Houston County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
54 precincts · 11,428 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -LA CRESCENT P-1LA CRESCENT P-1 | 731 | 713 | 27 | 1,471 | 49.7% | 48.5% | D+1.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -LA CRESCENT P-2LA CRESCENT P-2 | 579 | 466 | 25 | 1,070 | 54.1% | 43.6% | D+10.6 |
| Precinct -CALEDONIA P-2CALEDONIA P-2 | 317 | 515 | 16 | 848 | 37.4% | 60.7% | R+23.3 |
| Precinct -LA CRESCENT TWPLA CRESCENT TWP | 327 | 381 | 9 | 717 | 45.6% | 53.1% | R+7.5 |
| Precinct -LA CRESCENT P-3LA CRESCENT P-3 | 357 | 344 | 11 | 712 | 50.1% | 48.3% | D+1.8 |
| Precinct -SPRING GROVESPRING GROVE | 295 | 372 | 16 | 683 | 43.2% | 54.5% | R+11.3 |
| Precinct -CALEDONIA P-1CALEDONIA P-1 | 228 | 424 | 15 | 667 | 34.2% | 63.6% | R+29.4 |
| Precinct -HOUSTONHOUSTON | 175 | 362 | 13 | 550 | 31.8% | 65.8% | R+34.0 |
| Precinct -MONEY CREEK TWPMONEY CREEK TWP | 118 | 253 | 11 | 382 | 30.9% | 66.2% | R+35.3 |
| Precinct -CALEDONIA TWPCALEDONIA TWP | 117 | 257 | 7 | 381 | 30.7% | 67.5% | R+36.7 |
| Precinct -MOUND PRAIRIE TWPMOUND PRAIRIE TWP | 147 | 208 | 4 | 359 | 40.9% | 57.9% | R+17.0 |
| Precinct -BROWNSVILLEBROWNSVILLE | 155 | 162 | 5 | 322 | 48.1% | 50.3% | R+2.2 |
| Precinct -HOKAHHOKAH | 146 | 170 | 3 | 319 | 45.8% | 53.3% | R+7.5 |
| Precinct -HOKAH TWPHOKAH TWP | 112 | 179 | 7 | 298 | 37.6% | 60.1% | R+22.5 |
| Precinct -BROWNSVILLE TWPBROWNSVILLE TWP | 115 | 176 | 6 | 297 | 38.7% | 59.3% | R+20.5 |
| Precinct -HOUSTON TWPHOUSTON TWP | 82 | 183 | 4 | 269 | 30.5% | 68.0% | R+37.5 |
| Precinct -WILMINGTON TWPWILMINGTON TWP | 86 | 168 | 6 | 260 | 33.1% | 64.6% | R+31.5 |
| Precinct -SPRING GROVE TWPSPRING GROVE TWP | 74 | 167 | 5 | 246 | 30.1% | 67.9% | R+37.8 |
| Precinct -YUCATAN TWPYUCATAN TWP | 86 | 144 | 5 | 235 | 36.6% | 61.3% | R+24.7 |
| Precinct -MAYVILLE TWPMAYVILLE TWP | 68 | 163 | 1 | 232 | 29.3% | 70.3% | R+40.9 |
| Precinct -UNION TWPUNION TWP | 69 | 142 | 2 | 213 | 32.4% | 66.7% | R+34.3 |
| Precinct -SHELDON TWPSHELDON TWP | 43 | 148 | 6 | 197 | 21.8% | 75.1% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -BLACK HAMMER TWPBLACK HAMMER TWP | 71 | 95 | 3 | 169 | 42.0% | 56.2% | R+14.2 |
| Precinct -CROOKED CREEK TWPCROOKED CREEK TWP | 60 | 93 | 1 | 154 | 39.0% | 60.4% | R+21.4 |
| Precinct -WINNEBAGO TWPWINNEBAGO TWP | 39 | 111 | 3 | 153 | 25.5% | 72.5% | R+47.1 |
| Precinct -EITZENEITZEN | 37 | 112 | 1 | 150 | 24.7% | 74.7% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -JEFFERSON TWPJEFFERSON TWP | 33 | 39 | 2 | 74 | 44.6% | 52.7% | R+8.1 |
| Black Hammer Twp. Voting District27_270550005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Brownsville Twp. Voting District27_270550015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Brownsville Voting District27_270550010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Caledonia P-127_270550020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Caledonia P-227_270550025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Caledonia Twp. Voting District27_270550030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Crooked Creek Twp. Voting District27_270550035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Eitzen Voting District27_270550040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hokah Twp. Voting District27_270550050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hokah Voting District27_270550045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Houston Twp. Voting District27_270550060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Houston Voting District27_270550055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Jefferson Twp. Voting District27_270550065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| La Crescent P-127_270550070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| La Crescent P-227_270550075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| La Crescent P-327_270550076 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| La Crescent Twp. Voting District27_270550080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mayville Twp. Voting District27_270550085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Money Creek Twp. Voting District27_270550090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mound Prairie Twp. Voting District27_270550095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sheldon Twp. Voting District27_270550100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Spring Grove Twp. Voting District27_270550110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Spring Grove Voting District27_270550105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Union Twp. Voting District27_270550115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wilmington Twp. Voting District27_270550120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Winnebago Twp. Voting District27_270550125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Yucatan Twp. Voting District27_270550130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −8.8% |
| 1896 | −34.6% |
| 1900 | −32.2% |
| 1904 | −54.8% |
| 1908 | −37.8% |
| 1912 | +3.7% |
| 1916 | −40.3% |
| 1920 | −73.2% |
| 1924 | −45.8% |
| 1928 | −30.1% |
| 1932 | +13.1% |
| 1936 | +7.5% |
| 1940 | −39.5% |
| 1944 | −37.1% |
| 1948 | −14.7% |
| 1952 | −48.9% |
| 1956 | −36.0% |
| 1960 | −21.9% |
| 1964 | +6.2% |
| 1968 | −22.7% |
| 1972 | −34.9% |
| 1976 | −11.1% |
| 1980 | −24.9% |
| 1984 | −23.1% |
| 1988 | −9.5% |
| 1992 | −1.0% |
| 1996 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | −5.7% |
| 2004 | −3.2% |
| 2008 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | −13.9% |
| 2020 | −12.9% |
| 2024 | −16.5% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,653 |
| 2018 | 12,175 |
| 2020 | 12,939 |
| 2022 | 12,668 |
| 2024 | 13,341 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−23 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −662 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $62,824 in average income, against $80,935 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+3.4 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Houston County, MN itself (R+16.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- La Crosse County, WI169D+9.4
- Winona County, MN46R+4.9
- Fillmore County, MN22R+25.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- La Crosse County, WI160
- Winona County, MN39
- Fillmore County, MN28
- Hennepin County, MN21
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 | −145 |
| 2012 | −138 |
| 2013 | −29 |
| 2014 | −99 |
| 2015 | −18 |
| 2016 | +2 |
| 2017 | −83 |
| 2018 | −111 |
| 2019 | +23 |
| 2021 | −1 |
| 2022 | −4 |
| 2023 | −12 |
| 2024 | −24 |
| 2025 | −23 |
Houston County hugs Minnesota's southeastern corner along the Mississippi River, a rural, agriculture-rooted area that has shifted steadily toward Republican margins over the past two decades, landing at R+16.4 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 13.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 73.2 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.5 points.
A population of 18,653, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,825 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winneshiek County and Steele County.
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Houston County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27055/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.