Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Year	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total
2024	11,752	24,276	708	36,736
2020	11,958	23,800	641	36,399
2016	9,340	20,939	2,221	32,500
2012	12,165	18,860	645	31,670
2008	13,856	18,077	754	32,687
2004	12,038	19,734	406	32,178

Year

Democrat

Republican

Others

Total

2024

11,752

24,276

708

36,736

2020

11,958

23,800

641

36,399

2016

9,340

20,939

2,221

32,500

2012

12,165

18,860

645

31,670

2008

13,856

18,077

754

32,687

2004

12,038

19,734

406

32,178

Measure	Otter Tail County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	46.2	39	39.1
Age 18–24	6.4%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	25.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Measure

Otter Tail County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

46.2

39.1

Age 18–24

6.4%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

25.5%

17.2%

Measure	Otter Tail County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$72,255	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.7%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	28.3%	39.4%	35.6%

Measure

Otter Tail County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$72,255

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

8.7%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

28.3%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure	Otter Tail County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.6%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	2.8%	4.2%	13.6%

Measure

Otter Tail County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

4.6%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

2.8%

4.2%

13.6%

Measure	Otter Tail County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	12.1%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	21.9%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	43.9%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	21.5%	13.5%	5.2%

Measure

Otter Tail County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

12.1%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

21.9%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

43.9%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

21.5%

13.5%

5.2%

Precinct data

Results by precinct

182 precincts · 36,736 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Otter Tail County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -PERHAMPERHAM	577	1,161	42	1,780	32.4%	65.2%	R+32.8
Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-2 P-2FERGUS FALLS W-2 P-2	454	648	16	1,118	40.6%	58.0%	R+17.4
Precinct -AURDAL TWPAURDAL TWP	337	704	30	1,071	31.5%	65.7%	R+34.3
Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-3 P-2FERGUS FALLS W-3 P-2	400	575	26	1,001	40.0%	57.4%	R+17.5
Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-4 P-2FERGUS FALLS W-4 P-2	404	570	20	994	40.6%	57.3%	R+16.7
Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-2 P-1FERGUS FALLS W-2 P-1	409	542	24	975	41.9%	55.6%	R+13.6
Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-4 P-1FERGUS FALLS W-4 P-1	352	583	28	963	36.6%	60.5%	R+24.0
Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-3 P-1FERGUS FALLS W-3 P-1	378	488	19	885	42.7%	55.1%	R+12.4
Precinct -PELICAN RAPIDSPELICAN RAPIDS	358	494	16	868	41.2%	56.9%	R+15.7
Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-1 P-2FERGUS FALLS W-1 P-2	309	510	20	839	36.8%	60.8%	R+24.0
Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-1 P-1FERGUS FALLS W-1 P-1	280	465	15	760	36.8%	61.2%	R+24.3
Precinct -RUSH LAKE TWPRUSH LAKE TWP	211	519	14	744	28.4%	69.8%	R+41.4
Precinct -NEW YORK MILLSNEW YORK MILLS	189	486	13	688	27.5%	70.6%	R+43.2
Precinct -DUNN TWPDUNN TWP	272	385	6	663	41.0%	58.1%	R+17.0
Precinct -PERHAM TWPPERHAM TWP	168	474	14	656	25.6%	72.3%	R+46.6
Precinct -EDNA TWPEDNA TWP	202	430	13	645	31.3%	66.7%	R+35.3
Precinct -HOBART TWPHOBART TWP	216	398	15	629	34.3%	63.3%	R+28.9
Precinct -EVERTS TWPEVERTS TWP	243	365	13	621	39.1%	58.8%	R+19.6
Precinct -DANE PRAIRIE TWPDANE PRAIRIE TWP	177	403	10	590	30.0%	68.3%	R+38.3
Precinct -GIRARD TWPGIRARD TWP	189	373	10	572	33.0%	65.2%	R+32.2
Precinct -LIDA TWPLIDA TWP	247	313	11	571	43.3%	54.8%	R+11.6
Precinct -PARKERS PRAIRIEPARKERS PRAIRIE	135	417	8	560	24.1%	74.5%	R+50.4
Precinct -ELIZABETH TWPELIZABETH TWP	182	368	8	558	32.6%	65.9%	R+33.3
Precinct -DORA TWPDORA TWP	227	308	11	546	41.6%	56.4%	R+14.8
Precinct -FRIBERG TWPFRIBERG TWP	197	339	6	542	36.3%	62.5%	R+26.2
Precinct -BATTLE LAKEBATTLE LAKE	222	300	13	535	41.5%	56.1%	R+14.6
Precinct -PINE LAKE TWPPINE LAKE TWP	146	369	12	527	27.7%	70.0%	R+42.3
Precinct -OTTERTAILOTTERTAIL	154	339	10	503	30.6%	67.4%	R+36.8
Precinct -FERGUS FALLS TWPFERGUS FALLS TWP	133	352	17	502	26.5%	70.1%	R+43.6
Precinct -MAINE TWPMAINE TWP	143	324	10	477	30.0%	67.9%	R+37.9
Precinct -OTTER TAIL TWPOTTER TAIL TWP	157	301	7	465	33.8%	64.7%	R+31.0
Precinct -NEWTON TWPNEWTON TWP	88	369	7	464	19.0%	79.5%	R+60.6
Precinct -HENNINGHENNING	123	327	5	455	27.0%	71.9%	R+44.8
Precinct -CANDOR TWPCANDOR TWP	143	307	4	454	31.5%	67.6%	R+36.1
Precinct -CORLISS TWPCORLISS TWP	98	345	5	448	21.9%	77.0%	R+55.1
Precinct -SVERDRUP TWPSVERDRUP TWP	147	290	5	442	33.3%	65.6%	R+32.4
Precinct -LEAF LAKE TWPLEAF LAKE TWP	107	319	8	434	24.7%	73.5%	R+48.8
Precinct -OTTO TWPOTTO TWP	78	338	8	424	18.4%	79.7%	R+61.3
Precinct -COMPTON TWPCOMPTON TWP	70	333	14	417	16.8%	79.9%	R+63.1
Precinct -DEAD LAKE TWPDEAD LAKE TWP	109	281	4	394	27.7%	71.3%	R+43.7
Precinct -PELICAN TWPPELICAN TWP	143	244	5	392	36.5%	62.2%	R+25.8
Precinct -CLITHERALL TWPCLITHERALL TWP	124	254	7	385	32.2%	66.0%	R+33.8
Precinct -SCAMBLER TWPSCAMBLER TWP	170	210	4	384	44.3%	54.7%	R+10.4
Precinct -TORDENSKJOLD TWPTORDENSKJOLD TWP	127	243	10	380	33.4%	63.9%	R+30.5
Precinct -STAR LAKE TWPSTAR LAKE TWP	113	220	2	335	33.7%	65.7%	R+31.9
Precinct -AMOR TWPAMOR TWP	111	189	11	311	35.7%	60.8%	R+25.1
Precinct -BUSE TWPBUSE TWP	65	237	9	311	20.9%	76.2%	R+55.3
Precinct -TUMULI TWPTUMULI TWP	103	201	3	307	33.6%	65.5%	R+31.9
Precinct -GORMAN TWPGORMAN TWP	80	222	2	304	26.3%	73.0%	R+46.7
Precinct -EAGLE LAKE TWPEAGLE LAKE TWP	118	174	6	298	39.6%	58.4%	R+18.8
Precinct -BLUFFTON TWPBLUFFTON TWP	36	245	10	291	12.4%	84.2%	R+71.8
Precinct -HENNING TWPHENNING TWP	64	210	4	278	23.0%	75.5%	R+52.5
Precinct -NIDAROS TWPNIDAROS TWP	92	179	4	275	33.5%	65.1%	R+31.6
Precinct -ERHARDS GROVE TWPERHARDS GROVE TWP	71	194	6	271	26.2%	71.6%	R+45.4
Precinct -ST OLAF TWPST OLAF TWP	75	191	4	270	27.8%	70.7%	R+43.0
Precinct -PARKERS PRAIRIE TWPPARKERS PRAIRIE TWP	53	208	4	265	20.0%	78.5%	R+58.5
Precinct -VERGASVERGAS	76	161	4	241	31.5%	66.8%	R+35.3
Precinct -DEER CREEK TWPDEER CREEK TWP	44	183	6	233	18.9%	78.5%	R+59.7
Precinct -HOMESTEAD TWPHOMESTEAD TWP	55	174	4	233	23.6%	74.7%	R+51.1
Precinct -UNDERWOODUNDERWOOD	82	133	2	217	37.8%	61.3%	R+23.5
Precinct -FOLDEN TWPFOLDEN TWP	46	161	4	211	21.8%	76.3%	R+54.5
Precinct -PADDOCK TWPPADDOCK TWP	31	176	1	208	14.9%	84.6%	R+69.7
Precinct -OAK VALLEY TWPOAK VALLEY TWP	40	166	1	207	19.3%	80.2%	R+60.9
Precinct -NORWEGIAN GROVE TWPNORWEGIAN GROVE TWP	67	137	1	205	32.7%	66.8%	R+34.1
Precinct -LEAF MOUNTAIN TWPLEAF MOUNTAIN TWP	53	145	1	199	26.6%	72.9%	R+46.2
Precinct -MAPLEWOOD TWPMAPLEWOOD TWP	47	139	5	191	24.6%	72.8%	R+48.2
Precinct -ELMO TWPELMO TWP	29	149	6	184	15.8%	81.0%	R+65.2
Precinct -BUTLER TWPBUTLER TWP	23	158	1	182	12.6%	86.8%	R+74.2
Precinct -INMAN TWPINMAN TWP	33	129	1	163	20.2%	79.1%	R+58.9
Precinct -WOODSIDE TWPWOODSIDE TWP	35	118	3	156	22.4%	75.6%	R+53.2
Precinct -DEER CREEKDEER CREEK	24	127	4	155	15.5%	81.9%	R+66.5
Precinct -BLOWERS TWPBLOWERS TWP	24	124	5	153	15.7%	81.0%	R+65.4
Precinct -EFFINGTON TWPEFFINGTON TWP	24	123	1	148	16.2%	83.1%	R+66.9
Precinct -EASTERN TWPEASTERN TWP	39	103	4	146	26.7%	70.5%	R+43.8
Precinct -DALTONDALTON	33	89	6	128	25.8%	69.5%	R+43.8
Precinct -BLUFFTONBLUFFTON	15	110	0	125	12.0%	88.0%	R+76.0
Precinct -OSCAR TWPOSCAR TWP	47	76	2	125	37.6%	60.8%	R+23.2
Precinct -AASTAD TWPAASTAD TWP	25	90	4	119	21.0%	75.6%	R+54.6
Precinct -TRONDHJEM TWPTRONDHJEM TWP	34	80	1	115	29.6%	69.6%	R+40.0
Precinct -CARLISLE TWPCARLISLE TWP	22	85	5	112	19.6%	75.9%	R+56.3
Precinct -ORWELL TWPORWELL TWP	37	63	2	102	36.3%	61.8%	R+25.5
Precinct -ROTHSAYROTHSAY	37	62	1	100	37.0%	62.0%	R+25.0
Precinct -ELIZABETHELIZABETH	28	66	0	94	29.8%	70.2%	R+40.4
Precinct -DENTDENT	27	60	1	88	30.7%	68.2%	R+37.5
Precinct -WADENA P-4WADENA P-4	34	48	2	84	40.5%	57.1%	R+16.7
Precinct -ERHARDERHARD	19	51	0	70	27.1%	72.9%	R+45.7
Precinct -WESTERN TWPWESTERN TWP	9	55	0	64	14.1%	85.9%	R+71.9
Precinct -RICHVILLERICHVILLE	8	35	1	44	18.2%	79.5%	R+61.4
Precinct -CLITHERALLCLITHERALL	12	26	1	39	30.8%	66.7%	R+35.9
