HarrisDemocratic25.7%604TrumpRepublican72.9%1,710KennedyIndependent0.7%17
R+47.1- Lead
- 1,106
- Total
- 2,347
- vs nation
- R+45.7
- Turnout
- 76.9%
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Lake of the Woods County, MN
Contests in this Place (75 available)
President26 · 1924–2024 · 3 mapped
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1924–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 76.9% of 3,078 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic27.9%671TrumpRepublican70.8%1,704JorgensenLibertarian0.9%22
R+42.9- Lead
- 1,033
- Total
- 2,408
- vs nation
- R+47.4
- Turnout
- 80.6%
ClintonDemocratic24.7%553TrumpRepublican68.7%1,540JohnsonLibertarian3.0%67
R+44.0- Lead
- 987
- Total
- 2,242
- vs nation
- R+46.1
- Turnout
- 72.8%
ObamaDemocratic38.5%859RomneyRepublican58.5%1,306GRAYLibertarian1.0%23
R+20.0- Lead
- 447
- Total
- 2,234
- vs nation
- R+23.9
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic42.0%971McCainRepublican55.3%1,278OtherAll other candidates2.8%64
R+13.3- Lead
- 307
- Total
- 2,313
- vs nation
- R+20.5
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic38.4%921BushRepublican59.5%1,428OtherAll other candidates2.1%51
R+21.1- Lead
- 507
- Total
- 2,400
- vs nation
- R+18.7
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic38.8%848BushRepublican55.6%1,216NaderGreen3.4%74
R+16.8- Lead
- 368
- Total
- 2,187
- vs nation
- R+17.3
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic44.2%888DoleRepublican40.5%814PerotReform14.3%287
D+3.7- Lead
- 74
- Total
- 2,011
- vs nation
- R+4.8
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47.1MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 3,8212024 5-year
- Population density
- 2.9 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 1,298 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $77,5462024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 87.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57.6 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47.1 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Griggs County, ND · twin score 85.4
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 76.9%2,368 participants ÷ 3,078 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +20.1 ptsPresidential-dependent
- Drop-off vs state
- +0.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 56.9%–60.6%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,368 | 3,078 ± 78 | 76.9% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 1,845 | 3,049 ± 62 | 60.5% | Audited | A/A |
| 2,413 | 2,995 ± 90 | 80.6% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 1,852 | 3,073 ± 48 | 60.3% | Audited | C/A |
| 2,288 | 3,143 ± 45 | 72.8% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2,234 | 3,200 | 69.8% | Derived | — | |
| 2,313 | 3,219 | 71.9% | Derived | — | |
| 2,400 | 3,238 extrapolated | 74.1% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 150/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
Interactive election map
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Lake of the Woods County result
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Mohammad Wazwaz and Murad Alshlool0—
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
33 precincts · 2,347 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -0050-5-A UNORG0050-5-A UNORG | 81 | 250 | 1 | 332 | 24.4% | 75.3% | R+50.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -0044-4-B WABANICA UNORG0044-4-B WABANICA UNORG | 82 | 210 | 3 | 295 | 27.8% | 71.2% | R+43.4 |
| Precinct -0010-1-B BAUDETTE CITY0010-1-B BAUDETTE CITY | 76 | 170 | 5 | 251 | 30.3% | 67.7% | R+37.5 |
| Precinct -0030-3-A UNORG0030-3-A UNORG | 35 | 173 | 6 | 214 | 16.4% | 80.8% | R+64.5 |
| Precinct -0020-2-B BAUDETTE CITY0020-2-B BAUDETTE CITY | 59 | 142 | 2 | 203 | 29.1% | 70.0% | R+40.9 |
| Precinct -0040-4-A WHEELER UNORG0040-4-A WHEELER UNORG | 50 | 132 | 1 | 183 | 27.3% | 72.1% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -0005-1-A BAUDETTE UNORG0005-1-A BAUDETTE UNORG | 36 | 99 | 0 | 135 | 26.7% | 73.3% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -0015-2-A GUDRID UNORG0015-2-A GUDRID UNORG | 41 | 90 | 2 | 133 | 30.8% | 67.7% | R+36.8 |
| Precinct -0070-5-C NW ANGLE0070-5-C NW ANGLE | 22 | 92 | 2 | 116 | 19.0% | 79.3% | R+60.3 |
| Precinct -0065-2-C UNORG0065-2-C UNORG | 18 | 69 | 2 | 89 | 20.2% | 77.5% | R+57.3 |
| Precinct -0045-5-B ZIPPEL UNORG0045-5-B ZIPPEL UNORG | 10 | 75 | 2 | 87 | 11.5% | 86.2% | R+74.7 |
| Precinct -0046-4-C N MCDOUGALD UNORG0046-4-C N MCDOUGALD UNORG | 28 | 49 | 1 | 78 | 35.9% | 62.8% | R+26.9 |
| Precinct -0055-3-B WILLIAMS CITY0055-3-B WILLIAMS CITY | 23 | 45 | 1 | 69 | 33.3% | 65.2% | R+31.9 |
| Precinct -0035-3-D FOREST UNORG0035-3-D FOREST UNORG | 11 | 55 | 1 | 67 | 16.4% | 82.1% | R+65.7 |
| Precinct -0031-3-C S MCDOUGALD UNORG0031-3-C S MCDOUGALD UNORG | 19 | 32 | 4 | 55 | 34.5% | 58.2% | R+23.6 |
| Precinct -0080-3-E BAUDETTE CITY0080-3-E BAUDETTE CITY | 13 | 27 | 0 | 40 | 32.5% | 67.5% | R+35.0 |
