Clearwater County, MN

Designated Market Area: Fargo-Grand Forks, ND-MN
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

Places in Clearwater County, MN     [Sort places by name]

Bagley city (pop. 1,194) Copley township (pop. 867) Clearbrook city (pop. 689) Pine Lake township (pop. 540) Nora township (pop. 477) Popple township (pop. 457) Shevlin township (pop. 420) La Prairie township (pop. 407) Dudley township (pop. 392) Leon township (pop. 387) Holst township (pop. 338) Falk township (pop. 321) Rice Lake CDP (pop. 272) Minerva township (pop. 256) Eddy township (pop. 256) Moose Creek township (pop. 235) Rice township (pop. 212) Gonvick city (pop. 191) Shevlin city (pop. 172) Itasca township (pop. 164) Bear Creek township (pop. 151) Sinclair township (pop. 118) Greenwood township (pop. 77) Winsor township (pop. 76) Clover township (pop. 64) Long Lost Lake township (pop. 51) Leonard city (pop. 20) North Clearwater UT (pop. 9)  

Tracts in Clearwater County, MN

Census Tract 1, Clearwater County, Minnesota     Census Tract 2, Clearwater County, Minnesota     Census Tract 3, Clearwater County, Minnesota        

2022 population: 8,649   ( 46 from 2010 , 128 from 2020)
Land area: 998.8 square miles
Population density: 8.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,195	83.19%	4.5%
Black:	62	0.72%	106.7%
Indian:	785	9.08%	4.4%
Asian:	36	0.42%	63.6%
2+ races:	346	4.00%	48.5%
Hispanic:	225	2.60%	87.5%
Total non-White:	1,454	16.81%	25.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	233	13.7
Deaths:	267	15.7
Net Migration:	156	9.2
Net Immigration:	1	0.1

Change in White population:	-342	-3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	296	3.4

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,372	71.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,260	26.8%	76 [+]	1.6%	4,708	26	25	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 28 (0.6%);
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	2,925	68.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,100	25.9%	220 [+]	5.2%	4,245	24	23	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 94 (2.2%); Evan McMullin (I) 36 (0.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 33 (0.8%);
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,359	56.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,753	41.8%	85 [+]	2.0%	4,197	11	9	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 36 (0.9%);
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	2,291	53.8%	Barack Obama (D)	1,877	44.1%	93 [+]	2.2%	4,261	10	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 52 (1.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 8 (0.2%);
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,438	55.9%	John Kerry (D)	1,871	42.9%	52 [+]	1.2%	4,361	8	5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 34 (0.8%);
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	2,137	55.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,466	38.3%	221 [+]	5.8%	3,824	10	8	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 134 (3.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 69 (1.8%);
1996	58%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,578	44.9%	Robert Dole (R)	1,423	40.5%	513 [+]	14.6%	3,514	6	0	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 471 (13.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 24 (0.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 3 (0.1%);
1992	63%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,587	42.2%	George Bush* (R)	1,315	35.0%	856 [+]	22.8%	3,758	3	-2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 841 (22.4%);
1988	60%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,769	49.6%	George Bush (R)	1,763	49.4%	35 [+]	1.0%	3,567	4	-4	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 3 (0.1%);
1984	68%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,066	51.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,917	47.6%	44	1.1%	4,027	2	-7	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	69%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,955	47.3%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,919	46.4%	263 [+]	6.4%	4,137	4	-4	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 185 (4.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 60 (1.5%);
1976	76%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,437	60.7%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,374	34.2%	204 [+]	5.1%	4,015	-8	-14	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 57 (1.4%);
1972	72%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,819	49.4%	George McGovern (D)	1,751	47.5%	113 [+]	3.1%	3,683	-2	-11	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 90 (2.4%);
1968	77%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,046	57.5%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,284	36.1%	231 [+]	6.5%	3,561	-5	-7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 217 (6.1%);
1964	78%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,596	69.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,137	30.4%	6	0.2%	3,739	-6	-8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	83%	John Kennedy (D)	2,466	59.6%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,651	39.9%	18	0.4%	4,135	-9	-10	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	64%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,171	59.5%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,464	40.1%	15	0.4%	3,650	-14	-17	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	68%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,089	50.8%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,971	47.9%	56	1.4%	4,116	-7	-7	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	66%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,793	66.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,171	27.8%	248 [+]	5.9%	4,212	-12	-17	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 230 (5.5%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	58%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,658	69.6%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,125	29.5%	34	0.9%	3,817	-17	-16	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	69%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,289	70.3%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,354	28.9%	35	0.7%	4,678	-19	-16	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	71%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,208	75.3%	Alf Landon (R)	939	22.1%	111 [+]	2.6%	4,258	-9	-14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 92 (2.2%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 (0.1%);
1932	66%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,688	72.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	845	22.9%	159 [+]	4.3%	3,692	-13	-17	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 91 (2.5%);
1928	61%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,898	60.0%	Al Smith (D)	1,189	37.6%	76 [+]	2.4%	3,163	2	2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 62 (2.0%);
1924	55%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	1,592	58.6%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,020	37.5%	105 [+]	3.9%	2,717	-14	-16	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 86 (3.2%);
1920	54%	Warren Harding (R)	1,788	70.7%	James Cox (D)	340	13.4%	400 [+]	15.8%	2,528	0	10	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 298 (11.8%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 62 (2.5%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	28%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	544	44.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	493	39.9%	198 [+]	16.0%	1,235	-6	-6	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 158 (12.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 36 (2.9%);
1912	28%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	566	51.7%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	234	21.4%	295 [+]	26.9%	1,095	-8	-12	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 125 (11.4%); Woodrow Wilson (D) 123 (11.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 33 (3.0%);
1908	41%	William Taft (R)	779	66.1%	Eugene Debs (Soc)	185	15.7%	215 [+]	18.2%	1,179	7	14	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: William J. Bryan (D) 164 (13.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 46 (3.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 5 (0.4%);
1904	74%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	903	85.3%	Alton Parker (D)	79	7.5%	77 [+]	7.3%	1,059	11	29	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 38 (3.6%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 15 (1.4%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 13 (1.2%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	1,260	26.8%
Donald Trump* (R)	3,372	71.6%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	28	0.6%
Other	48	1.0%
TOTAL	4,708
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 25

