746	40	1,437	45.3%	51.9%	R+6.6
Precinct -MANKATO W-05 P-08MANKATO W-05 P-08	687	702	28	1,417	48.5%	49.5%	R+1.1
Precinct -MANKATO W-04 P-14MANKATO W-04 P-14	812	450	44	1,306	62.2%	34.5%	D+27.7
Precinct -MANKATO W-04 P-16MANKATO W-04 P-16	784	469	24	1,277	61.4%	36.7%	D+24.7
Precinct -MANKATO W-03 P-13MANKATO W-03 P-13	700	442	42	1,184	59.1%	37.3%	D+21.8
Precinct -MANKATO W-04 P-15MANKATO W-04 P-15	647	303	32	982	65.9%	30.9%	D+35.0
Precinct -MANKATO W-04 P-17MANKATO W-04 P-17	523	386	34	943	55.5%	40.9%	D+14.5
Precinct -MAPLETONMAPLETON	328	544	21	893	36.7%	60.9%	R+24.2
Precinct -SOUTH BEND TWPSOUTH BEND TWP	321	461	24	806	39.8%	57.2%	R+17.4
Precinct -MADISON LAKEMADISON LAKE	298	480	17	795	37.5%	60.4%	R+22.9
Precinct -DECORIA TWPDECORIA TWP	259	482	18	759	34.1%	63.5%	R+29.4
Precinct -MANKATO W-03 P-11MANKATO W-03 P-11	369	364	17	750	49.2%	48.5%	D+0.7
Precinct -RAPIDAN TWPRAPIDAN TWP	268	411	19	698	38.4%	58.9%	R+20.5
Precinct -MANKATO W-05 P-09MANKATO W-05 P-09	337	342	10	689	48.9%	49.6%	R+0.7
Precinct -LIME TWPLIME TWP	216	403	15	634	34.1%	63.6%	R+29.5
Precinct -MANKATO W-02 P-04MANKATO W-02 P-04	361	240	16	617	58.5%	38.9%	D+19.6
Precinct -MANKATO TWP P-4MANKATO TWP P-4	240	344	18	602	39.9%	57.1%	R+17.3
Precinct -JAMESTOWN TWPJAMESTOWN TWP	189	297	5	491	38.5%	60.5%	R+22.0
Precinct -GARDEN CITY TWPGARDEN CITY TWP	187	283	18	488	38.3%	58.0%	R+19.7
Precinct -LE RAY TWPLE RAY TWP	173	299	10	482	35.9%	62.0%	R+26.1
Precinct -SAINT CLAIRSAINT CLAIR	158	281	21	460	34.3%	61.1%	R+26.7
Precinct -MANKATO W-02 P-07MANKATO W-02 P-07	230	195	11	436	52.8%	44.7%	D+8.0
Precinct -MANKATO TWP P-3MANKATO TWP P-3	175	185	9	369	47.4%	50.1%	R+2.7
Precinct -JUDSON TWP P-1JUDSON TWP P-1	131	184	6	321	40.8%	57.3%	R+16.5
Precinct -GOOD THUNDERGOOD THUNDER	101	158	7	266	38.0%	59.4%	R+21.4
Precinct -MCPHERSON TWPMCPHERSON TWP	78	184	4	266	29.3%	69.2%	R+39.8
Precinct -AMBOYAMBOY	95	156	5	256	37.1%	60.9%	R+23.8
Precinct -BEAUFORD TWPBEAUFORD TWP	58	187	8	253	22.9%	73.9%	R+51.0
Precinct -SKYLINESKYLINE	114	81	6	201	56.7%	40.3%	D+16.4
Precinct -MEDO TWPMEDO TWP	40	154	2	196	20.4%	78.6%	R+58.2
Precinct -LYRA TWPLYRA TWP	60	131	1	192	31.3%	68.2%	R+37.0
Precinct -BUTTERNUT VALLEY TWPBUTTERNUT VALLEY TWP	58	122	5	185	31.4%	65.9%	R+34.6
Precinct -MAPLETON TWPMAPLETON TWP	58	120	5	183	31.7%	65.6%	R+33.9
Precinct -CAMBRIA TWPCAMBRIA TWP	77	92	3	172	44.8%	53.5%	R+8.7
Precinct -STERLING TWPSTERLING TWP	51	99	5	155	32.9%	63.9%	R+31.0
Precinct -MANKATO TWP P-1MANKATO TWP P-1	55	97	2	154	35.7%	63.0%	R+27.3
Precinct -DANVILLE TWPDANVILLE TWP	48	100	5	153	31.4%	65.4%	R+34.0
Precinct -SHELBY TWPSHELBY TWP	51	101	1	153	33.3%	66.0%	R+32.7
Precinct -VERNON CENTERVERNON CENTER	46	105	1	152	30.3%	69.1%	R+38.8
Precinct -VERNON CENTER TWPVERNON CENTER TWP	40	104	2	146	27.4%	71.2%	R+43.8
Precinct -LINCOLN TWPLINCOLN TWP	38	86	2	126	30.2%	68.3%	R+38.1
Precinct -PLEASANT MOUND TWPPLEASANT MOUND TWP	16	104	4	124	12.9%	83.9%	R+71.0
Precinct -PEMBERTONPEMBERTON	28	88	2	118	23.7%	74.6%	R+50.8
Precinct -CERESCO TWPCERESCO TWP	31	71	5	107	29.0%	66.4%	R+37.4
Precinct -MANKATO TWP P-2MANKATO TWP P-2	20	38	3	61	32.8%	62.3%	R+29.5
Precinct -JUDSON TWP P-2JUDSON TWP P-2	17	18	0	35	48.6%	51.4%	R+2.9
Precinct -MINNESOTA LAKEMINNESOTA LAKE	4	3	0	7	57.1%	42.9%	D+14.3
Amboy Voting District27_270130005	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Beauford Twp. Voting District27_270130010	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Butternut Valley Twp. Voting District27_270130015	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Cambria Twp. Voting District27_270130020	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Ceresco Twp. Voting District27_270130025	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Danville Twp. Voting District27_270130030	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Decoria Twp. Voting District27_270130035	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Eagle Lake