2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota
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Turnout79.96% (of eligible voters) [1] Increase
 
Nominee Joe Biden Donald Trump
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Home state Delaware Florida
Running mate Kamala Harris Mike Pence
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 1,717,077 1,484,065
Percentage 52.40% 45.28%
President before election

Donald Trump
Republican

Elected President

Joe Biden
Democratic

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The 2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated.[3] Minnesota voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against the Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala 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 over Hillary Clinton's narrow 1.52% margin in 2016. Biden's win marked the twelfth consecutive Democratic presidential win in the state, which has not voted for a Republican for President since 1972.

Biden flipped four counties Trump carried in 2016: Clay, Nicollet, Blue Earth, and Winona, all of which were won by Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. The key to Biden's success was his strong performance in the Twin Cities metropolitan area,[5] where he outperformed both Obama and Clinton. His vote share in Hennepin County, home of Minneapolis, was the highest of any presidential nominee since Republican Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. He also improved on Clinton's performance in the Iron Range,[6] although his performance in the region was still well below what Democrats had historically earned between the New Deal realignment and the 2016 election. In addition, Biden managed to flip Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, based in the Twin Cities' southern suburbs and exurbs, from Trump.

Per exit polls by the Associated Press, Biden carried 51% of White Minnesotans, as well as 58% of college educated voters and 55% of voters from union 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 carrying Koochiching or Mahnomen Counties since those counties were formed in 1906; the first Democrat to win without Traverse County since Grover Cleveland in 1892; the first to win without Kittson, Norman, Itasca, or Beltrami Counties since Woodrow Wilson in 1912; the first to win without Swift County since Wilson in 1916; the first to win without Lac qui Parle County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944; the first to win without Chippewa, Freeborn, Mower, or Rice Counties since John F. Kennedy in 1960; the first to win without Fillmore County since Jimmy Carter in 1976; and the first to win without Houston County since Bill Clinton in 1992. This is the first time since 1964 in which Minnesota voted more Republican than New Hampshire.

Primary elections

Republican primary

Further information: 2020 Minnesota Republican presidential primary

The Republican primary took place on March 3, 2020. Donald Trump and Bill Weld were among the declared Republican candidates.

2020 Minnesota Republican presidential primary[8][9]
Candidate Votes % Delegates
Donald Trump 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)

Democratic primary

Further information: 2020 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary

The Democratic primary took place on March 3, 2020. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and former Vice President Joe Biden were among the major declared candidates.[10] Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota 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]

county
Popular vote share by county
  Biden—30–40%
  Biden—40–50%
  Biden—50–60%
  Biden—60–70%
  Sanders—<30%
  Sanders—30–40%
  Klobuchar—<30%
  Klobuchar—30–40%
  Klobuchar—40–50%
congressional district
Popular vote share by congressional district
  Biden—30–40%
  Biden—40–50%
  Sanders—30–40%
2020 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary[15]
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

Libertarian caucuses

Main article: 2020 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
2020 Minnesota Libertarian presidential caucuses
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Candidate Jacob Hornberger Jo Jorgensen Vermin Supreme
Home state Virginia South Carolina Massachusetts
First vote 37
(38.1%) 		12
(12.4%) 		11
(11.3%)
Final vote 47
(59.5%) 		32
(40.5%) 		Eliminated
 
Candidate Adam Kokesh John Monds Lincoln Chafee
Home state Indiana Georgia Wyoming
First vote 6
(6.2%) 		6
(6.2%) 		6
(6.2%)
Final vote Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
 
Candidate Mark Whitney
Home state California
First vote 6
(6.2%)
Final vote Eliminated
First alignment vote results by congressional district
  Jacob Hornberger
  Jo Jorgensen
  Vermin Supreme
  Lincoln Chafee
  Tie

The Libertarian Party of Minnesota used ranked-choice voting to tabulate the results of their caucus. After 7 rounds, Jacob Hornberger was declared the winner.

