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The2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.[3]Minnesota voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote, pitting theRepublican Party's nominee, incumbent PresidentDonald Trump, and running mateVice PresidentMike Pence against theDFL nominee, former Vice PresidentJoe Biden, and his running mate California SenatorKamala 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 overHillary Clinton's narrow 1.52% margin in2016. Biden's win marked the twelfth consecutive Democratic presidential win in the state, which has not voted for a Republican for president since1972.
Biden flipped four counties Trump carried in 2016:Clay,Nicollet,Blue Earth, andWinona, all of which were won byBarack Obama in2008 and2012. The key to Biden's success was his strong performance in theTwin Cities metropolitan area,[5] where he outperformed FDR, LBJ, Obama and Clinton. His vote share inHennepin County, home ofMinneapolis, was the highest of any presidential nominee since RepublicanTheodore Roosevelt in1904. He also improved on Clinton's performance in theIron Range,[6] although his performance in the region was still well below what Democrats had historically earned between theNew Deal realignment and the 2016 election. In addition, Biden managed to flipMinnesota's 2nd congressional district, based in the Twin Cities' southern suburbs and exurbs, from Trump.
Perexit polls by theAssociated Press, Biden carried 51% ofWhite Minnesotans, as well as 58% of college educated voters and 55% of voters fromunion 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 carryingKoochiching orMahnomen Counties since those counties were formed in 1906; the first Democrat to win withoutTraverse County sinceGrover Cleveland in1892; the first to win withoutKittson,Norman,Itasca, orBeltrami Counties sinceWoodrow Wilson in1912; the first to win withoutSwift County sinceWilson in1916; the first to win withoutLac qui Parle County sinceFranklin D. Roosevelt in1944; the first to win withoutChippewa,Freeborn,Mower, orRice Counties sinceJohn F. Kennedy in1960 and the first to win withoutFillmore County sinceJimmy Carter in1976. This is the first time since1964 in which Minnesota voted more Republican thanNew Hampshire.
The Republican primary took place on March 3, 2020.Donald Trump andBill Weld were among the declared Republican candidates.
| Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
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| 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) |
The Democratic primary took place on March 3, 2020.Elizabeth Warren,Bernie Sanders, and formerVice PresidentJoe Biden were among the major declared candidates.[10]Amy Klobuchar,U.S. Senator fromMinnesota 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]
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| 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 |
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TheLibertarian Party of Minnesota usedranked-choice voting to tabulate the results of their caucus. After 7 rounds, Jacob Hornberger was declared the winner.
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 7 | |||||||||
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| 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% | ||||||
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||||
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| 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% | ||||||
| Source | Ranking |
|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[20] | Lean D |
| Inside Elections[21] | Likely D |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Likely D |
| Politico[23] | Lean D |
| RCP[24] | Tossup |
| Niskanen[25] | Likely D |
| CNN[26] | Lean D |
| The Economist[27] | Likely D |
| CBS News[28] | Lean D |
| 270towin[29] | Likely D |
| ABC News[30] | Lean D |
| NPR[31] | Lean D |
| NBC News[32] | Lean D |
| FiveThirtyEight[33] | Solid D |
Graphical summary
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Joe Biden DFL | Donald Trump Republican | Other/ Undecided [e] | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 to Win[34] | October 27 – November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 51.6% | 41.8% | 6.6% | Biden +9.8 |
| Real Clear Politics[35] | October 12–27, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 48.0% | 43.7% | 8.3% | Biden +4.3 |
| FiveThirtyEight[36] | until November 2, 2020 | November 3, 2020 | 51.8% | 42.7% | 5.5% | Biden +9.2 |
| Average | 50.5% | 42.7% | 6.8% | Biden +7.8 | ||
Polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[f] | Margin of error | Donald 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% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Joe Biden Kamala Harris | 1,717,077 | 52.40% | +5.96% | |
| Republican | Donald Trump Mike Pence | 1,484,065 | 45.28% | +0.35% | |
| Libertarian | Jo Jorgensen Spike Cohen | 34,976 | 1.07% | −2.77% | |
| Green | Howie Hawkins Angela Walker | 10,033 | 0.31% | −0.95% | |
| Independent | Kanye West Michelle Tidball | 7,940 | 0.24% | − | |
| Independent | Brock Pierce Karla Ballard | 5,651 | 0.17% | − | |
| Alliance | Rocky De La Fuente Darcy Richardson | 5,611 | 0.17% | − | |
| Socialism and Liberation | Gloria La Riva Leonard Peltier | 1,210 | 0.04% | − | |
| Socialist Workers | Alyson Kennedy Malcolm Jarrett | 643 | 0.02% | −0.04% | |
| Write-in | 9,965 | 0.3% | -0.6% | ||
| Total votes | 3,277,171 | 100% | |||
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| County | Joe Biden DFL | Donald Trump Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| 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
Trend relative to the state by county
County flipsDemocratic Hold Gain from Republican | Republican Hold
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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 DemocratCollin Peterson was unseated in the Trump-won7th district.[84]
| District | Biden | Trump | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 44% | 54% | Jim Hagedorn |
| 2nd | 52% | 45% | Angie Craig |
| 3rd | 58% | 39% | Dean Phillips |
| 4th | 67% | 30% | Betty McCollum |
| 5th | 80% | 18% | Ilhan Omar |
| 6th | 39% | 59% | Tom Emmer |
| 7th | 34% | 64% | Collin Peterson |
| Michelle Fischbach | |||
| 8th | 42% | 56% | Pete Stauber |
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, theTwin Cities metropolitan area was the epicenter ofBlack Lives Matterprotests, in light of themurder of George Floyd having taken place inMinneapolis.
Trump attempted to court white suburban Minnesotans withlaw 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 theTwin 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 MinnesotanHubert Humphrey did inCarlton,Lake, andSt. Louis Counties (the core of the heavily unionizedIron Range region) in1968.
| 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[85] | ||||
Partisan clients
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