HarrisDemocratic28.8%4,373TrumpRepublican69.6%10,568KennedyIndependent0.7%108
R+40.8- Lead
- 6,195
- Total
- 15,187
- vs nation
- R+39.3
- Turnout
- 73.9%
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Mille Lacs County, MN
Contests in this Place (88 available)
President34 · 1892–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1892–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 73.9% of 20,656 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic30.0%4,404TrumpRepublican67.8%9,952JorgensenLibertarian1.2%181
R+37.8- Lead
- 5,548
- Total
- 14,689
- vs nation
- R+42.2
- Turnout
- 75.0%
ClintonDemocratic28.5%3,710TrumpRepublican64.1%8,340JohnsonLibertarian3.5%451
R+35.6- Lead
- 4,630
- Total
- 13,017
- vs nation
- R+37.7
- Turnout
- 67.6%
ObamaDemocratic44.5%5,829RomneyRepublican53.1%6,951GRAYLibertarian1.0%136
R+8.6- Lead
- 1,122
- Total
- 13,091
- vs nation
- R+12.4
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic44.8%6,072McCainRepublican52.0%7,049OtherAll other candidates3.1%423
R+7.2- Lead
- 977
- Total
- 13,544
- vs nation
- R+14.5
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic43.5%5,677BushRepublican55.1%7,194OtherAll other candidates1.5%194
R+11.6- Lead
- 1,517
- Total
- 13,065
- vs nation
- R+9.2
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic42.7%4,376BushRepublican50.9%5,223NaderGreen4.4%448
R+8.3- Lead
- 847
- Total
- 10,253
- vs nation
- R+8.8
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic48.9%4,336DoleRepublican33.2%2,948PerotReform16.5%1,467
D+15.6- Lead
- 1,388
- Total
- 8,875
- vs nation
- D+7.1
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 27,1252024 5-year
- Population density
- 47 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 572 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $72,7292024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+27.6 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75.0 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Meeker County, MN · twin score 94.2
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 73.9%15,256 participants ÷ 20,656 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +20.0 ptsPresidential-dependent
- Drop-off vs state
- +0.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 53.9%–58.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,256 | 20,656 ± 99 | 73.9% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 11,139 | 20,259 ± 109 | 55.0% | Audited | A/A |
| 14,689 | 19,589 ± 91 | 75.0% | Audited | C/A | |
| 2018Mid | 10,838 | 19,357 ± 89 | 56.0% | Audited | A/A |
| 13,128 | 19,425 ± 95 | 67.6% | Audited | A/A | |
| 13,091 | 19,333 | 67.7% | Derived | — | |
| 13,544 | 19,330 | 70.1% | Derived | — | |
| 13,065 | 19,327 extrapolated | 67.6% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 152/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Mille Lacs County result
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
50 precincts · 15,190 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PRINCETONPRINCETON | 810 | 1,537 | 41 | 2,388 | 33.9% | 64.4% | R+30.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -MILACAMILACA | 524 | 988 | 27 | 1,539 | 34.0% | 64.2% | R+30.1 |
| Precinct -PRINCETON TWPPRINCETON TWP | 346 | 1,076 | 20 | 1,442 | 24.0% | 74.6% | R+50.6 |
| Precinct -BORGHOLM TWPBORGHOLM TWP | 238 | 870 | 15 | 1,123 | 21.2% | 77.5% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -MILACA TWPMILACA TWP | 226 | 840 | 15 | 1,081 | 20.9% | 77.7% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -MILO TWPMILO TWP | 213 | 744 | 15 | 972 | 21.9% | 76.5% | R+54.6 |
| Precinct -BOGUS BROOK TWPBOGUS BROOK TWP | 202 | 718 | 17 | 937 | 21.6% | 76.6% | R+55.1 |
| Precinct -GREENBUSH TWPGREENBUSH TWP | 164 | 601 | 14 | 779 | 21.1% | 77.2% | R+56.1 |
| Precinct -KATHIO TWPKATHIO TWP | 355 | 274 | 12 | 641 | 55.4% | 42.7% | D+12.6 |
| Precinct -SOUTH HARBOR TWPSOUTH HARBOR TWP | 188 | 335 | 6 | 529 | 35.5% | 63.3% | R+27.8 |
| Precinct -PAGE TWPPAGE TWP | 95 | 417 | 7 | 519 | 18.3% | 80.3% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -EAST SIDE TWPEAST SIDE TWP | 149 | 299 | 5 | 453 | 32.9% | 66.0% | R+33.1 |
| Precinct -ISLEISLE | 182 | 256 | 8 | 446 | 40.8% | 57.4% | R+16.6 |
| Precinct -ONAMIAONAMIA | 150 | 212 | 13 | 375 | 40.0% | 56.5% | R+16.5 |
| Precinct -ISLE HARBOR TWPISLE HARBOR TWP | 100 | 233 | 8 | 341 | 29.3% | 68.3% | R+39.0 |
| Precinct -FORESTONFORESTON | 71 | 237 | 4 | 312 | 22.8% | 76.0% | R+53.2 |
| Precinct -ONAMIA TWPONAMIA TWP | 110 | 196 | 3 | 309 | 35.6% | 63.4% | R+27.8 |
| Precinct -HAYLAND TWPHAYLAND TWP | 61 | 236 | 5 | 302 | 20.2% | 78.1% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -WAHKONWAHKON | 69 | 110 | 2 | 181 | 38.1% | 60.8% | R+22.7 |
| Precinct -PEASEPEASE | 41 | 95 | 2 | 138 | 29.7% | 68.8% | R+39.1 |
| Precinct -DAILEY TWPDAILEY TWP | 31 | 98 | 3 | 132 | 23.5% | 74.2% | R+50.8 |
| Precinct -BRADBURY TWPBRADBURY TWP | 28 | 88 | 1 | 117 | 23.9% | 75.2% | R+51.3 |
| Precinct -MUDGETT TWPMUDGETT TWP | 5 | 56 | 0 | 61 | 8.2% | 91.8% | R+83.6 |
| Precinct -LEWIS TWPLEWIS TWP | 7 | 29 | 2 | 38 | 18.4% | 76.3% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -BOCKBOCK | 9 | 25 | 1 | 35 | 25.7% | 71.4% | R+45.7 |