Minnesota Libertarian presidential caucus, February 25, 2020[17][18]
Candidate Round 1 Round 7
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%
Minnesota Libertarian vice presidential caucus, February 25, 2020[19][18]
Candidate Round 1 Round 2
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%

General election

Final predictions

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

Polling

Graphical summary
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Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Joe
Biden
Democratic 		Donald
Trump
Republican 		Other/
Undecided
[e] 		Margin
270 to Win October 27 – November 2, 2020 November 3, 2020 51.6% 41.8% 6.6% Biden +9.8
Real Clear Politics October 12–27, 2020 November 3, 2020 48.0% 43.7% 8.3% Biden +4.3
FiveThirtyEight 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
Democratic 		Jo
Jorgensen
Libertarian 		Howie
Hawkins
Green 		Other Undecided
SurveyMonkey/Axios Oct 20 – Nov 2, 2020 3,031 (LV) ± 2.5% 41%[g] 56% - - – –
Research Co. Oct 31 – Nov 1, 2020 450 (LV) ± 4.6% 45% 54% - - 1%[h] 4%
Data for Progress Oct 27 – Nov 1, 2020 1,259 (LV) ± 2.8% 43% 51% 4% 2% 1%[i] –
Swayable Archived November 27, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Oct 23 – Nov 1, 2020 466 (LV) ± 5.9% 43% 53% 4% 0% – –
Morning Consult Oct 22–31, 2020 883 (LV) ± 3.0% 42% 52% - - – –
Public Policy Polling Oct 29–30, 2020 770 (V) – 43% 54% - - 2%[j] 1%
Targoz Market Research/PollSmart Oct 25–30, 2020 1,138 (LV) – 44% 53% - - 3%[k] –
St. Cloud State University Oct 10–29, 2020 372 (A) ± 6.7% 39% 54% - - – –
SurveyMonkey/Axios Oct 1–28, 2020 5,498 (LV) – 42% 55% - - – –
SurveyUSA/KSTP/ABC6 News Archived October 31, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Oct 23–27, 2020 649 (LV) ± 4.3% 42% 47% - - 5%[l] 6%
Gravis Marketing Oct 24–26, 2020 657 (LV) ± 3.8% 39% 53% - - – 8%
Trafalgar Group Oct 24–25, 2020 1,065 (LV) ± 2.92% 45% 48% 2% - 4%[m] 1%
Civiqs/Daily Kos Oct 17–20, 2020 840 (LV) ± 3.6% 43% 53% - - 3%[n] 1%
SurveyUSA/KSTP Oct 16–20, 2020 625 (LV) ± 5% 42% 48% - - – –
Morning Consult Oct 11–20, 2020 864 (LV) ± 3.3% 42% 51% - - – –
Change Research/MinnPost Oct 12–15, 2020[o] 1,021 (LV) ± 3.1% 44% 49% 2% 0% 2%[p] 2%
David Binder Research/Focus on Rural America Oct 10–13, 2020 200 (LV) – 41% 52% - - – –
Morning Consult Oct 2–11, 2020 898 (LV) ± 3.3% 44% 50% - - – –
SurveyUSA/ABC6 News Archived October 11, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Oct 1–6, 2020 929 (LV) ± 3.9% 40% 47% - - 3%[q] 10%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Sep 1–30, 2020 2,808 (LV) – 43% 55% - - – 2%
Suffolk University Sep 20–24, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 40% 47% 2% 0% 4%[r] 6%
Mason-Dixon/StarTribune
/MPR News/KARE 11 		Sep 21–23, 2020 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 42% 48% - - 2% 8%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies Sep 12–17, 2020 718 (LV) ± 3.66% 42% 51% 0% 0% 1%[s] 5%
ABC/Washington Post Sep 8–13, 2020 615 (LV) ± 4.5% 41% 57% - - 1%[t] 1%
Morning Consult Sep 4–13, 2020 643 (LV) ± 4% 44%[u] 48% - - 2%[j] 6%
YouGov/CBS Sep 9–11, 2020 1,087 (LV) ± 3.9% 41% 50% - - 2%[v] 6%
