Douglas County, Minnesota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+35%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+35MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 39,5752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $79,0432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 94.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+36 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Redwood County, MN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Douglas CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Douglas County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +30.3% |
| 1896 | −18.1% |
| 1900 | −22.6% |
| 1904 | −64.4% |
| 1908 | −29.4% |
| 1912 | +12.3% |
| 1916 | −9.1% |
| 1920 | −55.2% |
| 1924 | −34.1% |
| 1928 | −19.9% |
| 1932 | +36.3% |
| 1936 | +20.4% |
| 1940 | −1.6% |
| 1944 | −5.8% |
| 1948 | +14.2% |
| 1952 | −23.0% |
| 1956 | −9.9% |
| 1960 | −6.9% |
| 1964 | +18.9% |
| 1968 | −5.9% |
| 1972 | −9.3% |
| 1976 | +8.9% |
| 1980 | −15.6% |
| 1984 | −24.5% |
| 1988 | −15.1% |
| 1992 | −7.0% |
| 1996 | −1.9% |
| 2000 | −20.1% |
| 2004 | −17.6% |
| 2008 | −9.5% |
| 2012 | −15.4% |
| 2016 | −35.5% |
| 2020 | −32.8% |
| 2024 | −35.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,938 | 16,726 | 25,107 | ||
| R | 7,868 | 15,799 | 24,165 | ||
| R | 6,227 | 13,966 | 21,785 | ||
| R | 8,653 | 11,884 | 20,953 | ||
| R | 9,256 | 11,241 | 20,918 | ||
| R | 8,219 | 11,793 | 20,309 | ||
| R | 6,352 | 9,811 | 17,205 | ||
| R | 6,450 | 6,747 | 15,464 | ||
| R | 5,252 | 6,356 | 15,859 | ||
| R | 5,803 | 7,898 | 13,852 | ||
| R | 5,444 | 9,005 | 14,543 | ||
| R | 5,530 | 7,778 | 14,445 | ||
| D | 7,097 | 5,910 | 13,314 | ||
| R | 5,501 | 6,678 | 12,606 | ||
| R | 4,826 | 5,464 | 10,839 | ||
| D | 6,040 | 4,122 | 10,175 | ||
| R | 4,871 | 5,594 | 10,506 | ||
| R | 4,194 | 5,114 | 9,320 | ||
| R | 3,768 | 6,037 | 9,848 | ||
| D | 5,022 | 3,744 | 8,973 | ||
| R | 3,681 | 4,140 | 7,867 | ||
| R | 4,507 | 4,652 | 9,207 | ||
| D | 4,186 | 2,681 | 7,364 | ||
| D | 5,101 | 2,325 | 7,656 | ||
| R | 2,829 | 4,262 | 7,191 | ||
| O | 315 | 2,424 | 6,192 | ||
| R | 733 | 4,428 | 6,696 | ||
| R | 1,398 | 1,709 | 3,400 | ||
| O | 793 | 435 | 2,912 | ||
| R | 979 | 1,894 | 3,109 | ||
| R | 410 | 2,171 | 2,734 | ||
| R | 1,194 | 1,917 | 3,202 | ||
| R | 1,350 | 1,966 | 3,399 | ||
| D | 1,315 | 533 | 2,584 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.4%
Irish
8.4%
English
4.8%
Polish
3.1%
American
2.6%
French
2.4%
Scottish
1.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 44.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$79,043
Douglas County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Douglas County$79,043
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Douglas County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.8%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)9.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Spanish1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Douglas County sits in Minnesota's lake-dense central corridor, where a tourism-driven economy and a predominantly white, rural electorate have produced some of the state's most consistent Republican margins over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-five points.
A population of 39,575, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,043 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Redwood County and Brown County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Douglas County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Douglas County, Minnesota voted Republican by 35.0 points (R+35), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,107 votes cast, 7,938 went Democratic and 16,726 went Republican.
What is Douglas County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Douglas County, Minnesota in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 6 times, Republican 26 times, and other 2 times.
When did Douglas County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Douglas County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Douglas County, Minnesota?
Douglas County, Minnesota has a population of 39,575 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Douglas County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Douglas County, Minnesota is $79,043 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Douglas County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Douglas County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.