2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota
2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota Turnout 79.96% (of eligible voters) [ 1]
County Results
Congressional District Results
Precinct Results
Biden
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Trump
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Tie/No Data
The 2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated.[ 3] Minnesota voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party 's nominee, incumbent President Donald J. Trump , and running mate Vice President Michael R. Pence against the DFL nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden , and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris . Minnesota has ten electoral votes in the Electoral College.[ 4]
Prior to the election, 15 out of 16 news organizations predicting the election projected Minnesota as leaning towards Biden. Biden ultimately carried the state by a 7.12% margin, significantly improving over Hillary Clinton 's narrow 1.52% margin in 2016 . Biden's win marked the twelfth consecutive Democratic presidential win in the state, which has not voted for a Republican for president since 1972 .
Biden flipped four counties Trump carried in 2016: Clay , Nicollet , Blue Earth , and Winona , all of which were won by Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 . The key to Biden's success was his strong performance in the Twin Cities metropolitan area,[ 5] where he outperformed both Obama and Clinton. His vote share in Hennepin County , home of Minneapolis , was the highest of any presidential nominee since Republican Theodore Roosevelt in 1904 . He also improved on Clinton's performance in the Iron Range ,[ 6] although his performance in the region was still well below what Democrats had historically earned between the New Deal realignment and the 2016 election. In addition, Biden managed to flip Minnesota's 2nd congressional district , based in the Twin Cities' southern suburbs and exurbs, from Trump.
Per exit polls by the Associated Press , Biden carried 51% of White Minnesotans, as well as 58% of college educated voters and 55% of voters from union households.[ 7] Trump's strength was concentrated in rural areas, while Biden performed better in urban and suburban areas.
Biden became the first Democrat to win the White House without carrying Koochiching or Mahnomen Counties since those counties were formed in 1906; the first Democrat to win without Traverse County since Grover Cleveland in 1892 ; the first to win without Kittson , Norman , Itasca , or Beltrami Counties since Woodrow Wilson in 1912 ; the first to win without Swift County since Wilson in 1916 ; the first to win without Lac qui Parle County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 ; the first to win without Chippewa , Freeborn , Mower , or Rice Counties since John F. Kennedy in 1960 and the first to win without Fillmore County since Jimmy Carter in 1976 . This is the first time since 1964 in which Minnesota voted more Republican than New Hampshire .
Primary elections
Republican primary
The Republican primary took place on March 3, 2020. Donald Trump and Bill Weld were among the declared Republican candidates.
2020 Minnesota Republican presidential primary[ 8] [ 9]
Candidate
Votes
%
Delegates
Donald Trump (incumbent)
137,275
97.7
39
Bill Weld (write-in)
443
0.3
0
Rocky De La Fuente (write-in)
16
0.0
0
Other write-ins
2,821
2.0
0
Total
140,555
100.0
39 (of 39)
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary took place on March 3, 2020. Elizabeth Warren , Bernie Sanders , and former Vice President Joe Biden were among the major declared candidates.[ 10] Amy Klobuchar , U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 2007, expressed interest in running, and formally declared her candidacy in February 2019,[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] but then withdrew prior to Minnesota's race.