Precinct -VININGVINING	13	23	0	36	36.1%	63.9%	R+27.8
Precinct -URBANKURBANK	4	18	0	22	18.2%	81.8%	R+63.6
Aastad Twp. Voting District27_271110005	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Amor Twp. Voting District27_271110010	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Aurdal Twp. Voting District27_271110015	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Battle Lake Voting District27_271110020	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Blowers Twp. Voting District27_271110025	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Bluffton Twp. Voting District27_271110035	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Bluffton Voting District27_271110030	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Buse Twp. Voting District27_271110040	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Butler Twp. Voting District27_271110045	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Candor Twp. Voting District27_271110050	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Carlisle Twp. Voting District27_271110055	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Clitherall Twp. Voting District27_271110065	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Clitherall Voting District27_271110060	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Compton Twp. Voting District27_271110070	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Corliss Twp. Voting District27_271110075	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Dalton Voting District27_271110080	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Dane Prairie Twp. Voting District27_271110085	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Dead Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110090	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Deer Creek Twp. Voting District27_271110100	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Deer Creek Voting District27_271110095	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Dent Voting District27_271110105	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Dora Twp. Voting District27_271110110	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Dunn Twp. Voting District27_271110115	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Eagle Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110120	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Eastern Twp. Voting District27_271110125	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Edna Twp. Voting District27_271110130	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Effington Twp. Voting District27_271110135	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Elizabeth Twp. Voting District27_271110145	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Elizabeth Voting District27_271110140	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Elmo Twp. Voting District27_271110150	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Erhard Voting District27_271110155	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Erhards Grove Twp. Voting District27_271110160	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Everts Twp. Voting District27_271110165	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Fergus Falls Twp. Voting District27_271110210	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Fergus Falls W-1 P-127_271110170	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Fergus Falls W-1 P-227_271110175	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Fergus Falls W-2 P-127_271110180	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Fergus Falls W-2 P-227_271110185	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Fergus Falls W-3 P-127_271110190	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Fergus Falls W-3 P-227_271110195	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Fergus Falls W-4 P-127_271110200	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Fergus Falls W-4 P-227_271110205	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Folden Twp. Voting District27_271110215	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Friberg Twp. Voting District27_271110220	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Girard Twp. Voting District27_271110225	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Gorman Twp. Voting District27_271110230	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Henning Twp. Voting District27_271110240	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Henning Voting District27_271110235	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Hobart Twp. Voting District27_271110245	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Homestead Twp. Voting District27_271110250	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Inman Twp. Voting District27_271110255	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Leaf Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110260	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Leaf Mountain Twp. Voting District27_271110265	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Lida Twp. Voting District27_271110270	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Maine Twp. Voting District27_271110275	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Maplewood Twp. Voting District27_271110280	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
New York Mills Voting District27_271110290	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Newton Twp. Voting District27_271110285	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Nidaros Twp. Voting District27_271110295	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Norwegian Grove Twp. Voting District27_271110300	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Oak Valley Twp. Voting District27_271110305	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Orwell Twp. Voting District27_271110310	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Oscar Twp. Voting District27_271110315	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Otter Tail Twp. Voting District27_271110325	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Otter Tail Voting District27_271110320	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Otto Twp. Voting District27_271110330	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Paddock Twp. Voting District27_271110335	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Parkers Prairie Twp. Voting District27_271110345	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Parkers Prairie Voting District27_271110340	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Pelican Rapids Voting District27_271110355	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Pelican Twp. Voting District27_271110350	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Perham Twp. Voting District27_271110365	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Perham Voting District27_271110360	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Pine Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110370	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Richville Voting District27_271110375	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Rothsay Voting District27_271110380	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Rush Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110385	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Scambler Twp. Voting District27_271110395	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
St Olaf Twp. Voting District27_271110390	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Star Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110400	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Sverdrup Twp. Voting District27_271110405	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Tordenskjold Twp. Voting District27_271110410	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Trondhjem Twp. Voting District27_271110415	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Tumuli Twp. Voting District27_271110420	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Underwood Voting District27_271110425	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Urbank Voting District27_271110430	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Vergas Voting District27_271110435	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Vining Voting District27_271110440	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Wadena P-427_271110445	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Western Twp. Voting District27_271110450	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even
Woodside Twp. Voting District27_271110455	0	0	0	0	—	—	Even

