Meeker County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
60 precincts · 13,694 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -DASSEL TWPDASSEL TWP | 260 | 780 | 17 | 1,057 | 24.6% | 73.8% | R+49.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -DASSELDASSEL | 236 | 630 | 23 | 889 | 26.5% | 70.9% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -KINGSTON TWPKINGSTON TWP | 162 | 641 | 11 | 814 | 19.9% | 78.7% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -COLLINWOOD TWPCOLLINWOOD TWP | 206 | 566 | 13 | 785 | 26.2% | 72.1% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD W-1LITCHFIELD W-1 | 338 | 420 | 21 | 779 | 43.4% | 53.9% | R+10.5 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD W-2LITCHFIELD W-2 | 254 | 491 | 23 | 768 | 33.1% | 63.9% | R+30.9 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD W-4LITCHFIELD W-4 | 241 | 417 | 16 | 674 | 35.8% | 61.9% | R+26.1 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD W-3LITCHFIELD W-3 | 236 | 400 | 3 | 639 | 36.9% | 62.6% | R+25.7 |
| Precinct -ELLSWORTH TWPELLSWORTH TWP | 172 | 430 | 11 | 613 | 28.1% | 70.1% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct -FOREST PRAIRIE TWPFOREST PRAIRIE TWP | 141 | 447 | 10 | 598 | 23.6% | 74.7% | R+51.2 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD TWPLITCHFIELD TWP | 161 | 413 | 5 | 579 | 27.8% | 71.3% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -LITCHFIELD W-5LITCHFIELD W-5 | 183 | 386 | 6 | 575 | 31.8% | 67.1% | R+35.3 |
| Precinct -WATKINSWATKINS | 110 | 395 | 11 | 516 | 21.3% | 76.6% | R+55.2 |
| Precinct -GREENLEAF TWPGREENLEAF TWP | 168 | 340 | 7 | 515 | 32.6% | 66.0% | R+33.4 |
| Precinct -DARWIN TWPDARWIN TWP | 116 | 326 | 6 | 448 | 25.9% | 72.8% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -UNION GROVE TWPUNION GROVE TWP | 96 | 330 | 2 | 428 | 22.4% | 77.1% | R+54.7 |
| Precinct -FOREST CITY TWPFOREST CITY TWP | 97 | 299 | 11 | 407 | 23.8% | 73.5% | R+49.6 |
| Precinct -MANANNAH TWPMANANNAH TWP | 60 | 258 | 6 | 324 | 18.5% | 79.6% | R+61.1 |
| Precinct -GROVE CITYGROVE CITY | 68 | 200 | 9 | 277 | 24.5% | 72.2% | R+47.7 |
| Precinct -EDEN VALLEYEDEN VALLEY | 70 | 203 | 2 | 275 | 25.5% | 73.8% | R+48.4 |
| Precinct -ACTON TWPACTON TWP | 69 | 170 | 5 | 244 | 28.3% | 69.7% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -CEDAR MILLS TWPCEDAR MILLS TWP | 61 | 169 | 5 | 235 | 26.0% | 71.9% | R+46.0 |
| Precinct -HARVEY TWPHARVEY TWP | 56 | 160 | 5 | 221 | 25.3% | 72.4% | R+47.1 |
| Precinct -COSMOSCOSMOS | 64 | 153 | 3 | 220 | 29.1% | 69.5% | R+40.5 |
| Precinct -DARWINDARWIN | 58 | 156 | 6 | 220 | 26.4% | 70.9% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -SWEDE GROVE TWPSWEDE GROVE TWP | 30 | 157 | 4 | 191 | 15.7% | 82.2% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -DANIELSON TWPDANIELSON TWP | 43 | 123 | 2 | 168 | 25.6% | 73.2% | R+47.6 |
| Precinct -COSMOS TWPCOSMOS TWP | 23 | 92 | 1 | 116 | 19.8% | 79.3% | R+59.5 |
| Precinct -KINGSTONKINGSTON | 17 | 75 | 1 | 93 | 18.3% | 80.6% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -CEDAR MILLSCEDAR MILLS | 6 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 23.1% | 69.2% | R+46.2 |
| Acton Twp. Voting District27_270930005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cedar Mills Twp. Voting District27_270930015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cedar Mills Voting District27_270930010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Collinwood Twp. Voting District27_270930020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cosmos Twp. Voting District27_270930030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cosmos Voting District27_270930025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Danielson Twp. Voting District27_270930035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Darwin Twp. Voting District27_270930045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Darwin Voting District27_270930040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dassel Twp. Voting District27_270930055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dassel Voting District27_270930050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Eden Valley Voting District27_270930060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ellsworth Twp. Voting District27_270930065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Forest City Twp. Voting District27_270930070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Forest Prairie Twp. Voting District27_270930075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Greenleaf Twp. Voting District27_270930080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grove City Voting District27_270930085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Harvey Twp. Voting District27_270930090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kingston Twp. Voting District27_270930100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kingston Voting District27_270930095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Litchfield Twp. Voting District27_270930130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Litchfield W-127_270930105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Litchfield W-227_270930110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Litchfield W-327_270930115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Litchfield W-427_270930120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Litchfield W-527_270930125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Manannah Twp. Voting District27_270930135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Swede Grove Twp. Voting District27_270930140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Union Grove Twp. Voting District27_270930145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Watkins Voting District27_270930150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.2% |
| 1896 | −15.0% |
| 1900 | −21.2% |
| 1904 | −51.9% |
| 1908 | −25.9% |
| 1912 | +16.7% |
| 1916 | −9.0% |
| 1920 | −63.7% |
| 1924 | −39.4% |
| 1928 | −20.2% |
| 1932 | +34.3% |
| 1936 | +23.4% |
| 1940 | −16.2% |
| 1944 | −15.2% |
| 1948 | +8.8% |
| 1952 | −33.9% |
| 1956 | −17.2% |
| 1960 | −13.8% |
| 1964 | +25.9% |
| 1968 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | −16.7% |
| 1976 | +12.3% |
| 1980 | −7.9% |
| 1984 | −13.9% |
| 1988 | −4.7% |
| 1992 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | −10.5% |
| 2004 | −12.7% |
| 2008 | −10.8% |
| 2012 | −15.9% |
| 2016 | −40.0% |
| 2020 | −40.6% |
| 2024 | −42.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,236 |
| 2018 | 13,934 |
| 2020 | 15,073 |
| 2022 | 15,036 |
| 2024 | 15,837 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+81 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −632 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,039 in average income, against $83,810 for residents who stayed — 30% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+21.6 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Meeker County, MN itself (R+42.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- McLeod County, MN87R+37.8
- Stearns County, MN87R+26.7
- Wright County, MN86R+29.2
- Hennepin County, MN45D+42.4
- Kandiyohi County, MN40R+30.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Stearns County, MN110
- McLeod County, MN78
- Wright County, MN77
- Hennepin County, MN56
- Kandiyohi County, MN47
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 | −218 |
| 2012 | −245 |
| 2013 | +7 |
| 2014 | −44 |
| 2015 | −133 |
| 2016 | −62 |
| 2017 | −67 |
| 2018 | +47 |
| 2019 | +11 |
| 2021 | −31 |
| 2022 | +126 |
| 2023 | −69 |
| 2024 | −35 |
| 2025 | +81 |
Meeker County, a small agricultural county west of the Twin Cities metro, backed the Republican presidential candidate by over 40 points in 2024, reflecting the sharp rural-urban political divide that has reshaped Minnesota's electoral map over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 34.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.7 points.
A population of 23,468, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,446 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mille Lacs County and Cherokee County.
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Meeker County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27093/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.