Renville County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
75 precincts · 8,058 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -OLIVIAOLIVIA | 435 | 785 | 24 | 1,244 | 35.0% | 63.1% | R+28.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -BIRD ISLANDBIRD ISLAND | 205 | 393 | 17 | 615 | 33.3% | 63.9% | R+30.6 |
| Precinct -FAIRFAXFAIRFAX | 179 | 404 | 9 | 592 | 30.2% | 68.2% | R+38.0 |
| Precinct -HECTORHECTOR | 136 | 375 | 9 | 520 | 26.2% | 72.1% | R+46.0 |
| Precinct -RENVILLERENVILLE | 174 | 328 | 11 | 513 | 33.9% | 63.9% | R+30.0 |
| Precinct -BUFFALO LAKEBUFFALO LAKE | 104 | 205 | 7 | 316 | 32.9% | 64.9% | R+32.0 |
| Precinct -BOON LAKE TWPBOON LAKE TWP | 54 | 195 | 4 | 253 | 21.3% | 77.1% | R+55.7 |
| Precinct -DANUBEDANUBE | 79 | 167 | 7 | 253 | 31.2% | 66.0% | R+34.8 |
| Precinct -SACRED HEARTSACRED HEART | 66 | 166 | 6 | 238 | 27.7% | 69.7% | R+42.0 |
| Precinct -FRANKLINFRANKLIN | 66 | 162 | 3 | 231 | 28.6% | 70.1% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -MORTONMORTON | 63 | 114 | 5 | 182 | 34.6% | 62.6% | R+28.0 |
| Precinct -WANG TWPWANG TWP | 53 | 118 | 4 | 175 | 30.3% | 67.4% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -TROY TWPTROY TWP | 41 | 116 | 1 | 158 | 25.9% | 73.4% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -PRESTON LAKE TWPPRESTON LAKE TWP | 26 | 128 | 2 | 156 | 16.7% | 82.1% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -SACRED HEART TWPSACRED HEART TWP | 51 | 99 | 3 | 153 | 33.3% | 64.7% | R+31.4 |
| Precinct -HAWK CREEK TWPHAWK CREEK TWP | 48 | 92 | 6 | 146 | 32.9% | 63.0% | R+30.1 |
| Precinct -BIRD ISLAND TWPBIRD ISLAND TWP | 30 | 102 | 5 | 137 | 21.9% | 74.5% | R+52.6 |
| Precinct -ERICSON TWPERICSON TWP | 24 | 108 | 3 | 135 | 17.8% | 80.0% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -BIRCH COOLEY TWPBIRCH COOLEY TWP | 35 | 98 | 0 | 133 | 26.3% | 73.7% | R+47.4 |
| Precinct -WINFIELD TWPWINFIELD TWP | 22 | 96 | 7 | 125 | 17.6% | 76.8% | R+59.2 |
| Precinct -HECTOR TWPHECTOR TWP | 23 | 97 | 1 | 121 | 19.0% | 80.2% | R+61.2 |
| Precinct -HENRYVILLE TWPHENRYVILLE TWP | 20 | 96 | 3 | 119 | 16.8% | 80.7% | R+63.9 |
| Precinct -PALMYRA TWPPALMYRA TWP | 31 | 85 | 3 | 119 | 26.1% | 71.4% | R+45.4 |
| Precinct -BEAVER FALLS TWPBEAVER FALLS TWP | 25 | 88 | 3 | 116 | 21.6% | 75.9% | R+54.3 |
| Precinct -KINGMAN TWPKINGMAN TWP | 27 | 89 | 0 | 116 | 23.3% | 76.7% | R+53.4 |
| Precinct -CROOKS TWPCROOKS TWP | 15 | 100 | 0 | 115 | 13.0% | 87.0% | R+73.9 |
| Precinct -FLORA TWPFLORA TWP | 31 | 78 | 4 | 113 | 27.4% | 69.0% | R+41.6 |
| Precinct -EMMET TWPEMMET TWP | 35 | 75 | 2 | 112 | 31.3% | 67.0% | R+35.7 |
| Precinct -CAIRO TWPCAIRO TWP | 16 | 88 | 5 | 109 | 14.7% | 80.7% | R+66.1 |
| Precinct -MELVILLE TWPMELVILLE TWP | 32 | 71 | 5 | 108 | 29.6% | 65.7% | R+36.1 |
| Precinct -WELLINGTON TWPWELLINGTON TWP | 18 | 80 | 1 | 99 | 18.2% | 80.8% | R+62.6 |
| Precinct -MARTINSBURG TWPMARTINSBURG TWP | 26 | 66 | 2 | 94 | 27.7% | 70.2% | R+42.6 |
| Precinct -NORFOLK TWPNORFOLK TWP | 19 | 74 | 1 | 94 | 20.2% | 78.7% | R+58.5 |
| Precinct -BROOKFIELD TWPBROOKFIELD TWP | 6 | 84 | 1 | 91 | 6.6% | 92.3% | R+85.7 |
| Precinct -OSCEOLA TWPOSCEOLA TWP | 18 | 69 | 3 | 90 | 20.0% | 76.7% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct -CAMP TWPCAMP TWP | 18 | 70 | 0 | 88 | 20.5% | 79.5% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -BANDON TWPBANDON TWP | 29 | 49 | 1 | 79 | 36.7% | 62.0% | R+25.3 |
| Bandon Twp. Voting District27_271290005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Beaver Falls Twp. Voting District27_271290010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Birch Cooley Twp. Voting District27_271290015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bird Island Twp. Voting District27_271290025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bird Island Voting District27_271290020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Boon Lake Twp. Voting District27_271290030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Brookfield Twp. Voting District27_271290035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Buffalo Lake Voting District27_271290040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cairo Twp. Voting District27_271290045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Camp Twp. Voting District27_271290050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Crooks Twp. Voting District27_271290055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Danube Voting District27_271290060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Emmet Twp. Voting District27_271290065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ericson Twp. Voting District27_271290070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fairfax