Biden won the most delegates.[ 14]
Popular vote share by county
Biden—30–40%
Biden—40–50%
Biden—50–60%
Biden—60–70%
Sanders—<30%
Sanders—30–40%
Klobuchar—<30%
Klobuchar—30–40%
Klobuchar—40–50%
Popular vote share by congressional district
Biden—30–40%
Biden—40–50%
Sanders—30–40%
2020 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary[ 15]
Candidate
Votes
%
Delegates[ 16]
Joe Biden
287,553
38.64
38
Bernie Sanders
222,431
29.89
27
Elizabeth Warren
114,674
15.41
10
Michael Bloomberg
61,882
8.32
Amy Klobuchar (withdrawn) [ a]
41,530
5.58
Pete Buttigieg (withdrawn) [ a]
7,616
1.02
Tulsi Gabbard
2,504
0.34
Andrew Yang (withdrawn) [ b]
1,749
0.24
Tom Steyer (withdrawn) [ a]
551
0.07
Michael Bennet (withdrawn) [ b]
315
0.04
Marianne Williamson (withdrawn)
226
0.03
Cory Booker (withdrawn)
197
0.03
John Delaney (withdrawn) [ c]
172
0.02
Julian Castro (withdrawn)
114
0.02
Deval Patrick (withdrawn) [ d]
72
0.01
Uncommitted
2,612
0.35
Total
744,198
100%
75
Libertarian caucuses
2020 Minnesota Libertarian presidential caucuses
First alignment vote results by congressional district
Jacob Hornberger
Jo Jorgensen
Vermin Supreme
Lincoln Chafee
Tie
The Libertarian Party of Minnesota used ranked-choice voting to tabulate the results of their caucus. After 7 rounds, Jacob Hornberger was declared the winner.
Minnesota Libertarian presidential caucus, February 25, 2020[ 17] [ 18]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 7
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Jacob Hornberger
37
38.1%
+ 10
47
59.5%
Jo Jorgensen
12
12.4%
+ 20
32
40.5%
Vermin Supreme
11
11.3%
- 11
Eliminated
Adam Kokesh
6
6.2%
- 6
Eliminated
John Monds
6
6.2%
- 6
Eliminated
Lincoln Chafee
6
6.2%
- 6
Eliminated
Mark Whitney
6
6.2%
- 6
Eliminated
N.O.T.A.
4
4.1%
- 4
Eliminated
Arvin Vohra
2
2.1%
- 2
Eliminated
Ken Armstrong
2
2.1%
- 2
Eliminated
Sam Robb
2
2.1%
- 2
Eliminated
Keenan Wallace Dunham
1
1.0%
- 1
Eliminated
Sorinne Ardeleanu
1
1.0%
- 1
Eliminated
Abrahamson [sic ] (write-in)
1
1.0%
- 1
Eliminated
Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman
0
0.0%
Eliminated
Jedi Hill
0
0.0%
Eliminated
Souraya Faas
0
0.0%
Eliminated
Steven Richey
0
0.0%
Eliminated
Round 1 Total
97
100.0%
Round 7 Total
79
100.0%
Minnesota Libertarian vice presidential caucus, February 25, 2020[ 19] [ 18]
Candidate
Round 1
Round 2
Votes
%
Transfer
Votes
%
Jeff Wood
32
40.0%
+ 0
32
52.5%
Spike Cohen
29
36.3%
+ 0
29
47.5%
NOTA
19
23.8%
- 19
Eliminated
Round 1 Total
80
100.0%
Round 2 Total
61
100.0%
General election
Final predictions
Polling
Graphical summary
Aggregate polls
Polls
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ f]
Marginof error
Donald J. Trump Republican
Joe Biden DFL
Jo Jorgensen Libertarian
Howie Hawkins Green
Other
Undecided
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 37]
Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020
3,031 (LV)
± 2.5%
41%[ g]
56%
-
-
–
–
