Jackson County, Minnesota: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,9332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,7432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Davis County, IA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Jackson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Jackson 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 | +9.2% |
| 1896 | −14.8% |
| 1900 | −26.7% |
| 1904 | −55.3% |
| 1908 | −21.0% |
| 1912 | +16.3% |
| 1916 | −8.0% |
| 1920 | −69.8% |
| 1924 | −41.7% |
| 1928 | −10.6% |
| 1932 | +45.2% |
| 1936 | +48.8% |
| 1940 | +9.1% |
| 1944 | +10.1% |
| 1948 | +32.3% |
| 1952 | −24.3% |
| 1956 | −4.6% |
| 1960 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | +30.4% |
| 1968 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | −4.2% |
| 1976 | +19.8% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | +10.5% |
| 1996 | +9.8% |
| 2000 | −7.5% |
| 2004 | −6.4% |
| 2008 | −4.3% |
| 2012 | −14.3% |
| 2016 | −38.6% |
| 2020 | −37.9% |
| 2024 | −42.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,581 | 3,949 | 5,644 | ||
| R | 1,745 | 3,948 | 5,819 | ||
| R | 1,492 | 3,609 | 5,484 | ||
| R | 2,268 | 3,044 | 5,430 | ||
| R | 2,618 | 2,858 | 5,623 | ||
| R | 2,652 | 3,024 | 5,779 | ||
| R | 2,364 | 2,773 | 5,438 | ||
| D | 2,727 | 2,153 | 5,839 | ||
| D | 2,481 | 1,824 | 6,252 | ||
| D | 3,275 | 2,629 | 5,959 | ||
| D | 3,437 | 3,131 | 6,623 | ||
| R | 3,062 | 3,391 | 7,064 | ||
| D | 4,311 | 2,870 | 7,287 | ||
| R | 3,304 | 3,599 | 6,989 | ||
| D | 3,515 | 2,886 | 6,766 | ||
| D | 4,576 | 2,441 | 7,021 | ||
| D | 3,898 | 3,591 | 7,502 | ||
| R | 3,232 | 3,543 | 6,784 | ||
| R | 2,771 | 4,558 | 7,342 | ||
| D | 4,541 | 2,288 | 6,969 | ||
| D | 3,417 | 2,789 | 6,230 | ||
| D | 4,065 | 3,387 | 7,482 | ||
| D | 5,187 | 1,676 | 7,195 | ||
| D | 4,129 | 1,524 | 5,761 | ||
| R | 2,503 | 3,099 | 5,628 | ||
| R | 407 | 2,760 | 5,637 | ||
| R | 715 | 4,313 | 5,158 | ||
| R | 1,272 | 1,503 | 2,893 | ||
| O | 913 | 468 | 2,731 | ||
| R | 1,013 | 1,575 | 2,672 | ||
| R | 554 | 2,032 | 2,671 | ||
| R | 993 | 1,757 | 2,864 | ||
| R | 1,150 | 1,558 | 2,757 | ||
| D | 901 | 721 | 1,952 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
47.3%
Irish
10.1%
English
4.9%
American
4.1%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.3%
Scottish
0.8%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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
$75,743
Jackson County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Jackson County$75,743
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Jackson 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
8.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.3%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish3.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Jackson County's agricultural southwestern Minnesota landscape correlates with a 42-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, among the widest gaps recorded in a state that remains closely contested at the statewide level.
The Democratic margin here peaked at forty-nine points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 9,933, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,743 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Davis County and Calhoun County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Jackson County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jackson County, Minnesota voted Republican by 42.0 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,644 votes cast, 1,581 went Democratic and 3,949 went Republican.
What is Jackson County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Jackson 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 14 times, Republican 19 times, and other 1 times.
When did Jackson County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jackson County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Jackson County, Minnesota?
Jackson County, Minnesota has a population of 9,933 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jackson County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Jackson County, Minnesota is $75,743 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Jackson County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Jackson County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.