Kanabec County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
39 precincts · 9,703 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -MORAMORA | 704 | 1,118 | 31 | 1,853 | 38.0% | 60.3% | R+22.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -ARTHUR TWPARTHUR TWP | 357 | 743 | 13 | 1,113 | 32.1% | 66.8% | R+34.7 |
| Precinct -BRUNSWICK TWPBRUNSWICK TWP | 213 | 612 | 16 | 841 | 25.3% | 72.8% | R+47.4 |
| Precinct -KNIFE LAKE TWPKNIFE LAKE TWP | 233 | 571 | 10 | 814 | 28.6% | 70.1% | R+41.5 |
| Precinct -COMFORT TWPCOMFORT TWP | 189 | 482 | 12 | 683 | 27.7% | 70.6% | R+42.9 |
| Precinct -GRASS LAKE TWPGRASS LAKE TWP | 120 | 530 | 13 | 663 | 18.1% | 79.9% | R+61.8 |
| Precinct -PEACE TWPPEACE TWP | 177 | 436 | 13 | 626 | 28.3% | 69.6% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -WHITED TWPWHITED TWP | 165 | 406 | 12 | 583 | 28.3% | 69.6% | R+41.3 |
| Precinct -KANABEC TWPKANABEC TWP | 109 | 398 | 11 | 518 | 21.0% | 76.8% | R+55.8 |
| Precinct -SOUTH FORK TWPSOUTH FORK TWP | 93 | 371 | 7 | 471 | 19.7% | 78.8% | R+59.0 |
| Precinct -HILLMAN TWPHILLMAN TWP | 72 | 202 | 4 | 278 | 25.9% | 72.7% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -ANN LAKE TWPANN LAKE TWP | 61 | 206 | 5 | 272 | 22.4% | 75.7% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -POMROY TWPPOMROY TWP | 65 | 178 | 3 | 246 | 26.4% | 72.4% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -OGILVIEOGILVIE | 46 | 130 | 7 | 183 | 25.1% | 71.0% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -HAY BROOK TWPHAY BROOK TWP | 21 | 129 | 2 | 152 | 13.8% | 84.9% | R+71.1 |
| Precinct -KROSCHEL TWPKROSCHEL TWP | 30 | 101 | 3 | 134 | 22.4% | 75.4% | R+53.0 |
| Precinct -FORD TWPFORD TWP | 22 | 106 | 1 | 129 | 17.1% | 82.2% | R+65.1 |
| Precinct -GRASSTONGRASSTON | 21 | 56 | 2 | 79 | 26.6% | 70.9% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -QUAMBAQUAMBA | 20 | 43 | 2 | 65 | 30.8% | 66.2% | R+35.4 |
| Ann Lake Twp. Voting District27_270650005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Arthur Twp. Voting District27_270650010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Braham Voting District27_270650015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Brunswick Twp. Voting District27_270650020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Comfort Twp. Voting District27_270650025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ford Twp. Voting District27_270650030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grass Lake Twp. Voting District27_270650035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grasston Voting District27_270650040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hay Brook Twp. Voting District27_270650045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hillman Twp. Voting District27_270650050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kanabec Twp. Voting District27_270650055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Knife Lake Twp. Voting District27_270650060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kroschel Twp. Voting District27_270650065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mora Voting District27_270650070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ogilvie Voting District27_270650080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Peace Twp. Voting District27_270650085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pomroy Twp. Voting District27_270650090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Quamba Voting District27_270650095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| South Fork Twp. Voting District27_270650100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Whited Twp. Voting District27_270650105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,078 |
| 2018 | 9,699 |
| 2020 | 10,678 |
| 2022 | 10,560 |
| 2024 | 11,360 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+25 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +659 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,713 in average income, against $66,460 for residents who stayed — 22% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+21.2 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Kanabec County, MN itself (R+42.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Isanti County, MN75R+41.1
- Pine County, MN50R+35.1
- Mille Lacs County, MN48R+40.8
- Anoka County, MN46R+4.4
- Hennepin County, MN37D+42.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Pine County, MN61
- Mille Lacs County, MN55
- Isanti County, MN54
- Anoka County, MN39
- Hennepin County, MN27
- Ramsey 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 | −5 |
| 2012 | −239 |
| 2013 | +12 |
| 2014 | −56 |
| 2015 | −113 |
| 2016 | +16 |
| 2017 | +139 |
| 2018 | +131 |
| 2019 | +44 |
| 2021 | +195 |
| 2022 | +324 |
| 2023 | +194 |
| 2024 | −8 |
| 2025 | +25 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 75.6 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.3 points.
A population of 16,390, a 93% 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 Isanti County and Polk County.
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Kanabec County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27065/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.