Voting District27_270130040	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Garden City Twp. Voting District27_270130045	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Good Thunder Voting District27_270130050	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Jamestown Twp. Voting District27_270130055	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Judson Twp. Voting District27_270130060	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Lake Crystal Voting District27_270130065	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Le Ray Twp. Voting District27_270130070	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Lime Twp. Voting District27_270130075	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Lincoln Twp. Voting District27_270130080	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Lyra Twp. Voting District27_270130085	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Madison Lake Voting District27_270130095	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato Twp. Voting District27_270130195	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-1 P-727_270130125	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-1 P-827_270130130	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-1 P-927_270130135	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-2 P-127_270130100	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-2 P-1927_270130185	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-2 P-227_270130105	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-2 P-327_270130106	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-3 P-1427_270130160	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-3 P-1527_270130165	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-3 P-1627_270130170	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-3 P-1727_270130175	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-3 P-1827_270130180	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-4 P-427_270130110	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-4 P-527_270130115	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-4 P-627_270130120	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-5 P-1027_270130140	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-5 P-1127_270130145	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-5 P-1227_270130150	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mankato W-5 P-1327_270130155	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mapleton Twp. Voting District27_270130205	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Mapleton Voting District27_270130200	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
McPherson Twp. Voting District27_270130090	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Medo Twp. Voting District27_270130210	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Minnesota Lake Voting District27_270130212	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
North Mankato Voting District27_270130213	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Pemberton City Voting District27_270130215	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Pleasant Mound Twp. Voting District27_270130220	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Rapidan Twp. Voting District27_270130225	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Saint Clair Voting District27_270130230	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Shelby Twp. Voting District27_270130235	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Skyline Voting District27_270130240	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
South Bend Twp. Voting District27_270130245	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Sterling Twp. Voting District27_270130250	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Vernon Center Twp. Voting District27_270130260	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Vernon Center Voting District27_270130255	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.8%
