Nicollet County, Minnesota

2024 results by precinct

25 precincts · 19,417 votes cast

Trump · R+1

Harris +50

Trump +50

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38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−0.5%	9,441	9,540	19,417
2020	D	+3.2%	9,622	9,018	19,125
2016	R	−3.0%	7,886	8,437	18,097
2012	D	+7.8%	9,652	8,214	18,357
2008	D	+10.5%	9,887	7,968	18,245
2004	D	+0.6%	8,797	8,689	17,741
2000	R	−1.2%	7,041	7,221	15,327
1996	D	+12.4%	6,772	5,057	13,842
1992	D	+6.4%	6,055	5,091	15,039
1988	R	−0.7%	6,786	6,878	13,779
1984	R	−12.6%	5,789	7,472	13,349
1980	R	−7.6%	5,400	6,436	13,622
1976	R	−2.4%	5,777	6,071	12,245
1972	R	−14.0%	4,680	6,230	11,069
1968	R	−4.6%	4,244	4,671	9,234
1964	D	+17.4%	5,121	3,605	8,736
1960	R	−14.3%	3,961	5,283	9,255
1956	R	−33.7%	2,636	5,322	7,966
1952	R	−38.0%	2,584	5,775	8,398
1948	D	+1.2%	3,663	3,576	7,325
1944	R	−30.2%	2,321	4,345	6,702
1940	R	−24.4%	2,832	4,674	7,537
1936	D	+25.4%	4,136	2,360	7,003
1932	D	+27.5%	3,960	2,217	6,328
1928	R	−18.9%	2,466	3,628	6,136
1924	R	−44.3%	287	2,518	5,031
1920	R	−72.2%	556	4,115	4,931
1916	R	−21.5%	814	1,288	2,204
1912	D	+16.7%	929	525	2,426
1908	R	−23.9%	832	1,392	2,348
1904	R	−51.4%	513	1,677	2,265
1900	R	−31.5%	858	1,684	2,626
1896	R	−35.6%	837	1,803	2,715
1892	D	+7.0%	1,098	937	2,302
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

3.7%

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: 38.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.0%

85+

1.5%

2.3%

75–84

2.9%

4.8%

65–74

5.0%

6.0%

55–64

5.6%

6.2%

45–54

5.1%

7.2%

35–44

6.9%

5.6%

25–34

4.7%

6.4%

18–24

7.2%

8.3%

5–17

8.0%

2.3%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$79,756

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

Nicollet County$79,756

Minnesota$89,062

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

8.0%

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

24.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

18.4%

Other Christian

5.3%

Non-Christian

1.7%

Methodist

1.0%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.6%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Nicollet County, anchored by Mankato's southern suburbs along the Minnesota River, has drifted toward competitive status over recent cycles — the 2024 presidential contest settled at roughly half a percentage point, reflecting a mixed blend of small-city and agricultural voters.

The county's recent history is a story of close margins. The Democratic margin reached twenty-eight points in 1932; the Republican margin reached seventy-two points in 1920. Most other elections have been decided by single-digit points.

Nicollet County's demographics — a population of 34,411, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $79,756 — situate the county close to national averages on several dimensions. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Blue Earth County and Franklin County.

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Nicollet County delivered a near-tie in 2024.