2016 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	1,100	25.9%
Donald Trump (R)	2,925	68.9%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	94	2.2%
Jill Stein (Grn)	33	0.8%
Evan McMullin (I)	36	0.8%
Other	57	1.3%
TOTAL	4,245
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,753	41.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	2,359	56.2%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	36	0.9%
Other	49	1.2%
TOTAL	4,197
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,877	44.1%
John McCain (R)	2,291	53.8%
Ralph Nader (I)	52	1.2%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	8	0.2%
Other	33	0.8%
TOTAL	4,261
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	2,438	55.9%
John Kerry (D)	1,871	42.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	34	0.8%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,361
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	2,137	55.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,466	38.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	134	3.5%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	69	1.8%
Other	18	0.5%
TOTAL	3,824
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	1,578	44.9%
Robert Dole (R)	1,423	40.5%
Ross Perot (Ref)	471	13.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	24	0.7%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,514
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,587	42.2%
George Bush* (R)	1,315	35.0%
Ross Perot (I)	841	22.4%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,758
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,763	49.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,769	49.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	3	0.1%
Other	32	0.9%
TOTAL	3,567
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -4

1984 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,066	51.3%
Walter Mondale (D)	1,917	47.6%
Other	44	1.1%
TOTAL	4,027
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -7

1980 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	1,919	46.4%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,955	47.3%
John Anderson (I)	185	4.5%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	60	1.5%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,137
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,437	60.7%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,374	34.2%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	57	1.4%
Other	147	3.7%
TOTAL	4,015
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,819	49.4%
George McGovern (D)	1,751	47.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	90	2.4%
Other	23	0.6%
TOTAL	3,683
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -11

1968 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,284	36.1%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,046	57.5%
George Wallace (AIP)	217	6.1%
Other	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,561
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -7

1964 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,596	69.4%
Barry Goldwater (R)	1,137	30.4%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,739
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -8

1960 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,466	59.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,651	39.9%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,135
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -10

1956 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,464	40.1%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,171	59.5%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,650
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -17

1952 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,971	47.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,089	50.8%
Other	56	1.4%
TOTAL	4,116
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -7