Siena College/NYT Upshot Sep 8–10, 2020 814 (LV) ± 3.9% 41% 50% 2% 1% 0%[w] 5%[x]
SurveyUSA Sep 4–7, 2020 553 (LV) ± 5.2% 40% 49% - - 4%[y] 7%
Morning Consult Aug 29 – Sep 7, 2020 649 (LV) ± (2%–4%) 44%[u] 49% - - – –
PPP Sep 3–4, 2020 877 (V) ± 3.3% 44% 52% - - 3%[n] 1%
Harper Polling/Jason Lewis[A] Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2020 501 (LV) ± 4.38% 45% 48% – – – 4%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Aug 1–31, 2020 1,939 (LV) – 43% 56% - - – 1%
Morning Consult Aug 21–30, 2020 647 (LV) ± (2%–4%) 43% 50% - - – –
Trafalgar Group Aug 15–18, 2020 1,141 (LV) ± 3.0% 47% 47% 4% - 1%[z] 2%
Morning Consult Aug 7–16, 2020 615 (LV) ± (2%–4%) 42% 50% - - – –
Emerson College Aug 8–10, 2020 733 (LV) ± 3.6% 49%[aa] 51% - - – –
David Binder Research Jul 30–31, 2020 200 (LV) – 36% 54% - - – –
SurveyMonkey/Axios Jul 1–31, 2020 2,288 (LV) – 47% 51% - - – 2%
Morning Consult Jul 17–26, 2020 662 (LV) ± 3.8% 44% 47% - - – –
Trafalgar Group Jul 23–25, 2020 1,129 (LV) ± 2.8% 44% 49% 2% - 3%[ab] 2%
Public Policy Polling/Giffords Archived July 31, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[B] Jul 22–23, 2020 1,218 (V) ± 3.2% 42% 52% - - – 6%
FOX News Jul 18–20, 2020 776 (RV) ± 3.5% 38% 51% - - 6%[ac] 6%
SurveyMonkey/Axios Jun 8–30, 2020 860 (LV) – 42% 57% - - – 1%
Gravis Marketing Jun 19, 2020 600 (RV) ± 4.0% 42%[ad] 58%[ae] - - – –
Morning Consult May 27– Jun 5, 2020 600 (LV) ± 4% 45% 48% - - – –
Harper Polling/Jason Lewis[A] May 26–28, 2020 510 (LV) – 42% 50% – – – 8%
Morning Consult May 17–26, 2020 647 (LV) – 42% 49% - - – –
Mason-Dixon/StarTribune
/MPR News/KARE 11 		May 18–20, 2020 800 (RV) ± 3.5% 44% 49% - - – 7%
Morning Consult May 7–16, 2020 600 (LV) ± 4% 38% 55% - - – –
Mason-Dixon/StarTribune Oct 14–16, 2019 800 (RV) ± 3.5% 38% 50% - - – 12%
Former candidates
Donald Trump vs. Amy Klobuchar
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump (R) 		Amy
Klobuchar (D) 		Other Undecided
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc./StarTribune Oct 14–16, 2019 800 (RV) ± 3.5% 38% 55% – 7%
DFM Research Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2019 550 (A) ± 4.2% 35% 52% 7%[af] 6%[ag]
Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump (R) 		Bernie
Sanders (D) 		Other Undecided
Mason-Dixon/StarTribune Oct 14–16, 2019 800 (RV) ± 3.5% 40% 49% – 11%
Donald Trump vs. Elizabeth Warren
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump (R) 		Elizabeth
Warren (D) 		Other Undecided
Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc./StarTribune Oct 14–16, 2019 800 (RV) ± 3.5% 40% 51% – 11%
Hypothetical polling
with Donald Trump and generic Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump (R) 		Generic
Democrat 		Undecided
KFF/Cook Political Report Sep 23 – Oct 15, 2019 958 (RV) ± 4% 28% 41% 21%
Public Policy Polling[ah] Oct 4–6, 2019 1,175 (V) – 42% 52% 6%
Public Policy Polling[ah] Jun 15–16, 2018 717 (V) – 41% 51% 8%
with Donald Trump, generic Democrat, and Howard Schultz
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Donald
Trump (R) 		Generic
Democrat 		Howard
Schultz (I) 		Undecided
DFM Research Feb 26 – Mar 3, 2019 550 (A) ± 4.2% 35% 45% 6% 15%[ag]