| 1-A Baudette Unorg. Voting District27_270770005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 1-B Baudette City Voting District27_270770010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 2-A Gudrid Unorg. Voting District27_270770015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 2-B Baudette City Voting District27_270770020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 2-C Unorg. Voting District27_270770065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 3-A Unorg. Voting District27_270770030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 3-B Williams City Voting District27_270770055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 3-C S McDougald Unorg. Voting District27_270770031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 3-D Forest Unorg. Voting District27_270770035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 3-E Baudette City Voting District27_270770080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 4-A Wheeler Unorg. Voting District27_270770040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 4-B Wabanica Unorg. Voting District27_270770044 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 4-C N McDougald Unorg. Voting District27_270770046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 5-A Unorg. Voting District27_270770050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 5-B Zippel Unorg. Voting District27_270770045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 5-C NW Angle Voting District27_270770070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| 5-D Roosevelt Voting District27_270770075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Lake of the Woods County, MN · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1924–2024 · 26 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1936
76.3%
1,566 votes · D+57.6
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 71.7%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
72.9%
1,710 votes · R+47.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 70.8%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1940
1,638votes
64.8% of the vote · D+31.2
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 1,566 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
1,710votes
72.9% of the vote · R+47.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 1,704 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Adlai Stevenson1956
+33.7pts D vs U.S.
Place D+18.3 · U.S. R+15.4
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · +33.3 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+47.4pts R vs U.S.
Place R+42.9 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +46.1 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RSteve GreenState Senate · 2
RBidal DuranState House · 2A
Seats representing Lake of the Woods County, MN. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 1 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 25.2%576 | 74.8%1,709 | 2,285 |
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,565 |
| 2018 | 2,452 |
| 2020 | 2,717 |
| 2022 | 2,779 |
| 2024 | 2,845 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+3 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −169 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $53,016 in average income, against $76,431 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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 | −12 |
| 2012 | −47 |
| 2013 | −32 |
| 2014 | −18 |
| 2015 | −2 |
| 2016 | −79 |
| 2017 | −55 |
| 2018 | +20 |
| 2019 | +13 |
| 2021 | +74 |
| 2022 | +64 |
| 2023 | −97 |
| 2024 | −1 |
| 2025 | +3 |
With just over 4,500 residents spread across a remote lakeland border with Canada, Lake of the Woods County has delivered some of Minnesota's widest presidential margins, reflecting a pattern of lopsided Republican preference common to the state's sparsely populated north woods.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 47.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.1 points.
A population of 3,821, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,546 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Griggs County and Miner County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Griggs County
North Dakota
85.4twin score
Norwegian ancestrymedian age12-yr trend≠ elasticity
Miner County
South Dakota
84.8twin score
12-yr trendpopulation scaleNorwegian ancestry≠ German ancestry
McLean County
North Dakota
83.8twin score
12-yr trendNorwegian ancestryelasticity≠ Swedish ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota voted Republican by 47.1 points (R+47.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,347 votes cast, 604 went Democratic and 1,710 went Republican.
When did Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota?
Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota has a population of 3,821 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota is $77,546 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.