Koochiching County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
57 precincts · 6,789 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -INTERNATIONAL FALLS-WEST WARDINTERNATIONAL FALLS-WEST WARD | 506 | 669 | 16 | 1,191 | 42.5% | 56.2% | R+13.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -INTERNATIONAL FALLS-EAST WARDINTERNATIONAL FALLS-EAST WARD | 331 | 584 | 19 | 934 | 35.4% | 62.5% | R+27.1 |
| Precinct -INTERNATIONAL FALLS-CENTER WARDINTERNATIONAL FALLS-CENTER WARD | 373 | 481 | 17 | 871 | 42.8% | 55.2% | R+12.4 |
| Precinct -KOOCHICHING POLL 1KOOCHICHING POLL 1 | 286 | 353 | 10 | 649 | 44.1% | 54.4% | R+10.3 |
| Precinct -CENTRAL KOOCHICHINGCENTRAL KOOCHICHING | 91 | 253 | 8 | 352 | 25.9% | 71.9% | R+46.0 |
| Precinct -NORTHWEST KOOCHICHINGNORTHWEST KOOCHICHING | 117 | 222 | 4 | 343 | 34.1% | 64.7% | R+30.6 |
| Precinct -KOOCHICHING POLL 4KOOCHICHING POLL 4 | 100 | 224 | 2 | 326 | 30.7% | 68.7% | R+38.0 |
| Precinct -KOOCHICHING POLL 2KOOCHICHING POLL 2 | 101 | 201 | 5 | 307 | 32.9% | 65.5% | R+32.6 |
| Precinct -LITTLEFORKLITTLEFORK | 98 | 205 | 2 | 305 | 32.1% | 67.2% | R+35.1 |
| Precinct -SOUTHWEST KOOCHICHINGSOUTHWEST KOOCHICHING | 53 | 246 | 6 | 305 | 17.4% | 80.7% | R+63.3 |
| Precinct -KOOCHICHING POLL 5KOOCHICHING POLL 5 | 78 | 202 | 6 | 286 | 27.3% | 70.6% | R+43.4 |
| Precinct -RANIER P-WRANIER P-W | 94 | 128 | 4 | 226 | 41.6% | 56.6% | R+15.0 |
| Precinct -RANIER P-ERANIER P-E | 73 | 48 | 3 | 124 | 58.9% | 38.7% | D+20.2 |
| Precinct -BIG FALLS CITYBIG FALLS CITY | 46 | 67 | 0 | 113 | 40.7% | 59.3% | R+18.6 |
| Precinct -JAMESON PCTJAMESON PCT | 22 | 70 | 3 | 95 | 23.2% | 73.7% | R+50.5 |
| Precinct -NORTHOMENORTHOME | 17 | 62 | 6 | 85 | 20.0% | 72.9% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -MEADOWBROOK PCTMEADOWBROOK PCT | 16 | 62 | 4 | 82 | 19.5% | 75.6% | R+56.1 |
| Precinct -SCARLETT PCTSCARLETT PCT | 20 | 56 | 1 | 77 | 26.0% | 72.7% | R+46.8 |
| Precinct -DINNER CREEK UNORGANIZEDDINNER CREEK UNORGANIZED | 18 | 23 | 1 | 42 | 42.9% | 54.8% | R+11.9 |
| Precinct -MIZPAH CITYMIZPAH CITY | 7 | 30 | 1 | 38 | 18.4% | 78.9% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -SOUTHEAST KOOCHICHINGSOUTHEAST KOOCHICHING | 18 | 18 | 2 | 38 | 47.4% | 47.4% | Even |
| Beaver-Meding-Ray Precinct27_270710015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Big Falls Voting District27_270710005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bridgie Precinct27_270710010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cingmars Precinct27_270710020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cross River-Dentaybow Precinct27_270710025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dinner Creek Unorg. Voting District27_270710023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Englewood-Pinetop Precinct27_270710030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Evergreen Unorg. Voting District27_270710034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Forest Grove Precinct27_270710040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Indus Precinct27_270710045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| International Falls Center Ward27_270710055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| International Falls East Ward27_270710050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| International Falls West Ward27_270710060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Jameson Precinct27_270710070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Koochiching Poll 1 Voting District27_270710075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Koochiching Poll 2 Voting District27_270710080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Koochiching Poll 3 Voting District27_270710081 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Koochiching Poll 4 Voting District27_270710082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Koochiching Poll 5 Voting District27_270710083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lindford Precinct27_270710085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Littlefork Voting District27_270710090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Manitou Sault Precinct27_270710095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Meadowbrook Precinct27_270710170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mizpah Voting District27_270710100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Murphy Precinct27_270710105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Nett Lake Precinct27_270710110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Northome Voting District27_270710115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ranier Voting District27_270710120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rat Root Precinct27_270710125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Reedy Precinct27_270710130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Scarlett Precinct27_270710140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Silverdale-Summerville Precinct27_270710145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Watrous Precinct27_270710155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| West Koochiching Voting District27_270710175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wildwood-Plumcreek-Steffe Precinct27_270710160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Williams Precinct27_270710165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,570 |
| 2018 | 7,261 |
| 2020 | 7,894 |
| 2022 | 7,593 |
| 2024 | 7,913 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+74 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −753 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $68,462 in average income, against $68,226 for residents who stayed. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+13.7 on average — 39 points more Democratic-leaning than Koochiching County, MN itself (R+25.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- St. Louis County, MN24D+13.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- St. Louis County, MN32
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 | −48 |
| 2012 | −30 |
| 2013 | −30 |
| 2014 | −200 |
| 2015 | −32 |
| 2016 | −140 |
| 2017 | −46 |
| 2018 | −58 |
| 2019 | −153 |
| 2021 | +1 |
| 2022 | −2 |
| 2023 | −17 |
| 2024 | −72 |
| 2025 | +74 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 32.0 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.6 points.
A population of 11,833, a 89% 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 Aitkin County and Itasca County.
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Koochiching County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27071/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.