Todd County, Minnesota: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+53%. Republican peak: R+56 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 25,5752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Van Buren County, IA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Todd CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Todd County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +4.5% |
| 1896 | −7.8% |
| 1900 | −18.4% |
| 1904 | −56.1% |
| 1908 | −25.3% |
| 1912 | +0.8% |
| 1916 | +0.1% |
| 1920 | −52.0% |
| 1924 | −46.4% |
| 1928 | −20.5% |
| 1932 | +31.0% |
| 1936 | +18.5% |
| 1940 | −16.0% |
| 1944 | −19.3% |
| 1948 | +10.4% |
| 1952 | −32.2% |
| 1956 | −13.3% |
| 1960 | −2.0% |
| 1964 | +17.2% |
| 1968 | −9.4% |
| 1972 | −11.0% |
| 1976 | +20.0% |
| 1980 | −12.2% |
| 1984 | −17.1% |
| 1988 | −5.7% |
| 1992 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | −17.1% |
| 2004 | −15.6% |
| 2008 | −11.1% |
| 2012 | −16.1% |
| 2016 | −47.5% |
| 2020 | −48.8% |
| 2024 | −53.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,072 | 10,392 | 13,718 | ||
| R | 3,286 | 9,753 | 13,257 | ||
| R | 2,783 | 8,485 | 11,993 | ||
| R | 4,819 | 6,719 | 11,803 | ||
| R | 5,277 | 6,637 | 12,257 | ||
| R | 5,034 | 6,945 | 12,214 | ||
| R | 4,132 | 6,031 | 11,092 | ||
| D | 4,520 | 4,078 | 10,701 | ||
| D | 4,059 | 3,990 | 11,104 | ||
| R | 5,023 | 5,633 | 10,750 | ||
| R | 4,657 | 6,585 | 11,305 | ||
| R | 4,975 | 6,451 | 12,111 | ||
| D | 6,530 | 4,278 | 11,248 | ||
| R | 4,270 | 5,387 | 10,137 | ||
| R | 3,992 | 4,883 | 9,460 | ||
| D | 5,673 | 4,006 | 9,702 | ||
| R | 5,051 | 5,255 | 10,334 | ||
| R | 3,882 | 5,075 | 8,981 | ||
| R | 3,439 | 6,731 | 10,211 | ||
| D | 5,157 | 4,166 | 9,535 | ||
| R | 3,803 | 5,636 | 9,493 | ||
| R | 4,553 | 6,302 | 10,916 | ||
| D | 5,627 | 3,780 | 10,002 | ||
| D | 6,023 | 3,114 | 9,387 | ||
| R | 3,733 | 5,682 | 9,500 | ||
| R | 557 | 4,441 | 8,379 | ||
| R | 1,464 | 5,448 | 7,662 | ||
| D | 1,922 | 1,919 | 4,312 | ||
| O | 1,068 | 1,038 | 3,739 | ||
| R | 1,305 | 2,334 | 4,068 | ||
| R | 741 | 2,961 | 3,957 | ||
| R | 1,487 | 2,212 | 3,930 | ||
| R | 1,739 | 2,043 | 3,908 | ||
| D | 1,251 | 1,118 | 2,972 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
42.9%
Polish
7.0%
Irish
6.9%
American
4.3%
English
4.0%
French
2.1%
Italian
0.8%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 42.8 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
$67,662
Todd County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Todd County$67,662
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Todd 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
11.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.6%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)10.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.5%
Other Indo-European5.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Todd County's R+53.4 presidential margin in 2024 places it among the state's most lopsided rural counties, a reflection of the demographic shift in small-town central Minnesota that has accelerated over the past two decades.
The Democratic margin here once reached thirty-one points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points.
A population of 25,575, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,662 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Van Buren County and Cottonwood County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Todd County, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Todd County, Minnesota voted Republican by 53.4 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,718 votes cast, 3,072 went Democratic and 10,392 went Republican.
What is Todd County, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Todd County, Minnesota in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 9 times, Republican 24 times, and other 1 times.
When did Todd County, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Todd County, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Todd County, Minnesota?
Todd County, Minnesota has a population of 25,575 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Todd County, Minnesota?
Median household income in Todd County, Minnesota is $67,662 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Todd County, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Todd County, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 24 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.