Douglas County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
73 precincts · 25,106 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -LA GRAND TWPLA GRAND TWP | 1,092 | 1,933 | 69 | 3,094 | 35.3% | 62.5% | R+27.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -ALEXANDRIA TWPALEXANDRIA TWP | 696 | 1,471 | 25 | 2,192 | 31.8% | 67.1% | R+35.4 |
| Precinct -ALEXANDRIA W-1ALEXANDRIA W-1 | 727 | 1,204 | 36 | 1,967 | 37.0% | 61.2% | R+24.3 |
| Precinct -ALEXANDRIA W-2ALEXANDRIA W-2 | 554 | 1,241 | 45 | 1,840 | 30.1% | 67.4% | R+37.3 |
| Precinct -CARLOS TWPCARLOS TWP | 523 | 1,208 | 23 | 1,754 | 29.8% | 68.9% | R+39.1 |
| Precinct -ALEXANDRIA W-3ALEXANDRIA W-3 | 623 | 939 | 35 | 1,597 | 39.0% | 58.8% | R+19.8 |
| Precinct -ALEXANDRIA W-5ALEXANDRIA W-5 | 573 | 930 | 23 | 1,526 | 37.5% | 60.9% | R+23.4 |
| Precinct -ALEXANDRIA W-4ALEXANDRIA W-4 | 548 | 860 | 33 | 1,441 | 38.0% | 59.7% | R+21.7 |
| Precinct -OSAKISOSAKIS | 276 | 647 | 8 | 931 | 29.6% | 69.5% | R+39.8 |
| Precinct -LAKE MARY TWPLAKE MARY TWP | 244 | 630 | 10 | 884 | 27.6% | 71.3% | R+43.7 |
| Precinct -MILTONA TWPMILTONA TWP | 253 | 467 | 18 | 738 | 34.3% | 63.3% | R+29.0 |
| Precinct -HUDSON TWPHUDSON TWP | 161 | 556 | 9 | 726 | 22.2% | 76.6% | R+54.4 |
| Precinct -MOE TWPMOE TWP | 194 | 429 | 14 | 637 | 30.5% | 67.3% | R+36.9 |
| Precinct -HOLMES CITY TWPHOLMES CITY TWP | 194 | 400 | 10 | 604 | 32.1% | 66.2% | R+34.1 |
| Precinct -BRANDON TWPBRANDON TWP | 167 | 425 | 5 | 597 | 28.0% | 71.2% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct -OSAKIS TWPOSAKIS TWP | 107 | 369 | 9 | 485 | 22.1% | 76.1% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -LEAF VALLEY TWPLEAF VALLEY TWP | 100 | 250 | 7 | 357 | 28.0% | 70.0% | R+42.0 |
| Precinct -EVANSVILLEEVANSVILLE | 78 | 252 | 7 | 337 | 23.1% | 74.8% | R+51.6 |
| Precinct -CARLOSCARLOS | 92 | 217 | 6 | 315 | 29.2% | 68.9% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -SPRUCE HILL TWPSPRUCE HILL TWP | 67 | 237 | 3 | 307 | 21.8% | 77.2% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -BRANDONBRANDON | 74 | 225 | 4 | 303 | 24.4% | 74.3% | R+49.8 |
| Precinct -MILTONAMILTONA | 77 | 200 | 6 | 283 | 27.2% | 70.7% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -MILLERVILLE TWPMILLERVILLE TWP | 47 | 216 | 1 | 264 | 17.8% | 81.8% | R+64.0 |
| Precinct -BELLE RIVER TWPBELLE RIVER TWP | 49 | 200 | 2 | 251 | 19.5% | 79.7% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -ORANGE TWPORANGE TWP | 41 | 195 | 6 | 242 | 16.9% | 80.6% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -LUND TWPLUND TWP | 63 | 166 | 6 | 235 | 26.8% | 70.6% | R+43.8 |
| Precinct -URNESS TWPURNESS TWP | 48 | 151 | 8 | 207 | 23.2% | 72.9% | R+49.8 |
| Precinct -GARFIELDGARFIELD | 56 | 131 | 2 | 189 | 29.6% | 69.3% | R+39.7 |
| Precinct -KENSINGTONKENSINGTON | 55 | 116 | 5 | 176 | 31.3% | 65.9% | R+34.7 |
| Precinct -SOLEM TWPSOLEM TWP | 42 | 128 | 3 | 173 | 24.3% | 74.0% | R+49.7 |
| Precinct -EVANSVILLE TWPEVANSVILLE TWP | 40 | 119 | 1 | 160 | 25.0% | 74.4% | R+49.4 |
| Precinct -FORADAFORADA | 38 | 89 | 2 | 129 | 29.5% | 69.0% | R+39.5 |
| Precinct -NELSONNELSON | 16 | 87 | 1 | 104 | 15.4% | 83.7% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -MILLERVILLEMILLERVILLE | 23 | 38 | 0 | 61 | 37.7% | 62.3% | R+24.6 |
| Alexandria Twp. Voting District27_270410030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Alexandria W-1 P-127_270410005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Alexandria W-1 P-227_270410007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Alexandria W-2 P-127_270410010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Alexandria W-2 P-227_270410012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Alexandria W-3 P-127_270410015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Alexandria W-3 P-227_270410017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Alexandria W-427_270410020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Alexandria W-527_270410025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Belle River Twp. Voting District27_270410035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Brandon Twp. Voting