Research Co. [ 38]
Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2020
450 (LV)
± 4.6%
45%
54%
-
-
1%[ h]
4%
Data for Progress [ 39]
Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2020
1,259 (LV)
± 2.8%
43%
51%
4%
2%
1%[ i]
–
Swayable [ 40]
Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2020
466 (LV)
± 5.9%
43%
53%
4%
0%
–
–
Morning Consult [ 41]
Oct 22–31, 2020
883 (LV)
± 3.0%
42%
52%
-
-
–
–
Public Policy Polling [ 42]
Oct 29–30, 2020
770 (V)
–
43%
54%
-
-
2%[ j]
1%
Targoz Market Research /PollSmart [ 43]
Oct 25–30, 2020
1,138 (LV)
–
44%
53%
-
-
3%[ k]
–
St. Cloud State University [ 44]
Oct 10–29, 2020
372 (A)
± 6.7%
39%
54%
-
-
–
–
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 37]
Oct 1–28, 2020
5,498 (LV)
–
42%
55%
-
-
–
–
SurveyUSA /KSTP /ABC6 News [ 45]
Oct 23–27, 2020
649 (LV)
± 4.3%
42%
47%
-
-
5%[ l]
6%
Gravis Marketing [ 46]
Oct 24–26, 2020
657 (LV)
± 3.8%
39%
53%
-
-
–
8%
Trafalgar Group [ 47]
Oct 24–25, 2020
1,065 (LV)
± 2.92%
45%
48%
2%
-
4%[ m]
1%
Civiqs /Daily Kos [ 48]
Oct 17–20, 2020
840 (LV)
± 3.6%
43%
53%
-
-
3%[ n]
1%
SurveyUSA /KSTP [ 49]
Oct 16–20, 2020
625 (LV)
± 5%
42%
48%
-
-
–
–
Morning Consult [ 41]
Oct 11–20, 2020
864 (LV)
± 3.3%
42%
51%
-
-
–
–
Change Research /MinnPost [ 50]
Oct 12–15, 2020[ o]
1,021 (LV)
± 3.1%
44%
49%
2%
0%
2%[ p]
2%
David Binder Research /Focus on Rural America [ 51]
Oct 10–13, 2020
200 (LV)
–
41%
52%
-
-
–
–
Morning Consult [ 52]
Oct 2–11, 2020
898 (LV)
± 3.3%
44%
50%
-
-
–
–
SurveyUSA /ABC6 News [ 53]
Oct 1–6, 2020
929 (LV)
± 3.9%
40%
47%
-
-
3%[ q]
10%
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 37]
Sep 1–30, 2020
2,808 (LV)
–
43%
55%
-
-
–
2%
Suffolk University [ 54]
Sep 20–24, 2020
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
40%
47%
2%
0%
4%[ r]
6%
Mason-Dixon /StarTribune /MPR News /KARE 11 [ 55]
Sep 21–23, 2020
800 (LV)
± 3.5%
42%
48%
-
-
2%
8%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies [ 56]
Sep 12–17, 2020
718 (LV)
± 3.66%
42%
51%
0%
0%
1%[ s]
5%
ABC /Washington Post [ 57]
Sep 8–13, 2020
615 (LV)
± 4.5%
41%
57%
-
-
1%[ t]
1%
Morning Consult [ 58]
Sep 4–13, 2020
643 (LV)
± 4%
44%[ u]
48%
-
-
2%[ j]
6%
YouGov /CBS [ 59]
Sep 9–11, 2020
1,087 (LV)
± 3.9%
41%
50%
-
-
2%[ v]
6%
Siena College /NYT Upshot [ 60]
Sep 8–10, 2020
814 (LV)
± 3.9%
41%
50%
2%
1%
0%[ w]
5%[ x]
SurveyUSA [ 61]
Sep 4–7, 2020
553 (LV)
± 5.2%
40%
49%
-
-
4%[ y]
7%
Morning Consult [ 62]
Aug 29 – Sep 7, 2020
649 (LV)
± (2%–4%)
44%[ u]
49%
-
-
–
–
PPP [ 63]
Sep 3–4, 2020
877 (V)
± 3.3%
44%
52%
-
-
3%[ n]
1%
Harper Polling /Jason Lewis [ 64] [ A]
Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2020
501 (LV)
± 4.38%
45%
48%
–
–
–
4%
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 37]
Aug 1–31, 2020
1,939 (LV)
–
43%
56%
-
-
–
1%
Morning Consult [ 65]
Aug 21–30, 2020
647 (LV)
± (2%–4%)
43%
50%
-
-
–
–
Trafalgar Group [ 66]
Aug 15–18, 2020
1,141 (LV)
± 3.0%
47%
47%
4%
-
