Lake County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
38 precincts · 6,954 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -SILVER CREEKSILVER CREEK | 460 | 351 | 36 | 847 | 54.3% | 41.4% | D+12.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -SILVER BAY P-2SILVER BAY P-2 | 260 | 476 | 13 | 749 | 34.7% | 63.6% | R+28.8 |
| Precinct -TWO HARBORS W-4TWO HARBORS W-4 | 328 | 215 | 9 | 552 | 59.4% | 38.9% | D+20.5 |
| Precinct -TWO HARBORS W-1TWO HARBORS W-1 | 313 | 221 | 8 | 542 | 57.7% | 40.8% | D+17.0 |
| Precinct -TWO HARBORS W-3TWO HARBORS W-3 | 270 | 220 | 12 | 502 | 53.8% | 43.8% | D+10.0 |
| Precinct -FALL LAKE TWPFALL LAKE TWP | 284 | 199 | 11 | 494 | 57.5% | 40.3% | D+17.2 |
| Precinct -UNORG TERR NO 2 PCT 2UNORG TERR NO 2 PCT 2 | 241 | 224 | 6 | 471 | 51.2% | 47.6% | D+3.6 |
| Precinct -UNORG TERR NO 2 PCT 3UNORG TERR NO 2 PCT 3 | 212 | 242 | 10 | 464 | 45.7% | 52.2% | R+6.5 |
| Precinct -TWO HARBORS W-2TWO HARBORS W-2 | 229 | 215 | 7 | 451 | 50.8% | 47.7% | D+3.1 |
| Precinct -SILVER BAY P-1SILVER BAY P-1 | 153 | 172 | 7 | 332 | 46.1% | 51.8% | R+5.7 |
| Precinct -UNORG TERR NO 2 PCT 4UNORG TERR NO 2 PCT 4 | 132 | 159 | 11 | 302 | 43.7% | 52.6% | R+8.9 |
| Precinct -CRYSTAL BAY P-1CRYSTAL BAY P-1 | 157 | 88 | 12 | 257 | 61.1% | 34.2% | D+26.8 |
| Precinct -UNORG TERR NO 2 PCT 1UNORG TERR NO 2 PCT 1 | 161 | 94 | 2 | 257 | 62.6% | 36.6% | D+26.1 |
| Precinct -BEAVER BAY TWP P-1BEAVER BAY TWP P-1 | 70 | 113 | 4 | 187 | 37.4% | 60.4% | R+23.0 |
| Precinct -BEAVER BAY TWP P-4BEAVER BAY TWP P-4 | 85 | 63 | 4 | 152 | 55.9% | 41.4% | D+14.5 |
| Precinct -STONY RIVER TWPSTONY RIVER TWP | 49 | 60 | 2 | 111 | 44.1% | 54.1% | R+9.9 |
| Precinct -UNORG TERR NO 1UNORG TERR NO 1 | 59 | 45 | 1 | 105 | 56.2% | 42.9% | D+13.3 |
| Precinct -UNORG TERR NO 2 PCT 5UNORG TERR NO 2 PCT 5 | 43 | 62 | 0 | 105 | 41.0% | 59.0% | R+18.1 |
| Precinct -BEAVER BAYBEAVER BAY | 28 | 46 | 0 | 74 | 37.8% | 62.2% | R+24.3 |
| Beaver Bay Twp. P-127_270750010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Beaver Bay Twp. P-427_270750020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Beaver Bay Voting District27_270750005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Crystal Bay P-127_270750025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fall Lake Twp. Voting District27_270750035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Silver Bay P-127_270750040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Silver Bay P-227_270750050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Silver Creek Voting District27_270750060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Stony River Twp. Voting District27_270750065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Two Harbors W-127_270750070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Two Harbors W-227_270750080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Two Harbors W-327_270750090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Two Harbors W-427_270750105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Unorg. Terr. No. 1 Voting District27_270750110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Unorg. Terr. No. 2 Prec. 127_270750115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Unorg. Terr. No. 2 Prec. 227_270750120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Unorg. Terr. No. 2 Prec. 327_270750125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Unorg. Terr. No. 2 Prec. 427_270750130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Voting Districts not defined27_27075ZZZZZZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −34.0% |
| 1896 | −29.6% |
| 1900 | −37.8% |
| 1904 | −58.8% |
| 1908 | −37.9% |
| 1912 | +1.0% |
| 1916 | +7.9% |
| 1920 | −16.4% |
| 1924 | −44.4% |
| 1928 | −50.5% |
| 1932 | −7.7% |
| 1936 | +61.9% |
| 1940 | +48.7% |
| 1944 | +49.7% |
| 1948 | +43.7% |
| 1952 | +31.8% |
| 1956 | +19.9% |
| 1960 | +26.1% |
| 1964 | +59.1% |
| 1968 | +49.5% |
| 1972 | +16.8% |
| 1976 | +25.2% |
| 1980 | +20.9% |
| 1984 | +37.8% |
| 1988 | +35.5% |
| 1992 | +30.7% |
| 1996 | +28.3% |
| 2000 | +17.0% |
| 2004 | +20.4% |
| 2008 | +22.1% |
| 2012 | +21.0% |
| 2016 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | +3.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,577 |
| 2018 | 7,410 |
| 2020 | 7,941 |
| 2022 | 7,686 |
| 2024 | 7,978 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+59 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +241 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $70,867 in average income, against $74,402 for residents who stayed — 5% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+19.8 on average — 16 points more Democratic-leaning than Lake County, MN itself (D+3.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- St. Louis County, MN78D+13.7
- Hennepin County, MN21D+42.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- St. Louis County, MN126
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 | −47 |
| 2012 | +12 |
| 2013 | −47 |
| 2014 | −81 |
| 2015 | −29 |
| 2016 | −3 |
| 2017 | +25 |
| 2018 | +157 |
| 2019 | +58 |
| 2021 | +168 |
| 2022 | +7 |
| 2023 | +28 |
| 2024 | −66 |
| 2025 | +59 |
Lake County hugs Minnesota's North Shore and relies heavily on tourism and remnant mining employment. Its small, predominantly white rural electorate has drifted steadily rightward over the past decade while still landing just inside the Democratic column in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 61.9 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 58.8 points in 1904. The 2024 margin was 3.9 points.
A population of 10,879, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,541 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Bayfield County and Carlton County.
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Lake County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27075/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.