Kanabec County, Minnesota: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Republican peak: R+76 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 16,3902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,4602024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+42 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mille Lacs County, MN · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kanabec CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kanabec County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +42.4% |
| 1896 | −30.2% |
| 1900 | −50.0% |
| 1904 | −75.6% |
| 1908 | −48.6% |
| 1912 | +4.1% |
| 1916 | −10.6% |
| 1920 | −65.4% |
| 1924 | −43.5% |
| 1928 | −38.5% |
| 1932 | +23.2% |
| 1936 | +30.1% |
| 1940 | −2.8% |
| 1944 | −3.7% |
| 1948 | +19.5% |
| 1952 | −12.4% |
| 1956 | −5.8% |
| 1960 | −9.3% |
| 1964 | +32.8% |
| 1968 | +7.2% |
| 1972 | −9.2% |
| 1976 | +23.4% |
| 1980 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | −6.4% |
| 1988 | +7.1% |
| 1992 | +10.4% |
| 1996 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | −9.5% |
| 2004 | −11.3% |
| 2008 | −8.7% |
| 2012 | −9.0% |
| 2016 | −35.5% |
| 2020 | −37.9% |
| 2024 | −42.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,718 | 6,818 | 9,703 | ||
| R | 2,774 | 6,278 | 9,242 | ||
| R | 2,327 | 5,230 | 8,177 | ||
| R | 3,593 | 4,328 | 8,150 | ||
| R | 3,743 | 4,479 | 8,499 | ||
| R | 3,592 | 4,527 | 8,248 | ||
| R | 2,831 | 3,480 | 6,811 | ||
| D | 2,927 | 1,924 | 5,948 | ||
| D | 2,532 | 1,876 | 6,288 | ||
| D | 2,970 | 2,571 | 5,598 | ||
| R | 2,660 | 3,027 | 5,724 | ||
| D | 2,654 | 2,500 | 5,508 | ||
| D | 3,188 | 1,943 | 5,311 | ||
| R | 1,969 | 2,395 | 4,632 | ||
| D | 2,154 | 1,847 | 4,248 | ||
| D | 2,666 | 1,348 | 4,024 | ||
| R | 1,890 | 2,278 | 4,193 | ||
| R | 1,736 | 1,950 | 3,693 | ||
| R | 1,714 | 2,205 | 3,948 | ||
| D | 2,305 | 1,531 | 3,970 | ||
| R | 1,776 | 1,913 | 3,713 | ||
| R | 2,185 | 2,311 | 4,545 | ||
| D | 2,579 | 1,350 | 4,088 | ||
| D | 2,106 | 1,268 | 3,605 | ||
| R | 1,040 | 2,380 | 3,482 | ||
| O | 128 | 1,507 | 3,168 | ||
| R | 332 | 2,436 | 3,219 | ||
| R | 608 | 776 | 1,583 | ||
| O | 270 | 218 | 1,283 | ||
| R | 242 | 803 | 1,155 | ||
| R | 106 | 872 | 1,013 | ||
| R | 210 | 658 | 896 | ||
| R | 256 | 484 | 755 | ||
| D | 182 | 38 | 340 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
28.8%
Irish
10.1%
American
9.1%
English
6.1%
Polish
2.9%
French
2.1%
Italian
0.9%
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: 44.7 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
$71,460
Kanabec County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kanabec County$71,460
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Kanabec 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
10.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.4%
Working age (18–64)9.7%
Seniors (65+)14.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.0%
speak English only
Other Indo-European0.9%
Spanish0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 73.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kanabec County, anchored by the small city of Mora, sits in Minnesota's cutover forest region and has shifted decisively rightward over the past three presidential cycles, posting an R+42 margin in 2024 — well above the statewide average for rural counties.
The Democratic margin here peaked at forty-two points in 1892. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 16,390, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,460 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mille Lacs County and Kandiyohi County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kanabec County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kanabec County, Minnesota voted Republican by 42.3 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,703 votes cast, 2,718 went Democratic and 6,818 went Republican.
What is Kanabec County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Kanabec 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 11 times, Republican 21 times, and other 2 times.
When did Kanabec County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kanabec County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Kanabec County, Minnesota?
Kanabec County, Minnesota has a population of 16,390 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kanabec County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Kanabec County, Minnesota is $71,460 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Kanabec County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kanabec County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.