Waseca County, Minnesota
Precinct data
Results by precinct
43 precincts · 10,387 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -JANESVILLE CITYJANESVILLE CITY | 450 | 877 | 31 | 1,358 | 33.1% | 64.6% | R+31.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -WASECA W-2 P-AWASECA W-2 P-A | 531 | 738 | 18 | 1,287 | 41.3% | 57.3% | R+16.1 |
| Precinct -WOODVILLE TWPWOODVILLE TWP | 230 | 634 | 17 | 881 | 26.1% | 72.0% | R+45.9 |
| Precinct -WASECA W-1 P-AWASECA W-1 P-A | 336 | 461 | 24 | 821 | 40.9% | 56.2% | R+15.2 |
| Precinct -WASECA W-3 P-BWASECA W-3 P-B | 253 | 506 | 9 | 768 | 32.9% | 65.9% | R+32.9 |
| Precinct -NEW RICHLAND CITYNEW RICHLAND CITY | 223 | 425 | 13 | 661 | 33.7% | 64.3% | R+30.6 |
| Precinct -WASECA W-1 P-BWASECA W-1 P-B | 265 | 341 | 19 | 625 | 42.4% | 54.6% | R+12.2 |
| Precinct -WASECA W-2 P-BWASECA W-2 P-B | 201 | 283 | 12 | 496 | 40.5% | 57.1% | R+16.5 |
| Precinct -BLOOMING GROVE TWPBLOOMING GROVE TWP | 114 | 264 | 7 | 385 | 29.6% | 68.6% | R+39.0 |
| Precinct -IOSCO TWPIOSCO TWP | 117 | 264 | 4 | 385 | 30.4% | 68.6% | R+38.2 |
| Precinct -JANESVILLE TWPJANESVILLE TWP | 110 | 249 | 7 | 366 | 30.1% | 68.0% | R+38.0 |
| Precinct -OTISCO TWPOTISCO TWP | 70 | 267 | 6 | 343 | 20.4% | 77.8% | R+57.4 |
| Precinct -WASECA W-3 P-AWASECA W-3 P-A | 114 | 217 | 8 | 339 | 33.6% | 64.0% | R+30.4 |
| Precinct -NEW RICHLAND TWPNEW RICHLAND TWP | 69 | 211 | 9 | 289 | 23.9% | 73.0% | R+49.1 |
| Precinct -ST MARY TWPST MARY TWP | 76 | 192 | 7 | 275 | 27.6% | 69.8% | R+42.2 |
| Precinct -ALTON TWPALTON TWP | 41 | 219 | 6 | 266 | 15.4% | 82.3% | R+66.9 |
| Precinct -WILTON TWPWILTON TWP | 56 | 153 | 7 | 216 | 25.9% | 70.8% | R+44.9 |
| Precinct -FREEDOM TWPFREEDOM TWP | 45 | 161 | 0 | 206 | 21.8% | 78.2% | R+56.3 |
| Precinct -VIVIAN TWPVIVIAN TWP | 32 | 129 | 5 | 166 | 19.3% | 77.7% | R+58.4 |
| Precinct -BYRON TWPBYRON TWP | 38 | 96 | 4 | 138 | 27.5% | 69.6% | R+42.0 |
| Precinct -WALDORFWALDORF | 31 | 83 | 2 | 116 | 26.7% | 71.6% | R+44.8 |
| Alton Twp. Voting District27_271610005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Blooming Grove Twp. Voting District27_271610010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Byron Twp. Voting District27_271610015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Elysian Voting District27_271610020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Freedom Twp. Voting District27_271610025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Iosco Twp. Voting District27_271610030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Janesville City Voting District27_271610035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Janesville Twp. Voting District27_271610045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| New Richland Twp. Voting District27_271610055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| New Richland Voting District27_271610050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Otisco Twp. Voting District27_271610060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| St. Mary Twp. Voting District27_271610065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Vivian Twp. Voting District27_271610070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waldorf Voting District27_271610075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waseca W-1 P-A27_271610080 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waseca W-1 P-B27_271610085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waseca W-2 P-A27_271610090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waseca W-2 P-B27_271610095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waseca W-3 P-A27_271610100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Waseca W-3 P-B27_271610105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Wilton Twp. Voting District27_271610110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Woodville Twp. Voting District27_271610115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −2.0% |
| 1896 | −20.3% |
| 1900 | −19.7% |
| 1904 | −44.3% |
| 1908 | −14.0% |
| 1912 | +18.9% |
| 1916 | −12.2% |
| 1920 | −46.9% |
| 1924 | −29.2% |
| 1928 | −14.6% |
| 1932 | +30.4% |
| 1936 | +16.4% |
| 1940 | −25.5% |
| 1944 | −30.4% |
| 1948 | −5.9% |
| 1952 | −39.8% |
| 1956 | −35.5% |
| 1960 | −26.8% |
| 1964 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | −16.2% |
| 1972 | −29.0% |
| 1976 | −6.6% |
| 1980 | −13.6% |
| 1984 | −21.8% |
| 1988 | −9.1% |
| 1992 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | +7.6% |
| 2000 | −10.3% |
| 2004 | −13.0% |
| 2008 | −8.2% |
| 2012 | −7.7% |
| 2016 | −32.4% |
| 2020 | −30.1% |
| 2024 | −32.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 11,267 |
| 2018 | 10,958 |
| 2020 | 11,779 |
| 2022 | 11,459 |
| 2024 | 12,121 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+37 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,215 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $50,356 in average income, against $73,517 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+13.0 on average — 19 points more Democratic-leaning than Waseca County, MN itself (R+32.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Blue Earth County, MN81R+1.2
- Steele County, MN55R+24.4
- Le Sueur County, MN30R+33.6
- Freeborn County, MN22R+21.3
- Nicollet County, MN21R+0.5
- Rice County, MN21R+2.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Blue Earth County, MN88
- Steele County, MN72
- Le Sueur County, MN33
- Rice County, MN27
- Hennepin County, MN23
- Nicollet County, MN22
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 | −28 |
| 2012 | −53 |
| 2013 | −192 |
| 2014 | −168 |
| 2015 | −39 |
| 2016 | −169 |
| 2017 | −108 |
| 2018 | −81 |
| 2019 | −103 |
| 2021 | +15 |
| 2022 | −13 |
| 2023 | +61 |
| 2024 | −374 |
| 2025 | +37 |
Waseca County's farm-dominated economy and largely homogeneous rural population have tracked a broader rural Minnesota shift toward Republicans, with the 2024 presidential margin reaching its widest recorded gap in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 46.9 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.4 points.
A population of 18,885, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,261 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Faribault County and Renville County.
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Waseca County, Minnesota. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/27161/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.