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1876–2024
Anoka County, Minnesota
Anoka County·Minnesota

Anoka County votes the way the country votes.

A Twin Cities suburb that has drifted steadily rightward since 2008

18762024·38 elections
Anoka County, Minnesota · 123dieinafire (talk) · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+4
in 2024
Archetype
Bellwether
since the recent cycles
Population
370,349
2024 ACS
Most similar
West Baton Rouge Parish
LA · similarity 0.91
128 precincts · 210,481 votes cast
Trump · R+4
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−4.4%
97,667106,974210,481
2020R
−1.9%
100,893104,902211,132
2016R
−9.6%
75,50093,339185,758
2012R
−2.6%
88,61493,430186,465
2008R
−2.4%
86,97691,357182,224
2004R
−6.7%
80,22691,853174,066
2000R
−0.9%
68,00869,256145,619
1996D
+17.7%
63,75641,745124,022
1992D
+11.7%
54,62139,458130,020
1988D
+10.5%
57,95346,853105,809
1984D
+3.8%
50,30546,57897,440
1980D
+14.2%
45,53233,10087,843
1976D
+25.9%
48,17327,86378,315
1972R
−2.6%
28,03129,54659,360
1968D
+28.5%
30,65616,35850,134
1964D
+41.1%
31,71413,20145,005
1960D
+18.0%
20,32414,11434,511
1956D
+11.1%
11,6979,35921,092
1952D
+11.4%
9,3447,42516,839
1948D
+32.5%
7,7303,85311,929
1944D
+15.6%
5,4313,9589,468
1940D
+12.1%
5,5014,3029,883
1936D
+24.2%
4,5012,5867,909
1932D
+21.5%
4,2532,7187,152
1928R
−19.3%
2,5713,8166,462
1924R
−48.8%
4583,1465,505
1920R
−54.3%
8653,5054,859
1916R
−3.5%
1,1711,2622,578
1912D
+1.4%
5915622,079
1908R
−42.3%
6101,5772,286
1904R
−67.3%
2831,5571,893
1900R
−44.8%
5551,5112,132
1896R
−31.8%
7911,5532,393
1892D
+14.8%
1,0027201,899
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Polish
0.7%
African American
7.0%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
20.3%
Mainline Protestant
9.5%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.6%
Non-Christian
3.4%
Other Christian
3.4%
Methodist
0.7%
Baptist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Anoka County sits on Minneapolis's northern fringe and has shifted from a competitive swing county to a reliably Republican-leaning one over the past four election cycles, tracking a broader exurban realignment seen across the Midwest.

The Democratic margin in Anoka County has rarely exceeded forty-one points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-seven points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by four points.

Anoka County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 75% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $101,869 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of West Baton Rouge Parish and Tyrrell County.