Wadena County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
48 precincts · 8,047 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -WADENA P-3WADENA P-3 | 268 | 536 | 11 | 815 | 32.9% | 65.8% | R+32.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -MENAHGAMENAHGA | 202 | 577 | 12 | 791 | 25.5% | 72.9% | R+47.4 |
| Precinct -WADENA P-1WADENA P-1 | 177 | 447 | 9 | 633 | 28.0% | 70.6% | R+42.7 |
| Precinct -WADENA P-2WADENA P-2 | 164 | 405 | 4 | 573 | 28.6% | 70.7% | R+42.1 |
| Precinct -BLUEBERRY TWPBLUEBERRY TWP | 124 | 433 | 8 | 565 | 21.9% | 76.6% | R+54.7 |
| Precinct -WADENA TWPWADENA TWP | 104 | 446 | 5 | 555 | 18.7% | 80.4% | R+61.6 |
| Precinct -THOMASTOWN TWPTHOMASTOWN TWP | 147 | 400 | 5 | 552 | 26.6% | 72.5% | R+45.8 |
| Precinct -STAPLESSTAPLES | 136 | 272 | 14 | 422 | 32.2% | 64.5% | R+32.2 |
| Precinct -SEBEKASEBEKA | 97 | 281 | 7 | 385 | 25.2% | 73.0% | R+47.8 |
| Precinct -ALDRICH TWPALDRICH TWP | 43 | 253 | 3 | 299 | 14.4% | 84.6% | R+70.2 |
| Precinct -VERNDALEVERNDALE | 56 | 234 | 2 | 292 | 19.2% | 80.1% | R+61.0 |
| Precinct -LEAF RIVER TWPLEAF RIVER TWP | 47 | 233 | 6 | 286 | 16.4% | 81.5% | R+65.0 |
| Precinct -WING RIVER TWPWING RIVER TWP | 36 | 250 | 0 | 286 | 12.6% | 87.4% | R+74.8 |
| Precinct -RED EYE TWPRED EYE TWP | 53 | 221 | 6 | 280 | 18.9% | 78.9% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -ROCKWOOD TWPROCKWOOD TWP | 53 | 194 | 3 | 250 | 21.2% | 77.6% | R+56.4 |
| Precinct -NORTH GERMANY TWPNORTH GERMANY TWP | 21 | 166 | 4 | 191 | 11.0% | 86.9% | R+75.9 |
| Precinct -SHELL RIVER TWPSHELL RIVER TWP | 43 | 129 | 4 | 176 | 24.4% | 73.3% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -BULLARD TWPBULLARD TWP | 22 | 120 | 9 | 151 | 14.6% | 79.5% | R+64.9 |
| Precinct -MEADOW TWPMEADOW TWP | 23 | 125 | 3 | 151 | 15.2% | 82.8% | R+67.5 |
| Precinct -ORTON TWPORTON TWP | 30 | 99 | 3 | 132 | 22.7% | 75.0% | R+52.3 |
| Precinct -LYONS TWPLYONS TWP | 13 | 103 | 0 | 116 | 11.2% | 88.8% | R+77.6 |
| Precinct -HUNTERSVILLE TWPHUNTERSVILLE TWP | 21 | 51 | 3 | 75 | 28.0% | 68.0% | R+40.0 |
| Precinct -NIMRODNIMROD | 12 | 35 | 0 | 47 | 25.5% | 74.5% | R+48.9 |
| Precinct -ALDRICH CITYALDRICH CITY | 6 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 25.0% | 75.0% | R+50.0 |
| Aldrich Twp. Voting District27_271590010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Aldrich Voting District27_271590005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Blueberry Twp. Voting District27_271590015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Bullard Twp. Voting District27_271590020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Huntersville Twp. Voting District27_271590025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Leaf River Twp. Voting District27_271590030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Lyons Twp. Voting District27_271590035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Meadow Twp. Voting District27_271590040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Menahga Voting District27_271590045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Nimrod Voting District27_271590050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| North Germany Twp. Voting District27_271590055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Orton Twp. Voting District27_271590060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Red Eye Twp. Voting District27_271590065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Rockwood Twp. Voting District27_271590070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Sebeka Voting District27_271590075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Shell River Twp. Voting District27_271590080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Staples Voting District27_271590085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Thomastown Twp. Voting District27_271590090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Verndale Voting District27_271590095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wadena P-127_271590100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wadena P-227_271590105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wadena P-327_271590110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wadena Twp. Voting District27_271590120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wing River Twp. Voting District27_271590125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −12.2% |
| 1896 | −23.6% |
| 1900 | −34.7% |
| 1904 | −69.0% |
| 1908 | −33.6% |
| 1912 | +4.4% |
| 1916 | −16.6% |
| 1920 | −61.1% |
| 1924 | −49.6% |
| 1928 | −30.9% |
| 1932 | +17.7% |
| 1936 | +15.2% |
| 1940 | −9.2% |
| 1944 | −17.3% |
| 1948 | +5.8% |
| 1952 | −37.4% |
| 1956 | −27.2% |
| 1960 | −15.8% |
| 1964 | +9.2% |
| 1968 | −13.3% |
| 1972 | −16.4% |
| 1976 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | −20.5% |
| 1984 | −27.3% |
| 1988 | −19.8% |
| 1992 | −2.4% |
| 1996 | −3.6% |
| 2000 | −23.2% |
| 2004 | −20.1% |
| 2008 | −17.4% |
| 2012 | −24.3% |
| 2016 | −45.5% |
| 2020 | −45.6% |
| 2024 | −51.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,086 |
| 2018 | 7,951 |
| 2020 | 8,829 |
| 2022 | 8,564 |
| 2024 | 9,469 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+86 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +405 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,223 in average income, against $63,464 for residents who stayed — 24% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+40.2 on average — 11 points more Democratic-leaning than Wadena County, MN itself (R+51.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Todd County, MN65R+53.4
- Otter Tail County, MN64R+34.1
- Hubbard County, MN35R+31.4
- Becker County, MN22R+33.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Otter Tail County, MN89
- Todd County, MN55
- Hubbard County, MN35
- Crow Wing County, MN31
- Becker County, MN28
- Cass County, ND20
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 | −152 |
| 2012 | −46 |
| 2013 | +70 |
| 2014 | −44 |
| 2015 | +85 |
| 2016 | −76 |
| 2017 | +105 |
| 2018 | +110 |
| 2019 | −49 |
| 2021 | +40 |
| 2022 | +110 |
| 2023 | +10 |
| 2024 | +156 |
| 2025 | +86 |
Wadena County, a sparsely populated stretch of north-central Minnesota lakes and timber land, delivered a 51-point Republican margin in 2024—among the widest gaps in a state that has historically resisted landslide outcomes.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 17.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 69.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.3 points.
A population of 14,256, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,467 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clark County and Clearwater County.
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Wadena County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27159/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.