St. Louis County, Minnesota: Farm Belt county. In 2024, voted D+14%. Republican peak: R+63 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+14MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 200,1232024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,0692024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 90.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+52 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Douglas County, WI · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of St. Louis CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for St. Louis 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 | +15.1% |
| 1896 | −13.8% |
| 1900 | −30.1% |
| 1904 | −63.0% |
| 1908 | −41.7% |
| 1912 | +6.0% |
| 1916 | +4.7% |
| 1920 | −26.9% |
| 1924 | −53.3% |
| 1928 | −26.1% |
| 1932 | +6.3% |
| 1936 | +50.3% |
| 1940 | +35.4% |
| 1944 | +39.0% |
| 1948 | +35.0% |
| 1952 | +23.4% |
| 1956 | +21.7% |
| 1960 | +27.1% |
| 1964 | +51.6% |
| 1968 | +45.5% |
| 1972 | +18.9% |
| 1976 | +34.8% |
| 1980 | +31.4% |
| 1984 | +38.6% |
| 1988 | +37.3% |
| 1992 | +34.2% |
| 1996 | +35.1% |
| 2000 | +26.8% |
| 2004 | +31.7% |
| 2008 | +32.5% |
| 2012 | +29.6% |
| 2016 | +11.7% |
| 2020 | +15.6% |
| 2024 | +13.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 66,336 | 50,066 | 119,011 | ||
| D | 67,704 | 49,017 | 119,531 | ||
| D | 57,771 | 44,630 | 112,422 | ||
| D | 73,378 | 39,131 | 115,594 | ||
| D | 77,351 | 38,742 | 118,814 | ||
| D | 77,958 | 40,112 | 119,565 | ||
| D | 64,237 | 35,420 | 107,464 | ||
| D | 60,736 | 25,553 | 100,196 | ||
| D | 61,813 | 24,579 | 108,815 | ||
| D | 70,344 | 31,799 | 103,237 | ||
| D | 77,683 | 34,162 | 112,858 | ||
| D | 69,403 | 33,407 | 114,674 | ||
| D | 75,040 | 35,331 | 114,075 | ||
| D | 61,103 | 41,435 | 104,180 | ||
| D | 72,267 | 25,981 | 101,797 | ||
| D | 79,529 | 25,246 | 105,183 | ||
| D | 69,270 | 39,620 | 109,522 | ||
| D | 62,190 | 39,902 | 102,723 | ||
| D | 63,032 | 38,900 | 103,286 | ||
| D | 62,553 | 28,490 | 97,292 | ||
| D | 63,369 | 27,493 | 91,942 | ||
| D | 68,620 | 32,243 | 102,623 | ||
| D | 69,365 | 22,332 | 93,510 | ||
| D | 40,181 | 34,883 | 83,729 | ||
| R | 25,401 | 44,331 | 72,517 | ||
| R | 2,577 | 37,033 | 64,623 | ||
| R | 14,767 | 27,987 | 49,115 | ||
| D | 12,056 | 10,834 | 26,124 | ||
| O | 5,124 | 3,881 | 20,878 | ||
| R | 4,464 | 12,076 | 18,274 | ||
| R | 1,972 | 10,375 | 13,345 | ||
| R | 4,667 | 8,851 | 13,890 | ||
| R | 7,412 | 9,810 | 17,406 | ||
| D | 5,157 | 3,586 | 10,383 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.2%
Irish
9.1%
English
7.1%
Polish
5.0%
Italian
4.3%
French
2.7%
American
2.7%
African American
1.3%
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: 41.2 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
$70,069
St. Louis County ranks near the middle of US counties.
St. Louis County$70,069
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
St. Louis 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
13.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.5%
Working age (18–64)13.7%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
96.8%
speak English only
Spanish1.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
St. Louis County spans more land area than some states, anchored by Duluth's union-heavy workforce and the Iron Range's mining communities — a demographic mix that has backed Democratic presidential candidates by double digits for decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-three points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fourteen points.
A population of 200,123, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,069 describe an agricultural county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Douglas County and Charles City County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did St. Louis County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, St. Louis County, Minnesota voted Democratic by 13.7 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 119,011 votes cast, 66,336 went Democratic and 50,066 went Republican.
What is St. Louis County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places St. Louis 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 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.
When did St. Louis County, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which St. Louis County, Minnesota voted Republican was 1928.
How many people live in St. Louis County, Minnesota?
St. Louis County, Minnesota has a population of 200,123 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in St. Louis County, Minnesota?
Median household income in St. Louis County, Minnesota is $70,069 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of St. Louis County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in St. Louis County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The county's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.