Fillmore County, Minnesota: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+25%. Republican peak: R+75 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,4142024 5-year
- Median household income
- $77,5122024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 95.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Juneau County, WI · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fillmore CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fillmore County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +30.5% |
| 1896 | −35.5% |
| 1900 | −44.4% |
| 1904 | −66.5% |
| 1908 | −45.1% |
| 1912 | −4.0% |
| 1916 | −36.1% |
| 1920 | −75.4% |
| 1924 | −57.5% |
| 1928 | −56.2% |
| 1932 | +1.8% |
| 1936 | −2.8% |
| 1940 | −34.3% |
| 1944 | −33.0% |
| 1948 | −11.6% |
| 1952 | −52.4% |
| 1956 | −34.3% |
| 1960 | −31.3% |
| 1964 | +9.3% |
| 1968 | −22.1% |
| 1972 | −37.8% |
| 1976 | −11.2% |
| 1980 | −21.6% |
| 1984 | −18.5% |
| 1988 | −9.7% |
| 1992 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | +12.8% |
| 2000 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | −21.7% |
| 2020 | −22.7% |
| 2024 | −25.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,491 | 7,638 | 12,385 | ||
| R | 4,551 | 7,301 | 12,141 | ||
| R | 3,872 | 6,271 | 11,055 | ||
| D | 5,713 | 4,913 | 10,892 | ||
| D | 5,921 | 4,993 | 11,234 | ||
| D | 5,825 | 5,694 | 11,698 | ||
| D | 5,020 | 4,646 | 10,223 | ||
| D | 4,732 | 3,466 | 9,861 | ||
| D | 3,977 | 3,583 | 10,658 | ||
| R | 4,114 | 5,004 | 9,200 | ||
| R | 4,351 | 6,342 | 10,760 | ||
| R | 4,010 | 6,452 | 11,312 | ||
| R | 4,758 | 5,984 | 10,957 | ||
| R | 3,155 | 7,107 | 10,460 | ||
| R | 3,918 | 6,257 | 10,607 | ||
| D | 5,813 | 4,824 | 10,651 | ||
| R | 3,926 | 7,507 | 11,444 | ||
| R | 3,427 | 7,004 | 10,440 | ||
| R | 2,612 | 8,405 | 11,057 | ||
| R | 4,414 | 5,587 | 10,128 | ||
| R | 3,183 | 6,339 | 9,562 | ||
| R | 3,826 | 7,839 | 11,704 | ||
| R | 4,764 | 5,054 | 10,404 | ||
| D | 5,166 | 4,979 | 10,325 | ||
| R | 2,143 | 7,719 | 9,925 | ||
| R | 460 | 5,550 | 8,845 | ||
| R | 899 | 7,341 | 8,544 | ||
| R | 1,313 | 2,945 | 4,517 | ||
| O | 990 | 1,169 | 4,460 | ||
| R | 1,153 | 3,259 | 4,666 | ||
| R | 554 | 3,242 | 4,045 | ||
| R | 1,364 | 3,741 | 5,359 | ||
| R | 1,939 | 4,195 | 6,351 | ||
| D | 2,925 | 1,346 | 5,174 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
33.8%
American
9.5%
Irish
8.5%
English
6.2%
Polish
1.9%
Scottish
1.2%
Italian
0.7%
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: 42.3 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
$77,512
Fillmore County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Fillmore County$77,512
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Fillmore 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
8.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.6%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European3.4%
Spanish1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
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 26.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fillmore County's rolling karst terrain and small agricultural towns anchor a voting pattern that shifted roughly 10 points toward Republicans between 2012 and 2024, reflecting broader rural realignment across southeastern Minnesota.
The Democratic margin here peaked at thirty-one points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
A population of 21,414, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,512 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Juneau County and Monroe County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fillmore County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fillmore County, Minnesota voted Republican by 25.4 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,385 votes cast, 4,491 went Democratic and 7,638 went Republican.
What is Fillmore County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Fillmore County, Minnesota in the "Heartland Swing" typology — Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily toward the Republican Party. 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did Fillmore County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fillmore County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Fillmore County, Minnesota?
Fillmore County, Minnesota has a population of 21,414 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fillmore County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Fillmore County, Minnesota is $77,512 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Fillmore County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fillmore County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.