1896	−18.6%
1900	−22.4%
1904	−40.6%
1908	−18.9%
1912	+12.9%
1916	−12.3%
1920	−61.5%
1924	−46.0%
1928	−22.0%
1932	+17.3%
1936	+18.3%
1940	−24.1%
1944	−29.7%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−41.0%
1956	−35.1%
1960	−16.9%
1964	+14.2%
1968	−1.6%
1972	−8.7%
1976	+3.6%
1980	−4.0%
1984	−9.2%
1988	+1.7%
1992	+9.8%
1996	+13.2%
2000	−2.2%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+13.0%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−3.7%
2020	+4.4%
2024	−1.2%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	48.2%Harris17,558	49.4%Trump18,001	1.0%Kennedy351 +7	R+1.2	R+5.7	D+0.3	36,442
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican49.4%18,001 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic48.2%17,558 Robert F KennedyIndependent1.0%351 Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%160 Jill SteinIndependent0.4%140 OtherAll other candidates0.3%116 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%44 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%40 Cornel WestIndependent0.1%24 Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%8
2020	D	50.8%Biden18,330	46.4%Trump16,731	1.3%Jorgensen477	D+4.4	D+8.1	±0.0	36,051
2016	R	42.9%Clinton14,428	46.6%Trump15,667	4.8%Johnson1,604	R+3.7	R+13.2	R+5.8	33,593
2012	D	53.0%Obama18,164	43.5%Romney14,916	1.7%GRAY572	D+9.5	R+3.5	D+5.6	34,274
2008	D	55.1%Obama19,325	42.1%McCain14,782	2.7%	D+13.0	D+9.5	D+5.7	35,070
2004	D	50.9%Kerry16,865	47.5%Bush15,737	1.6%	D+3.4	D+5.6	D+5.9	33,119
2000	R	45.0%Gore12,329	47.2%Bush12,942	6.4%Nader1,761	R+2.2	R+15.5	R+2.8	27,402
1996	D	49.2%Clinton12,420	36.0%Dole9,082	13.2%Perot3,324	D+13.2	D+3.5	D+4.7	25,261
1992	D	41.4%Clinton11,531	31.6%Bush8,813	26.2%Perot7,299	D+9.8	D+8.1	D+4.2	27,847
1988	D	50.4%Dukakis12,375	48.7%Bush11,959	0.9%	D+1.7	D+10.9	D+9.4	24,552
1984	R	45.1%Mondale11,877	54.3%Reagan14,298	0.7%	R+9.2	R+5.2	D+9.0	26,347
1980	R	41.8%Carter10,930	45.8%Reagan11,966	12.4%	R+4.0	R+7.6	D+5.8	26,138
1976	D	50.3%Carter12,930	46.7%Ford11,998	3.0%	D+3.6	D+12.4	D+1.6	25,688
1972	R	45.0%McGovern10,638	53.7%Nixon12,702	1.4%	R+8.7	R+7.1	D+14.4	23,662
1968	R	47.4%Humphrey9,254	49.0%Nixon9,571	3.6%	R+1.6	R+15.9	R+0.9	19,537
1964	D	56.9%Johnson10,687	42.6%Goldwater8,009	0.5%	D+14.2	D+31.1	R+8.3	18,797
1960	R	41.5%Kennedy8,052	58.4%Nixon11,328	0.2%	R+16.9	D+18.2	R+17.0	19,413
1956	R	32.4%Stevenson5,467	67.5%Eisenhower11,398	0.1%	R+35.1	D+5.9	R+19.7	16,886
1952	R	29.4%Stevenson4,952	70.3%Eisenhower11,867	0.3%	R+41.0	R+39.3	R+30.2	16,870
1948	R	48.6%Truman7,272	50.3%Dewey7,520	1.1%	R+1.7	D+28.0	R+6.1	14,954
1944	R	35.0%Roosevelt5,098	64.7%Dewey9,429	0.4%	R+29.7	R+5.6	R+37.2	14,581
1940	R	37.7%Roosevelt5,880	61.9%Willkie9,642	0.4%	R+24.1	R+42.5	R+34.1	15,584
1936	D	55.9%Roosevelt8,255	37.6%Landon5,550	6.5%	D+18.3	D+1.0	R+5.9	14,769
1932	D	57.9%Roosevelt7,925	40.5%Hoover5,550	1.6%	D+17.3	D+39.3	R+0.4	13,691
1928	R	38.7%Smith5,177	60.7%Hoover8,120	0.6%	R+22.0	D+24.0	R+4.5	13,376
1924	R	9.1%Davis1,123	55.1%Coolidge6,773	35.5%La Follette4,360	R+46.0	D+15.6	R+20.8	12,295
1920	R	17.5%Cox1,974	79.1%Harding8,894	3.4%	R+61.5	R+49.2	R+35.3	11,251
1916	R	41.7%Wilson2,211	54.0%Hughes2,864	4.4%	R+12.3	R+25.2	R+15.4	5,308
1912	D	38.3%Wilson2,025	25.4%Taft1,344	36.3%	D+12.9	D+31.7	R+6.7	5,291
1908	R	37.3%Bryan2,191	56.2%Taft3,297	6.5%	R+18.9	D+21.8	R+9.3	5,867
1904	R	26.8%Parker1,419	67.4%Roosevelt3,573	5.8%	R+40.6	R+18.2	R+21.0	5,300
1900	R	36.3%Bryan2,254	58.7%McKinley3,647	5.1%	R+22.4	R+3.8	R+14.9	6,215
1896	R	38.9%Bryan2,744	57.5%McKinley4,055	3.6%	R+18.6	R+13.8	R+12.5	7,052
1892	R	41.2%Cleveland2,399	46.0%Harrison2,680	12.8%	R+4.8	—	R+6.5	5,826
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 3 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	53.7%19,135	42.6%15,185	35,661
2020	D	46.8%16,527	42.6%15,040	35,285
2018	D	56.0%31,390	38.2%21,445	56,080