1%[ z]
2%
Morning Consult [ 65]
Aug 7–16, 2020
615 (LV)
± (2%–4%)
42%
50%
-
-
–
–
Emerson College [ 67]
Aug 8–10, 2020
733 (LV)
± 3.6%
49%[ aa]
51%
-
-
–
–
David Binder Research [ 68]
Jul 30–31, 2020
200 (LV)
–
36%
54%
-
-
–
–
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 37]
Jul 1–31, 2020
2,288 (LV)
–
47%
51%
-
-
–
2%
Morning Consult [ 69]
Jul 17–26, 2020
662 (LV)
± 3.8%
44%
47%
-
-
–
–
Trafalgar Group [ 70]
Jul 23–25, 2020
1,129 (LV)
± 2.8%
44%
49%
2%
-
3%[ ab]
2%
Public Policy Polling /Giffords [ 71] [ B]
Jul 22–23, 2020
1,218 (V)
± 3.2%
42%
52%
-
-
–
6%
FOX News [ 72]
Jul 18–20, 2020
776 (RV)
± 3.5%
38%
51%
-
-
6%[ ac]
6%
SurveyMonkey /Axios [ 37]
Jun 8–30, 2020
860 (LV)
–
42%
57%
-
-
–
1%
Gravis Marketing [ 73]
Jun 19, 2020
600 (RV)
± 4.0%
42%[ ad]
58% [ ae]
-
-
–
–
Morning Consult [ 58]
May 27– Jun 5, 2020
600 (LV)
± 4%
45%
48%
-
-
–
–
Harper Polling /Jason Lewis [ 64] [ A]
May 26–28, 2020
510 (LV)
–
42%
50%
–
–
–
8%
Morning Consult [ 69]
May 17–26, 2020
647 (LV)
–
42%
49%
-
-
–
–
Mason-Dixon /StarTribune /MPR News /KARE 11 [ 74]
May 18–20, 2020
800 (RV)
± 3.5%
44%
49%
-
-
–
7%
Morning Consult [ 58]
May 7–16, 2020
600 (LV)
± 4%
38%
55%
-
-
–
–
Mason-Dixon /StarTribune [ 75]
Oct 14–16, 2019
800 (RV)
± 3.5%
38%
50%
-
-
–
12%
Former candidates
Donald J. Trump vs. Amy Klobuchar
Donald J. Trump vs. Bernie Sanders
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ f]
Marginof error
Donald J. Trump (R)
Bernie Sanders (DFL)
Other
Undecided
Mason-Dixon /StarTribune [ 75]
Oct 14–16, 2019
800 (RV)
± 3.5%
40%
49%
–
11%
Donald J. Trump vs. Elizabeth Warren
Hypothetical polling
with Donald J. Trump and generic Democrat
with Donald J. Trump, generic Democrat, and Howard Schultz
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ f]
Marginof error
Donald J. Trump (R)
Generic Democrat
Howard Schultz (I)
Undecided
DFM Research [ 77]
Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2019
550 (A)
± 4.2%
35%
45%
6%
15%[ ag]
Results
By county
County
Joe Biden DFL
Donald Trump Republican
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Aitkin
3,607
35.98%
6,258
62.42%
160
1.60%
-2,651
-26.44%
10,025
Anoka
100,893
47.79%
104,902
49.69%
5,337
2.52%
-4,009
-1.90%
211,132
Becker
6,589
33.96%
12,438
64.11%
374
1.93%
-5,849
-30.15%
19,401
Beltrami
11,426
47.24%
12,188
50.39%
575
2.37%
-762
-3.15%
24,189
Benton
7,280
32.70%
14,382
64.61%
598
2.69%
-7,102
-31.91%
22,260
Big Stone
1,053
35.41%
1,863
62.64%
58
1.95%
-810
-27.23%
2,974
Blue Earth
18,330
50.84%
16,731
46.41%
990
2.75%
1,599
4.43%
36,051
Brown
4,753
32.48%
9,552
65.27%
330
2.25%
-4,799
-32.79%
14,635
Carlton
10,098
49.58%
9,791
48.07%
480
2.35%
307
1.51%
20,369
Carver
30,774
46.37%
34,009
51.25%
1,578
2.38%
-3,235
-4.88%
66,361
Cass
6,342
34.68%
11,620
63.54%
327
1.78%
-5,278
-28.86%
18,289
Chippewa
2,226
33.67%
4,250
64.29%
135
2.04%
-2,024
-30.62%
6,611
Chisago
11,806
34.15%
21,916
63.40%
848
2.45%
