| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 30,883 | 57,210 | 90,038 | |
| 2020 | R | 28,430 | 51,973 | 82,426 | |
| 2016 | R | 20,334 | 43,274 | 69,618 | |
| 2012 | R | 25,741 | 40,466 | 67,816 | |
| 2008 | R | 26,343 | 37,779 | 65,578 | |
| 2004 | R | 22,618 | 36,176 | 59,534 | |
| 2000 | R | 16,762 | 23,861 | 43,366 | |
| 1996 | D | 15,542 | 13,224 | 34,874 | |
| 1992 | D | 12,465 | 11,650 | 35,160 | |
| 1988 | R | 14,177 | 14,987 | 29,543 | |
| 1984 | R | 12,486 | 15,399 | 28,090 | |
| 1980 | D | 12,383 | 12,293 | 26,991 | |
| 1976 | D | 13,379 | 9,314 | 23,464 | |
| 1972 | R | 8,695 | 9,996 | 19,386 | |
| 1968 | D | 8,793 | 6,321 | 15,753 | |
| 1964 | D | 8,687 | 5,476 | 14,185 | |
| 1960 | R | 6,452 | 7,180 | 13,658 | |
| 1956 | R | 4,944 | 7,257 | 12,213 | |
| 1952 | R | 4,373 | 8,089 | 12,524 | |
| 1948 | R | 5,523 | 5,589 | 11,297 | |
| 1944 | R | 3,678 | 6,961 | 10,711 | |
| 1940 | R | 3,993 | 8,297 | 12,377 | |
| 1936 | D | 5,363 | 4,087 | 11,351 | |
| 1932 | D | 7,205 | 3,406 | 10,830 | |
| 1928 | R | 4,483 | 6,011 | 10,626 | |
| 1924 | R | 567 | 4,349 | 9,151 | |
| 1920 | R | 1,299 | 7,013 | 8,820 | |
| 1916 | R | 2,262 | 2,683 | 5,136 | |
| 1912 | D | 1,333 | 837 | 4,309 | |
| 1908 | R | 1,396 | 2,820 | 4,442 | |
| 1904 | R | 860 | 3,183 | 4,242 | |
| 1900 | R | 1,888 | 3,153 | 5,193 | |
| 1896 | R | 2,172 | 3,312 | 5,579 | |
| 1892 | D | 2,271 | 1,829 | 4,677 | |
| 1888 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1876 | — | — | — | — |
Once a swing-county on Minneapolis's outer fringe, Wright has trended decisively Republican as population growth drew working-class and middle-income households outward from the metro core, producing a 2024 margin of R+29.2.
The Republican margin in Wright County reached its widest at sixty-five points in 1920. The margin in 2024 was twenty-nine points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Wright County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $107,209, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 148,269 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 Sherburne County and Sweetwater County.
