Election Results
In the 2024 presidential election, Minnesota voted for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump by roughly 50.9% to 46.6%, continuing its streak as a Democratic-leaning state.
Democratic presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
Republican presidential vote share
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic share (%) | 50.9 | 48.3 |
- •Minnesota has voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election since 1976, the longest active streak of any state.
Governors
Minnesota's governor is Tim Walz, a Democrat (DFL) first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, who was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 2024.
| Governor | Party | In office |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Walz | Democratic | 2019–present |
| Mark Dayton | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 2011–2019 |
| Tim Pawlenty | Republican | 2003–2011 |
| Jesse Ventura | Minnesota Independence Party | 1999–2003 |
| Arne Helge Carlson | Republican | 1991–1999 |
| Albert Harold Quie | Independent-Republican | 1979–1983 |
| Wendell Richard Anderson | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1971–1976 |
| Harold LeVander | Republican | 1967–1971 |
| Karl Fritjof Rolvaag | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1963–1967 |
| Elmer Lee Andersen | Republican | 1961–1963 |
| Orville Lothrop Freeman | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1955–1961 |
| Clyde Elmer Anderson | Republican | 1951–1955 |
| Luther Wallace Youngdahl | Republican | 1947–1951 |
| Edward John Thye | Republican | 1943–1947 |
| Harold Edward Stassen | Republican | 1939–1943 |
| Elmer Austin Benson | Farmer-Labor | 1937–1939 |
| Hjalmar Petersen | Farmer-Labor | 1936–1937 |
| Floyd Bjornstjerne Olson | Farmer-Labor | 1931–1936 |
| Theodore Christianson | Republican | 1925–1931 |
| Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus | Republican | 1921–1925 |
| Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist | Republican | 1915–1921 |
| Winfield Scott Hammond | Democratic | 1915–1915 |
| Adolph Olson Eberhart | Republican | 1909–1915 |
| John Albert Johnson | Democratic | 1905–1909 |
| Samuel Rinnah Van Sant | Republican | 1901–1905 |
| John Lind | Democratic | 1899–1901 |
| David Marston Clough | Republican | 1895–1899 |
| Knute Nelson | Republican | 1893–1895 |
| William Rush Merriam | Republican | 1889–1893 |
| Andrew Ryan McGill | Republican | 1887–1889 |
| Lucius Frederick Hubbard | Republican | 1882–1887 |
| John Sargent Pillsbury | Republican | 1876–1882 |
| Cushman Kellogg Davis | Republican | 1874–1876 |
| Horace Austin | Republican | 1870–1874 |
| William Rainey Marshall | Republican | 1866–1870 |
| Stephen Miller | Republican | 1864–1866 |
| Henry Adoniram Swift | Republican | 1863–1864 |
| Alexander Ramsey | Republican | 1860–1863 |
| Henry Hastings Sibley | Democratic | 1858–1860 |
Source: National Governors Association, current and former governors.
| Indicator | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Current governor party | 1 | 1 |
- •Governor Tim Walz was Kamala Harris's running mate in the 2024 presidential election.
Senators
Minnesota is represented in the U.S. Senate by Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, both Democrats (DFL).
Democratic vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse). Regular-term races; special elections only when no regular race was held. Independents (e.g. caucusing with Democrats) are not counted as Democratic; years without a Democratic nominee are omitted.
Republican vote share, U.S. Senate elections
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Senate seats | 2 | 100 |
Representatives
Minnesota's U.S. House delegation has 8 members, split evenly between Democrats representing the Twin Cities and Republicans representing rural districts.
U.S. House seats apportioned to Minnesota
1910–2020U.S. Census Bureau, decennial apportionment counts.
| Indicator | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| House seats | 8 | 435 |
Voting Trends
Minnesota has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1976, the longest active streak of any U.S. state, though margins have narrowed in rural areas.
Total votes cast for president
1976–2024MIT Election Data and Science Lab, compiled from certified state results (Harvard Dataverse).
| Indicator | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic vote share (%) 2024 | 50.9 | 48.3 |
Party Distribution
Minnesota's registered voters lean Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL), the state affiliate of the Democratic Party, with a strong Republican base in rural and exurban areas.
| Indicator | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| DFL vote share (%) | 47 | 48.3 |