- Lead
- 26,327
- Total
- 90,038
- vs nation
- R+27.8
- Turnout
- 85.5%
Wright County, MN
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 85.5% of 105,645 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 23,543
- Total
- 82,426
- vs nation
- R+33.0
- Turnout
- 85.2%
- Lead
- 22,940
- Total
- 69,618
- vs nation
- R+35.0
- Turnout
- 77.2%
- Lead
- 14,725
- Total
- 67,816
- vs nation
- R+25.6
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 11,436
- Total
- 65,578
- vs nation
- R+24.7
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 13,558
- Total
- 59,534
- vs nation
- R+20.3
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 7,099
- Total
- 43,366
- vs nation
- R+16.9
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,318
- Total
- 34,874
- vs nation
- R+1.9
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+29.2MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 148,2692024 5-year
- Population density
- 224 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 661 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $107,2092024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+35.1 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64.8 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Sherburne County, MN · twin score 91.5
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
- 2024 turnout
- 85.5%90,332 participants ÷ 105,645 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +19.9 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -0.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 65.6%–68.9%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90,332 | 105,645 ± 722 | 85.5% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 66,510 | 101,939 ± 701 | 65.2% | Audited | A/A |
| 82,714 | 97,136 ± 558 | 85.2% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 59,836 | 93,539 ± 543 | 64.0% | Audited | A/A |
| 70,213 | 90,975 ± 479 | 77.2% | Audited | A/A | |
| 67,816 | 86,306 | 78.6% | Derived | — | |
| 65,578 | 80,658 | 81.3% | Derived | — | |
| 59,534 | 75,010 extrapolated | 79.4% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
93 precincts · 90,041 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -DELANODELANO | 1,746 | 2,608 | 116 | 4,470 | 39.1% | 58.3% | R+19.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -ST MICHAEL CITY P2ST MICHAEL CITY P2 | 1,601 | 2,703 | 84 | 4,388 | 36.5% | 61.6% | R+25.1 |
| Precinct -OTSEGO CITY P2AOTSEGO CITY P2A | 1,456 | 2,069 | 72 | 3,597 | 40.5% | 57.5% | R+17.0 |
| Precinct -OTSEGO CITY P3BOTSEGO CITY P3B | 1,376 | 1,981 | 73 | 3,430 | 40.1% | 57.8% | R+17.6 |
| Precinct -ST MICHAEL CITY P1ST MICHAEL CITY P1 | 1,290 | 1,849 | 86 | 3,225 | 40.0% | 57.3% | R+17.3 |
| Precinct -BUFFALO P-4BUFFALO P-4 | 1,055 | 1,678 | 63 | 2,796 | 37.7% | 60.0% | R+22.3 |
| Precinct -ALBERTVILLE P-1ALBERTVILLE P-1 | 1,018 | 1,713 | 54 | 2,785 | 36.6% | 61.5% | R+25.0 |
| Precinct -OTSEGO CITY P1AOTSEGO CITY P1A | 884 | 1,841 | 55 | 2,780 | 31.8% | 66.2% | R+34.4 |
| Precinct -BUFFALO P-3BUFFALO P-3 | 1,053 | 1,544 | 72 | 2,669 | 39.5% | 57.8% | R+18.4 |
| Precinct -MONTICELLO P3MONTICELLO P3 | 900 | 1,708 | 57 | 2,665 | 33.8% | 64.1% | R+30.3 |
| Precinct -ST MICHAEL CITY P3ST MICHAEL CITY P3 | 895 | 1,693 | 52 | 2,640 | 33.9% | 64.1% | R+30.2 |
| Precinct -BUFFALO P-2BUFFALO P-2 | 1,023 | 1,445 | 47 | 2,515 | 40.7% | 57.5% | R+16.8 |
| Precinct -ROCKFORDROCKFORD | 981 | 1,441 | 52 | 2,474 | 39.7% | 58.2% | R+18.6 |
| Precinct -ST MICHAEL CITY P4ST MICHAEL CITY P4 | 1,012 | 1,373 | 48 | 2,433 | 41.6% | 56.4% | R+14.8 |
| Precinct -OTSEGO CITY P5BOTSEGO CITY P5B | 760 | 1,550 | 64 | 2,374 | 32.0% | 65.3% | R+33.3 |
| Precinct -MONTICELLO P1MONTICELLO P1 | 889 | 1,364 | 64 | 2,317 | 38.4% | 58.9% | R+20.5 |
| Precinct -ROCKFORD TWP P1ROCKFORD TWP P1 | 677 | 1,479 | 41 | 2,197 | 30.8% | 67.3% | R+36.5 |
| Precinct -MONTICELLO TWPMONTICELLO TWP | 572 | 1,483 | 31 | 2,086 | 27.4% | 71.1% | R+43.7 |
| Precinct -HANOVER P-2HANOVER P-2 | 745 | 1,287 | 53 | 2,085 | 35.7% | 61.7% | R+26.0 |
| Precinct -ANNANDALEANNANDALE | 763 | 1,245 | 45 | 2,053 | 37.2% | 60.6% | R+23.5 |
| Precinct -MONTROSEMONTROSE | 619 | 1,350 | 37 | 2,006 | 30.9% | 67.3% | R+36.4 |
| Precinct -FRANKLIN TWPFRANKLIN TWP | 572 | 1,375 | 40 | 1,987 | 28.8% | 69.2% | R+40.4 |
| Precinct -CORINNA TWPCORINNA TWP | 547 | 1,313 | 38 | 1,898 | 28.8% | 69.2% | R+40.4 |
| Precinct -ALBERTVILLE P-2ALBERTVILLE P-2 | 700 | 1,099 | 39 | 1,838 | 38.1% | 59.8% | R+21.7 |
| Precinct -SILVER CREEK TWPSILVER CREEK TWP | 501 | 1,214 | 31 | 1,746 | 28.7% | 69.5% | R+40.8 |
| Precinct -MONTICELLO P2MONTICELLO P2 | 655 | 1,030 | 41 | 1,726 | 37.9% | 59.7% | R+21.7 |