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Blue Earth County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	40,329
2018	38,713
2020	42,066
2022	39,614
2024	43,472

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+175 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −44 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $47,996 in average income, against $82,225 for residents who stayed — 42% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+6.1 on average — 4.8 points more Republican-leaning than Blue Earth County, MN itself (R+1.2).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Nicollet County, MN405R+0.5
Hennepin County, MN118D+42.4
Le Sueur County, MN110R+33.6
Waseca County, MN88R+32.4
Brown County, MN67R+35.0
Dakota County, MN65D+12.8

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Nicollet County, MN473
Hennepin County, MN307
Dakota County, MN120
Ramsey County, MN100
Le Sueur County, MN83
Waseca County, MN81

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.

Domestic migration in Blue Earth County, MN in Blue Earth County, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−121
2012	+246
2013	−578
2014	+104
2015	−26
2016	+234
2017	+207
2018	+160
2019	−72
2021	−108
2022	+391
2023	−215
2024	−441
2025	+175

Home to Mankato and Minnesota State University, Blue Earth County has trended sharply rightward over two decades, narrowing from a reliably Democratic county to a near-even split driven by shifting rural and small-city voting patterns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 18.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 61.5 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.2 points.

A population of 69,871, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,477 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Nicollet County and Eau Claire County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Nicollet County

Minnesota

94.5twin score

2012–2024 trajectory≠ median age

Eau Claire County

Wisconsin

93.4twin score

2004–2024 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry

Clay County

Minnesota

89.7twin score

2008–2024 trajectory≠ elasticity

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Frequently asked questions

How did Blue Earth County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Blue Earth County, Minnesota voted Republican by 1.2 points (R+1.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,442 votes cast, 17,558 went Democratic and 18,001 went Republican.

When did Blue Earth County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Blue Earth County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Blue Earth County, Minnesota?

Blue Earth County, Minnesota has a population of 69,871 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Blue Earth County, Minnesota?

Median household income in Blue Earth County, Minnesota is $74,477 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Blue Earth County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Blue Earth County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.

Year	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total
2024	17,558	18,001	883	36,442
2020	18,330	16,731	990	36,051
2016	14,428	15,667	3,498	33,593
2012	18,164	14,916	1,194	34,274
2008	19,325	14,782	963	35,070
2004	16,865	15,737	517	33,119

Year

Democrat

Republican

Others

Total

2024

17,558

18,001

883

36,442

2020

18,330

16,731

990

36,051

2016

14,428

15,667

3,498

33,593

2012

18,164

14,916

1,194

34,274

2008

19,325

14,782

963

35,070

2004

16,865

15,737

517

33,119

Measure	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	31.6	39	39.1
Age 18–24	21.8%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	15.2%	17.2%	17.2%

