Houston County, Minnesota

2024 results by precinct

27 precincts · 11,428 votes cast

Trump · R+16

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−16.5%	4,667	6,547	11,428
2020	R	−12.9%	4,853	6,334	11,440
2016	R	−13.9%	4,145	5,616	10,604
2012	D	+3.2%	5,281	4,951	10,446
2008	D	+10.7%	5,906	4,743	10,883
2004	R	−3.2%	5,276	5,631	11,082
2000	R	−5.7%	4,502	5,077	10,167
1996	D	+5.1%	4,153	3,674	9,450
1992	R	−1.0%	3,744	3,853	10,451
1988	R	−9.5%	3,936	4,777	8,825
1984	R	−23.1%	3,512	5,645	9,245
1980	R	−24.9%	3,218	5,582	9,481
1976	R	−11.1%	3,861	4,853	8,926
1972	R	−34.9%	2,467	5,186	7,790
1968	R	−22.7%	2,703	4,450	7,681
1964	D	+6.2%	3,885	3,433	7,326
1960	R	−21.9%	3,080	4,807	7,890
1956	R	−36.0%	2,133	4,538	6,680
1952	R	−48.9%	1,830	5,365	7,223
1948	R	−14.7%	2,623	3,540	6,231
1944	R	−37.1%	1,847	4,036	5,908
1940	R	−39.5%	2,082	4,825	6,944
1936	D	+7.5%	3,156	2,701	6,100
1932	D	+13.1%	3,052	2,335	5,478
1928	R	−30.1%	1,937	3,615	5,573
1924	R	−45.8%	402	2,782	5,192
1920	R	−73.2%	598	4,101	4,787
1916	R	−40.3%	744	1,783	2,581
1912	D	+3.7%	762	659	2,775
1908	R	−37.8%	745	1,700	2,524
1904	R	−54.8%	434	1,546	2,031
1900	R	−32.2%	884	1,765	2,733
1896	R	−34.6%	991	2,087	3,166
1892	D	+8.8%	1,509	1,243	3,010
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%

Irish

0.7%

Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.

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: 45.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.4%

85+

1.8%

2.9%

75–84

3.5%

7.1%

65–74

6.9%

7.5%

55–64

7.8%

5.8%

45–54

5.5%

6.3%

35–44

5.8%

4.9%

25–34

4.9%

3.6%

18–24

3.0%

8.4%

5–17

8.0%

2.5%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,825

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

Houston County$79,825

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

6.6%

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

30.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

27.9%

Methodist

3.3%

Other Christian

0.8%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Houston County hugs Minnesota's southeastern corner along the Mississippi River, a rural, agriculture-rooted area that has shifted steadily toward Republican margins over the past two decades, landing at R+16.4 in 2024.

The Democratic margin in Houston County has rarely exceeded thirteen points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded seventy-three points. 2024 delivered the county to the Republican candidate by sixteen points.

Houston County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 94% non-Hispanic-white share, a 7% poverty rate, and a median household income of $79,825 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jo Daviess County and Warren County.

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