Itasca County, Minnesota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+20MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 45,2752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,6032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Freeborn County, MN · similarity 0.98
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Itasca CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Itasca 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 | −13.0% |
| 1896 | −6.5% |
| 1900 | −29.4% |
| 1904 | −64.5% |
| 1908 | −40.2% |
| 1912 | +9.4% |
| 1916 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | −30.0% |
| 1924 | −54.1% |
| 1928 | −22.9% |
| 1932 | +17.9% |
| 1936 | +41.4% |
| 1940 | +30.8% |
| 1944 | +34.8% |
| 1948 | +36.1% |
| 1952 | +16.2% |
| 1956 | +15.3% |
| 1960 | +23.8% |
| 1964 | +48.8% |
| 1968 | +34.6% |
| 1972 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | +31.2% |
| 1980 | +16.9% |
| 1984 | +10.3% |
| 1988 | +11.3% |
| 1992 | +17.6% |
| 1996 | +20.5% |
| 2000 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | +12.9% |
| 2012 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | −16.4% |
| 2020 | −16.8% |
| 2024 | −20.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,467 | 15,863 | 26,840 | ||
| R | 10,786 | 15,239 | 26,561 | ||
| R | 9,015 | 12,920 | 23,880 | ||
| D | 12,852 | 10,501 | 23,919 | ||
| D | 13,460 | 10,309 | 24,395 | ||
| D | 13,290 | 10,705 | 24,367 | ||
| D | 10,583 | 9,545 | 21,714 | ||
| D | 10,706 | 6,506 | 20,473 | ||
| D | 9,621 | 5,952 | 20,838 | ||
| D | 10,517 | 8,358 | 19,053 | ||
| D | 11,455 | 9,306 | 20,948 | ||
| D | 12,134 | 8,368 | 22,228 | ||
| D | 12,979 | 6,646 | 20,281 | ||
| D | 8,683 | 7,558 | 16,583 | ||
| D | 10,512 | 4,898 | 16,206 | ||
| D | 12,054 | 4,137 | 16,231 | ||
| D | 10,761 | 6,615 | 17,408 | ||
| D | 8,737 | 6,408 | 15,178 | ||
| D | 9,128 | 6,573 | 15,782 | ||
| D | 9,653 | 4,334 | 14,716 | ||
| D | 8,787 | 4,227 | 13,095 | ||
| D | 9,899 | 5,196 | 15,254 | ||
| D | 8,896 | 3,594 | 12,819 | ||
| D | 5,616 | 3,782 | 10,237 | ||
| R | 3,122 | 5,103 | 8,656 | ||
| R | 496 | 4,961 | 8,255 | ||
| R | 1,930 | 3,973 | 6,813 | ||
| D | 1,504 | 1,163 | 3,153 | ||
| O | 699 | 446 | 2,689 | ||
| R | 684 | 1,883 | 2,982 | ||
| R | 293 | 1,796 | 2,332 | ||
| R | 413 | 770 | 1,216 | ||
| R | 724 | 826 | 1,561 | ||
| R | 520 | 686 | 1,279 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.5%
Irish
9.0%
English
7.2%
American
4.8%
French
3.6%
Italian
3.2%
Polish
2.8%
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: 46.9 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
$68,603
Itasca County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Itasca County$68,603
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Itasca County ranks near the middle 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
12.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Once reliably Democratic on the strength of mining and timber union households, Itasca County has shifted more than 30 points toward Republican presidential candidates over the past four election cycles, mirroring broader realignment across Minnesota's Iron Range.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.
A population of 45,275, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,603 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Freeborn County and Swift County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Itasca County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Itasca County, Minnesota voted Republican by 20.1 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,840 votes cast, 10,467 went Democratic and 15,863 went Republican.
What is Itasca County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Itasca 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Itasca County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Itasca County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Itasca County, Minnesota?
Itasca County, Minnesota has a population of 45,275 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Itasca County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Itasca County, Minnesota is $68,603 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Itasca County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Itasca County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.