| Precinct -BUFFALO P-1BUFFALO P-1 | 664 | 972 | 35 | 1,671 | 39.7% | 58.2% | R+18.4 |
| Precinct -OTSEGO CITY P4BOTSEGO CITY P4B | 558 | 911 | 32 | 1,501 | 37.2% | 60.7% | R+23.5 |
| Precinct -MAPLE LAKE TWPMAPLE LAKE TWP | 377 | 1,028 | 34 | 1,439 | 26.2% | 71.4% | R+45.2 |
| Precinct -COKATOCOKATO | 368 | 1,016 | 33 | 1,417 | 26.0% | 71.7% | R+45.7 |
| Precinct -HOWARD LAKEHOWARD LAKE | 393 | 871 | 23 | 1,287 | 30.5% | 67.7% | R+37.1 |
| Precinct -BUFFALO TWPBUFFALO TWP | 347 | 892 | 35 | 1,274 | 27.2% | 70.0% | R+42.8 |
| Precinct -MARYSVILLE TWPMARYSVILLE TWP | 311 | 910 | 39 | 1,260 | 24.7% | 72.2% | R+47.5 |
| Precinct -MAPLE LAKEMAPLE LAKE | 338 | 855 | 30 | 1,223 | 27.6% | 69.9% | R+42.3 |
| Precinct -WAVERLYWAVERLY | 371 | 812 | 23 | 1,206 | 30.8% | 67.3% | R+36.6 |
| Precinct -CLEARWATER CITY P1CLEARWATER CITY P1 | 355 | 769 | 21 | 1,145 | 31.0% | 67.2% | R+36.2 |
| Precinct -MONTICELLO P4MONTICELLO P4 | 434 | 672 | 26 | 1,132 | 38.3% | 59.4% | R+21.0 |
| Precinct -SOUTHSIDE TWPSOUTHSIDE TWP | 341 | 729 | 25 | 1,095 | 31.1% | 66.6% | R+35.4 |
| Precinct -CLEARWATER TWPCLEARWATER TWP | 242 | 718 | 10 | 970 | 24.9% | 74.0% | R+49.1 |
| Precinct -ALBION TWPALBION TWP | 208 | 638 | 13 | 859 | 24.2% | 74.3% | R+50.1 |
| Precinct -CHATHAM TWP P1CHATHAM TWP P1 | 248 | 574 | 15 | 837 | 29.6% | 68.6% | R+38.9 |
| Precinct -FRENCH LAKE TWPFRENCH LAKE TWP | 229 | 571 | 16 | 816 | 28.1% | 70.0% | R+41.9 |
| Precinct -COKATO TWPCOKATO TWP | 158 | 622 | 24 | 804 | 19.7% | 77.4% | R+57.7 |
| Precinct -WOODLAND TWPWOODLAND TWP | 198 | 543 | 16 | 757 | 26.2% | 71.7% | R+45.6 |
| Precinct -VICTOR TWPVICTOR TWP | 166 | 546 | 13 | 725 | 22.9% | 75.3% | R+52.4 |
| Precinct -MIDDLEVILLE TWPMIDDLEVILLE TWP | 130 | 551 | 14 | 695 | 18.7% | 79.3% | R+60.6 |
| Precinct -STOCKHOLM TWPSTOCKHOLM TWP | 110 | 438 | 12 | 560 | 19.6% | 78.2% | R+58.6 |
| Precinct -SOUTH HAVENSOUTH HAVEN | 17 | 71 | 3 | 91 | 18.7% | 78.0% | R+59.3 |
| Precinct -CHATHAM TWP P2CHATHAM TWP P2 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 46 | 32.6% | 67.4% | R+34.8 |
| Precinct -DAYTONDAYTON | 11 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 40.7% | 59.3% | R+18.5 |
| Precinct -ROCKFORD TWP P2ROCKFORD TWP P2 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 16.7% | 83.3% | R+66.7 |
| Albertville Voting District27_271710005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Albion Twp. Voting District27_271710010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Annandale Voting District27_271710015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Buffalo P-127_271710020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Buffalo P-227_271710025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Buffalo P-327_271710030 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Buffalo P-427_271710031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Buffalo Twp. Voting District27_271710035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Chatham Twp. Voting District27_271710040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Clearwater Twp. Voting District27_271710050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Clearwater Voting District27_271710045 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cokato Twp. Voting District27_271710060 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Cokato Voting District27_271710055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Corinna Twp. Voting District27_271710065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Dayton Voting District27_271710070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Delano Voting District27_271710075 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Franklin Twp. Voting District27_271710085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| French Lake Twp. Voting District27_271710090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hanover P-227_271710096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Hanover Voting District27_271710095 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Howard Lake P-227_271710101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Howard Lake Voting District27_271710100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Maple Lake Twp. Voting District27_271710110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Maple Lake Voting District27_271710105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Marysville Twp. Voting District27_271710115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Middleville Twp. Voting District27_271710120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Monticello