Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Hennepin County, MN — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Hennepin County, Minnesota voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+42.4 — 502,710 Democratic to 197,244 Republican of 720,173 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.8 points toward Republicans. That makes it 38.2 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 Hennepin County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 502,710 | 197,244 | 20,219 | 69.8% | 27.4% | D+42.4 |
| 2020 | 532,623 | 205,973 | 17,373 | 70.5% | 27.2% | D+43.2 |
| 2016 | 429,288 | 191,770 | 58,919 | 63.1% | 28.2% | D+34.9 |
| 2012 | 423,982 | 240,073 | 16,010 | 62.3% | 35.3% | D+27.0 |
| 2008 | 420,958 | 231,054 | 11,768 | 63.4% | 34.8% | D+28.6 |
| 2004 | 383,842 | 255,135 | 8,007 | 59.3% | 39.4% | D+19.9 |
| 2000 | 307,599 | 225,657 | 40,590 | 53.6% | 39.3% | D+14.3 |
Hennepin County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Hennepin County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Hennepin County, Minnesota in 2024 by D+42.4, with 720,173 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Hennepin County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Hennepin County shifted 0.8 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+43.2) and 2024 (D+42.4).
Is Hennepin County more Democratic or Republican than Minnesota overall?+
In 2024, Hennepin County went D+42.4 while Minnesota overall went D+4.2 — 38.2 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.