Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

2024 results by precinct

47 precincts · 23,282 votes cast

Trump · R+31

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−30.9%	7,814	15,013	23,282
2020	R	−25.7%	8,440	14,437	23,367
2016	R	−25.3%	7,266	12,785	21,772
2012	R	−6.7%	9,805	11,240	21,465
2008	R	−5.5%	10,125	11,319	21,895
2004	R	−11.1%	9,337	11,704	21,349
2000	R	−9.4%	8,220	10,026	19,285
1996	D	+10.2%	9,009	7,119	18,532
1992	D	+5.7%	7,914	6,784	19,656
1988	D	+1.8%	8,962	8,634	17,862
1984	R	−6.3%	8,402	9,539	18,104
1980	R	−2.4%	8,038	8,480	18,095
1976	D	+19.4%	9,992	6,664	17,130
1972	D	+4.3%	7,241	6,624	14,481
1968	D	+19.1%	7,639	5,086	13,400
1964	D	+38.7%	9,108	4,011	13,156
1960	R	−0.4%	6,738	6,786	13,567
1956	D	+11.3%	6,834	5,445	12,305
1952	R	−0.8%	6,264	6,370	12,747
1948	D	+30.5%	7,204	3,666	11,593
1944	D	+26.1%	6,482	3,784	10,353
1940	D	+25.3%	7,187	4,263	11,540
1936	D	+43.0%	6,595	2,500	9,524
1932	D	+35.3%	5,813	2,674	8,901
1928	R	−38.7%	2,481	5,780	8,522
1924	R	−37.4%	222	3,222	8,022
1920	R	−46.5%	1,282	4,759	7,474
1916	D	+9.2%	1,968	1,612	3,855
1912	D	+11.2%	855	484	3,318
1908	R	−37.6%	947	2,312	3,634
1904	R	−73.3%	252	2,576	3,170
1900	R	−31.3%	1,204	2,343	3,643
1896	R	−14.0%	1,638	2,181	3,877
1892	D	+36.1%	1,341	391	2,633
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

0.9%

African American

4.2%

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: 40.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.7%

85+

1.9%

2.9%

75–84

3.2%

6.1%

65–74

5.9%

6.2%

55–64

6.4%

5.2%

45–54

5.4%

6.5%

35–44

5.6%

5.9%

25–34

5.7%

4.2%

18–24

3.9%

9.2%

5–17

8.7%

3.5%

3.1%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$76,592

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

Kandiyohi County$76,592

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

9.1%

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

13.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

8.1%

Other Christian

4.2%

Methodist

1.9%

Non-Christian

0.6%

Baptist

0.1%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Kandiyohi County, anchored by Willmar and its meatpacking industry, has shifted steadily rightward over the past two decades, posting a 30.9-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 despite a notably diverse immigrant workforce in its largest city.

The Republican margin in Kandiyohi County reached its widest at seventy-three points in 1904. The margin in 2024 was thirty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Kandiyohi County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $76,592, a 79% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 44,079 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 Mille Lacs County and Kanabec County.

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Kandiyohi County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.