Pope County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
61 precincts · 7,218 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -GLENWOOD P-1GLENWOOD P-1 | 577 | 721 | 29 | 1,327 | 43.5% | 54.3% | R+10.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -GLENWOOD TWPGLENWOOD TWP | 273 | 541 | 13 | 827 | 33.0% | 65.4% | R+32.4 |
| Precinct -STARBUCKSTARBUCK | 289 | 484 | 15 | 788 | 36.7% | 61.4% | R+24.7 |
| Precinct -LEVEN TWPLEVEN TWP | 118 | 249 | 13 | 380 | 31.1% | 65.5% | R+34.5 |
| Precinct -MINNEWASKA TWPMINNEWASKA TWP | 157 | 213 | 6 | 376 | 41.8% | 56.6% | R+14.9 |
| Precinct -WHITE BEAR LAKE TWPWHITE BEAR LAKE TWP | 90 | 239 | 5 | 334 | 26.9% | 71.6% | R+44.6 |
| Precinct -RENO TWPRENO TWP | 81 | 238 | 7 | 326 | 24.8% | 73.0% | R+48.2 |
| Precinct -LONG BEACHLONG BEACH | 132 | 148 | 5 | 285 | 46.3% | 51.9% | R+5.6 |
| Precinct -GLENWOOD P-2GLENWOOD P-2 | 80 | 127 | 4 | 211 | 37.9% | 60.2% | R+22.3 |
| Precinct -GROVE LAKE TWPGROVE LAKE TWP | 38 | 145 | 4 | 187 | 20.3% | 77.5% | R+57.2 |
| Precinct -LOWRYLOWRY | 46 | 128 | 5 | 179 | 25.7% | 71.5% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct -BEN WADE TWPBEN WADE TWP | 39 | 129 | 5 | 173 | 22.5% | 74.6% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -WESTPORT TWPWESTPORT TWP | 33 | 120 | 1 | 154 | 21.4% | 77.9% | R+56.5 |
| Precinct -CYRUSCYRUS | 38 | 113 | 2 | 153 | 24.8% | 73.9% | R+49.0 |
| Precinct -CHIPPEWA FALLS TWPCHIPPEWA FALLS TWP | 67 | 81 | 4 | 152 | 44.1% | 53.3% | R+9.2 |
| Precinct -GILCHRIST TWPGILCHRIST TWP | 42 | 102 | 1 | 145 | 29.0% | 70.3% | R+41.4 |
| Precinct -VILLARDVILLARD | 32 | 107 | 5 | 144 | 22.2% | 74.3% | R+52.1 |
| Precinct -BLUE MOUNDS TWPBLUE MOUNDS TWP | 33 | 88 | 2 | 123 | 26.8% | 71.5% | R+44.7 |
| Precinct -NORA TWPNORA TWP | 31 | 88 | 2 | 121 | 25.6% | 72.7% | R+47.1 |
| Precinct -LANGHEI TWPLANGHEI TWP | 46 | 69 | 2 | 117 | 39.3% | 59.0% | R+19.7 |
| Precinct -BARSNESS TWPBARSNESS TWP | 34 | 67 | 3 | 104 | 32.7% | 64.4% | R+31.7 |
| Precinct -BANGOR TWPBANGOR TWP | 16 | 85 | 1 | 102 | 15.7% | 83.3% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -NEW PRAIRIE TWPNEW PRAIRIE TWP | 22 | 78 | 1 | 101 | 21.8% | 77.2% | R+55.4 |
| Precinct -WALDEN TWPWALDEN TWP | 14 | 76 | 1 | 91 | 15.4% | 83.5% | R+68.1 |
| Precinct -HOFF TWPHOFF TWP | 16 | 71 | 0 | 87 | 18.4% | 81.6% | R+63.2 |
| Precinct -ROLLING FORKS TWPROLLING FORKS TWP | 19 | 62 | 5 | 86 | 22.1% | 72.1% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -LAKE JOHANNA TWPLAKE JOHANNA TWP | 21 | 49 | 1 | 71 | 29.6% | 69.0% | R+39.4 |
| Precinct -FARWELLFARWELL | 5 | 30 | 0 | 35 | 14.3% | 85.7% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -WESTPORTWESTPORT | 3 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 13.0% | 87.0% | R+73.9 |
| Precinct -SEDANSEDAN | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 37.5% | 56.3% | R+18.8 |
| Bangor Twp. Voting District27_271210005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Barsness Twp. Voting District27_271210010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ben Wade Twp. Voting District27_271210015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Blue Mounds Twp. Voting District27_271210020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Brooten Voting District27_271210022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Chippewa Falls Twp. Voting District27_271210025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cyrus Voting District27_271210030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Farwell Voting District27_271210035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gilchrist Twp. Voting District27_271210040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Glenwood P-127_271210045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Glenwood P-227_271210050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Glenwood Twp. Voting District27_271210055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grove Lake Twp. Voting