Kandiyohi County, Minnesota: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 44,0792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,5922024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+43 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mille Lacs County, MN · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kandiyohi CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kandiyohi 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 | +36.1% |
| 1896 | −14.0% |
| 1900 | −31.3% |
| 1904 | −73.3% |
| 1908 | −37.6% |
| 1912 | +11.2% |
| 1916 | +9.2% |
| 1920 | −46.5% |
| 1924 | −37.4% |
| 1928 | −38.7% |
| 1932 | +35.3% |
| 1936 | +43.0% |
| 1940 | +25.3% |
| 1944 | +26.1% |
| 1948 | +30.5% |
| 1952 | −0.8% |
| 1956 | +11.3% |
| 1960 | −0.4% |
| 1964 | +38.7% |
| 1968 | +19.1% |
| 1972 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | +19.4% |
| 1980 | −2.4% |
| 1984 | −6.3% |
| 1988 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | +10.2% |
| 2000 | −9.4% |
| 2004 | −11.1% |
| 2008 | −5.5% |
| 2012 | −6.7% |
| 2016 | −25.3% |
| 2020 | −25.7% |
| 2024 | −30.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,814 | 15,013 | 23,282 | ||
| R | 8,440 | 14,437 | 23,367 | ||
| R | 7,266 | 12,785 | 21,772 | ||
| R | 9,805 | 11,240 | 21,465 | ||
| R | 10,125 | 11,319 | 21,895 | ||
| R | 9,337 | 11,704 | 21,349 | ||
| R | 8,220 | 10,026 | 19,285 | ||
| D | 9,009 | 7,119 | 18,532 | ||
| D | 7,914 | 6,784 | 19,656 | ||
| D | 8,962 | 8,634 | 17,862 | ||
| R | 8,402 | 9,539 | 18,104 | ||
| R | 8,038 | 8,480 | 18,095 | ||
| D | 9,992 | 6,664 | 17,130 | ||
| D | 7,241 | 6,624 | 14,481 | ||
| D | 7,639 | 5,086 | 13,400 | ||
| D | 9,108 | 4,011 | 13,156 | ||
| R | 6,738 | 6,786 | 13,567 | ||
| D | 6,834 | 5,445 | 12,305 | ||
| R | 6,264 | 6,370 | 12,747 | ||
| D | 7,204 | 3,666 | 11,593 | ||
| D | 6,482 | 3,784 | 10,353 | ||
| D | 7,187 | 4,263 | 11,540 | ||
| D | 6,595 | 2,500 | 9,524 | ||
| D | 5,813 | 2,674 | 8,901 | ||
| R | 2,481 | 5,780 | 8,522 | ||
| O | 222 | 3,222 | 8,022 | ||
| R | 1,282 | 4,759 | 7,474 | ||
| D | 1,968 | 1,612 | 3,855 | ||
| O | 855 | 484 | 3,318 | ||
| R | 947 | 2,312 | 3,634 | ||
| R | 252 | 2,576 | 3,170 | ||
| R | 1,204 | 2,343 | 3,643 | ||
| R | 1,638 | 2,181 | 3,877 | ||
| D | 1,341 | 391 | 2,633 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
31.6%
Irish
6.2%
English
5.6%
American
3.9%
Polish
1.7%
French
1.1%
Italian
0.8%
African American
4.2%
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: 40.0 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
$76,592
Kandiyohi County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Kandiyohi County$76,592
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Kandiyohi 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
9.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.8%
Working age (18–64)7.8%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.7%
speak English only
Spanish9.4%
Other languages3.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kandiyohi County, anchored by Willmar and its meatpacking industry, has shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades, posting a 30.9-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 despite a notably diverse immigrant workforce in its largest city.
The Democratic margin here once reached forty-three points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
A population of 44,079, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,592 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mille Lacs County and Kanabec County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kandiyohi County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota voted Republican by 30.9 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,282 votes cast, 7,814 went Democratic and 15,013 went Republican.
What is Kandiyohi County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Kandiyohi County, Minnesota in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 15 times, Republican 17 times, and other 2 times.
When did Kandiyohi County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kandiyohi County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota?
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota has a population of 44,079 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is $76,592 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Kandiyohi County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.