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−8.7%
1896	+11.3%
1900	−2.6%
1904	−59.9%
1908	−24.1%
1912	+15.0%
1916	−18.5%
1920	−66.2%
1924	−51.3%
1928	−39.0%
1932	+8.2%
1936	−1.4%
1940	−27.9%
1944	−35.7%
1948	−25.2%
1952	−50.4%
1956	−32.0%
1960	−26.1%
1964	−2.7%
1968	−24.6%
1972	−25.9%
1976	−0.9%
1980	−22.9%
1984	−23.3%
1988	−14.8%
1992	−7.1%
1996	−5.0%
2000	−25.0%
2004	−23.9%
2008	−12.9%
2012	−21.1%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−32.5%
2024	−34.1%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	32.0%Harris11,752	66.1%Trump24,276	0.8%Kennedy307 +7	R+34.1	R+1.6	R+32.6	36,736
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican66.1%24,276 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic32.0%11,752 Robert F KennedyIndependent0.8%307 Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%146 OtherAll other candidates0.3%128 Jill SteinIndependent0.2%71 Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%27 Cornel WestIndependent0.0%13 Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%10 Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%6
2020	R	32.9%Biden11,958	65.4%Trump23,800	0.7%Jorgensen257	R+32.5	D+3.2	R+37.0	36,399
2016	R	28.7%Clinton9,340	64.4%Trump20,939	3.1%Johnson1,000	R+35.7	R+14.5	R+37.8	32,500
2012	R	38.4%Obama12,165	59.6%Romney18,860	0.8%GRAY253	R+21.1	R+8.2	R+25.0	31,670
2008	R	42.4%Obama13,856	55.3%McCain18,077	2.3%	R+12.9	D+11.0	R+20.2	32,687
2004	R	37.4%Kerry12,038	61.3%Bush19,734	1.3%	R+23.9	D+1.1	R+21.5	32,178
2000	R	34.5%Gore9,844	59.5%Bush16,963	3.9%Nader1,120	R+25.0	R+20.0	R+25.5	28,511
1996	R	40.7%Clinton10,519	45.7%Dole11,808	12.3%Perot3,191	R+5.0	D+2.1	R+13.5	25,850
1992	R	34.4%Clinton9,176	41.5%Bush11,074	23.5%Perot6,274	R+7.1	D+7.7	R+12.7	26,670
1988	R	42.2%Dukakis10,373	57.0%Bush14,015	0.9%	R+14.8	D+8.5	R+7.1	24,604
1984	R	38.0%Mondale9,714	61.3%Reagan15,664	0.7%	R+23.3	R+0.4	R+5.1	25,551
1980	R	34.8%Carter9,108	57.7%Reagan15,091	7.4%	R+22.9	R+21.9	R+13.2	26,138
1976	R	48.5%Carter11,881	49.4%Ford12,113	2.1%	R+0.9	D+25.0	R+3.0	24,510
1972	R	36.3%McGovern7,881	62.2%Nixon13,519	1.5%	R+25.9	R+1.4	R+2.8	21,731
1968	R	35.7%Humphrey7,400	60.3%Nixon12,483	4.0%	R+24.6	R+21.9	R+23.9	20,701
1964	R	48.6%Johnson9,997	51.3%Goldwater10,542	0.1%	R+2.7	D+23.4	R+25.2	20,565
1960	R	36.9%Kennedy8,054	62.9%Nixon13,747	0.2%	R+26.1	D+5.9	R+26.2	21,843
1956	R	33.9%Stevenson6,571	65.9%Eisenhower12,764	0.2%	R+32.0	D+18.5	R+16.6	19,375
1952	R	24.6%Stevenson5,388	75.0%Eisenhower16,447	0.4%	R+50.4	R+25.2	R+39.7	21,921
1948	R	36.0%Truman6,546	61.3%Dewey11,131	2.7%	R+25.2	D+10.5	R+29.7	18,172
1944	R	31.8%Roosevelt5,823	67.6%Dewey12,351	0.6%	R+35.7	R+7.8	R+43.2	18,284
1940	R	35.6%Roosevelt7,705	63.5%Willkie13,737	0.9%	R+27.9	R+26.5	R+37.8	21,629
1936	R	47.7%Roosevelt8,642	49.1%Landon8,899	3.1%	R+1.4	R+9.6	R+25.7	18,110
1932	D	51.9%Roosevelt8,805	43.7%Hoover7,416	4.4%	D+8.2	D+47.2	R+9.6	16,964
1928	R	29.3%Smith4,990	68.3%Hoover11,624	2.4%	R+39.0	D+12.3	R+21.5	17,025
1924	R	4.2%Davis568	55.4%Coolidge7,557	39.2%La Follette5,346	R+51.3	D+14.9	R+26.1	13,629
1920	R	12.3%Cox1,741	78.5%Harding11,084	9.2%	R+66.2	R+47.7	R+40.0	14,119
1916	R	35.9%Wilson2,858	54.3%Hughes4,328	9.8%	R+18.5	R+33.5	R+21.6	7,966
1912	O	26.6%Wilson1,739	11.5%Taft755	61.9%	Roosevelt +35.3	D+39.1	R+4.5	6,546
1908	R	34.0%Bryan2,320	58.1%Taft3,964	7.9%	R+24.1	D+35.8	R+14.5	6,826
1904	R	13.8%Parker869	73.7%Roosevelt4,642	12.5%	R+59.9	R+57.3	R+40.2	6,299
1900	R	44.6%Bryan3,257	47.2%McKinley3,446	8.2%	R+2.6	R+13.9	D+5.0	7,303
1896	D	54.0%Bryan4,482	42.7%McKinley3,544	3.2%	D+11.3	D+20.0	D+17.4	8,294
1892	R	28.7%Cleveland1,642	37.4%Harrison2,140	33.9%	R+8.7	—	R+10.4	5,722
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 3 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	39.1%14,125	58.4%21,085	36,105
2020	R	32.8%11,728	60.7%21,738	35,793
2018	R	40.9%22,403	55.9%30,659	54,818