1948 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,793	66.3%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,171	27.8%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	230	5.5%
Other	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,212
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -17

1944 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,658	69.6%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,125	29.5%
Other	34	0.9%
TOTAL	3,817
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -16

1940 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,289	70.3%
Wendell Willkie (R)	1,354	28.9%
Other	35	0.7%
TOTAL	4,678
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): -19 Diff (US): -16

1936 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,208	75.3%
Alf Landon (R)	939	22.1%
William Lemke (Union)	92	2.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	4	0.1%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	4,258
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -14

1932 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,688	72.8%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	845	22.9%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	91	2.5%
Other	68	1.8%
TOTAL	3,692
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -17

1928 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,898	60.0%
Al Smith (D)	1,189	37.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	62	2.0%
Other	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,163
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1924 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,020	37.5%
John Davis (D)	86	3.2%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	1,592	58.6%
Other	19	0.7%
TOTAL	2,717
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -16

1920 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	1,788	70.7%
James Cox (D)	340	13.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	298	11.8%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	62	2.5%
Other	40	1.6%
TOTAL	2,528
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 10

1916 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	544	44.0%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	493	39.9%
Allan Benson (Soc)	158	12.8%
James Hanly (Proh)	36	2.9%
Other	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,235
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -6

1912 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	123	11.2%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	566	51.7%
William Taft* (R)	125	11.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	234	21.4%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	33	3.0%
Other	14	1.3%
TOTAL	1,095
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -12

1908 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	779	66.1%
William J. Bryan (D)	164	13.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	185	15.7%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	46	3.9%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,179
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 14

1904 President, Clearwater County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	903	85.3%
Alton Parker (D)	79	7.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	38	3.6%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	13	1.2%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	15	1.4%
Other	11	1.0%
TOTAL	1,059
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 29

