| Elections in Minnesota |
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| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 1,484,065 | 45.28% | 1,717,077 | 52.40% | 76,029 | 2.32% |
| 2016 | 1,323,232 | 44.93% | 1,367,825 | 46.44% | 254,176 | 8.63% |
| 2012 | 1,320,225 | 44.96% | 1,546,167 | 52.65% | 70,169 | 2.39% |
| 2008 | 1,275,409 | 43.82% | 1,573,354 | 54.06% | 61,606 | 2.12% |
| 2004 | 1,346,695 | 47.61% | 1,445,014 | 51.09% | 36,678 | 1.30% |
| 2000 | 1,109,659 | 45.50% | 1,168,266 | 47.91% | 160,760 | 6.59% |
| 1996 | 766,476 | 34.96% | 1,120,438 | 51.10% | 305,726 | 13.94% |
| 1992 | 747,841 | 31.85% | 1,020,997 | 43.48% | 579,110 | 24.66% |
| 1988 | 962,337 | 45.90% | 1,109,471 | 52.91% | 24,982 | 1.19% |
| 1984 | 1,032,603 | 49.54% | 1,036,364 | 49.72% | 15,482 | 0.74% |
| 1980 | 873,241 | 42.56% | 954,174 | 46.50% | 224,538 | 10.94% |
| 1976 | 819,395 | 42.02% | 1,070,440 | 54.90% | 60,096 | 3.08% |
| 1972 | 898,269 | 51.58% | 802,346 | 46.07% | 41,037 | 2.36% |
| 1968 | 658,643 | 41.46% | 857,738 | 54.00% | 72,129 | 4.54% |
| 1964 | 559,624 | 36.00% | 991,117 | 63.76% | 3,721 | 0.24% |
| 1960 | 757,915 | 49.16% | 779,933 | 50.58% | 4,039 | 0.26% |
| 1956 | 719,302 | 53.68% | 617,525 | 46.08% | 3,178 | 0.24% |
| 1952 | 763,211 | 55.33% | 608,458 | 44.11% | 7,814 | 0.57% |
| 1948 | 483,617 | 39.89% | 692,966 | 57.16% | 35,643 | 2.94% |
| 1944 | 527,416 | 46.86% | 589,864 | 52.41% | 8,249 | 0.73% |
| 1940 | 596,274 | 47.66% | 644,196 | 51.49% | 10,718 | 0.86% |
| 1936 | 350,461 | 31.01% | 698,811 | 61.84% | 80,703 | 7.14% |
| 1932 | 363,959 | 36.29% | 600,806 | 59.91% | 38,078 | 3.80% |
| 1928 | 560,977 | 57.77% | 396,451 | 40.83% | 13,548 | 1.40% |
| 1924 | 420,759 | 51.18% | 55,913 | 6.80% | 345,474 | 42.02% |
| 1920 | 519,421 | 70.59% | 142,994 | 19.43% | 73,423 | 9.98% |
| 1916 | 179,544 | 46.35% | 179,152 | 46.25% | 28,668 | 7.40% |
| 1912 | 64,334 | 19.25% | 106,426 | 31.84% | 163,459 | 48.91% |
| 1908 | 195,843 | 59.11% | 109,401 | 33.02% | 26,060 | 7.87% |
| 1904 | 216,651 | 73.98% | 55,187 | 18.84% | 21,022 | 7.18% |
| 1900 | 190,461 | 60.21% | 112,901 | 35.69% | 12,949 | 4.09% |
| 1896 | 193,503 | 56.62% | 139,735 | 40.89% | 8,524 | 2.49% |
| 1892 | 122,823 | 45.96% | 100,920 | 37.76% | 43,495 | 16.28% |
| 1888 | 142,492 | 54.12% | 104,385 | 39.65% | 16,408 | 6.23% |
| 1884 | 111,685 | 58.78% | 70,065 | 36.87% | 8,267 | 4.35% |
| 1880 | 93,902 | 62.28% | 53,315 | 35.36% | 3,553 | 2.36% |
| 1876 | 72,955 | 58.80% | 48,587 | 39.16% | 2,533 | 2.04% |
| 1872 | 55,708 | 61.27% | 35,211 | 38.73% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1868 | 43,722 | 60.88% | 28,096 | 39.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1864 | 25,055 | 59.06% | 17,367 | 40.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1860 | 22,069 | 63.53% | 11,920 | 34.31% | 748 | 2.15% |
Employees in Minnesota are allowed time off from work to vote on the morning of Election Day.[2] Minnesota is also one of the first states to adopt same-day registration in the 1970s. Minnesota is known for a politically active citizenry, with populism being a longstanding force among the state's political parties. Minnesota has consistently high voter turnout; in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, 77.8% of eligible Minnesotans voted – the highest percentage of any U.S. state or territory – versus the national average of 61.7%.[3] This was due in part to its same day voter registration laws; previously unregistered voters can register on election day, at their polls, with evidence of residency.[4]
In a 2020 study, Minnesota was ranked as the 15th easiest state for citizens to vote in.[5]