District27_271210060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hoff Twp. Voting District27_271210065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lake Johanna Twp. Voting District27_271210070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Langhei Twp. Voting District27_271210075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Leven Twp. Voting District27_271210080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Long Beach Voting District27_271210085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lowry Voting District27_271210090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Minnewaska Twp. Voting District27_271210095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| New Prairie Twp. Voting District27_271210100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Nora Twp. Voting District27_271210105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Reno Twp. Voting District27_271210110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rolling Forks Twp. Voting District27_271210115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sedan Voting District27_271210120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Starbuck Voting District27_271210125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Villard Voting District27_271210130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Walden Twp. Voting District27_271210135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Westport Twp. Voting District27_271210145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Westport Voting District27_271210140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| White Bear Lake Twp. Voting District27_271210150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −41.7% |
| 1896 | −43.2% |
| 1900 | −55.7% |
| 1904 | −80.1% |
| 1908 | −57.9% |
| 1912 | +2.8% |
| 1916 | −7.7% |
| 1920 | −60.7% |
| 1924 | −42.6% |
| 1928 | −33.5% |
| 1932 | +35.1% |
| 1936 | +25.4% |
| 1940 | +7.6% |
| 1944 | +3.2% |
| 1948 | +20.8% |
| 1952 | −20.2% |
| 1956 | −2.8% |
| 1960 | −3.0% |
| 1964 | +23.2% |
| 1968 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | +24.4% |
| 1980 | −10.3% |
| 1984 | −5.2% |
| 1988 | +7.7% |
| 1992 | +12.3% |
| 1996 | +14.7% |
| 2000 | −0.6% |
| 2004 | −0.0% |
| 2008 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | −2.6% |
| 2016 | −26.7% |
| 2020 | −27.6% |
| 2024 | −31.6% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,338 |
| 2018 | 7,211 |
| 2020 | 7,774 |
| 2022 | 7,661 |
| 2024 | 8,210 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−19 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +439 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $59,759 in average income, against $89,342 for residents who stayed — 33% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+33.5 on average — 1.9 points more Republican-leaning than Pope County, MN itself (R+31.6).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Douglas County, MN89R+35.0
- Stearns County, MN20R+26.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Douglas County, MN81
- Stearns County, MN34
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 | −41 |
| 2012 | −27 |
| 2013 | −14 |
| 2014 | +47 |
| 2015 | +7 |
| 2016 | +42 |
| 2017 | +7 |
| 2018 | +90 |
| 2019 | +151 |
| 2021 | +98 |
| 2022 | +29 |
| 2023 | −8 |
| 2024 | +77 |
| 2025 | −19 |
Pope County's sparse, agriculture-driven population and predominantly white, non-college demographic profile have pushed its presidential margins steadily rightward over the past two decades, reaching R+31.6 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 80.1 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.6 points.
A population of 11,418, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,220 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Swift County and Chippewa County.
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Pope County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27121/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.