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Clearwater County, MN

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	55%	Scott Jensen (R)	2,550	71.4%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	879	24.6%	140 [+]	3.9%	3,569	27	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 51 (1.4%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 48 (1.3%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 30 (0.8%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2020	S2	72%	Jason Lewis (R)	3,078	66.7%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	1,224	26.5%	316 [+]	6.8%	4,618	23	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 242 (5.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 69 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2018	S2	54%	Karin Housley (R)	2,168	62.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	1,159	33.4%	144 [+]	4.1%	3,471	20	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 123 (3.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 20 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	S1	54%	Jim Newberger (R)	2,080	59.7%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	1,302	37.3%	105 [+]	3.0%	3,487	23	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 75 (2.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 30 (0.9%);
2018	G	54%	Jeff Johnson (R)	2,239	64.6%	Tim Walz (DFL)	1,125	32.4%	103 [+]	3.0%	3,467	22	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 78 (2.2%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 25 (0.7%);
2014	S2	45%	Mike McFadden (R)	1,536	53.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	1,196	41.3%	166 [+]	5.7%	2,898	10	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 123 (4.2%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 41 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	44%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,547	53.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	1,163	40.4%	172 [+]	6.0%	2,882	9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 102 (3.5%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 44 (1.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 24 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2012	S1	63%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	2,172	53.2%	Kurt Bills (R)	1,709	41.9%	200 [+]	4.9%	4,081	11	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Stephen Williams (Independence Party) 127 (3.1%); Tim Davis (Grassroots) 50 (1.2%); Michael Cavlan (Progressive) 23 (0.6%);
2010	G	54%	Tom Emmer (R)	1,709	48.8%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,419	40.5%	373 [+]	10.7%	3,501	6	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Tom Horner (Independence Party) 308 (8.8%); Linda Eno (Resource Party) 25 (0.7%); Ken Pentel (Ecology Democracy) 18 (0.5%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 13 (0.4%); Faeheen Hakeem (Green) 6 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2008	S2	65%	Norm Coleman* (R)	2,109	50.1%	Al Franken (DFL)	1,596	37.9%	504 [+]	12.0%	4,209	8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Dean Barkley (Independence Party) 460 (10.9%); Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 29 (0.7%); James Niemacki (Constitution) 15 (0.4%);
2006	S1	59%	Amy Klobuchar (DFL)	1,927	51.3%	Mark Kennedy (R)	1,675	44.6%	155 [+]	4.1%	3,757	7	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rob Fitzgerald (Independence Party) 110 (2.9%); Michael Cavlan (Green) 27 (0.7%); Ben Powers (Constitution) 16 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2006	G	59%	Mike Hatch (DFL)	1,795	47.7%	Tim Pawlenty* (R)	1,718	45.7%	247 [+]	6.6%	3,760	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Hutchinson (Independence Party) 173 (4.6%); Walt Brown (Quit Raising Taxes) 45 (1.2%); Ken Pentel (Green) 17 (0.5%); Leslie Davis (American) 10 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2002	S2	59%	Norm Coleman (R)	1,790	48.7%	Walter Mondale (DFL)	1,746	47.5%	142 [+]	3.9%	3,678	-1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jim Moore (Independence Party) 85 (2.3%); Ray Tricomo (Green) 29 (0.8%); Paul Wellstone* (DFL) 22 (0.6%); Miro Kovatchevich (Constitution) 3 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2002	G	58%	Roger Moe (DFL)	1,705	46.6%	Tim Pawlenty (R)	1,597	43.6%	358 [+]	9.8%	3,660	-1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Tim Penny (Independence Party) 273 (7.5%); Ken Pentel (Green) 51 (1.4%); Booker Hodges (I) 13 (0.4%); Kari Sachs (Socialist Workers) 11 (0.3%); Lawrence Aeshilman (Constitution) 9 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2000	S1	61%	Rod Grams* (R)	2,069	54.7%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,575	41.6%	141 [+]	3.7%	3,785	11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Jim Gibson (Independence Party) 77 (2.0%); Rebecca Ellis (Socialist Workers) 21 (0.6%); David Daniels (Green) 20 (0.5%); David Swan (Constitution) 12 (0.3%); Erik Pakieser (Libertarian) 11 (0.3%);
1998	G	52%	Norm Coleman (R)	1,439	44.8%	Skip Humphrey (DFL)	1,124	35.0%	649 [+]	20.2%	3,212	11	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Jesse Ventura (I) 625 (19.5%); Ken Pentel (Green) 10 (0.3%); Frank Germann (Libertarian) 7 (0.2%); Ray McCloney (I) 6 (0.2%); Chris Wright (Green) 1 (0.0%);
1996	S2	57%	Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,687	48.2%	Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,622	46.3%	192 [+]	5.5%	3,501	7	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dean Barkley (Reform) 151 (4.3%); Howard Hanson (Resource Party) 17 (0.5%); Tim Davis (Green) 11 (0.3%); Steve Johnson (Natural Law) 9 (0.3%); Roy Carlton (Libertarian) 3 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%); Thomas Fiske (Socialist Workers) 0 (0.0%);
