Mahnomen County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
38 precincts · 2,183 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -MAHNOMENMAHNOMEN | 237 | 200 | 16 | 453 | 52.3% | 44.2% | D+8.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -TWIN LAKES TWPTWIN LAKES TWP | 156 | 63 | 1 | 220 | 70.9% | 28.6% | D+42.3 |
| Precinct -PEMBINA TWPPEMBINA TWP | 94 | 116 | 6 | 216 | 43.5% | 53.7% | R+10.2 |
| Precinct -WAUBUNWAUBUN | 78 | 71 | 2 | 151 | 51.7% | 47.0% | D+4.6 |
| Precinct -OAKLAND TWPOAKLAND TWP | 53 | 84 | 0 | 137 | 38.7% | 61.3% | R+22.6 |
| Precinct -LITTLE ELBOW TWPLITTLE ELBOW TWP | 81 | 49 | 2 | 132 | 61.4% | 37.1% | D+24.2 |
| Precinct -ISLAND LAKE TWPISLAND LAKE TWP | 39 | 88 | 0 | 127 | 30.7% | 69.3% | R+38.6 |
| Precinct -LAKE GROVE TWPLAKE GROVE TWP | 22 | 70 | 2 | 94 | 23.4% | 74.5% | R+51.1 |
| Precinct -LA GARDE TWPLA GARDE TWP | 20 | 70 | 1 | 91 | 22.0% | 76.9% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -ROSEDALE TWPROSEDALE TWP | 28 | 51 | 0 | 79 | 35.4% | 64.6% | R+29.1 |
| Precinct -MARSH CREEK TWPMARSH CREEK TWP | 22 | 53 | 0 | 75 | 29.3% | 70.7% | R+41.3 |
| Precinct -HEIER TWPHEIER TWP | 25 | 42 | 2 | 69 | 36.2% | 60.9% | R+24.6 |
| Precinct -POPPLE GROVE TWPPOPPLE GROVE TWP | 19 | 45 | 2 | 66 | 28.8% | 68.2% | R+39.4 |
| Precinct -CHIEF TWPCHIEF TWP | 26 | 32 | 1 | 59 | 44.1% | 54.2% | R+10.2 |
| Precinct -BEAULIEU TWPBEAULIEU TWP | 11 | 32 | 3 | 46 | 23.9% | 69.6% | R+45.7 |
| Precinct -CLOVER TWPCLOVER TWP | 22 | 21 | 1 | 44 | 50.0% | 47.7% | D+2.3 |
| Precinct -GREGORY TWPGREGORY TWP | 12 | 31 | 1 | 44 | 27.3% | 70.5% | R+43.2 |
| Precinct -BEJOUBEJOU | 14 | 26 | 2 | 42 | 33.3% | 61.9% | R+28.6 |
| Precinct -BEJOU TWPBEJOU TWP | 16 | 21 | 1 | 38 | 42.1% | 55.3% | R+13.2 |
| Beaulieu Twp. Voting District27_270870005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bejou Twp. Voting District27_270870015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bejou Voting District27_270870010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Chief Twp. Voting District27_270870020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clover Twp. Voting District27_270870025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gregory Twp. Voting District27_270870030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Heier Twp. Voting District27_270870035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Island Lake Twp. Voting District27_270870040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| La Garde Twp. Voting District27_270870045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Grove Twp. Voting District27_270870050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Little Elbow Twp. Voting District27_270870090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mahnomen Voting District27_270870055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Marsh Creek Twp. Voting District27_270870060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Oakland Twp. Voting District27_270870065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pembina Twp. Voting District27_270870070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Popple Grove Twp. Voting District27_270870075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rosedale Twp. Voting District27_270870080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Twin Lakes Twp. Voting District27_270870085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waubun Voting District27_270870095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,693 |
| 2018 | 2,649 |
| 2020 | 3,028 |
| 2022 | 2,889 |
| 2024 | 2,984 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−87 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −448 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,174 in average income, against $59,979 for residents who stayed — 8% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+33.1 on average — 24 points more Republican-leaning than Mahnomen County, MN itself (R+8.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Becker County, MN22R+33.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Becker County, MN32
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 | −20 |
| 2012 | −14 |
| 2013 | −62 |
| 2014 | −1 |
| 2015 | −114 |
| 2016 | +12 |
| 2017 | +50 |
| 2018 | −96 |
| 2019 | +2 |
| 2021 | +22 |
| 2022 | −43 |
| 2023 | −32 |
| 2024 | −65 |
| 2025 | −87 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 71.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.7 points.
A population of 5,358, a 44% 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 Benson County and Roberts County.
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Mahnomen County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27087/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.