Measure

Blue Earth County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

31.6

39.1

Age 18–24

21.8%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

15.2%

17.2%

Measure	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$74,477	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	15.7%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	34.2%	39.4%	35.6%

Measure

Blue Earth County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$74,477

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

15.7%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

34.2%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	7.7%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	2.4%	4.2%	13.6%
Other languages	2.6%	2.6%	0.8%

Measure

Blue Earth County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

7.7%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

2.4%

4.2%

13.6%

Other languages

2.6%

0.8%

Measure	Blue Earth County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	18.3%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	19.1%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	47.3%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	14.2%	13.5%	5.2%

Measure

Blue Earth County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

18.3%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

19.1%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

47.3%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

14.2%

13.5%

5.2%

Blue Earth County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -MANKATO W-02 P-05MANKATO W-02 P-05

996

1,044

2,073

48.0%

50.4%

R+2.3

Precinct -MANKATO W-01 P-01MANKATO W-01 P-01

1,081

770

1,885

57.3%

40.8%

D+16.5

Precinct -MANKATO W-05 P-10MANKATO W-05 P-10

983

842

1,863

52.8%

45.2%

D+7.6

Precinct -MANKATO W-02 P-06MANKATO W-02 P-06

1,093

673

1,798

60.8%

37.4%

D+23.4

Precinct -EAGLE LAKEEAGLE LAKE

701

1,027

1,765

39.7%

58.2%

R+18.5

Precinct -MANKATO W-01 P-02MANKATO W-01 P-02

828

684

1,564

52.9%

43.7%

D+9.2

Precinct -MANKATO W-01 P-03MANKATO W-01 P-03

801

668

1,509

53.1%

44.3%

D+8.8

Precinct -MANKATO W-03 P-12MANKATO W-03 P-12

847

601

1,488

56.9%

40.4%

D+16.5

Precinct -LAKE CRYSTALLAKE CRYSTAL

651

746

1,437

45.3%

51.9%

R+6.6

Precinct -MANKATO W-05 P-08MANKATO W-05 P-08

687

702

1,417

48.5%

49.5%

R+1.1

Precinct -MANKATO W-04 P-14MANKATO W-04 P-14

812

450

1,306

62.2%

34.5%

D+27.7

Precinct -MANKATO W-04 P-16MANKATO W-04 P-16

784

469

1,277

61.4%

36.7%

D+24.7

Precinct -MANKATO W-03 P-13MANKATO W-03 P-13

700

442

1,184

59.1%

37.3%

D+21.8

Precinct -MANKATO W-04 P-15MANKATO W-04 P-15

647

303

982

65.9%

30.9%

D+35.0

Precinct -MANKATO W-04 P-17MANKATO W-04 P-17

523

386

943

55.5%

40.9%

D+14.5

Precinct -MAPLETONMAPLETON

328

544

893

36.7%

60.9%

R+24.2

Precinct -SOUTH BEND TWPSOUTH BEND TWP

321

461

806

39.8%

57.2%

R+17.4

Precinct -MADISON LAKEMADISON LAKE

298

480

795

37.5%

60.4%

R+22.9

Precinct -DECORIA TWPDECORIA TWP

259

482

759

34.1%

63.5%

R+29.4

