Pipestone County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
44 precincts · 4,837 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -PIPESTONE PCT 2PIPESTONE PCT 2 | 344 | 692 | 26 | 1,062 | 32.4% | 65.2% | R+32.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -PIPESTONE PCT 1PIPESTONE PCT 1 | 304 | 507 | 13 | 824 | 36.9% | 61.5% | R+24.6 |
| Precinct -EDGERTONEDGERTON | 129 | 601 | 11 | 741 | 17.4% | 81.1% | R+63.7 |
| Precinct -JASPERJASPER | 80 | 137 | 4 | 221 | 36.2% | 62.0% | R+25.8 |
| Precinct -SWEET TWPSWEET TWP | 34 | 155 | 3 | 192 | 17.7% | 80.7% | R+63.0 |
| Precinct -OSBORNE TWPOSBORNE TWP | 14 | 175 | 2 | 191 | 7.3% | 91.6% | R+84.3 |
| Precinct -TROY TWPTROY TWP | 41 | 112 | 3 | 156 | 26.3% | 71.8% | R+45.5 |
| Precinct -EDEN TWPEDEN TWP | 30 | 113 | 1 | 144 | 20.8% | 78.5% | R+57.6 |
| Precinct -AETNA TWPAETNA TWP | 34 | 102 | 3 | 139 | 24.5% | 73.4% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -BURKE TWPBURKE TWP | 9 | 127 | 3 | 139 | 6.5% | 91.4% | R+84.9 |
| Precinct -FOUNTAIN PRAIRIEFOUNTAIN PRAIRIE | 10 | 122 | 2 | 134 | 7.5% | 91.0% | R+83.6 |
| Precinct -GRAY TWPGRAY TWP | 29 | 100 | 4 | 133 | 21.8% | 75.2% | R+53.4 |
| Precinct -GRANGE TWPGRANGE TWP | 18 | 112 | 0 | 130 | 13.8% | 86.2% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -ELMER TWPELMER TWP | 15 | 111 | 1 | 127 | 11.8% | 87.4% | R+75.6 |
| Precinct -RUTHTONRUTHTON | 43 | 62 | 2 | 107 | 40.2% | 57.9% | R+17.8 |
| Precinct -ROCK TWPROCK TWP | 14 | 72 | 3 | 89 | 15.7% | 80.9% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -HOLLANDHOLLAND | 22 | 65 | 1 | 88 | 25.0% | 73.9% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -ALTONA TWPALTONA TWP | 11 | 61 | 0 | 72 | 15.3% | 84.7% | R+69.4 |
| Precinct -TROSKYTROSKY | 8 | 40 | 0 | 48 | 16.7% | 83.3% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -WOODSTOCKWOODSTOCK | 14 | 29 | 3 | 46 | 30.4% | 63.0% | R+32.6 |
| Precinct -IHLENIHLEN | 8 | 21 | 0 | 29 | 27.6% | 72.4% | R+44.8 |
| Precinct -HATFIELDHATFIELD | 4 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 16.0% | 84.0% | R+68.0 |
| Aetna Twp. Voting District27_271170005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Altona Twp. Voting District27_271170010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Burke Twp. Voting District27_271170015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Eden Twp. Voting District27_271170020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Edgerton Voting District27_271170025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Elmer Twp. Voting District27_271170030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fountain Prairie Voting District27_271170035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grange Twp. Voting District27_271170040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gray Twp. Voting District27_271170045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hatfield Voting District27_271170050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Holland Voting District27_271170055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ihlen Voting District27_271170060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Jasper Voting District27_271170065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Osborne Twp. Voting District27_271170070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pipestone P-127_271170075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pipestone P-227_271170080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rock Twp. Voting District27_271170100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ruthton Voting District27_271170105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sweet Twp. Voting District27_271170110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Trosky Voting District27_271170115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Troy Twp. Voting District27_271170120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Woodstock Voting District27_271170125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −26.1% |
| 1896 | +3.1% |
| 1900 | −22.6% |
| 1904 | −58.9% |
| 1908 | −34.9% |
| 1912 | +12.3% |
| 1916 | −14.4% |
| 1920 | −67.3% |
| 1924 | −43.1% |
| 1928 | −23.5% |
| 1932 | +32.5% |
| 1936 | +22.1% |
| 1940 | −17.7% |
| 1944 | −14.3% |
| 1948 | +10.1% |
| 1952 | −45.1% |
| 1956 | −21.6% |
| 1960 | −20.1% |
| 1964 | +15.1% |
| 1968 | −17.5% |
| 1972 | −12.3% |
| 1976 | +4.0% |
| 1980 | −13.1% |
| 1984 | −11.9% |
| 1988 | −7.3% |
| 1992 | −3.5% |
| 1996 | −2.1% |
| 2000 | −14.8% |
| 2004 | −23.2% |
| 2008 | −13.1% |
| 2012 | −23.7% |
| 2016 | −46.0% |
| 2020 | −45.5% |
| 2024 | −48.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,674 |
| 2018 | 5,334 |
| 2020 | 5,717 |
| 2022 | 5,371 |
| 2024 | 5,655 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,019 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $46,532 in average income, against $82,749 for residents who stayed — 44% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+12.7 on average — 35 points more Democratic-leaning than Pipestone County, MN itself (R+48.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Minnehaha County, SD33R+12.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Minnehaha County, SD45
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 | −88 |
| 2012 | −141 |
| 2013 | −110 |
| 2014 | +3 |
| 2015 | −85 |
| 2016 | −73 |
| 2017 | −118 |
| 2018 | −69 |
| 2019 | −43 |
| 2021 | −79 |
| 2022 | −40 |
| 2023 | −75 |
| 2024 | −102 |
| 2025 | +1 |
Pipestone County, anchored by its small county-seat city on the southwestern Minnesota prairie, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles, making it among the most lopsided counties in a state that remains closely contested statewide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 67.3 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 48.0 points.
A population of 9,284, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,628 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clark County and Deuel County.
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Pipestone County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27117/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.