Voting District27_271290075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Flora Twp. Voting District27_271290080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Franklin Voting District27_271290085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hawk Creek Twp. Voting District27_271290090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hector Twp. Voting District27_271290100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hector Voting District27_271290095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Henryville Twp. Voting District27_271290105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kingman Twp. Voting District27_271290110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Martinsburg Twp. Voting District27_271290115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Melville Twp. Voting District27_271290120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Morton Voting District27_271290125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Norfolk Twp. Voting District27_271290130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Olivia Voting District27_271290135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Osceola Twp. Voting District27_271290140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Palmyra Twp. Voting District27_271290145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Preston Lake Twp. Voting District27_271290150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Redwood Falls Voting District27_271290152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Renville Voting District27_271290155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sacred Heart Twp. Voting District27_271290165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sacred Heart Voting District27_271290160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Troy Twp. Voting District27_271290170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wang Twp. Voting District27_271290175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wellington Twp. Voting District27_271290180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Winfield Twp. Voting District27_271290185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −11.3% |
| 1896 | −12.4% |
| 1900 | −34.2% |
| 1904 | −60.9% |
| 1908 | −24.1% |
| 1912 | +15.6% |
| 1916 | −17.5% |
| 1920 | −57.9% |
| 1924 | −34.6% |
| 1928 | −15.4% |
| 1932 | +38.1% |
| 1936 | +24.3% |
| 1940 | −14.8% |
| 1944 | −15.7% |
| 1948 | +9.6% |
| 1952 | −27.4% |
| 1956 | −15.2% |
| 1960 | −8.5% |
| 1964 | +16.6% |
| 1968 | −2.9% |
| 1972 | −8.3% |
| 1976 | +12.1% |
| 1980 | −14.2% |
| 1984 | −16.6% |
| 1988 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | +13.0% |
| 2000 | −6.2% |
| 2004 | −7.7% |
| 2008 | −0.6% |
| 2012 | −9.8% |
| 2016 | −36.5% |
| 2020 | −36.6% |
| 2024 | −41.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,981 |
| 2018 | 8,770 |
| 2020 | 9,258 |
| 2022 | 9,050 |
| 2024 | 9,512 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−60 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,486 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,331 in average income, against $84,813 for residents who stayed — 41% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+37.2 on average — 4.2 points more Democratic-leaning than Renville County, MN itself (R+41.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- McLeod County, MN41R+37.8
- Kandiyohi County, MN38R+30.9
- Redwood County, MN35R+43.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Redwood County, MN53
- McLeod County, MN43
- Kandiyohi County, MN42
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 | −247 |
| 2012 | −152 |
| 2013 | −222 |
| 2014 | −140 |
| 2015 | −131 |
| 2016 | −187 |
| 2017 | +61 |
| 2018 | −86 |
| 2019 | −90 |
| 2021 | −37 |
| 2022 | −57 |
| 2023 | −67 |
| 2024 | −71 |
| 2025 | −60 |
Renville County's flat glacial-lake plains support one of the state's most intensive corn and soybean operations, and its electorate has shifted steadily rightward over two decades — the 2024 presidential margin of R+41 reflects a rural realignment well above the statewide average.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 38.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.9 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 41.3 points.
A population of 14,558, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,625 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Murray County and Yellow Medicine County.
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Renville County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27129/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.