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Otter Tail County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	38,197
2018	37,358
2020	40,982
2022	40,021
2024	42,746

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+177 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +2,679 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $69,824 in average income, against $78,181 for residents who stayed — 11% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+19.3 on average — 15 points more Democratic-leaning than Otter Tail County, MN itself (R+34.1).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Cass County, ND133R+8.3
Becker County, MN120R+33.1
Wadena County, MN89R+51.3
Clay County, MN72D+0.5
Hennepin County, MN65D+42.4
Douglas County, MN56R+35.0

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Cass County, ND191
Clay County, MN111
Becker County, MN110
Hennepin County, MN86
Douglas County, MN71
Wadena County, MN64

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.

Domestic migration in Otter Tail County, MN in Otter Tail County, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+61
2012	−32
2013	+238
2014	−44
2015	+31
2016	+241
2017	+266
2018	+491
2019	+87
2021	+295
2022	+465
2023	+190
2024	+213
2025	+177

Otter Tail's 1,000-plus lakes draw seasonal tourism, but its year-round population skews rural and older — a demographic profile that has tracked closely with the broader shift toward lopsided Republican margins across Minnesota's lake belt.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 15.0 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 66.2 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.1 points.

A population of 60,475, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,255 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Becker County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Douglas County

Minnesota

95.4twin score

Norwegian ancestrySwedish ancestry% White

Becker County

Minnesota

89.8twin score

Norwegian ancestrySwedish ancestryelasticity≠ French ancestry

Crow Wing County

Minnesota

83.2twin score

Swedish ancestry% Whitemedian age≠ French ancestry

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Frequently asked questions

How did Otter Tail County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Otter Tail County, Minnesota voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,736 votes cast, 11,752 went Democratic and 24,276 went Republican.

