Freeborn County, Minnesota

2024 results by precinct

42 precincts · 16,704 votes cast

Trump · R+21

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−21.3%	6,448	10,003	16,704
2020	R	−16.0%	6,889	9,578	16,818
2016	R	−17.2%	6,041	8,808	16,051
2012	D	+14.1%	9,326	6,969	16,706
2008	D	+17.1%	9,915	6,955	17,280
2004	D	+11.6%	9,733	7,681	17,666
2000	D	+10.4%	8,514	6,843	16,139
1996	D	+20.6%	8,458	5,166	15,988
1992	D	+15.0%	7,759	5,089	17,813
1988	D	+9.9%	8,836	7,226	16,218
1984	D	+5.2%	9,338	8,413	17,867
1980	R	−1.5%	8,212	8,475	17,785
1976	D	+6.9%	9,470	8,220	18,018
1972	R	−15.1%	7,163	9,747	17,130
1968	D	+8.2%	8,671	7,315	16,563
1964	D	+26.4%	10,554	6,136	16,709
1960	R	−5.6%	8,018	8,970	17,010
1956	R	−3.3%	7,138	7,632	14,781
1952	R	−12.8%	6,525	8,450	15,021
1948	D	+19.5%	7,825	5,238	13,276
1944	D	+6.2%	6,486	5,728	12,246
1940	D	+1.9%	6,942	6,683	13,680
1936	D	+22.1%	7,378	4,653	12,305
1932	D	+8.2%	5,838	4,931	11,052
1928	R	−46.1%	2,859	7,815	10,750
1924	R	−58.8%	480	6,139	9,630
1920	R	−68.3%	1,131	6,772	8,263
1916	R	−26.6%	1,347	2,418	4,025
1912	D	+5.3%	880	672	3,944
1908	R	−36.9%	976	2,465	4,032
1904	R	−65.7%	461	2,876	3,678
1900	R	−53.0%	838	2,934	3,956
1896	R	−47.2%	1,179	3,400	4,706
1892	D	+38.6%	2,004	743	3,271
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

1.3%

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 44.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

2.7%

3.4%

75–84

3.4%

6.4%

65–74

6.4%

7.3%

55–64

7.2%

6.0%

45–54

5.2%

6.1%

35–44

5.5%

5.1%

25–34

5.3%

3.8%

18–24

3.5%

8.7%

5–17

7.9%

2.8%

2.4%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$71,023

Freeborn County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Freeborn County$71,023

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.6%

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

39.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.8%

Other Christian

5.5%

Baptist

2.2%

Methodist

1.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Freeborn County, anchored by Albert Lea, was reliably competitive into the early 2000s but has trended heavily Republican over the past two decades, reflecting the broader realignment of rural Midwest manufacturing and agricultural communities.

The Democratic margin in Freeborn County has rarely exceeded thirty-nine points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded sixty-eight points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by twenty-one points.

Freeborn County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 84% non-Hispanic-white share, a 11% poverty rate, and a median household income of $71,023 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Floyd County and Itasca County.

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