Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Dakota County, MN — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Dakota County, Minnesota voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+12.8 — 143,267 Democratic to 109,995 Republican of 259,805 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 1.1 points toward Republicans. That makes it 8.6 points more Democratic than Minnesota overall (D+4.2).
Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab, Harvard Dataverse.
Margin by election, 2000–2024
Democratic minus Republican, in points of all votes cast — blue bars Democratic, red Republican.
Every election in Dakota County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 143,267 | 109,995 | 6,543 | 55.1% | 42.3% | D+12.8 |
| 2020 | 146,155 | 109,638 | 6,466 | 55.7% | 41.8% | D+13.9 |
| 2016 | 110,483 | 99,583 | 21,374 | 47.7% | 43.0% | D+4.7 |
| 2012 | 116,255 | 109,516 | 5,050 | 50.4% | 47.4% | D+2.9 |
| 2008 | 116,778 | 104,364 | 4,330 | 51.8% | 46.3% | D+5.5 |
| 2004 | 104,635 | 108,959 | 2,252 | 48.5% | 50.5% | R+2.0 |
| 2000 | 85,446 | 87,250 | 9,553 | 46.9% | 47.9% | R+1.0 |
Dakota County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Dakota County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Dakota County, Minnesota in 2024 by D+12.8, with 259,805 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Dakota County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Dakota County shifted 1.1 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+13.9) and 2024 (D+12.8).
Is Dakota County more Democratic or Republican than Minnesota overall?+
In 2024, Dakota County went D+12.8 while Minnesota overall went D+4.2 — 8.6 points more Democratic than the state.
Where does this election data come from?+
County-level presidential returns (2000–2024) come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), published on the Harvard Dataverse. pumsdata is an independent product that makes the data easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with MEDSL or Harvard.