Results

Results by precinct
Map legend
  •   Biden—40–50%
  •   Biden—50–60%
  •   Biden—60–70%
  •   Biden—70–80%
  •   Biden—80–90%
  •   Biden—90–100%
  •   Trump–40–50%
  •   Trump–50–60%
  •   Trump–60–70%
  •   Trump–70–80%
  •   Trump–80–90%
  •   Trump–90–100%
  •   Tie
  •   No Vote
2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota[34][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Sunil Freeman 		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%

Results by county

County Joe Biden
DFL		 Donald Trump
Republican		 Jo Jorgensen
Libertarian		 Other votes Margin Total
votes
% # % # % # % # % #
Aitkin 35.98% 3,607 62.42% 6,258 0.55% 55 1.05% 105 -26.44% -2,651 10,025
Anoka 47.79% 100,893 49.69% 104,902 1.17% 2,475 1.35% 2,862 -1.90% -4,009 211,132
Becker 33.96% 6,589 64.11% 12,438 0.87% 168 1.06% 206 -30.15% -5,849 19,401
Beltrami 47.24% 11,426 50.39% 12,188 1.06% 256 1.32% 319 -3.15% -762 24,189
Benton 32.70% 7,280 64.61% 14,382 1.58% 351 1.11% 247 -31.91% -7,102 22,260
Big Stone 35.41% 1,053 62.64% 1,863 0.47% 14 1.48% 44 -27.23% -810 2,974
Blue Earth 50.84% 18,330 46.41% 16,731 1.32% 477 1.42% 513 4.43% 1,599 36,051
Brown 32.48% 4,753 65.27% 9,552 0.93% 136 1.33% 194 -32.79% -4,799 14,635
Carlton 49.58% 10,098 48.07% 9,791 1.13% 231 1.22% 249 1.51% 307 20,369
Carver 46.37% 30,774 51.25% 34,009 1.24% 822 1.14% 756 -4.88% -3,235 66,361
Cass 34.68% 6,342 63.54% 11,620 0.61% 111 1.18% 216 -28.86% -5,278 18,289
Chippewa 33.67% 2,226 64.29% 4,250 0.88% 58 1.16% 77 -30.62% -2,024 6,611
Chisago 34.15% 11,806 63.40% 21,916 1.34% 464 1.11% 384 -29.25% -10,110 34,570
Clay 50.74% 16,357 46.66% 15,043 1.27% 410 1.33% 429 4.08% 1,314 32,239
Clearwater 26.76% 1,260 71.62% 3,372 0.59% 28 1.02% 48 -44.86% -2,112 4,708
Cook 65.58% 2,496 31.61% 1,203 0.95% 36 1.86% 71 33.97% 1,293 3,806
Cottonwood 30.03% 1,834 68.20% 4,165 0.90% 55 0.87% 53 -38.17% -2,331 6,107
Crow Wing 34.17% 13,726 63.91% 25,676 0.89% 357 1.03% 414 -29.74% -11,950 40,173
Dakota 55.73% 146,155 41.81% 109,638 1.13% 2,957 1.35% 3,509 13.92% 36,517 262,259
Dodge 33.47% 4,079 63.86% 7,783 1.37% 167 1.30% 158 -30.39% -3,704 12,187
Douglas 32.56% 7,868 65.38% 15,799 0.98% 238 1.08% 260 -32.82% -7,931 24,165
Faribault 31.98% 2,531 65.59% 5,191 0.91% 72 1.52% 120 -33.61% -2,660 7,914
Fillmore 37.48% 4,551 60.14% 7,301 1.11% 135 1.27% 154 -22.66% -2,750 12,141
