Lyon County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
66 precincts · 12,990 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -MARSHALL W-2MARSHALL W-2 | 981 | 1,458 | 62 | 2,501 | 39.2% | 58.3% | R+19.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -MARSHALL W-3MARSHALL W-3 | 800 | 1,153 | 53 | 2,006 | 39.9% | 57.5% | R+17.6 |
| Precinct -MARSHALL W-1MARSHALL W-1 | 763 | 1,045 | 49 | 1,857 | 41.1% | 56.3% | R+15.2 |
| Precinct -TRACYTRACY | 301 | 614 | 17 | 932 | 32.3% | 65.9% | R+33.6 |
| Precinct -MINNEOTAMINNEOTA | 219 | 498 | 19 | 736 | 29.8% | 67.7% | R+37.9 |
| Precinct -COTTONWOODCOTTONWOOD | 187 | 464 | 13 | 664 | 28.2% | 69.9% | R+41.7 |
| Precinct -LAKE MARSHALL TWPLAKE MARSHALL TWP | 105 | 233 | 11 | 349 | 30.1% | 66.8% | R+36.7 |
| Precinct -BALATONBALATON | 97 | 239 | 8 | 344 | 28.2% | 69.5% | R+41.3 |
| Precinct -LYND TWPLYND TWP | 81 | 191 | 4 | 276 | 29.3% | 69.2% | R+39.9 |
| Precinct -FAIRVIEW TWPFAIRVIEW TWP | 40 | 180 | 8 | 228 | 17.5% | 78.9% | R+61.4 |
| Precinct -GHENTGHENT | 74 | 147 | 6 | 227 | 32.6% | 64.8% | R+32.2 |
| Precinct -LYNDLYND | 56 | 136 | 8 | 200 | 28.0% | 68.0% | R+40.0 |
| Precinct -RUSSELLRUSSELL | 41 | 149 | 2 | 192 | 21.4% | 77.6% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -ROCK LAKE TWPROCK LAKE TWP | 30 | 145 | 4 | 179 | 16.8% | 81.0% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -SODUS TWPSODUS TWP | 30 | 143 | 3 | 176 | 17.0% | 81.3% | R+64.2 |
| Precinct -GRANDVIEW TWPGRANDVIEW TWP | 36 | 133 | 2 | 171 | 21.1% | 77.8% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct -COON CREEK TWPCOON CREEK TWP | 35 | 118 | 2 | 155 | 22.6% | 76.1% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -CLIFTON TWPCLIFTON TWP | 35 | 108 | 8 | 151 | 23.2% | 71.5% | R+48.3 |
| Precinct -STANLEY TWPSTANLEY TWP | 32 | 117 | 1 | 150 | 21.3% | 78.0% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct -WESTERHEIM TWPWESTERHEIM TWP | 39 | 109 | 2 | 150 | 26.0% | 72.7% | R+46.7 |
| Precinct -VALLERS TWPVALLERS TWP | 24 | 111 | 2 | 137 | 17.5% | 81.0% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -LYONS TWPLYONS TWP | 14 | 117 | 0 | 131 | 10.7% | 89.3% | R+78.6 |
| Precinct -LUCAS TWPLUCAS TWP | 30 | 100 | 0 | 130 | 23.1% | 76.9% | R+53.8 |
| Precinct -NORDLAND TWPNORDLAND TWP | 39 | 86 | 0 | 125 | 31.2% | 68.8% | R+37.6 |
| Precinct -AMIRET TWPAMIRET TWP | 14 | 102 | 3 | 119 | 11.8% | 85.7% | R+73.9 |
| Precinct -ISLAND LAKE TWPISLAND LAKE TWP | 23 | 91 | 3 | 117 | 19.7% | 77.8% | R+58.1 |
| Precinct -EIDSVOLD TWPEIDSVOLD TWP | 25 | 86 | 3 | 114 | 21.9% | 75.4% | R+53.5 |
| Precinct -CUSTER TWPCUSTER TWP | 42 | 68 | 3 | 113 | 37.2% | 60.2% | R+23.0 |
| Precinct -SHELBURNE TWPSHELBURNE TWP | 23 | 88 | 2 | 113 | 20.4% | 77.9% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -MONROE TWPMONROE TWP | 22 | 81 | 4 | 107 | 20.6% | 75.7% | R+55.1 |
| Precinct -TAUNTONTAUNTON | 24 | 39 | 3 | 66 | 36.4% | 59.1% | R+22.7 |
| Precinct -GARVINGARVIN | 16 | 41 | 1 | 58 | 27.6% | 70.7% | R+43.1 |
| Precinct -FLORENCEFLORENCE | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 37.5% | 62.5% | R+25.0 |
| Amiret Twp. Voting District27_270830005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Balaton Voting District27_270830010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clifton Twp. Voting District27_270830015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Coon Creek Twp. Voting District27_270830020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cottonwood Voting District27_270830025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Custer Twp. Voting District27_270830030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Eidsvold Twp. Voting District27_270830035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fairview Twp. Voting District27_270830040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Florence Voting District27_270830045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Garvin Voting District27_270830050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ghent Voting District27_270830055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grandview Twp. Voting District27_270830060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Island Lake Twp. Voting