-10,110
-29.25%
34,570
Clay
16,357
50.74%
15,043
46.66%
839
2.60%
1,314
4.08%
32,239
Clearwater
1,260
26.76%
3,372
71.62%
76
1.62%
-2,112
-44.86%
4,708
Cook
2,496
65.58%
1,203
31.61%
107
2.81%
1,293
33.97%
3,806
Cottonwood
1,834
30.03%
4,165
68.20%
108
1.77%
-2,331
-38.17%
6,107
Crow Wing
13,726
34.17%
25,676
63.91%
771
1.92%
-11,950
-29.74%
40,173
Dakota
146,155
55.73%
109,638
41.81%
6,466
2.46%
36,517
13.92%
262,259
Dodge
4,079
33.47%
7,783
63.86%
325
2.67%
-3,704
-30.39%
12,187
Douglas
7,868
32.56%
15,799
65.38%
498
2.06%
-7,931
-32.82%
24,165
Faribault
2,531
31.98%
5,191
65.59%
192
2.43%
-2,660
-33.61%
7,914
Fillmore
4,551
37.48%
7,301
60.14%
289
2.38%
-2,750
-22.66%
12,141
Freeborn
6,889
40.96%
9,578
56.95%
351
2.09%
-2,689
-15.99%
16,818
Goodhue
11,806
41.23%
16,052
56.06%
778
2.71%
-4,246
-14.83%
28,636
Grant
1,300
35.58%
2,269
62.10%
85
2.32%
-969
-26.52%
3,654
Hennepin
532,623
70.46%
205,973
27.25%
17,373
2.29%
326,650
43.21%
755,969
Houston
4,853
42.42%
6,334
55.37%
253
2.21%
-1,481
-12.95%
11,440
Hubbard
4,462
34.42%
8,202
63.26%
301
2.32%
-3,740
-28.84%
12,965
Isanti
7,138
29.45%
16,491
68.05%
606
2.50%
-9,353
-38.60%
24,235
Itasca
10,786
40.61%
15,239
57.37%
536
2.02%
-4,453
-16.76%
26,561
Jackson
1,745
29.99%
3,948
67.85%
126
2.16%
-2,203
-37.86%
5,819
Kanabec
2,774
30.02%
6,278
67.93%
190
2.05%
-3,504
-37.91%
9,242
Kandiyohi
8,440
36.12%
14,437
61.78%
490
2.10%
-5,997
-25.66%
23,367
Kittson
1,006
38.12%
1,546
58.58%
87
3.30%
-540
-20.46%
2,639
Koochiching
2,659
38.41%
4,131
59.68%
132
1.91%
-1,472
-21.27%
6,922
Lac Qui Parle
1,446
35.79%
2,528
62.57%
66
1.64%
-1,082
-26.78%
4,040
Lake
3,647
50.64%
3,393
47.11%
162
2.25%
254
3.53%
7,202
Lake of the Woods
671
27.87%
1,704
70.76%
33
1.37%
-1,033
-42.89%
2,408
Le Sueur
5,672
33.73%
10,775
64.07%
371
2.20%
-5,103
-30.34%
16,818
Lincoln
937
30.08%
2,121
68.09%
57
1.83%
-1,184
-38.01%
3,115
Lyon
4,634
35.94%
7,979
61.89%
280
2.17%
-3,345
-25.95%
12,893
McLeod
6,413
30.64%
13,986
66.81%
534
2.55%
-7,573
-36.17%
20,933
Mahnomen
1,112
48.26%
1,142
49.57%
50
2.17%
-30
-1.31%
2,304
Marshall
1,295
25.33%
3,721
72.78%
97
1.89%
-2,426
-47.45%
5,113
Martin
3,305
30.02%
7,480
67.94%
224
2.04%
-4,175
-37.72%
11,009
Meeker
3,867
28.58%
9,359
69.18%
303
2.24%
-5,492
-40.60%
13,529
Mille Lacs
4,404
29.98%
9,952
67.75%
333
2.27%
-5,548
-37.77%
14,689
Morrison
4,367
22.33%
14,821
75.78%
370
1.89%
-10,454
-53.45%
19,558
Mower
8,899
46.00%
10,025
51.82%
421
2.18%
-1,126
-5.82%
19,345
Murray
1,449
29.60%
3,363
68.69%
84
1.71%
-1,914
-39.09%
4,896
Nicollet
9,622
50.31%
9,018
47.15%
485
2.54%
604
3.16%
19,125
Nobles
2,933
33.65%
5,600
64.26%
182
2.09%
-2,667
-30.61%
8,715
Norman
1,404
40.80%
1,953
56.76%
84
2.44%
-549
-15.96%
3,441
Olmsted
49,491
54.16%
39,692
43.43%
2,202
2.41%
9,799
10.73%
91,385
Otter Tail
11,958
32.85%
23,800
65.39%
641
1.76%
-11,842
-32.54%
36,399
Pennington
2,568
35.29%
4,532
62.28%
177
2.43%
-1,964
