Pennington County, Minnesota
Latest: 2024
Safe Republican — shifted 4.4pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 29 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 87.8% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(6) | 4.9% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 0.8% |
▶Asian(4) | 1.5% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.5% |
Native American / Alaska Native | 0.4% |
▶Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander(1) | 0.1% |
Multiracial / Other | 4.5% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 41.0% | 67.2% |
| Catholic | 10.3% | 16.9% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 8.6% | 14.1% |
| Other | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Non-religious | 38.9% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Trump+31.4 |
| 2020 | Trump+27.0 |
| 2016 | Trump+27.6 |
| 2012 | Romney+4.3 |
| 2008 | Obama+2.1 |
| 2004 | Bush+9.3 |
| 2000 | Bush+14.6 |
| 1996 | Clinton+11.6 |
| 1992 | Clinton+6.7 |
Pennington, Minnesota is a county that has a population of 13,791. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Republican with a margin of R+31.4. Akashic Edge tracks 29 presidential elections here, dating back to 1912.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.0% | 64.4% | R+31.4 | R+4.4 |
| 2020 | 35.3% | 62.3% | R+27.0 | D+0.6 |
| 2016 | 32.0% | 59.6% | R+27.6 | R+23.3 |
| 2012 | 46.4% | 50.7% | R+4.3 | R+6.4 |
| 2008 | 49.8% | 47.6% | D+2.1 | D+11.4 |
| 2004 | 44.4% | 53.7% | R+9.3 | D+5.3 |
| 2000 | 38.9% | 53.5% | R+14.6 | R+26.2 |
| 1996 | 47.6% | 36.0% | D+11.6 | D+4.9 |
| 1992 | 40.5% | 33.9% | D+6.7 | D+3.6 |
| 1988 | 51.1% | 48.1% | D+3.0 | D+12.6 |
| 1984 | 44.9% | 54.5% | R+9.6 | R+1.3 |
| 1980 | 41.8% | 50.1% | R+8.3 | R+19.3 |
| 1976 | 54.5% | 43.5% | D+11.0 | D+20.9 |
| 1972 | 43.8% | 53.8% | R+9.9 | R+23.7 |
| 1968 | 54.9% | 41.1% | D+13.7 | R+27.2 |
| 1964 | 70.4% | 29.5% | D+40.9 | D+29.3 |
| 1960 | 55.6% | 44.1% | D+11.6 | D+1.5 |
| 1956 | 55.0% | 44.9% | D+10.1 | D+8.7 |
| 1952 | 49.9% | 48.5% | D+1.4 | R+27.9 |
| 1948 | 60.7% | 31.4% | D+29.3 | — |
What defines Pennington?
Pennington has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (1D, 5R) — a genuine swing geography. It has a working-class electorate (21% college-educated) — a demographic increasingly aligned with Republicans nationwide.
County in State Context
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Latest election (2024) was a Republican landslide with a 31.4% margin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2008, Republicans in 2024
- Highly elastic — margins have ranged 33.5 points across recent elections, suggesting a volatile electorate
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