Carlton County, Minnesota

2024 results by precinct

38 precincts · 20,815 votes cast

Trump · R+3

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−2.5%	9,905	10,435	20,815
2020	D	+1.5%	10,098	9,791	20,369
2016	D	+1.6%	8,460	8,160	18,211
2012	D	+26.1%	11,389	6,586	18,436
2008	D	+26.8%	11,501	6,549	18,449
2004	D	+26.3%	11,462	6,642	18,334
2000	D	+20.2%	8,620	5,578	15,081
1996	D	+28.9%	8,052	4,034	13,915
1992	D	+25.9%	7,736	3,922	14,747
1988	D	+30.7%	8,790	4,626	13,560
1984	D	+30.4%	9,189	4,877	14,203
1980	D	+27.4%	8,822	4,760	14,833
1976	D	+34.9%	9,247	4,371	13,952
1972	D	+13.1%	7,116	5,445	12,730
1968	D	+45.9%	8,538	3,016	12,018
1964	D	+54.8%	9,552	2,780	12,359
1960	D	+24.2%	7,576	4,613	12,224
1956	D	+21.7%	6,484	4,168	10,677
1952	D	+21.1%	6,432	4,175	10,698
1948	D	+41.6%	6,967	2,742	10,157
1944	D	+39.5%	6,153	2,653	8,856
1940	D	+35.2%	7,159	3,400	10,670
1936	D	+52.5%	7,136	2,163	9,478
1932	D	+3.2%	3,586	3,336	7,838
1928	R	−34.1%	2,138	4,582	7,158
1924	R	−45.0%	303	3,142	6,314
1920	R	−35.3%	1,152	2,833	4,764
1916	D	+0.7%	1,115	1,096	2,728
1912	D	+13.5%	631	283	2,587
1908	R	−41.1%	506	1,487	2,384
1904	R	−64.7%	236	1,480	1,924
1900	R	−40.1%	467	1,119	1,627
1896	R	−36.0%	543	1,169	1,741
1892	D	+29.1%	737	370	1,260
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%

African American

1.8%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 41.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

3.1%

5.6%

65–74

5.6%

7.4%

55–64

6.6%

6.9%

45–54

5.8%

8.3%

35–44

6.1%

6.6%

25–34

5.0%

4.2%

18–24

3.0%

8.8%

5–17

7.7%

2.5%

2.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$80,573

Carlton County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.

Carlton County$80,573

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.9%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

Mainline Protestant

15.5%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.4%

Other Christian

8.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

3.1%

Methodist

1.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Carlton County's economy was long anchored by paper mills and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, producing reliably Democratic margins. By 2024 it flipped narrowly Republican, a shift that mirrors working-class realignment across Minnesota's Iron Range corridor.

The Democratic margin in Carlton County reached its widest at fifty-five points in 1964. The margin in 2024 was three points — a notable narrowing.

Carlton County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $80,573, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 36,518 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mahoning County and Douglas County.

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Carlton County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.