Minnesota — 2020 Democratic presidential primary
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Who led each county
Minnesota's 2020 Democratic primary — 87 counties reporting. Each county links to its place page.
2020Democratic primary leaderBidenSandersKlobucharcolor = leader · depth = size of the lead
Counties with reported returns are filled by the candidate who led them; the surrounding faint geography is context, not coverage. This is the nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Minnesota 2020 Democratic presidential primary — 744,198 votes, county returns aggregated statewide.
- Biden✓287,55338.6%
- Sanders222,43129.9%
- Warren114,67415.4%
- Bloomberg61,8828.3%
- Klobuchar41,5305.6%
- Buttigieg7,6161.0%
- All others3,7080.5%
- Gabbard2,5040.3%
- Yang1,7490.2%
- Steyer5510.1%
County-by-county leaders — 87 counties
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County | Biden | +1.3 | 266,797 |
| Ramsey County | Biden | +0.2 | 104,761 |
| Dakota County | Biden | +16.4 | 56,475 |
| Anoka County | Biden | +10.8 | 35,962 |
| Washington County | Biden | +21.1 | 35,176 |
| St. Louis County | Biden | +12.2 | 33,308 |
| Olmsted County | Biden | +15.4 | 19,935 |
| Scott County | Biden | +17.6 | 12,920 |
| Stearns County | Biden | +7.8 | 10,891 |
| Carver County | Biden | +25.6 | 10,729 |
| Wright County | Biden | +25.6 | 8,741 |
| Rice County | Biden | +4.1 | 8,676 |
| Blue Earth County | Sanders | +4.7 | 7,412 |
| Sherburne County | Biden | +19.1 | 6,044 |
| Clay County | Biden | +8.8 | 5,808 |
| Winona County | Biden | +5.3 | 5,729 |
| Itasca County | Biden | +19.0 | 5,187 |
| Crow Wing County | Biden | +23.2 | 5,111 |
| Carlton County | Biden | +20.3 | 4,552 |
| Goodhue County | Biden | +26.8 | 4,543 |
| Beltrami County | Sanders | +6.1 | 4,423 |
| Nicollet County | Biden | +5.1 | 4,333 |
| Chisago County | Biden | +25.3 | 4,182 |
| Otter Tail County | Biden | +32.8 | 4,163 |
| Mower County | Biden | +21.6 | 3,331 |
| Kandiyohi County | Biden | +30.1 | 3,011 |
| Douglas County | Biden | +35.8 | 2,730 |
| Freeborn County | Biden | +24.9 | 2,641 |
| Steele County | Biden | +18.1 | 2,602 |
| Cass County | Biden | +11.4 | 2,525 |
| Isanti County | Biden | +25.2 | 2,470 |
| Benton County | Biden | +6.8 | 2,436 |
| Becker County | Biden | +30.7 | 2,213 |
| Pine County | Biden | +20.8 | 2,121 |
| Polk County | Biden | +18.1 | 2,071 |
| Houston County | Biden | +23.4 | 1,961 |
| Le Sueur County | Biden | +17.0 | 1,960 |
| McLeod County | Biden | +20.4 | 1,872 |
| Lake County | Biden | +19.2 | 1,838 |
| Hubbard County | Biden | +20.1 | 1,824 |
| Fillmore County | Biden | +25.7 | 1,721 |
| Wabasha County | Biden | +28.7 | 1,708 |
| Morrison County | Biden | +23.7 | 1,635 |
| Brown County | Biden | +19.3 | 1,629 |
| Lyon County | Biden | +14.4 | 1,578 |
| Cook County | Sanders | +2.4 | 1,554 |
| Aitkin County | Biden | +7.4 | 1,553 |
| Mille Lacs County | Biden | +16.2 | 1,482 |
| Dodge County | Biden | +29.4 | 1,304 |
| Meeker County | Biden | +24.7 | 1,276 |
| Koochiching County | Biden | +25.8 | 1,250 |
| Waseca County | Biden | +28.0 | 1,194 |
| Todd County | Biden | +32.3 | 1,135 |
| Stevens County | Sanders | +13.9 | 1,027 |
| Kanabec County | Biden | +28.7 | 994 |
| Nobles County | Biden | +9.8 | 925 |
| Martin County | Biden | +30.3 | 900 |
| Pope County | Biden | +33.5 | 876 |
| Faribault County | Biden | +30.0 | 834 |
| Chippewa County | Biden | +16.9 | 827 |
| Sibley County | Biden | +24.3 | 794 |
| Swift County | Biden | +12.7 | 780 |
| Watonwan County | Biden | +10.5 | 774 |
| Pennington County | Biden | +22.2 | 771 |
| Renville County | Biden | +28.7 | 746 |
| Roseau County | Biden | +17.9 | 716 |
| Wadena County | Biden | +23.1 | 696 |
| Redwood County | Biden | +26.8 | 676 |
| Lac qui Parle County | Biden | +3.2 | 631 |
| Jackson County | Biden | +28.4 | 617 |
| Grant County | Klobuchar | +19.9 | 607 |
| Marshall County | Klobuchar | +6.6 | 606 |
| Norman County | Biden | +2.0 | 606 |
| Murray County | Biden | +25.6 | 605 |
| Rock County | Biden | +15.4 | 577 |
| Yellow Medicine County | Biden | +27.6 | 561 |
| Cottonwood County | Biden | +31.2 | 539 |
| Kittson County | Klobuchar | +7.9 | 508 |
| Clearwater County | Biden | +25.2 | 500 |
| Pipestone County | Biden | +25.2 | 484 |
| Big Stone County | Klobuchar | +11.0 | 473 |
| Mahnomen County | Klobuchar | +0.2 | 444 |
| Wilkin County | Biden | +0.7 | 404 |
| Lake of the Woods County | Klobuchar | +4.6 | 347 |
| Lincoln County | Biden | +50.6 | 320 |
| Traverse County | Biden | +11.6 | 277 |
| Red Lake County | Klobuchar | +15.8 | 273 |
Source. Official statewide canvasses — 2020 Democratic presidential primary returns · county returns aggregated statewide. Coverage is the nominating contest as reported by the state; margins are the leader’s edge over the runner-up. Real returns — nothing estimated.