-26.99%
7,277
Pine
5,419
33.87%
10,256
64.10%
326
2.03%
-4,837
-30.23%
16,001
Pipestone
1,306
26.44%
3,553
71.92%
81
1.64%
-2,247
-45.48%
4,940
Polk
5,439
34.88%
9,865
63.26%
290
1.86%
-4,426
-28.38%
15,594
Pope
2,477
35.27%
4,417
62.90%
128
1.83%
-1,940
-27.63%
7,022
Ramsey
211,620
71.50%
77,376
26.14%
6,981
2.36%
134,244
45.36%
295,977
Red Lake
691
31.47%
1,454
66.21%
51
2.32%
-763
-34.74%
2,196
Redwood
2,355
28.43%
5,771
69.66%
158
1.91%
-3,416
-41.23%
8,284
Renville
2,496
30.71%
5,467
67.26%
165
2.03%
-2,971
-36.55%
8,128
Rice
17,402
48.76%
17,464
48.94%
820
2.30%
-62
-0.18%
35,686
Rock
1,556
29.69%
3,583
68.38%
101
1.93%
-2,027
-38.69%
5,240
Roseau
2,188
25.98%
6,065
72.02%
168
2.00%
-3,877
-46.04%
8,421
St. Louis
67,704
56.64%
49,017
41.01%
2,810
2.35%
18,687
15.63%
119,531
Scott
40,040
45.52%
45,872
52.15%
2,053
2.33%
-5,832
-6.63%
87,965
Sherburne
18,065
32.48%
36,222
65.13%
1,325
2.39%
-18,157
-32.65%
55,612
Sibley
2,417
28.60%
5,864
69.38%
171
2.02%
-3,447
-40.78%
8,452
Stearns
31,879
37.58%
50,959
60.07%
1,997
2.35%
-19,080
-22.49%
84,835
Steele
7,917
37.47%
12,656
59.90%
555
2.63%
-4,739
-22.43%
21,128
Stevens
1,922
37.80%
3,044
59.86%
119
2.34%
-1,122
-22.06%
5,085
Swift
1,784
34.35%
3,316
63.86%
93
1.79%
-1,532
-29.51%
5,193
Todd
3,286
24.79%
9,753
73.57%
218
1.64%
-6,467
-48.78%
13,257
Traverse
661
35.46%
1,172
62.88%
31
1.66%
-511
-27.42%
1,864
Wabasha
4,696
35.78%
8,153
62.13%
274
2.09%
-3,457
-26.35%
13,123
Wadena
2,023
26.35%
5,520
71.90%
134
1.75%
-3,497
-45.55%
7,677
Waseca
3,496
33.65%
6,624
63.76%
269
2.59%
-3,128
-30.11%
10,389
Washington
89,165
53.46%
73,764
44.23%
3,857
2.31%
15,401
9.23%
166,786
Watonwan
1,987
38.20%
3,103
59.66%
111
2.14%
-1,116
-21.46%
5,201
Wilkin
1,026
29.91%
2,328
67.87%
76
2.22%
-1,302
-37.96%
3,430
Winona
13,333
49.07%
13,227
48.68%
613
2.25%
106
0.39%
27,173
Wright
28,430
34.49%
51,973
63.05%
2,023
2.46%
-23,543
-28.56%
82,426
Yellow Medicine
1,688
30.54%
3,734
67.55%
106
1.91%
-2,046
-37.01%
5,528
Totals
1,717,077
52.40%
1,484,065
45.28%
76,029
2.32%
233,012
7.12%
3,277,171
Swing by county
Democratic — +10-12.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +5-7.5%
Democratic — +2.5-5%
Democratic — +0-2.5%
Republican — +0-2.5%
Republican — +2.5-5%
Republican — +5-7.5%
Republican — +7.5-10%
Republican — +10-12.5%
Republican — +12.5-15%
Republican — +>15%
Trend relative to the state by county
Democratic — +10-12.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +5-7.5%
Democratic — +2.5-5%
Democratic — +0-2.5%
Republican — +0-2.5%
Republican — +2.5-5%
Republican — +5-7.5%
Republican — +7.5-10%
Republican — +10-12.5%
Republican — +12.5-15%
Republican — +>15%
County flips
Democratic
Hold
Gain from Republican
Republican
Hold
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
By congressional district