Freeborn 40.96% 6,889 56.95% 9,578 0.87% 146 1.21% 205 -15.99% -2,689 16,818
Goodhue 41.23% 11,806 56.06% 16,052 1.39% 397 1.33% 381 -14.83% -4,246 28,636
Grant 35.58% 1,300 62.10% 2,269 1.18% 43 1.14% 42 -26.52% -969 3,654
Hennepin 70.46% 532,623 27.25% 205,973 1.00% 7,526 1.30% 9,847 43.21% 326,650 755,969
Houston 42.42% 4,853 55.37% 6,334 1.00% 114 1.21% 139 -12.95% -1,481 11,440
Hubbard 34.42% 4,462 63.26% 8,202 1.03% 134 1.29% 167 -28.84% -3,740 12,965
Isanti 29.45% 7,138 68.05% 16,491 1.25% 304 1.25% 302 -38.60% -9,353 24,235
Itasca 40.61% 10,786 57.37% 15,239 0.93% 247 1.09% 289 -16.76% -4,453 26,561
Jackson 29.99% 1,745 67.85% 3,948 0.91% 53 1.26% 73 -37.86% -2,203 5,819
Kanabec 30.02% 2,774 67.93% 6,278 1.01% 93 1.05% 97 -37.91% -3,504 9,242
Kandiyohi 36.12% 8,440 61.78% 14,437 0.90% 211 1.19% 279 -25.66% -5,997 23,367
Kittson 38.12% 1,006 58.58% 1,546 1.67% 44 1.63% 43 -20.46% -540 2,639
Koochiching 38.41% 2,659 59.68% 4,131 0.87% 60 1.04% 72 -21.27% -1,472 6,922
Lac qui Parle 35.79% 1,446 62.57% 2,528 0.50% 20 1.14% 46 -26.78% -1,082 4,040
Lake 50.64% 3,647 47.11% 3,393 1.08% 78 1.17% 84 3.53% 254 7,202
Lake of the Woods 27.87% 671 70.76% 1,704 0.91% 22 0.46% 11 -42.89% -1,033 2,408
Le Sueur 33.73% 5,672 64.07% 10,775 1.00% 169 1.20% 202 -30.34% -5,103 16,818
Lincoln 30.08% 937 68.09% 2,121 0.74% 23 1.10% 34 -38.01% -1,184 3,115
Lyon 35.94% 4,634 61.89% 7,979 1.09% 140 1.09% 140 -25.95% -3,345 12,893
Mahnomen 48.26% 1,112 49.57% 1,142 0.39% 9 1.77% 41 -1.31% -30 2,304
Marshall 25.33% 1,295 72.78% 3,721 0.72% 37 1.17% 60 -47.45% -2,426 5,113
Martin 30.22% 3,305 67.94% 7,480 0.89% 98 1.14% 126 -37.72% -4,175 11,009
McLeod 30.64% 6,413 66.81% 13,986 1.39% 292 1.16% 242 -36.17% -7,573 20,933
Meeker 28.58% 3,867 69.18% 9,359 0.90% 122 1.33% 181 -40.60% -5,492 13,529
Mille Lacs 29.98% 4,404 67.75% 9,952 1.23% 181 1.03% 152 -37.77% -5,548 14,689
Morrison 22.33% 4,367 75.78% 14,821 0.88% 173 1.01% 197 -53.45% -10,454 19,558
Mower 46.00% 8,899 51.82% 10,025 0.91% 177 1.26% 244 -5.82% -1,126 19,345
Murray 29.60% 1,449 68.69% 3,363 0.65% 32 1.06% 52 -39.09% -1,914 4,896
Nicollet 50.31% 9,622 47.15% 9,018 1.16% 222 1.38% 263 3.16% 604 19,125
Nobles 33.65% 2,933 64.26% 5,600 0.68% 59 1.41% 123 -30.61% -2,667 8,715
Norman 40.80% 1,404 56.76% 1,953 0.90% 31 1.54% 53 -15.96% -549 3,441
Olmsted 54.16% 49,491 43.43% 39,692 1.18% 1,078 1.23% 1,124 10.73% 9,799 91,385
