Koochiching County, Minnesota: Heartland Swing county. In 2024, voted R+26%. Democratic peak: D+58 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+26MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Heartland SwingAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,8332024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,9402024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+58 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+32 in 1924MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hill County, MT · similarity 0.96
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Koochiching CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Koochiching County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | −27.5% |
| 1912 | +21.1% |
| 1916 | +33.3% |
| 1920 | −28.7% |
| 1924 | −32.0% |
| 1928 | −10.1% |
| 1932 | +34.6% |
| 1936 | +57.6% |
| 1940 | +42.5% |
| 1944 | +42.1% |
| 1948 | +46.6% |
| 1952 | +19.5% |
| 1956 | +14.5% |
| 1960 | +19.9% |
| 1964 | +57.1% |
| 1968 | +36.4% |
| 1972 | −3.9% |
| 1976 | +24.4% |
| 1980 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | +10.0% |
| 1988 | +15.1% |
| 1992 | +20.4% |
| 1996 | +20.7% |
| 2000 | −9.0% |
| 2004 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | −19.8% |
| 2020 | −21.3% |
| 2024 | −25.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,464 | 4,202 | 6,786 | ||
| R | 2,659 | 4,131 | 6,922 | ||
| R | 2,306 | 3,569 | 6,363 | ||
| D | 3,451 | 2,841 | 6,458 | ||
| D | 3,649 | 2,962 | 6,802 | ||
| D | 3,662 | 3,539 | 7,309 | ||
| R | 2,903 | 3,523 | 6,879 | ||
| D | 3,472 | 2,080 | 6,730 | ||
| D | 3,474 | 1,954 | 7,465 | ||
| D | 3,867 | 2,842 | 6,780 | ||
| D | 4,238 | 3,466 | 7,742 | ||
| D | 4,181 | 3,433 | 8,250 | ||
| D | 4,846 | 2,893 | 8,007 | ||
| R | 3,396 | 3,681 | 7,230 | ||
| D | 4,697 | 2,104 | 7,116 | ||
| D | 5,878 | 1,602 | 7,491 | ||
| D | 4,578 | 3,055 | 7,656 | ||
| D | 3,695 | 2,757 | 6,468 | ||
| D | 4,078 | 2,742 | 6,851 | ||
| D | 4,968 | 1,718 | 6,968 | ||
| D | 3,981 | 1,607 | 5,639 | ||
| D | 5,219 | 2,095 | 7,353 | ||
| D | 5,065 | 1,316 | 6,513 | ||
| D | 3,148 | 1,427 | 4,974 | ||
| R | 2,110 | 2,599 | 4,843 | ||
| O | 222 | 1,536 | 4,105 | ||
| R | 859 | 1,786 | 3,230 | ||
| D | 1,089 | 474 | 1,846 | ||
| O | 638 | 239 | 1,892 | ||
| R | 420 | 826 | 1,475 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.1%
Irish
10.1%
English
8.8%
American
5.3%
Polish
3.8%
French
3.8%
Italian
1.6%
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: 51.6 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
$66,940
Koochiching County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Koochiching County$66,940
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Koochiching 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
10.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.6%
Working age (18–64)8.9%
Seniors (65+)13.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.3%
speak English only
Other languages0.6%
Spanish0.4%
Other Indo-European0.4%
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 50.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Koochiching, anchored by International Falls on the Canadian border, was once a union-inflected timber and paper-mill community that voted competitively; by 2024 it backed the Republican ticket by more than 25 points.
The Democratic margin here peaked at fifty-eight points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-six points.
A population of 11,833, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,940 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hill County and Swift County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Koochiching County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Koochiching County, Minnesota voted Republican by 25.6 points (R+26), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,786 votes cast, 2,464 went Democratic and 4,202 went Republican.
What is Koochiching County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Koochiching 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 20 times, Republican 8 times, and other 2 times.
When did Koochiching County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Koochiching County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Koochiching County, Minnesota?
Koochiching County, Minnesota has a population of 11,833 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Koochiching County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Koochiching County, Minnesota is $66,940 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Koochiching County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Koochiching County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Heartland Swing" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.