Precinct -MANKATO W-03 P-11MANKATO W-03 P-11

369

364

750

49.2%

48.5%

D+0.7

Precinct -RAPIDAN TWPRAPIDAN TWP

268

411

698

38.4%

58.9%

R+20.5

Precinct -MANKATO W-05 P-09MANKATO W-05 P-09

337

342

689

48.9%

49.6%

R+0.7

Precinct -LIME TWPLIME TWP

216

403

634

34.1%

63.6%

R+29.5

Precinct -MANKATO W-02 P-04MANKATO W-02 P-04

361

240

617

58.5%

38.9%

D+19.6

Precinct -MANKATO TWP P-4MANKATO TWP P-4

240

344

602

39.9%

57.1%

R+17.3

Precinct -JAMESTOWN TWPJAMESTOWN TWP

189

297

491

38.5%

60.5%

R+22.0

Precinct -GARDEN CITY TWPGARDEN CITY TWP

187

283

488

38.3%

58.0%

R+19.7

Precinct -LE RAY TWPLE RAY TWP

173

299

482

35.9%

62.0%

R+26.1

Precinct -SAINT CLAIRSAINT CLAIR

158

281

460

34.3%

61.1%

R+26.7

Precinct -MANKATO W-02 P-07MANKATO W-02 P-07

230

195

436

52.8%

44.7%

D+8.0

Precinct -MANKATO TWP P-3MANKATO TWP P-3

175

185

369

47.4%

50.1%

R+2.7

Precinct -JUDSON TWP P-1JUDSON TWP P-1

131

184

321

40.8%

57.3%

R+16.5

Precinct -GOOD THUNDERGOOD THUNDER

101

158

266

38.0%

59.4%

R+21.4

Precinct -MCPHERSON TWPMCPHERSON TWP

184

266

29.3%

69.2%

R+39.8

Precinct -AMBOYAMBOY

156

256

37.1%

60.9%

R+23.8

Precinct -BEAUFORD TWPBEAUFORD TWP

187

253

22.9%

73.9%

R+51.0

Precinct -SKYLINESKYLINE

114

201

56.7%

40.3%

D+16.4

Precinct -MEDO TWPMEDO TWP

154

196

20.4%

78.6%

R+58.2

Precinct -LYRA TWPLYRA TWP

131

192

31.3%

68.2%

R+37.0

Precinct -BUTTERNUT VALLEY TWPBUTTERNUT VALLEY TWP

122

185

31.4%

65.9%

R+34.6

Precinct -MAPLETON TWPMAPLETON TWP

120

183

31.7%

65.6%

R+33.9

Precinct -CAMBRIA TWPCAMBRIA TWP

172

44.8%

53.5%

R+8.7

Precinct -STERLING TWPSTERLING TWP

155

32.9%

63.9%

R+31.0

Precinct -MANKATO TWP P-1MANKATO TWP P-1

154

35.7%

63.0%

R+27.3

Precinct -DANVILLE TWPDANVILLE TWP

100

153

31.4%

65.4%

R+34.0

Precinct -SHELBY TWPSHELBY TWP

101

153

33.3%

66.0%

R+32.7

Precinct -VERNON CENTERVERNON CENTER

105

152

30.3%

69.1%

R+38.8

Precinct -VERNON CENTER TWPVERNON CENTER TWP

104

146

27.4%

71.2%

R+43.8

Precinct -LINCOLN TWPLINCOLN TWP

126

30.2%

68.3%

R+38.1

Precinct -PLEASANT MOUND TWPPLEASANT MOUND TWP

104

124

12.9%

83.9%

R+71.0

Precinct -PEMBERTONPEMBERTON

118

23.7%

74.6%

R+50.8

Precinct -CERESCO TWPCERESCO TWP

107

29.0%

66.4%

R+37.4

Precinct -MANKATO TWP P-2MANKATO TWP P-2

32.8%

62.3%

R+29.5

Precinct -JUDSON TWP P-2JUDSON TWP P-2

48.6%

51.4%

R+2.9

Precinct -MINNESOTA LAKEMINNESOTA LAKE

57.1%

42.9%

D+14.3

Amboy Voting District27_270130005

—

Even

Beauford Twp. Voting District27_270130010

—

Even

Butternut Valley Twp. Voting District27_270130015

—

Even

Cambria Twp. Voting District27_270130020

—

Even

Ceresco Twp. Voting District27_270130025

—

Even

Danville Twp. Voting District27_270130030

—

Even

Decoria Twp. Voting District27_270130035

—

Even

Eagle Lake Voting District27_270130040

—

Even

Garden City Twp. Voting District27_270130045

—

Even

Good Thunder Voting District27_270130050

—

Even

Jamestown Twp. Voting District27_270130055

—

Even

Judson Twp. Voting District27_270130060

