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RECONSTRUCTION & THE GILDED AGETHE SYSTEM OF 1896THE NEW DEAL ORDERTHE LONG REALIGNMENTPOLARIZED ERA1868RRRRD1888RDRRR1908RDDRR1928RDDDD1948DRRDD1968RRDRR1988RDDRR2008DDRD2024R

County record · fips 27061 · Minnesota

ItascaMN

Republican ×3 since 2016reported 1888–2024 · 35 elections

The Long Record

35 elections against the Minnesota and national vote
2024 result
R+20.5
won by Republicans
Record since first cycle
25–10
Dem–Rep two-party wins
Voted with the winner
24/35
69% of its elections
Closest election
2000
D+5.2
this countyMinnesotanational (official)dot colour = two-party winner · hollow = tie or unknown total · click a dot to open that election

The Biggest Swings

Cycle-over-cycle change in the two-party margin, in points
ElectionSwingToward
1912+68.8 ptsDemocrats
1928+57.7 ptsDemocrats
1920-47.4 ptsRepublicans
1924-47.2 ptsRepublicans
1932+43.6 ptsDemocrats

Who Lives Here

Census & ACS county profile, 2024
Population
45,275
College (BA+)
26%
Median income
$68,603
2024 dollars
Non-white
12%
Rural
77%
Age 65+
26%

Interpolated between Census/ACS anchors; income CPI-deflated to 2024. Demographics begin in 2000 — earlier cycles have returns only.

Neighbouring counties

Aitkin, MN · Beltrami, MN · Cass, MN · Koochiching, MN · St. Louis, MN