District27_270830065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Marshall Twp. Voting District27_270830070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lucas Twp. Voting District27_270830075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lynd Twp. Voting District27_270830085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lynd Voting District27_270830080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lyons Twp. Voting District27_270830090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Marshall W-127_270830095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Marshall W-227_270830105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Marshall W-327_270830115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Minneota Voting District27_270830125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Monroe Twp. Voting District27_270830130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Nordland Twp. Voting District27_270830135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rock Lake Twp. Voting District27_270830140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Russell Voting District27_270830145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shelburne Twp. Voting District27_270830150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sodus Twp. Voting District27_270830155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Stanley Twp. Voting District27_270830160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Taunton Voting District27_270830165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Tracy Voting District27_270830170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Vallers Twp. Voting District27_270830180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Westerheim Twp. Voting District27_270830185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −27.7% |
| 1896 | −8.9% |
| 1900 | −33.8% |
| 1904 | −70.5% |
| 1908 | −20.1% |
| 1912 | +20.7% |
| 1916 | +14.1% |
| 1920 | −53.4% |
| 1924 | −48.6% |
| 1928 | −10.6% |
| 1932 | +36.9% |
| 1936 | +31.0% |
| 1940 | +9.7% |
| 1944 | +12.3% |
| 1948 | +33.3% |
| 1952 | −19.7% |
| 1956 | −10.6% |
| 1960 | +7.9% |
| 1964 | +35.5% |
| 1968 | +9.9% |
| 1972 | −1.8% |
| 1976 | +16.7% |
| 1980 | −1.8% |
| 1984 | −14.1% |
| 1988 | −2.7% |
| 1992 | −0.9% |
| 1996 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | −11.8% |
| 2004 | −15.1% |
| 2008 | −1.6% |
| 2012 | −9.1% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −31.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,431 |
| 2018 | 14,002 |
| 2020 | 15,094 |
| 2022 | 14,786 |
| 2024 | 15,811 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−197 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −3,211 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,854 in average income, against $83,995 for residents who stayed — 42% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+24.6 on average — 7.1 points more Democratic-leaning than Lyon County, MN itself (R+31.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Yellow Medicine County, MN41R+40.5
- Redwood County, MN32R+43.2
- Lincoln County, MN28R+37.7
- Hennepin County, MN24D+42.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hennepin County, MN52
- Minnehaha County, SD41
- Redwood County, MN39
- Murray County, MN31
- Lincoln County, SD31
- Ramsey 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 | −249 |
| 2012 | −398 |
| 2013 | −123 |
| 2014 | −204 |
| 2015 | −223 |
| 2016 | −157 |
| 2017 | −295 |
| 2018 | −569 |
| 2019 | −319 |
| 2021 | −36 |
| 2022 | −306 |
| 2023 | −149 |
| 2024 | +14 |
| 2025 | −197 |
Lyon County sits in southwest Minnesota's agricultural flatlands, where a farm-dependent economy and a predominantly white, non-college electorate have produced some of the state's most consistent Republican presidential margins over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 70.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.7 points.
A population of 25,503, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,303 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Polk County and Brown County.
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Lyon County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27083/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.