—

Even

Lake Crystal Voting District27_270130065

—

Even

Le Ray Twp. Voting District27_270130070

—

Even

Lime Twp. Voting District27_270130075

—

Even

Lincoln Twp. Voting District27_270130080

—

Even

Lyra Twp. Voting District27_270130085

—

Even

Madison Lake Voting District27_270130095

—

Even

Mankato Twp. Voting District27_270130195

—

Even

Mankato W-1 P-727_270130125

—

Even

Mankato W-1 P-827_270130130

—

Even

Mankato W-1 P-927_270130135

—

Even

Mankato W-2 P-127_270130100

—

Even

Mankato W-2 P-1927_270130185

—

Even

Mankato W-2 P-227_270130105

—

Even

Mankato W-2 P-327_270130106

—

Even

Mankato W-3 P-1427_270130160

—

Even

Mankato W-3 P-1527_270130165

—

Even

Mankato W-3 P-1627_270130170

—

Even

Mankato W-3 P-1727_270130175

—

Even

Mankato W-3 P-1827_270130180

—

Even

Mankato W-4 P-427_270130110

—

Even

Mankato W-4 P-527_270130115

—

Even

Mankato W-4 P-627_270130120

—

Even

Mankato W-5 P-1027_270130140

—

Even

Mankato W-5 P-1127_270130145

—

Even

Mankato W-5 P-1227_270130150

—

Even

Mankato W-5 P-1327_270130155

—

Even

Mapleton Twp. Voting District27_270130205

—

Even

Mapleton Voting District27_270130200

—

Even

McPherson Twp. Voting District27_270130090

—

Even

Medo Twp. Voting District27_270130210

—

Even

Minnesota Lake Voting District27_270130212

—

Even

North Mankato Voting District27_270130213

—

Even

Pemberton City Voting District27_270130215

—

Even

Pleasant Mound Twp. Voting District27_270130220

—

Even

Rapidan Twp. Voting District27_270130225

—

Even

Saint Clair Voting District27_270130230

—

Even

Shelby Twp. Voting District27_270130235

—

Even

Skyline Voting District27_270130240

—

Even

South Bend Twp. Voting District27_270130245

—

Even

Sterling Twp. Voting District27_270130250

—

Even

Vernon Center Twp. Voting District27_270130260

—

Even

Vernon Center Voting District27_270130255

—

Even

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−4.8%
1896	−18.6%
1900	−22.4%
1904	−40.6%
1908	−18.9%
1912	+12.9%
1916	−12.3%
1920	−61.5%
1924	−46.0%
1928	−22.0%
1932	+17.3%
1936	+18.3%
1940	−24.1%
1944	−29.7%
1948	−1.7%
1952	−41.0%
1956	−35.1%
1960	−16.9%
1964	+14.2%
1968	−1.6%
1972	−8.7%
1976	+3.6%
1980	−4.0%
1984	−9.2%
1988	+1.7%
1992	+9.8%
1996	+13.2%
2000	−2.2%
2004	+3.4%
2008	+13.0%
2012	+9.5%
2016	−3.7%
2020	+4.4%
2024	−1.2%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

48.2%Harris17,558

49.4%Trump18,001

1.0%Kennedy351 +7

R+1.2

R+5.7

D+0.3

36,442

All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican49.4%18,001
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic48.2%17,558
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.0%351
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%160
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%140
OtherAll other candidates0.3%116
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%44
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%40
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%24
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%8

