Murray County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
58 precincts · 4,769 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -SLAYTON CITYSLAYTON CITY | 352 | 710 | 23 | 1,085 | 32.4% | 65.4% | R+33.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -FULDAFULDA | 221 | 433 | 20 | 674 | 32.8% | 64.2% | R+31.5 |
| Precinct -LAKE SARAH TWPLAKE SARAH TWP | 67 | 188 | 5 | 260 | 25.8% | 72.3% | R+46.5 |
| Precinct -SHETEK TWPSHETEK TWP | 66 | 145 | 2 | 213 | 31.0% | 68.1% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -SLAYTON TWPSLAYTON TWP | 58 | 128 | 2 | 188 | 30.9% | 68.1% | R+37.2 |
| Precinct -MASON TWPMASON TWP | 57 | 124 | 3 | 184 | 31.0% | 67.4% | R+36.4 |
| Precinct -BONDIN TWPBONDIN TWP | 41 | 105 | 4 | 150 | 27.3% | 70.0% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -LAKE WILSONLAKE WILSON | 48 | 93 | 3 | 144 | 33.3% | 64.6% | R+31.3 |
| Precinct -MOULTON TWPMOULTON TWP | 9 | 121 | 0 | 130 | 6.9% | 93.1% | R+86.2 |
| Precinct -LEEDS TWPLEEDS TWP | 22 | 101 | 5 | 128 | 17.2% | 78.9% | R+61.7 |
| Precinct -CHANARAMBIE TWPCHANARAMBIE TWP | 14 | 95 | 4 | 113 | 12.4% | 84.1% | R+71.7 |
| Precinct -CURRIECURRIE | 51 | 56 | 2 | 109 | 46.8% | 51.4% | R+4.6 |
| Precinct -LIME LAKE TWPLIME LAKE TWP | 17 | 84 | 2 | 103 | 16.5% | 81.6% | R+65.0 |
| Precinct -BELFAST TWPBELFAST TWP | 25 | 76 | 1 | 102 | 24.5% | 74.5% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -CHANDLERCHANDLER | 13 | 88 | 0 | 101 | 12.9% | 87.1% | R+74.3 |
| Precinct -FENTON TWPFENTON TWP | 15 | 85 | 0 | 100 | 15.0% | 85.0% | R+70.0 |
| Precinct -DOVRAY TWPDOVRAY TWP | 20 | 77 | 0 | 97 | 20.6% | 79.4% | R+58.8 |
| Precinct -MURRAY TWPMURRAY TWP | 24 | 69 | 3 | 96 | 25.0% | 71.9% | R+46.9 |
| Precinct -LOWVILLE TWPLOWVILLE TWP | 21 | 72 | 2 | 95 | 22.1% | 75.8% | R+53.7 |
| Precinct -IONAIONA | 23 | 68 | 1 | 92 | 25.0% | 73.9% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -IONA TWPIONA TWP | 25 | 63 | 1 | 89 | 28.1% | 70.8% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -DES MOINES RIVERDES MOINES RIVER | 19 | 64 | 2 | 85 | 22.4% | 75.3% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -ELLSBOROUGH TWPELLSBOROUGH TWP | 20 | 64 | 1 | 85 | 23.5% | 75.3% | R+51.8 |
| Precinct -HOLLY TWPHOLLY TWP | 14 | 56 | 0 | 70 | 20.0% | 80.0% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -SKANDIA TWPSKANDIA TWP | 25 | 43 | 2 | 70 | 35.7% | 61.4% | R+25.7 |
| Precinct -CAMERON TWPCAMERON TWP | 14 | 50 | 1 | 65 | 21.5% | 76.9% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -AVOCAAVOCA | 18 | 42 | 2 | 62 | 29.0% | 67.7% | R+38.7 |
| Precinct -HADLEYHADLEY | 20 | 20 | 2 | 42 | 47.6% | 47.6% | Even |
| Precinct -DOVRAY CITYDOVRAY CITY | 10 | 26 | 1 | 37 | 27.0% | 70.3% | R+43.2 |
| Avoca Voting District27_271010005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Belfast Twp. Voting District27_271010010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bondin Twp. Voting District27_271010015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cameron Twp. Voting District27_271010020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Chanarambie Twp. Voting District27_271010025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Chandler Voting District27_271010030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Currie Voting District27_271010035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Des Moines River Voting District27_271010040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dovray City Voting District27_271010046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dovray Twp. Voting District27_271010045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ellsborough Twp. Voting District27_271010050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fenton Twp. Voting District27_271010055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fulda Voting District27_271010060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hadley Voting District27_271010065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Holly Twp. Voting District27_271010070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Iona Twp. Voting District27_271010080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Iona Voting District27_271010075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Sarah Twp. Voting District27_271010085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Wilson Voting District27_271010090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Leeds Twp. Voting District27_271010095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lime Lake Twp. Voting District27_271010100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lowville Twp. Voting District27_271010105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Mason Twp. Voting District27_271010110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Moulton Twp. Voting District27_271010115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Murray Twp. Voting District27_271010120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shetek Twp. Voting District27_271010125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Skandia Twp. Voting District27_271010130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Slayton City Voting District27_271010135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Slayton Twp. Voting District27_271010140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −4.3% |
| 1896 | −6.5% |
| 1900 | −24.2% |
| 1904 | −44.9% |
| 1908 | −24.8% |
| 1912 | +17.1% |
| 1916 | +2.3% |
| 1920 | −62.3% |
| 1924 | −38.3% |
| 1928 | −11.1% |
| 1932 | +41.9% |
| 1936 | +39.7% |
| 1940 | +2.5% |
| 1944 | −1.8% |
| 1948 | +29.3% |
| 1952 | −30.7% |
| 1956 | −9.5% |
| 1960 | −5.5% |
| 1964 | +24.3% |
| 1968 | −4.1% |
| 1972 | −1.1% |
| 1976 | +16.9% |
| 1980 | −4.7% |
| 1984 | −0.7% |
| 1988 | +10.1% |
| 1992 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | −6.6% |
| 2004 | −10.0% |
| 2008 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | −7.2% |
| 2016 | −36.0% |
| 2020 | −39.1% |
| 2024 | −42.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,341 |
| 2018 | 5,265 |
| 2020 | 5,547 |
| 2022 | 5,350 |
| 2024 | 5,475 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−73 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −630 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,233 in average income, against $85,488 for residents who stayed — 40% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+33.5 on average — 8.8 points more Democratic-leaning than Murray County, MN itself (R+42.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lyon County, MN31R+31.7
- Nobles County, MN27R+35.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Nobles County, MN23
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 | −59 |
| 2012 | −38 |
| 2013 | −65 |
| 2014 | −58 |
| 2015 | −47 |
| 2016 | −90 |
| 2017 | +39 |
| 2018 | −78 |
| 2019 | −68 |
| 2021 | −20 |
| 2022 | −65 |
| 2023 | +47 |
| 2024 | −55 |
| 2025 | −73 |
Murray County's agricultural economy and sparse population density mirror the broader southwest Minnesota pattern of decisive Republican margins — the 2024 presidential race landed at R+42.3, consistent with the region's decade-long rightward consolidation.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 62.3 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.3 points.
A population of 8,097, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,033 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Renville County and Grant County.
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Murray County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27101/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.