When did Otter Tail County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Otter Tail County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1932.

How many people live in Otter Tail County, Minnesota?

Otter Tail County, Minnesota has a population of 60,475 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Otter Tail County, Minnesota?

Median household income in Otter Tail County, Minnesota is $72,255 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Otter Tail County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Otter Tail County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.

Year	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total
2024	11,752	24,276	708	36,736
2020	11,958	23,800	641	36,399
2016	9,340	20,939	2,221	32,500
2012	12,165	18,860	645	31,670
2008	13,856	18,077	754	32,687
2004	12,038	19,734	406	32,178

Year

Democrat

Republican

Others

Total

2024

11,752

24,276

708

36,736

2020

11,958

23,800

641

36,399

2016

9,340

20,939

2,221

32,500

2012

12,165

18,860

645

31,670

2008

13,856

18,077

754

32,687

2004

12,038

19,734

406

32,178

Measure	Otter Tail County	Minnesota	United States
Median age	46.2	39	39.1
Age 18–24	6.4%	8.8%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	25.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Measure

Otter Tail County

Minnesota

United States

Median age

46.2

39.1

Age 18–24

6.4%

8.8%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

25.5%

17.2%

Measure	Otter Tail County	Minnesota	United States
Median household income	$72,255	$89,062	$84,427
Poverty rate	8.7%	9.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	28.3%	39.4%	35.6%

Measure

Otter Tail County

Minnesota

United States

Median household income

$72,255

$89,062

$84,427

Poverty rate

8.7%

9.3%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

28.3%

39.4%

35.6%

Measure	Otter Tail County	Minnesota	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	4.6%	12.5%	22.3%
Spanish	2.8%	4.2%	13.6%

Measure

Otter Tail County

Minnesota

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

4.6%

12.5%

22.3%

Spanish

2.8%

4.2%

13.6%

Measure	Otter Tail County	Minnesota	United States
Catholic	12.1%	19.5%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	21.9%	11.8%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	43.9%	50.6%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	21.5%	13.5%	5.2%

Measure

Otter Tail County

Minnesota

United States

Catholic

12.1%

19.5%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

21.9%

11.8%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

43.9%

50.6%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

21.5%

13.5%

5.2%

Otter Tail County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -PERHAMPERHAM

