Presidential elections · 2000–2024
Olmsted County, MN — Presidential Election Results (2000–2024)
In 2024, Olmsted County, Minnesota voted for Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) by D+10.6 — 49,121 Democratic to 39,467 Republican of 90,924 votes cast. From 2020 to 2024 it shifted 0.1 points toward Republicans. That makes it 6.4 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 Olmsted County
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other | Dem share | Rep share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49,121 | 39,467 | 2,336 | 54.0% | 43.4% | D+10.6 |
| 2020 | 49,491 | 39,692 | 2,202 | 54.2% | 43.4% | D+10.7 |
| 2016 | 36,268 | 35,668 | 8,193 | 45.3% | 44.5% | D+0.7 |
| 2012 | 39,338 | 36,832 | 2,146 | 50.2% | 47.0% | D+3.2 |
| 2008 | 38,711 | 36,202 | 1,557 | 50.6% | 47.3% | D+3.3 |
| 2004 | 33,285 | 37,371 | 920 | 46.5% | 52.2% | R+5.7 |
| 2000 | 25,822 | 30,641 | 2,929 | 43.5% | 51.6% | R+8.1 |
Olmsted County presidential elections — FAQ
Who carried Olmsted County in the 2024 presidential election?+
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic) carried Olmsted County, Minnesota in 2024 by D+10.6, with 90,924 votes cast. Data: MIT Election Data & Science Lab.
How did Olmsted County shift between 2020 and 2024?+
Olmsted County shifted 0.1 points toward Republicans between 2020 (D+10.7) and 2024 (D+10.6).
Is Olmsted County more Democratic or Republican than Minnesota overall?+
In 2024, Olmsted County went D+10.6 while Minnesota overall went D+4.2 — 6.4 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.