Biden and Trump each won four of the state's eight congressional districts. Neither won any district in Minnesota represented by the other party in the House of Representatives, although incumbent Democrat Collin Peterson was unseated in the Trump-won 7th district .
Analysis
After narrowly losing the state in 2016, the Trump campaign identified Minnesota as an offensive target in 2020; polls of Minnesota voters throughout the campaign, however, showed Biden leading. Throughout the summer leading up to the election, the Twin Cities metropolitan area was the epicenter of Black Lives Matter protests , in light of the murder of George Floyd having taken place in Minneapolis .
Trump attempted to court white suburban Minnesotans with law and order messaging by using images of rioting in campaign ads and claiming that Biden would "destroy suburbia". These efforts failed, as Biden massively improved on Hillary Clinton's performance in the Twin Cities suburbs. With his resounding victories in Hennepin and Ramsey counties, Biden became the first Democrat to win over 70% of the vote in any Minnesota county since Minnesotan Hubert Humphrey did in Carlton , Lake , and St. Louis Counties (the core of the heavily unionized Iron Range region) in 1968 .
Voter demographics
Edison Research exit poll
Demographic subgroup
Biden
Trump
No Answer
% of Voters
Party
Democrat
95
4
N/A
35
Republican
8
91
N/A
34
Independent
55
40
N/A
31
Gender
Men
47
50
3
46
Women
58
41
1
54
Race
White
51
47
2
87
Black
77
21
2
4
Latino
60
38
2
4
Asian
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Other
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
Gender by race/ethnicity
White men
44
53
3
45
White women
57
42
1
55
Black men
69
30
1
6
Black women
N/A
N/A
N/A
2
Latino men (of any race)
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
Latino women (of any race)
63
35
2
4
All other races
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
Marital status
Married
49
50
1
59
Not married
58
39
3
41
Age
18–24 years old
66
29
N/A
8
25–29 years old
64
30
N/A
6
30–39 years old
54
43
3
15
40–49 years old
52
47
1
13
50–64 years old
51
48
N/A
29
65 and older
48
51
1
30
Sexual orientation
LGBT
N/A
N/A
N/A
5
Heterosexual
51
47
2
95
Education
College graduate
65
34
N/A
43
No college degree
45
53
1
57
Education by race/ethnicity
White college graduates
62
35
3
39
White no college degree
42
57
N/A
48
Non-white college graduates
73
25
3
4
Non-white no college degree
64
32
4
9
Income
Under $30,000
58
40
2
16
$30,000–$49,999
55
39
6
19
Over $200,000
58
42
N/A
9
Racism in the U.S is
The most important problem
85
14
1
9
An important problem
62
35
3
65
Area Type
Urban
68
29
1
44
Suburban
42
56
2
34
Rural
46
52
2
16
Source: CNN [ 83]
See also
Notes
^ a b Poll sponsored by Lewis' campaign
^ Poll sponsored by Giffords, whose founder, Gabby Giffords, had endorsed Biden prior to the sampling period
Partisan clients
^ a b c Candidate withdrew shortly before the primary when absentee voting had already begun.