577

1,161

1,780

32.4%

65.2%

R+32.8

Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-2 P-2FERGUS FALLS W-2 P-2

454

648

1,118

40.6%

58.0%

R+17.4

Precinct -AURDAL TWPAURDAL TWP

337

704

1,071

31.5%

65.7%

R+34.3

Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-3 P-2FERGUS FALLS W-3 P-2

400

575

1,001

40.0%

57.4%

R+17.5

Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-4 P-2FERGUS FALLS W-4 P-2

404

570

994

40.6%

57.3%

R+16.7

Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-2 P-1FERGUS FALLS W-2 P-1

409

542

975

41.9%

55.6%

R+13.6

Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-4 P-1FERGUS FALLS W-4 P-1

352

583

963

36.6%

60.5%

R+24.0

Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-3 P-1FERGUS FALLS W-3 P-1

378

488

885

42.7%

55.1%

R+12.4

Precinct -PELICAN RAPIDSPELICAN RAPIDS

358

494

868

41.2%

56.9%

R+15.7

Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-1 P-2FERGUS FALLS W-1 P-2

309

510

839

36.8%

60.8%

R+24.0

Precinct -FERGUS FALLS W-1 P-1FERGUS FALLS W-1 P-1

280

465

760

36.8%

61.2%

R+24.3

Precinct -RUSH LAKE TWPRUSH LAKE TWP

211

519

744

28.4%

69.8%

R+41.4

Precinct -NEW YORK MILLSNEW YORK MILLS

189

486

688

27.5%

70.6%

R+43.2

Precinct -DUNN TWPDUNN TWP

272

385

663

41.0%

58.1%

R+17.0

Precinct -PERHAM TWPPERHAM TWP

168

474

656

25.6%

72.3%

R+46.6

Precinct -EDNA TWPEDNA TWP

202

430

645

31.3%

66.7%

R+35.3

Precinct -HOBART TWPHOBART TWP

216

398

629

34.3%

63.3%

R+28.9

Precinct -EVERTS TWPEVERTS TWP

243

365

621

39.1%

58.8%

R+19.6

Precinct -DANE PRAIRIE TWPDANE PRAIRIE TWP

177

403

590

30.0%

68.3%

R+38.3

Precinct -GIRARD TWPGIRARD TWP

189

373

572

33.0%

65.2%

R+32.2

Precinct -LIDA TWPLIDA TWP

247

313

571

43.3%

54.8%

R+11.6

Precinct -PARKERS PRAIRIEPARKERS PRAIRIE

135

417

560

24.1%

74.5%

R+50.4

Precinct -ELIZABETH TWPELIZABETH TWP

182

368

558

32.6%

65.9%

R+33.3

Precinct -DORA TWPDORA TWP

227

308

546

41.6%

56.4%

R+14.8

Precinct -FRIBERG TWPFRIBERG TWP

197

339

542

36.3%

62.5%

R+26.2

Precinct -BATTLE LAKEBATTLE LAKE

222

300

535

41.5%

56.1%

R+14.6

Precinct -PINE LAKE TWPPINE LAKE TWP

146

369

527

27.7%

70.0%

R+42.3

Precinct -OTTERTAILOTTERTAIL

154

339

503

30.6%

67.4%

R+36.8

Precinct -FERGUS FALLS TWPFERGUS FALLS TWP

133

352

502

26.5%

70.1%

R+43.6

Precinct -MAINE TWPMAINE TWP

143

324

477

30.0%

67.9%

R+37.9

Precinct -OTTER TAIL TWPOTTER TAIL TWP

157

301

465

33.8%

64.7%

R+31.0

Precinct -NEWTON TWPNEWTON TWP

369

464

19.0%

79.5%

R+60.6

Precinct -HENNINGHENNING

123

327

455

27.0%

71.9%

R+44.8

Precinct -CANDOR TWPCANDOR TWP

143

307

454

31.5%

67.6%

R+36.1

Precinct -CORLISS TWPCORLISS TWP

345

448

21.9%

77.0%

R+55.1

Precinct -SVERDRUP TWPSVERDRUP TWP

147

290

442

33.3%

65.6%

R+32.4

Precinct -LEAF LAKE TWPLEAF LAKE TWP

107

319

434

24.7%

73.5%

R+48.8

Precinct -OTTO TWPOTTO TWP

338

424

18.4%

79.7%

R+61.3

Precinct -COMPTON TWPCOMPTON TWP

333

417

16.8%

79.9%

R+63.1

Precinct -DEAD LAKE TWPDEAD LAKE TWP

109

281

394

27.7%

71.3%

R+43.7

Precinct -PELICAN TWPPELICAN TWP

143

244

392

36.5%

62.2%

R+25.8

Precinct -CLITHERALL TWPCLITHERALL TWP

124

254

385

32.2%

66.0%

R+33.8

Precinct -SCAMBLER TWPSCAMBLER TWP

170

210

384

44.3%

54.7%

R+10.4

Precinct -TORDENSKJOLD TWPTORDENSKJOLD TWP

127

243

380

33.4%

63.9%

R+30.5

Precinct -STAR LAKE TWPSTAR LAKE TWP

113

220

335

33.7%

65.7%

R+31.9

Precinct -AMOR TWPAMOR TWP

111

189

311

35.7%

60.8%

R+25.1

Precinct -BUSE TWPBUSE TWP

237

311

20.9%

76.2%

R+55.3

Precinct -TUMULI TWPTUMULI TWP

103

201

307

33.6%

65.5%

R+31.9

Precinct -GORMAN TWPGORMAN TWP

222

304

26.3%

73.0%

R+46.7

Precinct -EAGLE LAKE TWPEAGLE LAKE TWP

118

174

298

39.6%

58.4%

R+18.8

Precinct -BLUFFTON TWPBLUFFTON TWP

245

291

12.4%

84.2%

R+71.8

Precinct -HENNING TWPHENNING TWP

210

278

23.0%

75.5%

R+52.5

Precinct -NIDAROS TWPNIDAROS TWP

179

275

33.5%

65.1%

R+31.6

Precinct -ERHARDS GROVE TWPERHARDS GROVE TWP

194

271

26.2%

71.6%

R+45.4

Precinct -ST OLAF TWPST OLAF TWP

191

270

27.8%

70.7%

R+43.0

Precinct -PARKERS PRAIRIE TWPPARKERS PRAIRIE TWP

208

265

20.0%

78.5%

R+58.5

Precinct -VERGASVERGAS

161

241

31.5%

66.8%

R+35.3

Precinct -DEER CREEK TWPDEER CREEK TWP

183

233

18.9%

78.5%

R+59.7

Precinct -HOMESTEAD TWPHOMESTEAD TWP

174

233

23.6%

74.7%

R+51.1

Precinct -UNDERWOODUNDERWOOD

133

217

37.8%

61.3%

R+23.5

Precinct -FOLDEN TWPFOLDEN TWP

161

211

21.8%

76.3%

R+54.5

Precinct -PADDOCK TWPPADDOCK TWP

176

208

14.9%

84.6%

R+69.7

Precinct -OAK VALLEY TWPOAK VALLEY TWP

166

207

19.3%

80.2%

R+60.9

Precinct -NORWEGIAN GROVE TWPNORWEGIAN GROVE TWP

137

205

32.7%

66.8%

R+34.1

Precinct -LEAF MOUNTAIN TWPLEAF MOUNTAIN TWP

145

199

26.6%

72.9%

R+46.2

Precinct -MAPLEWOOD TWPMAPLEWOOD TWP

139

191

24.6%

72.8%

R+48.2

Precinct -ELMO TWPELMO TWP

149

184

15.8%

81.0%

R+65.2

Precinct -BUTLER TWPBUTLER TWP

158

182

12.6%

86.8%

R+74.2

Precinct -INMAN TWPINMAN TWP

129

163

20.2%

79.1%

R+58.9

Precinct -WOODSIDE TWPWOODSIDE TWP

118

156

22.4%

75.6%

R+53.2

Precinct -DEER CREEKDEER CREEK

127

155

15.5%

81.9%

R+66.5

Precinct -BLOWERS TWPBLOWERS TWP

124

153

15.7%

81.0%

R+65.4

Precinct -EFFINGTON TWPEFFINGTON TWP

123

148

16.2%

83.1%

R+66.9

Precinct -EASTERN TWPEASTERN TWP

103

146

26.7%

70.5%

R+43.8

Precinct -DALTONDALTON

128

25.8%

69.5%

R+43.8

Precinct -BLUFFTONBLUFFTON

110

125

12.0%

88.0%

R+76.0

Precinct -OSCAR TWPOSCAR TWP

125

37.6%

60.8%

R+23.2

Precinct -AASTAD TWPAASTAD TWP

119

21.0%

75.6%

R+54.6

Precinct -TRONDHJEM TWPTRONDHJEM TWP

115

29.6%

69.6%

R+40.0