District27_270410045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Brandon Voting District27_270410040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Carlos Twp. Voting District27_270410055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Carlos Voting District27_270410050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Evansville Twp. Voting District27_270410065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Evansville Voting District27_270410060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Forada Voting District27_270410070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Garfield Voting District27_270410075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Holmes City Twp. Voting District27_270410080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hudson Twp. Voting District27_270410085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ida Twp. Voting District27_270410090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kensington Voting District27_270410095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| La Grand Twp. Voting District27_270410100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Mary Twp. Voting District27_270410105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Leaf Valley Twp. Voting District27_270410110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lund Twp. Voting District27_270410115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Millerville Twp. Voting District27_270410125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Millerville Voting District27_270410120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Miltona Twp. Voting District27_270410135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Miltona Voting District27_270410130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Moe Twp. Voting District27_270410140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Nelson Voting District27_270410145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Orange Twp. Voting District27_270410150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Osakis Twp. Voting District27_270410160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Osakis Voting District27_270410155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct -IDA TWPIDA TWP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Solem Twp. Voting District27_270410165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Spruce Hill Twp. Voting District27_270410170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Urness Twp. Voting District27_270410175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 25,705 |
| 2018 | 25,290 |
| 2020 | 27,358 |
| 2022 | 27,559 |
| 2024 | 29,095 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+231 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +3,380 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $69,492 in average income, against $92,623 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+20.1 on average — 15 points more Democratic-leaning than Douglas County, MN itself (R+35.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Stearns County, MN85R+26.7
- Pope County, MN81R+31.6
- Otter Tail County, MN71R+34.1
- Hennepin County, MN69D+42.4
- Todd County, MN61R+53.4
- Grant County, MN59R+30.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pope County, MN89
- Hennepin County, MN78
- Stearns County, MN70
- Cass County, ND67
- Otter Tail County, MN56
- Todd County, MN50
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 | +177 |
| 2012 | +83 |
| 2013 | +55 |
| 2014 | +185 |
| 2015 | +188 |
| 2016 | +381 |
| 2017 | +391 |
| 2018 | +401 |
| 2019 | +187 |
| 2021 | +295 |
| 2022 | +416 |
| 2023 | +272 |
| 2024 | +118 |
| 2025 | +231 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.4 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.0 points.
A population of 39,575, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,043 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Otter Tail County and Becker County.
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Douglas County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27041/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.