Pipestone County, Minnesota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+48%. Republican peak: R+67 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+48MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,2842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,6282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+32 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Ida County, IA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Pipestone CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Pipestone County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,215 | 3,537 | 4,837 | ||
| R | 1,306 | 3,553 | 4,940 | ||
| R | 1,127 | 3,338 | 4,808 | ||
| R | 1,725 | 2,826 | 4,646 | ||
| R | 2,023 | 2,652 | 4,801 | ||
| R | 1,900 | 3,066 | 5,032 | ||
| R | 1,970 | 2,693 | 4,894 | ||
| R | 1,999 | 2,096 | 4,722 | ||
| R | 1,773 | 1,953 | 5,170 | ||
| R | 2,382 | 2,760 | 5,189 | ||
| R | 2,391 | 3,043 | 5,501 | ||
| R | 2,392 | 3,207 | 6,243 | ||
| D | 3,272 | 3,018 | 6,401 | ||
| R | 2,758 | 3,543 | 6,376 | ||
| R | 2,234 | 3,241 | 5,738 | ||
| D | 3,365 | 2,481 | 5,851 | ||
| R | 2,443 | 3,677 | 6,131 | ||
| R | 2,165 | 3,362 | 5,533 | ||
| R | 1,701 | 4,507 | 6,221 | ||
| D | 2,804 | 2,281 | 5,180 | ||
| R | 2,129 | 2,844 | 4,994 | ||
| R | 2,390 | 3,423 | 5,842 | ||
| D | 3,026 | 1,881 | 5,170 | ||
| D | 2,996 | 1,509 | 4,578 | ||
| R | 1,591 | 2,578 | 4,207 | ||
| R | 219 | 2,066 | 4,290 | ||
| R | 490 | 3,106 | 3,888 | ||
| R | 732 | 1,010 | 1,926 | ||
| O | 505 | 301 | 1,664 | ||
| R | 491 | 1,057 | 1,624 | ||
| R | 269 | 1,185 | 1,556 | ||
| R | 692 | 1,112 | 1,858 | ||
| D | 919 | 862 | 1,815 | ||
| D | 648 | 295 | 1,351 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.3%
Irish
4.4%
English
3.2%
American
2.6%
French
1.2%
Italian
1.1%
Polish
0.8%
African American
1.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 40.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,628
Pipestone County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Pipestone County$69,628
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Pipestone County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.1%
Working age (18–64)10.6%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-seven points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-eight points.
A population of 9,284, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,628 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Ida County and Scott County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Pipestone County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Pipestone County, Minnesota voted Republican by 48.0 points (R+48), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,837 votes cast, 1,215 went Democratic and 3,537 went Republican.
What is Pipestone County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Pipestone County, Minnesota in the "Farm Belt" typology — Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, with modest recent movement. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 26 times, and other 1 times.
When did Pipestone County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Pipestone County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Pipestone County, Minnesota?
Pipestone County, Minnesota has a population of 9,284 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Pipestone County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Pipestone County, Minnesota is $69,628 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Pipestone County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Pipestone County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.