Precinct -CARLISLE TWPCARLISLE TWP

112

19.6%

75.9%

R+56.3

Precinct -ORWELL TWPORWELL TWP

102

36.3%

61.8%

R+25.5

Precinct -ROTHSAYROTHSAY

100

37.0%

62.0%

R+25.0

Precinct -ELIZABETHELIZABETH

29.8%

70.2%

R+40.4

Precinct -DENTDENT

30.7%

68.2%

R+37.5

Precinct -WADENA P-4WADENA P-4

40.5%

57.1%

R+16.7

Precinct -ERHARDERHARD

27.1%

72.9%

R+45.7

Precinct -WESTERN TWPWESTERN TWP

14.1%

85.9%

R+71.9

Precinct -RICHVILLERICHVILLE

18.2%

79.5%

R+61.4

Precinct -CLITHERALLCLITHERALL

30.8%

66.7%

R+35.9

Precinct -VININGVINING

36.1%

63.9%

R+27.8

Precinct -URBANKURBANK

18.2%

81.8%

R+63.6

Aastad Twp. Voting District27_271110005

—

Even

Amor Twp. Voting District27_271110010

—

Even

Aurdal Twp. Voting District27_271110015

—

Even

Battle Lake Voting District27_271110020

—

Even

Blowers Twp. Voting District27_271110025

—

Even

Bluffton Twp. Voting District27_271110035

—

Even

Bluffton Voting District27_271110030

—

Even

Buse Twp. Voting District27_271110040

—

Even

Butler Twp. Voting District27_271110045

—

Even

Candor Twp. Voting District27_271110050

—

Even

Carlisle Twp. Voting District27_271110055

—

Even

Clitherall Twp. Voting District27_271110065

—

Even

Clitherall Voting District27_271110060

—

Even

Compton Twp. Voting District27_271110070

—

Even

Corliss Twp. Voting District27_271110075

—

Even

Dalton Voting District27_271110080

—

Even

Dane Prairie Twp. Voting District27_271110085

—

Even

Dead Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110090

—

Even

Deer Creek Twp. Voting District27_271110100

—

Even

Deer Creek Voting District27_271110095

—

Even

Dent Voting District27_271110105

—

Even

Dora Twp. Voting District27_271110110

—

Even

Dunn Twp. Voting District27_271110115

—

Even

Eagle Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110120

—

Even

Eastern Twp. Voting District27_271110125

—

Even

Edna Twp. Voting District27_271110130

—

Even

Effington Twp. Voting District27_271110135

—

Even

Elizabeth Twp. Voting District27_271110145

—

Even

Elizabeth Voting District27_271110140

—

Even

Elmo Twp. Voting District27_271110150

—

Even

Erhard Voting District27_271110155

—

Even

Erhards Grove Twp. Voting District27_271110160

—

Even

Everts Twp. Voting District27_271110165

—

Even

Fergus Falls Twp. Voting District27_271110210

—

Even

Fergus Falls W-1 P-127_271110170

—

Even

Fergus Falls W-1 P-227_271110175

—

Even

Fergus Falls W-2 P-127_271110180

—

Even

Fergus Falls W-2 P-227_271110185

—

Even

Fergus Falls W-3 P-127_271110190

—

Even

Fergus Falls W-3 P-227_271110195

—

Even

Fergus Falls W-4 P-127_271110200

—

Even

Fergus Falls W-4 P-227_271110205

—

Even

Folden Twp. Voting District27_271110215

—

Even

Friberg Twp. Voting District27_271110220

—

Even

Girard Twp. Voting District27_271110225

—

Even

Gorman Twp. Voting District27_271110230

—

Even

Henning Twp. Voting District27_271110240

—

Even

Henning Voting District27_271110235

—

Even

Hobart Twp. Voting District27_271110245

—

Even

Homestead Twp. Voting District27_271110250

—

Even

Inman Twp. Voting District27_271110255

—

Even

Leaf Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110260

—

Even

Leaf Mountain Twp. Voting District27_271110265

—

Even

Lida Twp. Voting District27_271110270

—

Even

Maine Twp. Voting District27_271110275

—

Even

Maplewood Twp. Voting District27_271110280

—

Even

New York Mills Voting District27_271110290

—

Even

Newton Twp. Voting District27_271110285

—

Even

Nidaros Twp. Voting District27_271110295

—

Even

Norwegian Grove Twp. Voting District27_271110300

—

Even

Oak Valley Twp. Voting District27_271110305

—

Even

Orwell Twp. Voting District27_271110310

—

Even

Oscar Twp. Voting District27_271110315

—

Even

Otter Tail Twp. Voting District27_271110325

—

Even

Otter Tail Voting District27_271110320

—

Even

Otto Twp. Voting District27_271110330

—

Even

Paddock Twp. Voting District27_271110335

—

Even

Parkers Prairie Twp. Voting District27_271110345

—

Even

Parkers Prairie Voting District27_271110340

—

Even

Pelican Rapids Voting District27_271110355

—

Even

Pelican Twp. Voting District27_271110350

—

Even

Perham Twp. Voting District27_271110365

—

Even

Perham Voting District27_271110360

—

Even

Pine Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110370

—

Even

Richville Voting District27_271110375

—

Even

Rothsay Voting District27_271110380

—

Even

Rush Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110385

—

Even

Scambler Twp. Voting District27_271110395

—

Even

St Olaf Twp. Voting District27_271110390

—

Even

Star Lake Twp. Voting District27_271110400

—

Even

Sverdrup Twp. Voting District27_271110405

—

Even

Tordenskjold Twp. Voting District27_271110410

—

Even

Trondhjem Twp. Voting District27_271110415

—

Even

Tumuli Twp. Voting District27_271110420

—

Even

Underwood Voting District27_271110425

—

Even

Urbank Voting District27_271110430

—

Even

Vergas Voting District27_271110435

—

Even

Vining Voting District27_271110440

—

Even

Wadena P-427_271110445

—

Even

Western Twp. Voting District27_271110450

—

Even

Woodside Twp. Voting District27_271110455

—

Even

Presidential margin, 1892–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1892	−8.7%
1896	+11.3%
1900	−2.6%
1904	−59.9%
1908	−24.1%
1912	+15.0%
1916	−18.5%
1920	−66.2%
1924	−51.3%
1928	−39.0%
1932	+8.2%
1936	−1.4%
1940	−27.9%
1944	−35.7%
1948	−25.2%
1952	−50.4%
1956	−32.0%
1960	−26.1%
1964	−2.7%
1968	−24.6%
1972	−25.9%
1976	−0.9%
1980	−22.9%
1984	−23.3%
1988	−14.8%
1992	−7.1%
1996	−5.0%
2000	−25.0%
2004	−23.9%
2008	−12.9%
2012	−21.1%
2016	−35.7%
2020	−32.5%
2024	−34.1%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

