Redwood County, Minnesota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted R+43%. Republican peak: R+70 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+43MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 15,3502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,8662024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 86.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+70 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- McKean County, PA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Redwood CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Redwood County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +19.2% |
| 1896 | −23.2% |
| 1900 | −37.8% |
| 1904 | −62.9% |
| 1908 | −24.5% |
| 1912 | +18.4% |
| 1916 | −18.8% |
| 1920 | −70.0% |
| 1924 | −43.9% |
| 1928 | −27.3% |
| 1932 | +28.0% |
| 1936 | +18.7% |
| 1940 | −25.2% |
| 1944 | −30.5% |
| 1948 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | −44.8% |
| 1956 | −32.4% |
| 1960 | −21.1% |
| 1964 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | −15.7% |
| 1972 | −28.1% |
| 1976 | −4.1% |
| 1980 | −31.4% |
| 1984 | −33.8% |
| 1988 | −22.7% |
| 1992 | −7.5% |
| 1996 | −9.0% |
| 2000 | −24.6% |
| 2004 | −22.0% |
| 2008 | −13.6% |
| 2012 | −20.1% |
| 2016 | −42.7% |
| 2020 | −41.2% |
| 2024 | −43.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,300 | 5,895 | 8,326 | ||
| R | 2,355 | 5,771 | 8,284 | ||
| R | 1,887 | 5,137 | 7,611 | ||
| R | 3,008 | 4,570 | 7,790 | ||
| R | 3,250 | 4,308 | 7,806 | ||
| R | 3,104 | 4,898 | 8,139 | ||
| R | 2,681 | 4,589 | 7,748 | ||
| R | 2,997 | 3,700 | 7,851 | ||
| R | 2,740 | 3,408 | 8,913 | ||
| R | 3,178 | 5,076 | 8,358 | ||
| R | 2,957 | 6,020 | 9,059 | ||
| R | 2,952 | 5,993 | 9,699 | ||
| R | 4,525 | 4,926 | 9,822 | ||
| R | 3,177 | 5,776 | 9,252 | ||
| R | 3,680 | 5,134 | 9,285 | ||
| D | 4,722 | 4,546 | 9,277 | ||
| R | 3,839 | 5,893 | 9,746 | ||
| R | 3,039 | 5,956 | 9,006 | ||
| R | 2,695 | 7,093 | 9,810 | ||
| D | 4,182 | 4,160 | 8,445 | ||
| R | 2,886 | 5,428 | 8,343 | ||
| R | 3,637 | 6,105 | 9,782 | ||
| D | 4,965 | 3,286 | 8,972 | ||
| D | 4,727 | 2,634 | 7,480 | ||
| R | 2,899 | 5,111 | 8,089 | ||
| R | 443 | 3,342 | 6,597 | ||
| R | 880 | 5,589 | 6,728 | ||
| R | 1,361 | 2,029 | 3,561 | ||
| O | 1,126 | 542 | 3,174 | ||
| R | 1,076 | 1,821 | 3,042 | ||
| R | 462 | 2,194 | 2,755 | ||
| R | 918 | 2,127 | 3,201 | ||
| R | 1,123 | 1,818 | 3,000 | ||
| D | 1,155 | 645 | 2,653 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
45.0%
Irish
5.7%
English
4.7%
American
3.7%
Polish
2.1%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.2%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 40.5 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
$67,866
Redwood County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Redwood County$67,866
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Redwood 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
13.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)20.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.8%
speak English only
Spanish2.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 19.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Redwood County's agricultural economy and predominantly white, non-Hispanic population have anchored it among Minnesota's most consistent GOP strongholds, with the 2024 presidential margin exceeding 43 points — well above the state's rural average.
The Republican margin here reached seventy points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-three points.
A population of 15,350, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,866 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McKean County and Sullivan County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Redwood County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Redwood County, Minnesota voted Republican by 43.2 points (R+43), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,326 votes cast, 2,300 went Democratic and 5,895 went Republican.
What is Redwood County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Redwood 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.
When did Redwood County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Redwood County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Redwood County, Minnesota?
Redwood County, Minnesota has a population of 15,350 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Redwood County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Redwood County, Minnesota is $67,866 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Redwood County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Redwood County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.