Otter Tail 32.85% 11,958 65.39% 23,800 0.71% 257 1.05% 384 -32.54% -11,842 36,399
Pennington 35.29% 2,568 62.28% 4,532 1.42% 103 1.02% 74 -26.99% -1,964 7,277
Pine 33.87% 5,419 64.10% 10,256 1.05% 168 0.99% 158 -30.23% -4,837 16,001
Pipestone 26.44% 1,306 71.92% 3,553 0.51% 25 1.13% 56 -45.48% -2,247 4,940
Polk 34.88% 5,439 63.26% 9,865 0.79% 123 1.07% 167 -28.38% -4,426 15,594
Pope 35.27% 2,477 62.90% 4,417 0.80% 56 1.03% 72 -27.63% -1,940 7,022
Ramsey 71.50% 211,620 26.14% 77,376 0.97% 2,865 1.39% 4,116 45.36% 134,244 295,977
Red Lake 31.47% 691 66.21% 1,454 0.82% 18 1.50% 33 -34.74% -763 2,196
Redwood 28.43% 2,355 69.66% 5,771 0.92% 76 0.99% 82 -41.23% -3,416 8,284
Renville 30.71% 2,496 67.26% 5,467 0.84% 68 1.19% 97 -36.55% -2,971 8,128
Rice 48.76% 17,402 48.94% 17,464 1.04% 372 1.25% 448 -0.18% -62 35,686
Rock 29.69% 1,556 68.38% 3,583 0.67% 35 1.26% 66 -38.69% -2,027 5,240
Roseau 25.98% 2,188 72.02% 6,065 0.96% 81 1.03% 87 -46.04% -3,877 8,421
St. Louis 56.64% 67,704 41.01% 49,017 1.16% 1,388 1.19% 1,422 15.63% 18,687 119,531
Scott 45.52% 40,040 52.15% 45,872 1.19% 1,048 1.14% 1,005 -6.63% -5,832 87,965
Sherburne 32.48% 18,065 65.13% 36,222 1.32% 734 1.07% 591 -32.65% -18,157 55,612
Sibley 28.60% 2,417 69.38% 5,864 0.84% 71 1.18% 100 -40.78% -3,447 8,452
Stearns 37.58% 31,879 60.07% 50,959 1.22% 1,036 1.13% 961 -22.49% -19,080 84,835
Steele 37.47% 7,917 59.90% 12,656 1.32% 278 1.32% 277 -22.43% -4,739 21,128
Stevens 37.80% 1,922 59.86% 3,044 0.87% 44 1.46% 75 -22.06% -1,122 5,085
Swift 34.35% 1,784 63.86% 3,316 0.81% 42 0.98% 51 -29.51% -1,532 5,193
Todd 24.79% 3,286 73.57% 9,753 0.64% 85 1.00% 133 -48.78% -6,467 13,257
Traverse 35.46% 661 62.88% 1,172 0.64% 12 1.02% 19 -27.42% -511 1,864
Wabasha 35.78% 4,696 62.13% 8,153 1.01% 133 1.07% 141 -26.35% -3,457 13,123
Wadena 26.35% 2,023 71.90% 5,520 0.70% 54 1.04% 80 -45.55% -3,497 7,677
Waseca 33.65% 3,496 63.76% 6,624 1.18% 123 1.40% 146 -30.11% -3,128 10,389
Washington 53.46% 89,165 44.23% 73,764 1.14% 1,895 1.18% 1,962 9.23% 15,401 166,786
Watonwan 38.20% 1,987 59.66% 3,103 0.54% 28 1.60% 83 -21.46% -1,116 5,201
Wilkin 29.91% 1,026 67.87% 2,328 1.20% 41 1.02% 35 -37.96% -1,302 3,430
Winona 49.07% 13,333 48.68% 13,227 1.00% 272 1.25% 341 0.39% 106 27,173
Wright 34.49% 28,430 63.05% 51,973 1.20% 992 1.25% 1,031 -28.56% -23,543 82,426
Yellow Medicine 30.54% 1,688 67.55% 3,734 0.81% 45 1.10% 61 -37.01% -2,046 5,528

