Mahnomen County, Minnesota: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+9%. Democratic peak: D+71 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+9MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,3582024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,4412024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 44.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+71 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Winneshiek County, IA · similarity 0.94
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Mahnomen CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Mahnomen County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | −24.7% |
| 1912 | +36.0% |
| 1916 | +20.7% |
| 1920 | −57.6% |
| 1924 | −27.2% |
| 1928 | +38.1% |
| 1932 | +71.0% |
| 1936 | +58.9% |
| 1940 | +29.3% |
| 1944 | +33.0% |
| 1948 | +55.7% |
| 1952 | +8.1% |
| 1956 | +26.7% |
| 1960 | +35.8% |
| 1964 | +50.4% |
| 1968 | +23.6% |
| 1972 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | +26.2% |
| 1980 | −3.8% |
| 1984 | −3.4% |
| 1988 | +9.6% |
| 1992 | +7.6% |
| 1996 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | −9.0% |
| 2004 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | +25.3% |
| 2012 | +18.6% |
| 2016 | −2.9% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −8.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 975 | 1,165 | 2,183 | ||
| R | 1,112 | 1,142 | 2,304 | ||
| R | 930 | 991 | 2,088 | ||
| D | 1,276 | 871 | 2,182 | ||
| D | 1,436 | 843 | 2,343 | ||
| D | 1,339 | 1,132 | 2,508 | ||
| R | 921 | 1,122 | 2,224 | ||
| D | 1,026 | 877 | 2,209 | ||
| D | 1,035 | 854 | 2,389 | ||
| D | 1,277 | 1,051 | 2,358 | ||
| R | 1,241 | 1,328 | 2,597 | ||
| R | 1,175 | 1,275 | 2,635 | ||
| D | 1,590 | 905 | 2,613 | ||
| D | 1,397 | 1,246 | 2,691 | ||
| D | 1,508 | 893 | 2,605 | ||
| D | 1,967 | 648 | 2,619 | ||
| D | 1,864 | 880 | 2,749 | ||
| D | 1,513 | 875 | 2,392 | ||
| D | 1,436 | 1,220 | 2,660 | ||
| D | 2,125 | 579 | 2,775 | ||
| D | 1,494 | 748 | 2,260 | ||
| D | 1,959 | 1,069 | 3,042 | ||
| D | 2,025 | 474 | 2,634 | ||
| D | 1,734 | 264 | 2,069 | ||
| D | 1,378 | 606 | 2,027 | ||
| O | 122 | 629 | 1,867 | ||
| R | 215 | 1,076 | 1,495 | ||
| D | 411 | 262 | 720 | ||
| D | 293 | 68 | 625 | ||
| R | 143 | 265 | 494 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.2%
Irish
4.2%
French
4.1%
English
2.9%
American
1.7%
Italian
0.8%
Polish
0.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$59,441
Mahnomen County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mahnomen County$59,441
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Mahnomen County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.9%
Working age (18–64)16.6%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.3%
speak English only
Other languages7.8%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Spanish1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mahnomen County sits entirely within the White Earth Nation reservation, giving it a Native American majority and a political profile distinct from surrounding rural Minnesota — one that has shifted notably rightward over recent cycles.
The Democratic margin here once reached seventy-one points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was nine points.
A population of 5,358, a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,441 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winneshiek County and Benson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mahnomen County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mahnomen County, Minnesota voted Republican by 8.7 points (R+9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,183 votes cast, 975 went Democratic and 1,165 went Republican.
What is Mahnomen County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Mahnomen County, Minnesota in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 21 times, Republican 8 times, and other 1 times.
When did Mahnomen County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mahnomen County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Mahnomen County, Minnesota?
Mahnomen County, Minnesota has a population of 5,358 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mahnomen County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Mahnomen County, Minnesota is $59,441 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Mahnomen County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mahnomen County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.