Twp. Voting District27_271710130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Monticello Voting District27_271710125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Montrose P-227_271710137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Montrose Voting District27_271710135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Otsego Voting District27_271710140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rockford Twp. Voting District27_271710150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Rockford Voting District27_271710145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Silver Creek Twp. Voting District27_271710160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| South Haven Voting District27_271710165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Southside Twp. Voting District27_271710170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| St. Michael P-1A27_271710155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| St. Michael P-1B27_271710156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Stockholm Twp. Voting District27_271710175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Victor Twp. Voting District27_271710180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Waverly Voting District27_271710185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
| Woodland Twp. Voting District27_271710190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | No votes |
presidential history
Party record book
Wright County, MN · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
66.5%
7,205 votes · D+35.1
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 61.2%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
79.5%
7,013 votes · R+64.8
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 75.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
30,883votes
34.3% of the vote · R+29.2
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 28,430 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
57,210votes
63.5% of the vote · R+29.2
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 51,973 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
+17.3pts D vs U.S.
Place D+35.1 · U.S. D+17.8
Runner-up · George McGovern, 1972 · +16.4 pts
Republican
Wendell Willkie1940
+44.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+34.8 · U.S. D+9.9
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · +38.6 pts
Current officeholders
Seats representing Wright County, MN. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 3 state senate and 4 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
| Year | Vote lead | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 32.6%28,298 | 67.4%58,389 | 86,687 |
| 2020 | R | 29.9%23,843 | 70.1%55,899 | 79,742 |
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 82,079 |
| 2018 | 81,398 |
| 2020 | 91,949 |
| 2022 | 95,971 |
| 2024 | 103,948 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,853 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +13,988 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $80,195 in average income, against $102,034 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+10.9 on average — 40 points more Democratic-leaning than Wright County, MN itself (R+29.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hennepin County, MN1,618D+42.4
- Sherburne County, MN468R+34.8
- Anoka County, MN395R+4.4
- Stearns County, MN253R+26.7
- Ramsey County, MN157D+43.1
- Carver County, MN145R+5.4
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hennepin County, MN1,027
- Sherburne County, MN459
- Anoka County, MN249
- Stearns County, MN223
- Ramsey County, MN146
- Carver County, MN94
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 | −93 |
| 2012 | −221 |
| 2013 | −229 |
| 2014 | +512 |
| 2015 | +97 |
| 2016 | +318 |
| 2017 | +904 |
| 2018 | +1,155 |
| 2019 | +1,132 |
| 2021 | +2,603 |
| 2022 | +2,015 |
| 2023 | +2,025 |
| 2024 | +1,917 |
| 2025 | +1,853 |
Once a swing-county on Minneapolis's outer fringe, Wright has trended decisively Republican as population growth drew working-class and middle-income households outward from the metro core, producing a 2024 margin of R+29.2.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.8 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 29.2 points.
A population of 148,269, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $107,209 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Sherburne County and St. Croix County.
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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