Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
58 precincts · 3,996 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -MADISONMADISON | 341 | 514 | 26 | 881 | 38.7% | 58.3% | R+19.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DAWSONDAWSON | 330 | 440 | 16 | 786 | 42.0% | 56.0% | R+14.0 |
| Precinct -CAMP RELEASE TWPCAMP RELEASE TWP | 43 | 141 | 5 | 189 | 22.8% | 74.6% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -RIVERSIDE TWPRIVERSIDE TWP | 59 | 123 | 1 | 183 | 32.2% | 67.2% | R+35.0 |
| Precinct -LAC QUI PARLE TWPLAC QUI PARLE TWP | 43 | 94 | 4 | 141 | 30.5% | 66.7% | R+36.2 |
| Precinct -CERRO GORDO TWPCERRO GORDO TWP | 50 | 76 | 2 | 128 | 39.1% | 59.4% | R+20.3 |
| Precinct -MADISON TWPMADISON TWP | 32 | 94 | 1 | 127 | 25.2% | 74.0% | R+48.8 |
| Precinct -BAXTER TWPBAXTER TWP | 47 | 69 | 1 | 117 | 40.2% | 59.0% | R+18.8 |
| Precinct -MAXWELL TWPMAXWELL TWP | 30 | 80 | 1 | 111 | 27.0% | 72.1% | R+45.0 |
| Precinct -HAMLIN TWPHAMLIN TWP | 33 | 66 | 3 | 102 | 32.4% | 64.7% | R+32.4 |
| Precinct -PROVIDENCE TWPPROVIDENCE TWP | 36 | 65 | 1 | 102 | 35.3% | 63.7% | R+28.4 |
| Precinct -LAKE SHORE TWPLAKE SHORE TWP | 35 | 62 | 1 | 98 | 35.7% | 63.3% | R+27.6 |
| Precinct -TEN MILE LAKE TWPTEN MILE LAKE TWP | 21 | 60 | 4 | 85 | 24.7% | 70.6% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -YELLOW BANK TWPYELLOW BANK TWP | 7 | 73 | 3 | 83 | 8.4% | 88.0% | R+79.5 |
| Precinct -BELLINGHAMBELLINGHAM | 17 | 59 | 4 | 80 | 21.3% | 73.8% | R+52.5 |
| Precinct -WALTER TWPWALTER TWP | 12 | 64 | 1 | 77 | 15.6% | 83.1% | R+67.5 |
| Precinct -ARENA TWPARENA TWP | 18 | 53 | 2 | 73 | 24.7% | 72.6% | R+47.9 |
| Precinct -HANTHO TWPHANTHO TWP | 24 | 45 | 2 | 71 | 33.8% | 63.4% | R+29.6 |
| Precinct -GARFIELD TWPGARFIELD TWP | 29 | 39 | 0 | 68 | 42.6% | 57.4% | R+14.7 |
| Precinct -BOYDBOYD | 10 | 53 | 1 | 64 | 15.6% | 82.8% | R+67.2 |
| Precinct -AUGUSTA TWPAUGUSTA TWP | 17 | 45 | 0 | 62 | 27.4% | 72.6% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -PERRY TWPPERRY TWP | 9 | 50 | 1 | 60 | 15.0% | 83.3% | R+68.3 |
| Precinct -MARIETTAMARIETTA | 16 | 42 | 0 | 58 | 27.6% | 72.4% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -FREELAND TWPFREELAND TWP | 12 | 41 | 0 | 53 | 22.6% | 77.4% | R+54.7 |
| Precinct -MANFRED TWPMANFRED TWP | 8 | 42 | 2 | 52 | 15.4% | 80.8% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -AGASSIZ TWPAGASSIZ TWP | 4 | 45 | 0 | 49 | 8.2% | 91.8% | R+83.7 |
| Precinct -MEHURIN TWPMEHURIN TWP | 17 | 30 | 0 | 47 | 36.2% | 63.8% | R+27.7 |
| Precinct -NASSAUNASSAU | 7 | 22 | 0 | 29 | 24.1% | 75.9% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -LOUISBURGLOUISBURG | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 35.0% | 65.0% | R+30.0 |
| Agassiz Twp. Voting District27_270730005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Arena Twp. Voting District27_270730010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Augusta Twp. Voting District27_270730015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Baxter Twp. Voting District27_270730020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bellingham Voting District27_270730025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Boyd Voting District27_270730030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Camp Release Twp. Voting District27_270730035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cerro Gordo Twp. Voting District27_270730040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dawson Voting District27_270730045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Freeland Twp. Voting District27_270730060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Garfield Twp. Voting District27_270730065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hamlin Twp. Voting District27_270730070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hantho Twp. Voting District27_270730075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lac Qui Parle Twp. Voting District27_270730080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Shore Twp. Voting District27_270730085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Louisburg Voting District27_270730090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Madison Twp. Voting District27_270730110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Madison Voting District27_270730095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Manfred Twp. Voting District27_270730115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Marietta Voting District27_270730120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Maxwell Twp. Voting District27_270730125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mehurin Twp. Voting District27_270730130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Nassau Voting District27_270730135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Perry Twp. Voting District27_270730140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Providence Twp. Voting District27_270730145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Riverside Twp. Voting District27_270730150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ten Mile Lake Twp. Voting District27_270730155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Walter Twp. Voting District27_270730160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Yellow Bank Twp. Voting District27_270730165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −31.8% |
| 1896 | −26.1% |
| 1900 | −47.6% |
| 1904 | −72.5% |
| 1908 | −45.0% |
| 1912 | +10.4% |
| 1916 | −19.8% |
| 1920 | −69.6% |
| 1924 | −50.3% |
| 1928 | −20.3% |
| 1932 | +34.7% |
| 1936 | +19.6% |
| 1940 | −9.9% |
| 1944 | −5.5% |
| 1948 | +22.3% |
| 1952 | −17.5% |
| 1956 | −7.4% |
| 1960 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | +27.5% |
| 1968 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | +22.3% |
| 1980 | −8.9% |
| 1984 | −0.8% |
| 1988 | +13.8% |
| 1992 | +18.3% |
| 1996 | +21.8% |
| 2000 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | −25.6% |
| 2020 | −26.8% |
| 2024 | −32.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,524 |
| 2018 | 4,242 |
| 2020 | 4,631 |
| 2022 | 4,436 |
| 2024 | 4,577 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+65 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −317 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,292 in average income, against $85,936 for residents who stayed — 38% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Chippewa County, MN22
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 | 0 |
| 2012 | −63 |
| 2013 | −100 |
| 2014 | −87 |
| 2015 | −21 |
| 2016 | −116 |
| 2017 | −30 |
| 2018 | −11 |
| 2019 | −4 |
| 2021 | +38 |
| 2022 | −2 |
| 2023 | +20 |
| 2024 | −6 |
| 2025 | +65 |
Lac qui Parle sits along the South Dakota border in Minnesota's agricultural southwest, where a shrinking population and deep-rooted farming heritage have pushed presidential margins steadily rightward over the past two decades, reaching R+32.2 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 72.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.2 points.
A population of 6,682, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,432 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chippewa County and Big Stone County.
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Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27073/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.