Swift County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
61 precincts · 5,054 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -BENSON P-1BENSON P-1 | 304 | 521 | 10 | 835 | 36.4% | 62.4% | R+26.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -BENSON P-2BENSON P-2 | 274 | 491 | 14 | 779 | 35.2% | 63.0% | R+27.9 |
| Precinct -APPLETONAPPLETON | 229 | 412 | 17 | 658 | 34.8% | 62.6% | R+27.8 |
| Precinct -KERKHOVENKERKHOVEN | 107 | 266 | 7 | 380 | 28.2% | 70.0% | R+41.8 |
| Precinct -TORNING TWPTORNING TWP | 46 | 187 | 2 | 235 | 19.6% | 79.6% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -BENSON TWPBENSON TWP | 64 | 116 | 5 | 185 | 34.6% | 62.7% | R+28.1 |
| Precinct -PILLSBURY TWPPILLSBURY TWP | 33 | 119 | 0 | 152 | 21.7% | 78.3% | R+56.6 |
| Precinct -KERKHOVEN TWPKERKHOVEN TWP | 48 | 89 | 5 | 142 | 33.8% | 62.7% | R+28.9 |
| Precinct -MURDOCKMURDOCK | 43 | 88 | 2 | 133 | 32.3% | 66.2% | R+33.8 |
| Precinct -HAYES TWPHAYES TWP | 37 | 91 | 0 | 128 | 28.9% | 71.1% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -APPLETON TWPAPPLETON TWP | 37 | 83 | 4 | 124 | 29.8% | 66.9% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -CAMP LAKE TWPCAMP LAKE TWP | 50 | 62 | 1 | 113 | 44.2% | 54.9% | R+10.6 |
| Precinct -DUBLIN TWPDUBLIN TWP | 27 | 60 | 5 | 92 | 29.3% | 65.2% | R+35.9 |
| Precinct -SIX MILE GROVE TWPSIX MILE GROVE TWP | 24 | 64 | 4 | 92 | 26.1% | 69.6% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -WEST BANK TWPWEST BANK TWP | 42 | 37 | 1 | 80 | 52.5% | 46.3% | D+6.3 |
| Precinct -CASHEL TWPCASHEL TWP | 17 | 55 | 3 | 75 | 22.7% | 73.3% | R+50.7 |
| Precinct -EDISON TWPEDISON TWP | 18 | 55 | 1 | 74 | 24.3% | 74.3% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -KILDARE TWPKILDARE TWP | 23 | 49 | 2 | 74 | 31.1% | 66.2% | R+35.1 |
| Precinct -DEGRAFFDEGRAFF | 14 | 58 | 1 | 73 | 19.2% | 79.5% | R+60.3 |
| Precinct -FAIRFIELD TWPFAIRFIELD TWP | 14 | 53 | 2 | 69 | 20.3% | 76.8% | R+56.5 |
| Precinct -SWENODA TWPSWENODA TWP | 15 | 52 | 1 | 68 | 22.1% | 76.5% | R+54.4 |
| Precinct -CLONTARFCLONTARF | 23 | 40 | 2 | 65 | 35.4% | 61.5% | R+26.2 |
| Precinct -SHIBLE TWPSHIBLE TWP | 11 | 53 | 1 | 65 | 16.9% | 81.5% | R+64.6 |
| Precinct -MOYER TWPMOYER TWP | 20 | 40 | 1 | 61 | 32.8% | 65.6% | R+32.8 |
| Precinct -CLONTARF TWPCLONTARF TWP | 25 | 29 | 0 | 54 | 46.3% | 53.7% | R+7.4 |
| Precinct -DANVERSDANVERS | 13 | 41 | 0 | 54 | 24.1% | 75.9% | R+51.9 |
| Precinct -TARA TWPTARA TWP | 16 | 34 | 1 | 51 | 31.4% | 66.7% | R+35.3 |
| Precinct -MARYSLAND TWPMARYSLAND TWP | 14 | 35 | 0 | 49 | 28.6% | 71.4% | R+42.9 |
| Precinct -HOLLOWAYHOLLOWAY | 16 | 30 | 2 | 48 | 33.3% | 62.5% | R+29.2 |
| Precinct -HEGBERT TWPHEGBERT TWP | 14 | 30 | 2 | 46 | 30.4% | 65.2% | R+34.8 |
| Appleton P-127_271510005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Appleton P-227_271510007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Appleton Twp. Voting District27_271510010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Benson Twp. Voting District27_271510025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Benson W-127_271510015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Benson W-227_271510020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Camp Lake Twp. Voting District27_271510030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Cashel Twp. Voting District27_271510035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clontarf Twp. Voting District27_271510045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Clontarf Voting District27_271510040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Danvers Voting District27_271510050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| De Graff Voting District27_271510055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Dublin Twp. Voting District27_271510060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Edison Twp. Voting District27_271510065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Fairfield Twp. Voting District27_271510070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hayes Twp. Voting District27_271510075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Hegbert Twp. Voting District27_271510080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Holloway Voting District27_271510085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kerkhoven Twp. Voting District27_271510095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kerkhoven Voting District27_271510090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Kildare Twp. Voting District27_271510100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Marysland Twp. Voting District27_271510105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Moyer Twp. Voting District27_271510110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Murdock Voting District27_271510115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Pillsbury Twp. Voting District27_271510120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shible Twp. Voting District27_271510125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Six Mile Grove Twp. Voting District27_271510130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Swenoda Twp. Voting District27_271510135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Tara Twp. Voting District27_271510140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Torning Twp. Voting District27_271510145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| West Bank Twp. Voting District27_271510150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.5% |
| 1896 | −2.0% |
| 1900 | −14.0% |
| 1904 | −56.6% |
| 1908 | −17.6% |
| 1912 | +18.9% |
| 1916 | −5.8% |
| 1920 | −50.8% |
| 1924 | −26.8% |
| 1928 | −1.0% |
| 1932 | +52.4% |
| 1936 | +35.6% |
| 1940 | +16.0% |
| 1944 | +13.5% |
| 1948 | +30.5% |
| 1952 | −3.5% |
| 1956 | +17.0% |
| 1960 | +17.5% |
| 1964 | +34.5% |
| 1968 | +19.2% |
| 1972 | +17.4% |
| 1976 | +33.1% |
| 1980 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | +9.8% |
| 1988 | +24.5% |
| 1992 | +23.0% |
| 1996 | +28.4% |
| 2000 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | −25.6% |
| 2020 | −29.5% |
| 2024 | −34.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,807 |
| 2018 | 5,742 |
| 2020 | 5,916 |
| 2022 | 5,618 |
| 2024 | 5,864 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−4 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −802 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $44,995 in average income, against $77,764 for residents who stayed — 42% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+32.2 on average — 1.9 points more Democratic-leaning than Swift County, MN itself (R+34.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kandiyohi County, MN34R+30.9
- Chippewa County, MN24R+34.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Kandiyohi County, MN38
- Stevens County, MN20
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 | −78 |
| 2012 | −59 |
| 2013 | −91 |
| 2014 | −94 |
| 2015 | −111 |
| 2016 | +62 |
| 2017 | −64 |
| 2018 | −72 |
| 2019 | −74 |
| 2021 | −18 |
| 2022 | −48 |
| 2023 | −106 |
| 2024 | −45 |
| 2025 | −4 |
Swift County sits in west-central Minnesota's glaciated plains, where a shrinking and aging agricultural population has driven presidential margins from competitive to Republican-dominant over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 56.6 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 34.1 points.
A population of 9,748, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,412 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Chippewa County and Yellow Medicine County.
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Swift County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27151/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.