Steele County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
52 precincts · 20,872 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -OWATONNA W-1 P-2OWATONNA W-1 P-2 | 648 | 983 | 38 | 1,669 | 38.8% | 58.9% | R+20.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -OWATONNA W-2 P-2OWATONNA W-2 P-2 | 671 | 945 | 52 | 1,668 | 40.2% | 56.7% | R+16.4 |
| Precinct -OWATONNA W-5 P-2OWATONNA W-5 P-2 | 628 | 962 | 37 | 1,627 | 38.6% | 59.1% | R+20.5 |
| Precinct -OWATONNA W-4 P-2OWATONNA W-4 P-2 | 627 | 860 | 30 | 1,517 | 41.3% | 56.7% | R+15.4 |
| Precinct -OWATONNA W-4 P-1OWATONNA W-4 P-1 | 595 | 822 | 27 | 1,444 | 41.2% | 56.9% | R+15.7 |
| Precinct -OWATONNA W-1 P-1OWATONNA W-1 P-1 | 663 | 744 | 30 | 1,437 | 46.1% | 51.8% | R+5.6 |
| Precinct -OWATONNA W-5 P-1OWATONNA W-5 P-1 | 553 | 813 | 46 | 1,412 | 39.2% | 57.6% | R+18.4 |
| Precinct -OWATONNA W-2 P-1OWATONNA W-2 P-1 | 506 | 720 | 22 | 1,248 | 40.5% | 57.7% | R+17.1 |
| Precinct -OWATONNA W-3 P-2OWATONNA W-3 P-2 | 511 | 701 | 27 | 1,239 | 41.2% | 56.6% | R+15.3 |
| Precinct -BLOOMING PRAIRIEBLOOMING PRAIRIE | 383 | 661 | 32 | 1,076 | 35.6% | 61.4% | R+25.8 |
| Precinct -OWATONNA W-3 P-1OWATONNA W-3 P-1 | 443 | 601 | 29 | 1,073 | 41.3% | 56.0% | R+14.7 |
| Precinct -MEDFORDMEDFORD | 232 | 523 | 20 | 775 | 29.9% | 67.5% | R+37.5 |
| Precinct -SOMERSET TWPSOMERSET TWP | 142 | 350 | 13 | 505 | 28.1% | 69.3% | R+41.2 |
| Precinct -OWATONNA TWPOWATONNA TWP | 95 | 307 | 6 | 408 | 23.3% | 75.2% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -MERIDEN TWPMERIDEN TWP | 89 | 287 | 8 | 384 | 23.2% | 74.7% | R+51.6 |
| Precinct -ELLENDALEELLENDALE | 117 | 250 | 6 | 373 | 31.4% | 67.0% | R+35.7 |
| Precinct -HAVANA TWPHAVANA TWP | 95 | 252 | 3 | 350 | 27.1% | 72.0% | R+44.9 |
| Precinct -BERLIN TWPBERLIN TWP | 86 | 251 | 7 | 344 | 25.0% | 73.0% | R+48.0 |
| Precinct -DEERFIELD TWPDEERFIELD TWP | 66 | 272 | 3 | 341 | 19.4% | 79.8% | R+60.4 |
| Precinct -AURORA TWPAURORA TWP | 75 | 252 | 9 | 336 | 22.3% | 75.0% | R+52.7 |
| Precinct -LEMOND TWPLEMOND TWP | 79 | 243 | 9 | 331 | 23.9% | 73.4% | R+49.5 |
| Precinct -MEDFORD TWPMEDFORD TWP | 83 | 231 | 6 | 320 | 25.9% | 72.2% | R+46.3 |
| Precinct -SUMMIT TWPSUMMIT TWP | 70 | 197 | 2 | 269 | 26.0% | 73.2% | R+47.2 |
| Precinct -CLINTON FALLS TWPCLINTON FALLS TWP | 75 | 188 | 5 | 268 | 28.0% | 70.1% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -BLOOMING PRAIRIE TWPBLOOMING PRAIRIE TWP | 68 | 177 | 7 | 252 | 27.0% | 70.2% | R+43.3 |
| Precinct -MERTON TWPMERTON TWP | 50 | 150 | 6 | 206 | 24.3% | 72.8% | R+48.5 |
| Aurora Twp. Voting District27_271470005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Berlin Twp. Voting District27_271470010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Blooming Prairie Twp. Voting District27_271470020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Blooming Prairie Voting District27_271470015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clinton Falls Twp. Voting District27_271470025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Deerfield Twp. Voting District27_271470030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Ellendale Voting District27_271470035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Havana Twp. Voting District27_271470040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lemond Twp. Voting District27_271470045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Medford Twp. Voting District27_271470055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Medford Voting District27_271470050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Meriden Twp. Voting District27_271470060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Merton Twp. Voting District27_271470065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna Twp. Voting District27_271470145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna W-1 P-127_271470070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna W-1 P-227_271470075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna W-2 P-127_271470085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna W-2 P-227_271470090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna W-3 P-127_271470100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna W-3 P-227_271470105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna W-4 P-127_271470115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna W-4 P-227_271470120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna W-5 P-127_271470130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Owatonna W-5 P-227_271470135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Somerset Twp. Voting District27_271470150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Summit Twp. Voting District27_271470155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −3.4% |
| 1896 | −23.2% |
| 1900 | −20.5% |
| 1904 | −31.1% |
| 1908 | −18.5% |
| 1912 | +20.1% |
| 1916 | −7.1% |
| 1920 | −55.4% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −25.3% |
| 1932 | +12.2% |
| 1936 | +13.5% |
| 1940 | −20.1% |
| 1944 | −18.0% |
| 1948 | −1.7% |
| 1952 | −42.2% |
| 1956 | −32.2% |
| 1960 | −20.4% |
| 1964 | +10.4% |
| 1968 | −14.0% |
| 1972 | −30.9% |
| 1976 | −5.8% |
| 1980 | −19.0% |
| 1984 | −26.7% |
| 1988 | −18.3% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | +9.1% |
| 2000 | −8.2% |
| 2004 | −12.8% |
| 2008 | −5.4% |
| 2012 | −6.3% |
| 2016 | −25.8% |
| 2020 | −22.4% |
| 2024 | −24.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 22,375 |
| 2018 | 21,813 |
| 2020 | 23,859 |
| 2022 | 23,221 |
| 2024 | 24,387 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−25 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,600 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,983 in average income, against $80,599 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+2.3 on average — 22 points more Democratic-leaning than Steele County, MN itself (R+24.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Rice County, MN144R+2.5
- Waseca County, MN72R+32.4
- Dakota County, MN62D+12.8
- Hennepin County, MN45D+42.4
- Olmsted County, MN45D+10.6
- Freeborn County, MN44R+21.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Rice County, MN114
- Hennepin County, MN75
- Dakota County, MN65
- Waseca County, MN55
- Olmsted County, MN51
- Freeborn County, MN46
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 | −178 |
| 2012 | −425 |
| 2013 | −136 |
| 2014 | −78 |
| 2015 | −61 |
| 2016 | −80 |
| 2017 | +35 |
| 2018 | −121 |
| 2019 | −166 |
| 2021 | −29 |
| 2022 | −62 |
| 2023 | −113 |
| 2024 | −161 |
| 2025 | −25 |
Steele County anchors Minnesota's southern tier, where a largely rural, white working-class electorate has produced Republican presidential margins exceeding 20 points in each of the last three cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.4 points.
A population of 37,439, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,196 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Houston County and Waseca County.
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Steele County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27147/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.