| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D | 502,710 | 197,241 | 720,166 | |
| 2020 | D | 532,623 | 205,973 | 755,969 | |
| 2016 | D | 429,288 | 191,770 | 679,977 | |
| 2012 | D | 423,982 | 240,073 | 680,065 | |
| 2008 | D | 420,958 | 231,054 | 663,780 | |
| 2004 | D | 383,841 | 255,133 | 646,981 | |
| 2000 | D | 307,599 | 225,657 | 573,846 | |
| 1996 | D | 285,126 | 173,887 | 524,306 | |
| 1992 | D | 278,648 | 179,581 | 586,619 | |
| 1988 | D | 292,909 | 240,209 | 538,562 | |
| 1984 | D | 272,401 | 253,921 | 529,234 | |
| 1980 | D | 239,592 | 194,898 | 505,372 | |
| 1976 | D | 257,380 | 211,892 | 483,378 | |
| 1972 | R | 205,943 | 228,951 | 443,358 | |
| 1968 | D | 220,078 | 170,002 | 407,024 | |
| 1964 | D | 241,020 | 154,736 | 396,727 | |
| 1960 | R | 188,250 | 198,992 | 388,181 | |
| 1956 | R | 149,341 | 183,248 | 333,112 | |
| 1952 | R | 155,388 | 180,338 | 337,141 | |
| 1948 | D | 151,920 | 121,169 | 282,234 | |
| 1944 | D | 148,792 | 116,781 | 267,320 | |
| 1940 | D | 145,168 | 122,960 | 270,358 | |
| 1936 | D | 144,289 | 81,206 | 245,480 | |
| 1932 | D | 119,234 | 91,087 | 217,566 | |
| 1928 | R | 80,851 | 125,472 | 208,447 | |
| 1924 | R | 10,806 | 101,120 | 171,327 | |
| 1920 | R | 28,911 | 90,517 | 140,169 | |
| 1916 | D | 36,395 | 27,957 | 68,556 | |
| 1912 | D | 15,530 | 14,379 | 48,505 | |
| 1908 | R | 16,169 | 27,787 | 47,313 | |
| 1904 | R | 5,708 | 31,437 | 42,648 | |
| 1900 | R | 14,498 | 26,902 | 43,095 | |
| 1896 | R | 20,515 | 26,786 | 48,288 | |
| 1892 | D | 20,603 | 16,448 | 41,260 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Home to Minneapolis and its inner suburbs, Hennepin delivers margins that routinely offset competitive swings elsewhere in the state—its 2024 gap of D+42.4 points made it the single largest contributor to Minnesota's statewide Democratic tilt.
The Democratic margin in Hennepin County has been steady. It reached its modern peak at forty-three points in 2020; the 2024 margin was forty-two points, still in line with the county's long pattern.
Hennepin County's political identity is inseparable from its demographic profile: a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $97,653, and the full diversity of a major metropolitan center. The county's voting pattern resembles other major urban centers most closely — Fulton County and Alexandria city.
