Clearwater County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
57 precincts · 4,811 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -BAGLEY CITYBAGLEY CITY | 193 | 406 | 11 | 610 | 31.6% | 66.6% | R+34.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -COPLEY TWPCOPLEY TWP | 115 | 405 | 10 | 530 | 21.7% | 76.4% | R+54.7 |
| Precinct -POPPLE TWPPOPPLE TWP | 75 | 229 | 8 | 312 | 24.0% | 73.4% | R+49.4 |
| Precinct -NORA TWPNORA TWP | 54 | 246 | 1 | 301 | 17.9% | 81.7% | R+63.8 |
| Precinct -SHEVLIN TWPSHEVLIN TWP | 42 | 241 | 4 | 287 | 14.6% | 84.0% | R+69.3 |
| Precinct -CLEARBROOK CITYCLEARBROOK CITY | 72 | 197 | 4 | 273 | 26.4% | 72.2% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct -DUDLEY TWPDUDLEY TWP | 45 | 188 | 2 | 235 | 19.1% | 80.0% | R+60.9 |
| Precinct -HOLST TWPHOLST TWP | 52 | 166 | 2 | 220 | 23.6% | 75.5% | R+51.8 |
| Precinct -LEON TWPLEON TWP | 31 | 181 | 2 | 214 | 14.5% | 84.6% | R+70.1 |
| Precinct -PINE LAKE TWPPINE LAKE TWP | 49 | 152 | 1 | 202 | 24.3% | 75.2% | R+51.0 |
| Precinct -EDDY TWPEDDY TWP | 32 | 147 | 4 | 183 | 17.5% | 80.3% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -LA PRAIRIE TWPLA PRAIRIE TWP | 111 | 54 | 4 | 169 | 65.7% | 32.0% | D+33.7 |
| Precinct -MOOSE CREEK TWPMOOSE CREEK TWP | 43 | 116 | 2 | 161 | 26.7% | 72.0% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct -MINERVA TWPMINERVA TWP | 18 | 131 | 6 | 155 | 11.6% | 84.5% | R+72.9 |
| Precinct -GONVICK CITYGONVICK CITY | 27 | 110 | 3 | 140 | 19.3% | 78.6% | R+59.3 |
| Precinct -FALK TWPFALK TWP | 29 | 99 | 2 | 130 | 22.3% | 76.2% | R+53.8 |
| Precinct -ITASCA TWPITASCA TWP | 39 | 69 | 1 | 109 | 35.8% | 63.3% | R+27.5 |
| Precinct -SINCLAIR TWPSINCLAIR TWP | 16 | 85 | 0 | 101 | 15.8% | 84.2% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -RICE TWPRICE TWP | 34 | 59 | 0 | 93 | 36.6% | 63.4% | R+26.9 |
| Precinct -BEAR CREEK TWPBEAR CREEK TWP | 20 | 68 | 1 | 89 | 22.5% | 76.4% | R+53.9 |
| Precinct -SHEVLIN CITYSHEVLIN CITY | 12 | 64 | 0 | 76 | 15.8% | 84.2% | R+68.4 |
| Precinct -WINSOR TWPWINSOR TWP | 17 | 46 | 1 | 64 | 26.6% | 71.9% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct -CLOVER TWPCLOVER TWP | 9 | 49 | 0 | 58 | 15.5% | 84.5% | R+69.0 |
| Precinct -GREENWOOD TWPGREENWOOD TWP | 8 | 35 | 0 | 43 | 18.6% | 81.4% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -LONG LOST LAKE TWPLONG LOST LAKE TWP | 17 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 58.6% | 41.4% | D+17.2 |
| Precinct -LEONARD CITYLEONARD CITY | 6 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 35.3% | 58.8% | R+23.5 |
| Precinct -S CLEARWATER 143-36S CLEARWATER 143-36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -HANGAARD TWPHANGAARD TWP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Bagley City Voting District27_270290005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bear Creek Twp. Voting District27_270290010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clearbrook City Voting District27_270290015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clover Twp. Voting District27_270290020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Copley Twp. Voting District27_270290025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dudley Twp. Voting District27_270290030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Eddy Twp. Voting District27_270290035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Falk Twp. Voting District27_270290040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gonvick City Voting District27_270290045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Greenwood Twp. Voting District27_270290050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hangaard Twp. Voting District27_270290055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Holst Twp. Voting District27_270290060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Itasca Twp. Voting District27_270290065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| La Prairie Twp. Voting District27_270290070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Leon Twp. Voting District27_270290075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Leonard City Voting District27_270290080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Long Lost Lake Twp. Voting District27_270290140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Minerva Twp. Voting District27_270290085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Moose Creek Twp. Voting District27_270290090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Nora Twp. Voting District27_270290095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pine Lake Twp. Voting District27_270290100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Popple Twp. Voting District27_270290105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Red Lake Reservation Voting District27_270290056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rice Twp. Voting District27_270290110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| S. Clearwater 143-36 Voting District27_270290135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shevlin City Voting District27_270290115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shevlin Twp. Voting District27_270290120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sinclair Twp. Voting District27_270290125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Winsor Twp. Voting District27_270290130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | −77.8% |
| 1908 | −52.2% |
| 1912 | −0.2% |
| 1916 | +4.1% |
| 1920 | −57.3% |
| 1924 | −34.4% |
| 1928 | −22.4% |
| 1932 | +49.9% |
| 1936 | +53.3% |
| 1940 | +41.4% |
| 1944 | +40.2% |
| 1948 | +38.5% |
| 1952 | +2.9% |
| 1956 | +19.4% |
| 1960 | +19.7% |
| 1964 | +39.0% |
| 1968 | +21.4% |
| 1972 | −1.8% |
| 1976 | +26.5% |
| 1980 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | −3.7% |
| 1988 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | −17.5% |
| 2004 | −13.0% |
| 2008 | −9.7% |
| 2012 | −14.4% |
| 2016 | −43.0% |
| 2020 | −44.9% |
| 2024 | −50.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,930 |
| 2018 | 4,746 |
| 2020 | 5,311 |
| 2022 | 5,314 |
| 2024 | 5,550 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−31 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +21 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,861 in average income, against $66,310 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+5.6 on average — 44 points more Democratic-leaning than Clearwater County, MN itself (R+50.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Beltrami County, MN51R+5.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Beltrami County, MN69
- Polk 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 | −8 |
| 2012 | −43 |
| 2013 | +92 |
| 2014 | +7 |
| 2015 | +5 |
| 2016 | +20 |
| 2017 | −21 |
| 2018 | −54 |
| 2019 | −38 |
| 2021 | +19 |
| 2022 | +94 |
| 2023 | +43 |
| 2024 | −64 |
| 2025 | −31 |
Clearwater County in northwest Minnesota returned a 50-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting a broader rural realignment that has made once-competitive small-farm counties among the most lopsided in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 77.8 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 50.0 points.
A population of 8,616, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,475 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wadena County and Clark County.
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Clearwater County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27029/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.