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1876–2024
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Ramsey County·Minnesota

Ramsey County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

Minnesota's most urban county, anchored by St. Paul

18762024·38 elections
Ramsey County, Minnesota · Mulad · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+43
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
542,945
2024 ACS
Most similar
Milwaukee County
WI · similarity 1.00
161 precincts · 278,020 votes cast
Harris · D+43
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+43.1%
195,16575,282278,020
2020D
+45.4%
211,62077,376295,977
2016D
+39.1%
177,73870,894273,143
2012D
+35.2%
184,93886,800278,822
2008D
+33.9%
182,97488,942277,386
2004D
+27.4%
171,84697,096272,577
2000D
+20.8%
138,47087,669244,278
1996D
+29.3%
133,87866,954228,213
1992D
+24.9%
130,93268,206251,915
1988D
+23.4%
143,76788,736234,896
1984D
+19.2%
141,62395,667239,443
1980D
+19.7%
124,77478,860232,744
1976D
+20.7%
133,68286,480228,067
1972D
+6.0%
108,39295,716209,951
1968D
+29.9%
122,56864,068195,656
1964D
+40.2%
133,94856,898191,592
1960D
+16.6%
108,46477,408186,527
1956D
+4.2%
87,78480,701169,039
1952D
+10.3%
93,78376,093171,370
1948D
+28.7%
88,52848,142140,887
1944D
+19.2%
78,75953,052133,744
1940D
+15.8%
78,99057,093138,165
1936D
+42.6%
86,28630,553130,728
1932D
+25.5%
66,12838,589107,980
1928D
+3.4%
56,80753,054110,910
1924R
−37.5%
8,40739,56683,019
1920R
−27.8%
21,11040,20468,587
1916D
+23.6%
22,29113,31737,961
1912D
+25.7%
12,4314,10932,350
1908R
−16.3%
11,61316,55630,300
1904R
−47.7%
5,86018,26926,018
1900R
−16.3%
10,93115,38427,345
1896R
−18.0%
12,04817,52230,387
1892R
−5.6%
11,30712,81726,926
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
0.8%
African American
9.8%
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.
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
Catholic & Orthodox
19.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.1%
Other Christian
5.4%
Non-Christian
4.6%
Baptist
1.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Methodist
1.0%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Ramsey County delivers some of Minnesota's most lopsided presidential margins, with dense urban precincts in St. Paul and inner-ring suburbs driving Democratic advantages that routinely exceed 40 points.

The Democratic margin in Ramsey County reached its widest at forty-five points in 2020. The margin in 2024 was forty-three points — still decisive.

Ramsey County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $81,568, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 542,945 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 Milwaukee County and Denver County.