Lincoln County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
21 precincts · 3,235 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -VERDI TWPVERDI TWP | 972 | 2,190 | 73 | 3,235 | 30.0% | 67.7% | R+37.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Vista Twp. Voting District27_270810005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Arco Voting District27_270810010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ash Lake Twp. Voting District27_270810015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Diamond Lake Twp. Voting District27_270810020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Drammen Twp. Voting District27_270810025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hansonville Twp. Voting District27_270810030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hendricks Twp. Voting District27_270810040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hendricks Voting District27_270810035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hope Twp. Voting District27_270810045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ivanhoe Voting District27_270810050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Benton Twp. Voting District27_270810060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Benton Voting District27_270810055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Stay Twp. Voting District27_270810065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Limestone Twp. Voting District27_270810070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Marble Twp. Voting District27_270810075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Marshfield Twp. Voting District27_270810080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Royal Twp. Voting District27_270810085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shaokatan Twp. Voting District27_270810090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Tyler Voting District27_270810095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Verdi Twp. Voting District27_270810100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +7.0% |
| 1896 | +2.0% |
| 1900 | −23.3% |
| 1904 | −64.2% |
| 1908 | −12.5% |
| 1912 | +17.6% |
| 1916 | +19.5% |
| 1920 | −55.4% |
| 1924 | −40.7% |
| 1928 | +2.8% |
| 1932 | +48.9% |
| 1936 | +33.8% |
| 1940 | +6.6% |
| 1944 | +17.9% |
| 1948 | +33.8% |
| 1952 | −18.3% |
| 1956 | +5.8% |
| 1960 | +7.6% |
| 1964 | +36.8% |
| 1968 | +9.4% |
| 1972 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | +23.3% |
| 1980 | −11.7% |
| 1984 | −2.1% |
| 1988 | +12.0% |
| 1992 | +13.0% |
| 1996 | +13.1% |
| 2000 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | −5.3% |
| 2008 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | −5.3% |
| 2016 | −35.5% |
| 2020 | −38.0% |
| 2024 | −37.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,622 |
| 2018 | 3,514 |
| 2020 | 3,682 |
| 2022 | 3,600 |
| 2024 | 3,785 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−17 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −193 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $66,991 in average income, against $79,848 for residents who stayed — 16% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+31.7 on average — 6.0 points more Democratic-leaning than Lincoln County, MN itself (R+37.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lyon County, MN20R+31.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lyon County, MN28
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 | −42 |
| 2012 | −47 |
| 2013 | −10 |
| 2014 | +19 |
| 2015 | −33 |
| 2016 | −8 |
| 2017 | −19 |
| 2018 | −9 |
| 2019 | −24 |
| 2021 | −42 |
| 2022 | +41 |
| 2023 | −9 |
| 2024 | +7 |
| 2025 | −17 |
Lincoln County sits in the southwest Minnesota plains, where a sparse, agriculture-dependent population has voted Republican by growing margins over the past decade, reaching a 37-point gap in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.2 points in 1904. The 2024 margin was 37.7 points.
A population of 5,603, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,694 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Faribault County and Day County.
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Lincoln County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27081/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.