32.0%Harris11,752

66.1%Trump24,276

0.8%Kennedy307 +7

R+34.1

R+1.6

R+32.6

36,736

All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican66.1%24,276
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic32.0%11,752
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.8%307
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%146
OtherAll other candidates0.3%128
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%71
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%27
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%13
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%10
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%6

2020

32.9%Biden11,958

65.4%Trump23,800

0.7%Jorgensen257

R+32.5

D+3.2

R+37.0

36,399

2016

28.7%Clinton9,340

64.4%Trump20,939

3.1%Johnson1,000

R+35.7

R+14.5

R+37.8

32,500

2012

38.4%Obama12,165

59.6%Romney18,860

0.8%GRAY253

R+21.1

R+8.2

R+25.0

31,670

2008

42.4%Obama13,856

55.3%McCain18,077

2.3%

R+12.9

D+11.0

R+20.2

32,687

2004

37.4%Kerry12,038

61.3%Bush19,734

1.3%

R+23.9

D+1.1

R+21.5

32,178

2000

34.5%Gore9,844

59.5%Bush16,963

3.9%Nader1,120

R+25.0

R+20.0

R+25.5

28,511

1996

40.7%Clinton10,519

45.7%Dole11,808

12.3%Perot3,191

R+5.0

D+2.1

R+13.5

25,850

1992

34.4%Clinton9,176

41.5%Bush11,074

23.5%Perot6,274

R+7.1

D+7.7

R+12.7

26,670

1988

42.2%Dukakis10,373

57.0%Bush14,015

0.9%

R+14.8

D+8.5

R+7.1

24,604

1984

38.0%Mondale9,714

61.3%Reagan15,664

0.7%

R+23.3

R+0.4

R+5.1

25,551

1980

34.8%Carter9,108

57.7%Reagan15,091

7.4%

R+22.9

R+21.9

R+13.2

26,138

1976

48.5%Carter11,881

49.4%Ford12,113

2.1%

R+0.9

D+25.0

R+3.0

24,510

1972

36.3%McGovern7,881

62.2%Nixon13,519

1.5%

R+25.9

R+1.4

R+2.8

21,731

1968

35.7%Humphrey7,400

60.3%Nixon12,483

4.0%

R+24.6

R+21.9

R+23.9

20,701

1964

48.6%Johnson9,997

51.3%Goldwater10,542

0.1%

R+2.7

D+23.4

R+25.2

20,565

1960

36.9%Kennedy8,054

62.9%Nixon13,747

0.2%

R+26.1

D+5.9

R+26.2

21,843

1956

33.9%Stevenson6,571

65.9%Eisenhower12,764

0.2%

R+32.0

D+18.5

R+16.6

19,375

1952

24.6%Stevenson5,388

75.0%Eisenhower16,447

0.4%

R+50.4

R+25.2

R+39.7

21,921

1948

36.0%Truman6,546

61.3%Dewey11,131

2.7%

R+25.2

D+10.5

R+29.7

18,172

1944

31.8%Roosevelt5,823

67.6%Dewey12,351

0.6%

R+35.7

R+7.8

R+43.2

18,284

1940

35.6%Roosevelt7,705

63.5%Willkie13,737

0.9%

R+27.9

R+26.5

R+37.8

21,629

1936

47.7%Roosevelt8,642

49.1%Landon8,899

3.1%

R+1.4

R+9.6

R+25.7

18,110

1932

51.9%Roosevelt8,805

43.7%Hoover7,416

4.4%

D+8.2

D+47.2

R+9.6

16,964

1928

29.3%Smith4,990

68.3%Hoover11,624

2.4%

R+39.0

D+12.3

R+21.5

17,025

1924

4.2%Davis568

55.4%Coolidge7,557

39.2%La Follette5,346

R+51.3

D+14.9

R+26.1

13,629

1920

12.3%Cox1,741

78.5%Harding11,084

9.2%

R+66.2

R+47.7

R+40.0

14,119

1916

35.9%Wilson2,858

54.3%Hughes4,328

9.8%

R+18.5

R+33.5

R+21.6

7,966

1912

26.6%Wilson1,739

11.5%Taft755

61.9%

Roosevelt +35.3

D+39.1

R+4.5

6,546

1908

34.0%Bryan2,320

58.1%Taft3,964

7.9%

R+24.1

D+35.8

R+14.5

6,826

1904

13.8%Parker869

73.7%Roosevelt4,642

12.5%

R+59.9

R+57.3

R+40.2

6,299

1900

44.6%Bryan3,257

47.2%McKinley3,446

8.2%

R+2.6

R+13.9

D+5.0

7,303

1896

54.0%Bryan4,482

42.7%McKinley3,544

3.2%

D+11.3

D+20.0

D+17.4

8,294

1892

28.7%Cleveland1,642

37.4%Harrison2,140

33.9%

R+8.7

—

R+10.4

5,722

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

39.1%14,125

58.4%21,085

36,105

2020

32.8%11,728

60.7%21,738

35,793

2018

40.9%22,403

55.9%30,659

54,818

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Otter Tail County, MN
Year	Total registered
2016	38,197
2018	37,358
2020	40,982
2022	40,021
2024	42,746

How did Otter Tail County, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Otter Tail County, Minnesota voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,736 votes cast, 11,752 went Democratic and 24,276 went Republican.

When did Otter Tail County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Otter Tail County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1932.

How many people live in Otter Tail County, Minnesota?

Otter Tail County, Minnesota has a population of 60,475 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Otter Tail County, Minnesota?

Median household income in Otter Tail County, Minnesota is $72,255 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Otter Tail County, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Otter Tail County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 31 went Republican.

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