Sibley County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
49 precincts · 8,537 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -ARLINGTONARLINGTON | 353 | 795 | 32 | 1,180 | 29.9% | 67.4% | R+37.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -GAYLORDGAYLORD | 384 | 662 | 14 | 1,060 | 36.2% | 62.5% | R+26.2 |
| Precinct -WINTHROP CITYWINTHROP CITY | 265 | 442 | 17 | 724 | 36.6% | 61.0% | R+24.4 |
| Precinct -HENDERSONHENDERSON | 199 | 355 | 14 | 568 | 35.0% | 62.5% | R+27.5 |
| Precinct -FAXON TWPFAXON TWP | 125 | 336 | 6 | 467 | 26.8% | 71.9% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -HENDERSON TWPHENDERSON TWP | 103 | 306 | 7 | 416 | 24.8% | 73.6% | R+48.8 |
| Precinct -GIBBONGIBBON | 133 | 258 | 5 | 396 | 33.6% | 65.2% | R+31.6 |
| Precinct -GREEN ISLEGREEN ISLE | 77 | 291 | 9 | 377 | 20.4% | 77.2% | R+56.8 |
| Precinct -GREEN ISLE TWPGREEN ISLE TWP | 66 | 256 | 6 | 328 | 20.1% | 78.0% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -WASHINGTON LAKE TWPWASHINGTON LAKE TWP | 74 | 249 | 5 | 328 | 22.6% | 75.9% | R+53.4 |
| Precinct -ARLINGTON TWPARLINGTON TWP | 86 | 221 | 6 | 313 | 27.5% | 70.6% | R+43.1 |
| Precinct -JESSENLAND TWPJESSENLAND TWP | 78 | 213 | 5 | 296 | 26.4% | 72.0% | R+45.6 |
| Precinct -NEW AUBURN TWPNEW AUBURN TWP | 42 | 201 | 7 | 250 | 16.8% | 80.4% | R+63.6 |
| Precinct -NEW AUBURN CITYNEW AUBURN CITY | 47 | 154 | 2 | 203 | 23.2% | 75.9% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -DRYDEN TWPDRYDEN TWP | 30 | 157 | 3 | 190 | 15.8% | 82.6% | R+66.8 |
| Precinct -ALFSBORG TWPALFSBORG TWP | 24 | 144 | 6 | 174 | 13.8% | 82.8% | R+69.0 |
| Precinct -KELSO TWPKELSO TWP | 49 | 118 | 6 | 173 | 28.3% | 68.2% | R+39.9 |
| Precinct -MOLTKE TWPMOLTKE TWP | 42 | 124 | 6 | 172 | 24.4% | 72.1% | R+47.7 |
| Precinct -SIBLEY TWPSIBLEY TWP | 28 | 132 | 6 | 166 | 16.9% | 79.5% | R+62.7 |
| Precinct -TRANSIT TWPTRANSIT TWP | 21 | 143 | 1 | 165 | 12.7% | 86.7% | R+73.9 |
| Precinct -BISMARCK TWPBISMARCK TWP | 30 | 122 | 4 | 156 | 19.2% | 78.2% | R+59.0 |
| Precinct -CORNISH TWPCORNISH TWP | 37 | 116 | 3 | 156 | 23.7% | 74.4% | R+50.6 |
| Precinct -SEVERANCE TWPSEVERANCE TWP | 34 | 105 | 2 | 141 | 24.1% | 74.5% | R+50.4 |
| Precinct -GRAFTON TWPGRAFTON TWP | 24 | 114 | 0 | 138 | 17.4% | 82.6% | R+65.2 |
| Alfsborg Twp. Voting District27_271430005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Arlington Twp. Voting District27_271430015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Arlington Voting District27_271430010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bismarck Twp. Voting District27_271430020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cornish Twp. Voting District27_271430025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dryden Twp. Voting District27_271430030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Faxon Twp. Voting District27_271430035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gaylord Voting District27_271430040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Gibbon Voting District27_271430045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Grafton Twp. Voting District27_271430050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Green Isle Twp. Voting District27_271430060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Green Isle Voting District27_271430055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Henderson Twp. Voting District27_271430070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Henderson Voting District27_271430065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Jessenland Twp. Voting District27_271430075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kelso Twp. Voting District27_271430080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Le Sueur Voting District27_271430082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Moltke Twp. Voting District27_271430085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| New Auburn Twp. Voting District27_271430095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| New Auburn Voting District27_271430090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Severance Twp. Voting District27_271430100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sibley Twp. Voting District27_271430105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Transit Twp. Voting District27_271430110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Washington Lake Twp. Voting District27_271430115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Winthrop Voting District27_271430120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +9.2% |
| 1896 | −18.3% |
| 1900 | −15.0% |
| 1904 | −41.1% |
| 1908 | −18.3% |
| 1912 | +20.0% |
| 1916 | −27.4% |
| 1920 | −75.7% |
| 1924 | −27.8% |
| 1928 | −12.7% |
| 1932 | +53.8% |
| 1936 | +29.0% |
| 1940 | −47.1% |
| 1944 | −43.6% |
| 1948 | −7.2% |
| 1952 | −47.9% |
| 1956 | −38.6% |
| 1960 | −32.4% |
| 1964 | −3.7% |
| 1968 | −23.9% |
| 1972 | −29.8% |
| 1976 | −1.5% |
| 1980 | −25.4% |
| 1984 | −25.1% |
| 1988 | −7.2% |
| 1992 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | −19.1% |
| 2004 | −19.6% |
| 2008 | −19.3% |
| 2012 | −22.7% |
| 2016 | −41.7% |
| 2020 | −40.8% |
| 2024 | −42.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 9,164 |
| 2018 | 8,982 |
| 2020 | 9,566 |
| 2022 | 9,590 |
| 2024 | 10,017 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−8 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −496 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $56,082 in average income, against $82,379 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+7.1 on average — 36 points more Democratic-leaning than Sibley County, MN itself (R+42.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Carver County, MN60R+5.4
- Scott County, MN48R+8.5
- McLeod County, MN41R+37.8
- Hennepin County, MN29D+42.4
- Le Sueur County, MN26R+33.6
- Dakota County, MN24D+12.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- McLeod County, MN52
- Scott County, MN38
- Carver County, MN36
- Hennepin County, MN30
- Nicollet County, MN26
- Le Sueur County, MN21
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 | −121 |
| 2012 | −137 |
| 2013 | −76 |
| 2014 | −197 |
| 2015 | −63 |
| 2016 | −70 |
| 2017 | +52 |
| 2018 | +74 |
| 2019 | −174 |
| 2021 | +105 |
| 2022 | −15 |
| 2023 | +120 |
| 2024 | +14 |
| 2025 | −8 |
Sibley County, anchored by small agricultural communities along the Minnesota River valley, has shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades, posting a 43-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 that outpaces most of its similarly rural neighbors.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 53.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 75.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 42.9 points.
A population of 15,005, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,634 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of McLeod County and Meeker County.
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Sibley County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27143/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.