| Bock Voting District27_270950005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Bogus Brook Twp. Voting District27_270950010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Borgholm Twp. Voting District27_270950015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Bradbury Twp. Voting District27_270950020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Dailey Twp. Voting District27_270950025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| East Side Twp. Voting District27_270950030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Foreston Voting District27_270950035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Greenbush Twp. Voting District27_270950040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hayland Twp. Voting District27_270950045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Isle Harbor Twp. Voting District27_270950055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Isle Voting District27_270950050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Kathio Twp. Voting District27_270950060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Lewis Twp. Voting District27_270950065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Milaca Twp. Voting District27_270950075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Milaca Voting District27_270950070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Milo Twp. Voting District27_270950080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Mudgett Twp. Voting District27_270950085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Onamia Twp. Voting District27_270950095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Onamia Voting District27_270950090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Page Twp. Voting District27_270950100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Pease Voting District27_270950105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Princeton Twp. Voting District27_270950115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Princeton Voting District27_270950110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| South Harbor Twp. Voting District27_270950120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Wahkon Voting District27_270950125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Mille Lacs County, MN · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
63.6%
4,369 votes · D+27.6
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 · 60.6%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
83.9%
1,451 votes · R+75.0
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 73.2%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Barack Obama2008
6,072votes
44.8% of the vote · R+7.2
Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 5,829 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
10,568votes
69.6% of the vote · R+40.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 9,952 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Jimmy Carter1976
+20.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+22.6 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Jimmy Carter, 1980 · +16.2 pts
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
+55.3pts R vs U.S.
Place R+75.0 · U.S. R+19.7
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +42.2 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RNathan WesenbergState Senate · 10
RAndrew MathewsState Senate · 27
RRon KreshaState House · 10A
RIsaac SchultzState House · 10B
RBryan LawrenceState House · 27B
Seats representing Mille Lacs County, MN. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 2 state senate and 3 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 2 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 30.6%4,490 | 69.4%10,198 | 14,688 |
| 2020 | R | 29.8%3,946 | 70.2%9,302 | 13,248 |
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 15,632 |
| 2018 | 15,328 |
| 2020 | 16,433 |
| 2022 | 16,855 |
| 2024 | 18,237 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+94 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,342 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,484 in average income, against $68,443 for residents who stayed — 13% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+20.1 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Mille Lacs County, MN itself (R+40.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Sherburne County, MN168R+34.8
- Anoka County, MN83R+4.4
- Hennepin County, MN83D+42.4
- Kanabec County, MN55R+42.3
- Benton County, MN51R+35.8
- Isanti County, MN47R+41.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Sherburne County, MN146
- Stearns County, MN58
- Isanti County, MN52
- Anoka County, MN50
- Hennepin County, MN48
- Kanabec County, MN48
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 | −260 |
| 2012 | −283 |
| 2013 | −29 |
| 2014 | −130 |
| 2015 | −86 |
| 2016 | +82 |
| 2017 | +226 |
| 2018 | +183 |
| 2019 | +119 |
| 2021 | +540 |
| 2022 | +454 |
| 2023 | +205 |
| 2024 | +227 |
| 2025 | +94 |
Mille Lacs county, anchored by the eponymous lake and its resort economy, has shifted from competitive territory to one of Minnesota's most lopsided presidential counties over the past two decades, reflecting broader rural realignment across the upper Midwest.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.6 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 75.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 40.8 points.
A population of 27,125, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,729 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Meeker County and Pine County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Meeker County
Minnesota
94.2twin score
Swedish ancestry12-yr trend2004 margin≠ German ancestry
Pine County
Minnesota
91.5twin score
12-yr trendSwedish ancestry% White
Waseca County
Minnesota
87.5twin score
12-yr trendNorwegian ancestry2012 margin≠ Swedish ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mille Lacs County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota voted Republican by 40.8 points (R+40.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 15,187 votes cast, 4,373 went Democratic and 10,568 went Republican.
When did Mille Lacs County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mille Lacs County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota?
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota has a population of 27,125 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota is $72,729 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Mille Lacs County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.