Chippewa County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
47 precincts · 6,318 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -MONTEVIDEO P-2MONTEVIDEO P-2 | 461 | 721 | 24 | 1,206 | 38.2% | 59.8% | R+21.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -MONTEVIDEO P-1MONTEVIDEO P-1 | 465 | 714 | 24 | 1,203 | 38.7% | 59.4% | R+20.7 |
| Precinct -CLARA CITYCLARA CITY | 213 | 525 | 10 | 748 | 28.5% | 70.2% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -GRANITE FALLS W-2GRANITE FALLS W-2 | 195 | 308 | 6 | 509 | 38.3% | 60.5% | R+22.2 |
| Precinct -SPARTA TWPSPARTA TWP | 134 | 303 | 7 | 444 | 30.2% | 68.2% | R+38.1 |
| Precinct -ROSEWOOD TWPROSEWOOD TWP | 45 | 162 | 8 | 215 | 20.9% | 75.3% | R+54.4 |
| Precinct -MAYNARDMAYNARD | 47 | 120 | 5 | 172 | 27.3% | 69.8% | R+42.4 |
| Precinct -LEENTHROP TWPLEENTHROP TWP | 35 | 124 | 0 | 159 | 22.0% | 78.0% | R+56.0 |
| Precinct -BIG BEND TWPBIG BEND TWP | 66 | 82 | 3 | 151 | 43.7% | 54.3% | R+10.6 |
| Precinct -RHEIDERLAND TWPRHEIDERLAND TWP | 16 | 133 | 0 | 149 | 10.7% | 89.3% | R+78.5 |
| Precinct -TUNSBERG TWPTUNSBERG TWP | 33 | 104 | 3 | 140 | 23.6% | 74.3% | R+50.7 |
| Precinct -GRANITE FALLS TWP P-1GRANITE FALLS TWP P-1 | 29 | 103 | 4 | 136 | 21.3% | 75.7% | R+54.4 |
| Precinct -LONE TREE TWPLONE TREE TWP | 23 | 105 | 1 | 129 | 17.8% | 81.4% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -STONEHAM TWPSTONEHAM TWP | 20 | 107 | 2 | 129 | 15.5% | 82.9% | R+67.4 |
| Precinct -WOODS TWPWOODS TWP | 22 | 102 | 2 | 126 | 17.5% | 81.0% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -MILANMILAN | 53 | 48 | 3 | 104 | 51.0% | 46.2% | D+4.8 |
| Precinct -CRATE TWPCRATE TWP | 17 | 75 | 3 | 95 | 17.9% | 78.9% | R+61.1 |
| Precinct -WATSONWATSON | 24 | 66 | 2 | 92 | 26.1% | 71.7% | R+45.7 |
| Precinct -LOURISTON TWPLOURISTON TWP | 25 | 61 | 3 | 89 | 28.1% | 68.5% | R+40.4 |
| Precinct -HAVELOCK TWPHAVELOCK TWP | 24 | 62 | 1 | 87 | 27.6% | 71.3% | R+43.7 |
| Precinct -MANDT TWPMANDT TWP | 29 | 55 | 3 | 87 | 33.3% | 63.2% | R+29.9 |
| Precinct -KRAGERO TWPKRAGERO TWP | 35 | 39 | 1 | 75 | 46.7% | 52.0% | R+5.3 |
| Precinct -GRACE TWPGRACE TWP | 12 | 47 | 2 | 61 | 19.7% | 77.0% | R+57.4 |
| Precinct -GRANITE FALLS TWP P-2GRANITE FALLS TWP P-2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 25.0% | 75.0% | R+50.0 |
| Big Bend Twp. Voting District27_270230005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clara City Voting District27_270230010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Crate Twp. Voting District27_270230015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grace Twp. Voting District27_270230020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Granite Falls Twp. Voting District27_270230030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Granite Falls W-227_270230025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Havelock Twp. Voting District27_270230035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kragero Twp. Voting District27_270230040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Leenthrop Twp. Voting District27_270230045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lone Tree Twp. Voting District27_270230050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Louriston Twp. Voting District27_270230055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mandt Twp. Voting District27_270230060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Maynard Voting District27_270230065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Milan Voting District27_270230070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Montevideo P-127_270230075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Montevideo P-227_270230090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rheiderland Twp. Voting District27_270230105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rosewood Twp. Voting District27_270230110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sparta Twp. Voting District27_270230115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Stoneham Twp. Voting District27_270230120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Tunsberg Twp. Voting District27_270230125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Watson Voting District27_270230130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Woods Twp. Voting District27_270230135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −13.6% |
| 1896 | −11.4% |
| 1900 | −32.3% |
| 1904 | −64.9% |
| 1908 | −25.5% |
| 1912 | +17.2% |
| 1916 | −6.3% |
| 1920 | −50.8% |
| 1924 | −39.5% |
| 1928 | −26.8% |
| 1932 | +32.5% |
| 1936 | +27.5% |
| 1940 | +9.0% |
| 1944 | +4.7% |
| 1948 | +19.8% |
| 1952 | −16.3% |
| 1956 | −2.7% |
| 1960 | −3.6% |
| 1964 | +23.7% |
| 1968 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | −2.1% |
| 1976 | +17.3% |
| 1980 | −13.4% |
| 1984 | −12.9% |
| 1988 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | +17.3% |
| 2000 | −0.4% |
| 2004 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | −28.7% |
| 2020 | −30.6% |
| 2024 | −34.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,329 |
| 2018 | 7,215 |
| 2020 | 7,580 |
| 2022 | 7,229 |
| 2024 | 7,451 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−58 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,560 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,975 in average income, against $76,823 for residents who stayed — 39% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+34.7 on average — about the same lean as Chippewa County, MN (R+34.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kandiyohi County, MN40R+30.9
- Yellow Medicine County, MN36R+40.5
- Lac qui Parle County, MN22R+32.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Kandiyohi County, MN42
- Yellow Medicine County, MN34
- Hennepin County, MN24
- Swift County, MN24
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 | −170 |
| 2012 | −222 |
| 2013 | −62 |
| 2014 | −74 |
| 2015 | −16 |
| 2016 | −93 |
| 2017 | −121 |
| 2018 | −65 |
| 2019 | −148 |
| 2021 | −194 |
| 2022 | −128 |
| 2023 | −159 |
| 2024 | −50 |
| 2025 | −58 |
Chippewa County's agricultural economy and small-town demographics have pushed its presidential margins steadily rightward since 2000, reaching R+34 in 2024 — a shift that mirrors broader realignment across Minnesota's western farm belt.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.0 points.
A population of 12,377, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,458 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Yellow Medicine County and Lac qui Parle County.
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Chippewa County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27023/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.