2020

50.8%Biden18,330

46.4%Trump16,731

1.3%Jorgensen477

D+4.4

D+8.1

±0.0

36,051

2016

42.9%Clinton14,428

46.6%Trump15,667

4.8%Johnson1,604

R+3.7

R+13.2

R+5.8

33,593

2012

53.0%Obama18,164

43.5%Romney14,916

1.7%GRAY572

D+9.5

R+3.5

D+5.6

34,274

2008

55.1%Obama19,325

42.1%McCain14,782

2.7%

D+13.0

D+9.5

D+5.7

35,070

2004

50.9%Kerry16,865

47.5%Bush15,737

1.6%

D+3.4

D+5.6

D+5.9

33,119

2000

45.0%Gore12,329

47.2%Bush12,942

6.4%Nader1,761

R+2.2

R+15.5

R+2.8

27,402

1996

49.2%Clinton12,420

36.0%Dole9,082

13.2%Perot3,324

D+13.2

D+3.5

D+4.7

25,261

1992

41.4%Clinton11,531

31.6%Bush8,813

26.2%Perot7,299

D+9.8

D+8.1

D+4.2

27,847

1988

50.4%Dukakis12,375

48.7%Bush11,959

0.9%

D+1.7

D+10.9

D+9.4

24,552

1984

45.1%Mondale11,877

54.3%Reagan14,298

0.7%

R+9.2

R+5.2

D+9.0

26,347

1980

41.8%Carter10,930

45.8%Reagan11,966

12.4%

R+4.0

R+7.6

D+5.8

26,138

1976

50.3%Carter12,930

46.7%Ford11,998

3.0%

D+3.6

D+12.4

D+1.6

25,688

1972

45.0%McGovern10,638

53.7%Nixon12,702

1.4%

R+8.7

R+7.1

D+14.4

23,662

1968

47.4%Humphrey9,254

49.0%Nixon9,571

3.6%

R+1.6

R+15.9

R+0.9

19,537

1964

56.9%Johnson10,687

42.6%Goldwater8,009

0.5%

D+14.2

D+31.1

R+8.3

18,797

1960

41.5%Kennedy8,052

58.4%Nixon11,328

0.2%

R+16.9

D+18.2

R+17.0

19,413

1956

32.4%Stevenson5,467

67.5%Eisenhower11,398

0.1%

R+35.1

D+5.9

R+19.7

16,886

1952

29.4%Stevenson4,952

70.3%Eisenhower11,867

0.3%

R+41.0

R+39.3

R+30.2

16,870

1948

48.6%Truman7,272

50.3%Dewey7,520

1.1%

R+1.7

D+28.0

R+6.1

14,954

1944

35.0%Roosevelt5,098

64.7%Dewey9,429

0.4%

R+29.7

R+5.6

R+37.2

14,581

1940

37.7%Roosevelt5,880

61.9%Willkie9,642

0.4%

R+24.1

R+42.5

R+34.1

15,584

1936

55.9%Roosevelt8,255

37.6%Landon5,550

6.5%

D+18.3

D+1.0

R+5.9

14,769

1932

57.9%Roosevelt7,925

40.5%Hoover5,550

1.6%

D+17.3

D+39.3

R+0.4

13,691

1928

38.7%Smith5,177

60.7%Hoover8,120

0.6%

R+22.0

D+24.0

R+4.5

13,376

1924

9.1%Davis1,123

55.1%Coolidge6,773

35.5%La Follette4,360

R+46.0

D+15.6

R+20.8

12,295

1920

17.5%Cox1,974

79.1%Harding8,894

3.4%

R+61.5

R+49.2

R+35.3

11,251

1916

41.7%Wilson2,211

54.0%Hughes2,864

4.4%

R+12.3

R+25.2

R+15.4

5,308

1912

38.3%Wilson2,025

25.4%Taft1,344

36.3%

D+12.9

D+31.7

R+6.7

5,291

1908

37.3%Bryan2,191

56.2%Taft3,297

6.5%

R+18.9

D+21.8

R+9.3

5,867

1904

26.8%Parker1,419

67.4%Roosevelt3,573

5.8%

R+40.6

R+18.2

R+21.0

5,300

1900

36.3%Bryan2,254

58.7%McKinley3,647

5.1%

R+22.4

R+3.8

R+14.9

6,215

1896

38.9%Bryan2,744

57.5%McKinley4,055

3.6%

R+18.6

R+13.8

R+12.5

7,052

1892

41.2%Cleveland2,399

46.0%Harrison2,680

12.8%

R+4.8

—

R+6.5

5,826

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

53.7%19,135

42.6%15,185

35,661

2020

46.8%16,527

42.6%15,040

35,285

2018

56.0%31,390

38.2%21,445

56,080

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Blue Earth County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	40,329
2018	38,713
2020	42,066
2022	39,614
2024	43,472

How did Blue Earth County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Blue Earth County, Minnesota voted Republican by 1.2 points (R+1.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,442 votes cast, 17,558 went Democratic and 18,001 went Republican.

When did Blue Earth County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Blue Earth County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Blue Earth County, Minnesota?

Blue Earth County, Minnesota has a population of 69,871 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Blue Earth County, Minnesota?

Median household income in Blue Earth County, Minnesota is $74,477 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Blue Earth County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Blue Earth County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.

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presidential margin

presidential returns

Who lives here

Communities and origins

Age and life stage

Household economy

Languages at home

Religious landscape

Results by precinct

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

U.S. Senate

Registered voters

Who moves in and out

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Compare two places, side by side

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