Scott County, Minnesota: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+8%. Democratic peak: D+62 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+8MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 154,5572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $119,3142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+62 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+42 in 1892MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Floyd County, IN · similarity 0.94
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Scott CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Scott County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | −41.6% |
| 1896 | +19.7% |
| 1900 | +22.4% |
| 1904 | −5.3% |
| 1908 | +18.9% |
| 1912 | +31.1% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | −40.3% |
| 1924 | −11.0% |
| 1928 | +43.6% |
| 1932 | +61.9% |
| 1936 | +35.6% |
| 1940 | −18.6% |
| 1944 | −8.8% |
| 1948 | +24.4% |
| 1952 | −12.6% |
| 1956 | −9.4% |
| 1960 | +24.5% |
| 1964 | +37.2% |
| 1968 | +17.1% |
| 1972 | −3.9% |
| 1976 | +15.7% |
| 1980 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | −14.1% |
| 1988 | −6.7% |
| 1992 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | −14.7% |
| 2004 | −19.9% |
| 2008 | −11.2% |
| 2012 | −14.8% |
| 2016 | −15.3% |
| 2020 | −6.6% |
| 2024 | −8.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 40,214 | 47,836 | 90,140 | ||
| R | 40,040 | 45,872 | 87,965 | ||
| R | 28,502 | 39,948 | 75,029 | ||
| R | 29,712 | 40,323 | 71,647 | ||
| R | 29,208 | 36,724 | 67,132 | ||
| R | 23,958 | 36,055 | 60,639 | ||
| R | 17,503 | 23,954 | 43,793 | ||
| D | 14,657 | 12,734 | 32,847 | ||
| D | 11,225 | 10,936 | 32,216 | ||
| R | 11,405 | 13,050 | 24,685 | ||
| R | 9,452 | 12,573 | 22,133 | ||
| D | 9,115 | 9,018 | 20,038 | ||
| D | 9,912 | 7,154 | 17,593 | ||
| R | 6,745 | 7,310 | 14,376 | ||
| D | 6,656 | 4,632 | 11,837 | ||
| D | 7,248 | 3,311 | 10,570 | ||
| D | 6,061 | 3,671 | 9,743 | ||
| R | 3,431 | 4,148 | 7,598 | ||
| R | 3,315 | 4,277 | 7,606 | ||
| D | 4,278 | 2,583 | 6,935 | ||
| R | 2,786 | 3,326 | 6,150 | ||
| R | 2,910 | 4,241 | 7,172 | ||
| D | 3,861 | 1,528 | 6,559 | ||
| D | 4,878 | 1,134 | 6,049 | ||
| D | 4,419 | 1,732 | 6,162 | ||
| O | 829 | 1,324 | 4,520 | ||
| R | 1,253 | 3,015 | 4,372 | ||
| D | 1,361 | 972 | 2,379 | ||
| D | 1,172 | 462 | 2,282 | ||
| D | 1,548 | 1,045 | 2,660 | ||
| R | 1,021 | 1,138 | 2,189 | ||
| D | 1,588 | 996 | 2,642 | ||
| D | 1,706 | 1,126 | 2,939 | ||
| R | 760 | 1,937 | 2,829 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.7%
Irish
10.5%
English
5.5%
Polish
3.5%
American
3.2%
Italian
2.3%
French
2.2%
African American
5.0%
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: 37.8 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
$119,314
Scott County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Scott County$119,314
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Scott County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
4.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 184.9%
Working age (18–64)4.1%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.0%
speak English only
Spanish4.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.0%
Other languages3.3%
Other Indo-European2.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Scott County sits in the fast-growing Twin Cities exurban ring, where rapid population growth and an influx of younger, college-educated residents have steadily compressed margins that once ran well into double digits for Republicans.
The Democratic margin here reached sixty-two points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eight points.
A population of 154,557, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $119,314 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Floyd County and Mineral County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Scott County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Scott County, Minnesota voted Republican by 8.5 points (R+8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 90,140 votes cast, 40,214 went Democratic and 47,836 went Republican.
What is Scott County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Scott County, Minnesota in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did Scott County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Scott County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Scott County, Minnesota?
Scott County, Minnesota has a population of 154,557 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Scott County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Scott County, Minnesota is $119,314 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Scott County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Scott County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.