Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Latest: 2024
Competitive — shifted 5.7pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 40 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 84.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(12) | 4.8% |
▶Black / African American(12) | 4.8% |
▶Asian(5) | 2.3% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(5) | 0.7% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.3% |
Multiracial / Other | 3.4% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 19.1% | 36.3% |
| Catholic | 18.3% | 34.7% |
| Mainline Protestant | 14.2% | 27.0% |
| Other | 1.1% | 2.1% |
| Non-religious | 47.3% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+1.2 |
| 2020 | Biden+4.4 |
| 2016 | Trump+3.7 |
| 2012 | Obama+9.5 |
| 2008 | Obama+12.9 |
| 2004 | Kerry+3.4 |
| 2000 | Bush+2.2 |
| 1996 | Clinton+13.2 |
| 1992 | Clinton+9.8 |
Blue Earth, Minnesota is a county that has a population of 69,871. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+1.2. Akashic Edge tracks 40 presidential elections here, dating back to 1868.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48.2% | 49.4% | R+1.2 | R+5.7 |
| 2020 | 50.8% | 46.4% | D+4.4 | D+8.1 |
| 2016 | 42.9% | 46.6% | R+3.7 | R+13.2 |
| 2012 | 53.0% | 43.5% | D+9.5 | R+3.5 |
| 2008 | 55.1% | 42.1% | D+12.9 | D+9.5 |
| 2004 | 50.9% | 47.5% | D+3.4 | D+5.7 |
| 2000 | 45.0% | 47.2% | R+2.2 | R+15.5 |
| 1996 | 49.2% | 36.0% | D+13.2 | D+3.5 |
| 1992 | 41.4% | 31.6% | D+9.8 | D+8.1 |
| 1988 | 50.4% | 48.7% | D+1.7 | D+10.9 |
| 1984 | 45.1% | 54.3% | R+9.2 | R+5.2 |
| 1980 | 41.8% | 45.8% | R+4.0 | R+7.6 |
| 1976 | 50.3% | 46.7% | D+3.6 | D+12.4 |
| 1972 | 45.0% | 53.7% | R+8.7 | R+7.1 |
| 1968 | 47.4% | 49.0% | R+1.6 | R+15.9 |
| 1964 | 56.9% | 42.6% | D+14.3 | D+31.1 |
| 1960 | 41.5% | 58.4% | R+16.9 | D+18.2 |
| 1956 | 32.4% | 67.5% | R+35.1 | D+5.9 |
| 1952 | 29.4% | 70.3% | R+41.0 | R+39.3 |
| 1948 | 48.6% | 50.3% | R+1.7 | — |
What defines Blue Earth?
Blue Earth has flipped between parties in each of the last three elections — a fiercely contested battleground.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- The 2024 election was decided by just 1.2 points — razor-thin
- Split-ticket voting in 2024: Different parties won President and Senate
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2020, Republicans in 2024
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