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

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 Democrat Collin Peterson was unseated in the Trump-won 7th district.

District Biden Trump Representative
1st 43.9% 54% Jim Hagedorn
2nd 52.4% 45.5% Angie Craig
3rd 58.7% 39.4% Dean Phillips
4th 67.6% 30.5% Betty McCollum
5th 80.3% 17.7% Ilhan Omar
6th 38.8% 58% Tom Emmer
7th 34.4% 63.8% Collin Peterson
Michelle Fischbach
8th 41.7% 56.3% Pete Stauber

Analysis

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, the Twin Cities metropolitan area was the epicenter of Black Lives Matter protests, in light of the murder of George Floyd having taken place in Minneapolis.

Trump attempted to court white suburban Minnesotans with law 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 the Twin 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 Minnesotan Hubert Humphrey did in Carlton, Lake, and St. Louis Counties (the core of the heavily unionized Iron Range region) in 1968.

Voter demographics

Edison Research exit poll
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[36]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Lewis' campaign
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by Giffords, whose founder, Gabby Giffords, had endorsed Biden prior to the sampling period
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b c Candidate withdrew shortly before the primary when absentee voting had already begun.
  2. ^ a b Candidate withdrew after the New Hampshire primary when absentee voting had already begun.
  3. ^ Candidate withdrew during the first days of absentee voting.
  4. ^ Candidate withdrew after in-person absentee voting started on January 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  7. ^ Overlapping sample with the previous SurveyMonkey/Axios poll, but more information available regarding sample size
  8. ^ "Someone else" with 1%
  9. ^ "Other candidate or write-in" with 1%
  10. ^ a b "Someone else" with 2%
  11. ^ "Not sure/Someone else/Undecided" with 3%
  12. ^ "Some other candidate" with 5%
  13. ^ West (B) with 3%; "Someone else" with 1%
  14. ^ a b "Someone else" with 3%
  15. ^ Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
  16. ^ "Another Third Party Candidate" and West (B) with 1%; would not vote with 0%
  17. ^ "Some other candidate" with 3%
  18. ^ "Refused" with 2%; Fuente (A), "Other" and West (B) with 1%; Pierce (I) with 0%; Kennedy (SWP) and La Riva (PSOL) with no voters
  19. ^ "Another Third Party/Write-in" with 1%
  20. ^ "Neither" with 1%; "Other" and would not vote with 0%
  21. ^ a b Overlapping sample with the previous Morning Consult poll, but more information available regarding sample size
  22. ^ "Someone else/third party" with 2%
  23. ^ "Someone else" and would not vote with 0%
  24. ^ Includes "Refused"
  25. ^ "Some other candidate" with 4%
  26. ^ "Another Party Candidate" with 1%
  27. ^ Including voters who lean towards a given candidate
  28. ^ "Another Party Candidate"
  29. ^ "Other" with 5%; would not vote with 1%
  30. ^ Including undecided voters who lean towards Trump
  31. ^ Including undecided voters who lean towards Biden
  32. ^ For Howard Schultz as independent
  33. ^ a b Listed as "unsure/other/refused"
  34. ^ a b Poll sponsored by the Alliance for a Better Minnesota

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