^ a b Candidate withdrew after the New Hampshire primary when absentee voting had already begun.
^ Candidate withdrew during the first days of absentee voting.
^ Candidate withdrew after in-person absentee voting started on January 17, 2020.
^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
^ a b c d e f Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size
^ "Someone else" with 1%
^ "Other candidate or write-in" with 1%
^ a b "Someone else" with 2%
^ "Not sure/Someone else/Undecided" with 3%
^ "Some other candidate" with 5%
^ West (B) with 3%; "Someone else" with 1%
^ a b "Someone else" with 3%
^ Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
^ "Another Third Party Candidate" and West (B) with 1%; would not vote with 0%
^ "Some other candidate" with 3%
^ "Refused" with 2%; Fuente (A), "Other" and West (B) with 1%; Pierce (I) with 0%; Kennedy (SWP) and La Riva (PSOL) with no voters
^ "Another Third Party/Write-in" with 1%
^ "Neither" with 1%; "Other" and would not vote with 0%
^ a b Overlapping sample with the previous Morning Consult poll, but more information available regarding sample size
^ "Someone else/third party" with 2%
^ "Someone else" and would not vote with 0%
^ Includes "Refused"
^ "Some other candidate" with 4%
^ "Another Party Candidate" with 1%
^ Including voters who lean towards a given candidate
^ "Another Party Candidate"
^ "Other" with 5%; would not vote with 1%
^ Including undecided voters who lean towards Trump
^ Including undecided voters who lean towards Biden
^ For Howard Schultz as independent
^ a b Listed as "unsure/other/refused"
^ a b Poll sponsored by the Alliance for a Better Minnesota
References
^ State Canvassing Board Certifies Results of 2020 General Election The total number of voters was 3,292,997. That means 79.96 percent of eligible Minnesotans participated in the 2020 General Election. That is the highest percentage turnout since 1956, and the highest total number of voters ever.
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^ Research Co.
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^ Public Policy Polling
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^ St. Cloud State University
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^ Trafalgar Group
^ Civiqs/Daily Kos
^ SurveyUSA/KSTP
^ Change Research/MinnPost
^ David Binder Research/Focus on Rural America
^ Morning Consult
^ SurveyUSA/ABC6 News Archived October 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
^ Suffolk University
^ Mason-Dixon/StarTribune /MPR News/KARE 11
^ Redfield & Wilton Strategies
^ ABC/Washington Post
^ a b c Morning Consult
^ YouGov/CBS
^ Siena College/NYT Upshot
^ SurveyUSA
^ Morning Consult
^ PPP
^ a b Harper Polling/Jason Lewis
^ a b Morning Consult
^ Trafalgar Group
^ Emerson College
^ David Binder Research
^ a b Morning Consult
^ Trafalgar Group
^ Public Policy Polling/Giffords Archived July 31, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
^ FOX News
^ Gravis Marketing
^ Mason-Dixon/StarTribune /MPR News/KARE 11
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^ a b Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc./StarTribune
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