1994	S1	52%	Rod Grams (IR)	1,671	53.2%	Ann Wynia (DFL)	1,318	41.9%	154 [+]	4.9%	3,143	4	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Dean Barkley (I) 106 (3.4%); Candice Sjostrom (Green) 26 (0.8%); Steve Johnson (Natural Law) 12 (0.4%); Marca Himelgrin (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
1994	G	52%	Arne Carlson* (IR)	1,700	54.5%	John Marty (DFL)	1,241	39.8%	176 [+]	5.6%	3,117	-7	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Other (Write-in) 111 (3.6%); Will Shetterly (Green) 31 (1.0%); Leslie Davis (National Rights Alliance) 15 (0.5%); Eric Olson (Libertarian) 14 (0.4%); Jon Hillson (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.2%);
1990	S2	57%	Paul Wellstone (DFL)	1,652	49.0%	Rudy Boschwitz* (IR)	1,647	48.9%	70 [+]	2.1%	3,369	1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Russell Bentley (Green) 70 (2.1%);
1990	G	56%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	1,892	57.3%	Arne Carlson (IR)	1,294	39.2%	114 [+]	3.5%	3,300	-10	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Ross Culverhouse (Grassroots) 34 (1.0%); Jon Grunseth (IR (write-in)) 29 (0.9%); Judith Ann Chosa (Earth Federation) 24 (0.7%); Wendy Lyons (Socialist Workers) 23 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
1988	S1	61%	Dave Durenberger* (IR)	1,957	54.5%	Skip Humphrey (DFL)	1,586	44.2%	47 [+]	1.3%	3,590	-2	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Polly Mann (Progressive Independent) 26 (0.7%); Derrick Grimmer (Green) 11 (0.3%); Arlen Overvig (Libertarian) 7 (0.2%); Wendy Lyons (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
1986	G	63%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	2,231	59.3%	Cal Ludeman (IR)	1,492	39.7%	38 [+]	1.0%	3,761	-3	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Bill Brust (Workers League) 19 (0.5%); Thomas Jaax (Socialist Workers) 9 (0.2%); Joseph Rohner (Libertarian) 9 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1984	S2	68%	Rudy Boschwitz* (IR)	2,279	56.7%	Joan Anderson Growe (DFL)	1,710	42.6%	28 [+]	0.7%	4,017	-1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Eleanor Garcia (Socialist Workers) 11 (0.3%); Richard Putnam (Libertarian) 9 (0.2%); Jeffrey Miller (New Union) 8 (0.2%);
1982	S1	65%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,137	55.3%	Dave Durenberger* (IR)	1,681	43.5%	46 [+]	1.2%	3,864	-9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Fred Hewitt (Libertarian) 26 (0.7%); Jeffrey Miller (New Union) 13 (0.3%); William Onasch (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.2%);
1982	G	64%	Rudy Perpich (DFL)	2,400	62.4%	Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,392	36.2%	54 [+]	1.4%	3,846	-4	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Tom McDonald (Honest Government) 28 (0.7%); Kathy Wheeler (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.4%); Franklin Haws (Libertarian) 12 (0.3%);
1978	S2	68%	Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	1,862	50.2%	Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,626	43.9%	220 [+]	5.9%	3,708	-6	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Sal Carlone (American) 132 (3.6%); William Peterson (Socialist Workers) 30 (0.8%); Leonard Richards (Libertarian) 21 (0.6%); Jean Brust (Workers) 19 (0.5%); Brian Coyle (I) 18 (0.5%);
1978	S1	68%	Bob Short (DFL)	2,029	55.3%	Dave Durenberger (IR)	1,422	38.7%	221 [+]	6.0%	3,672	-23	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Paul Helm (American) 173 (4.7%); Fred Hewitt (Libertarian) 22 (0.6%); Christine Frank (Socialist Workers) 20 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
1978	G	68%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	1,864	50.7%	Albert Quie (IR)	1,574	42.8%	242 [+]	6.6%	3,680	-10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Richard Pedersen (American) 169 (4.6%); Tom McDonald (Honest Government) 22 (0.6%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 19 (0.5%); Edwin Pommerening (Savings Account) 17 (0.5%); Jill Lakowske (Socialist Workers) 15 (0.4%);
1976	S1	76%	Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	2,804	69.4%	Gerald Brekke (IR)	923	22.9%	312 [+]	7.7%	4,039	-2	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Paul Helm (American) 270 (6.7%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 23 (0.6%); William Peterson (Socialist Workers) 17 (0.4%); Matt Savola (Communist) 2 (0.0%);
1974	G	55%	Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,007	69.8%	John Johnson (R)	744	25.9%	125 [+]	4.3%	2,876	-3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Harry Pool (American) 52 (1.8%); James Miles (I) 46 (1.6%); Jane Van Deusen (Socialist Workers) 8 (0.3%); Richard Kleinow (Libertarian) 7 (0.2%); Genevieve Gunderson (Industrial Government) 7 (0.2%); Erwin Marquit (Communist) 5 (0.2%);
1972	S2	73%	Walter Mondale* (DFL)	2,487	66.8%	Phil Hansen (R)	1,215	32.7%	19 [+]	0.5%	3,721	-10	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Karl Heck (Industrial Government) 19 (0.5%);
1970	S1	65%	Hubert Humphrey (DFL)	1,959	64.6%	Clark MacGregor (R)	1,046	34.5%	28 [+]	0.9%	3,033	-7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Nancy Strebe (Socialist Workers) 16 (0.5%); William Braatz (Industrial Government) 12 (0.4%);
1970	G	65%	Wendell Anderson (DFL)	1,895	62.4%	Douglas Head (R)	1,133	37.3%	10 [+]	0.3%	3,038	-8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Karl Heck (Industrial Government) 10 (0.3%);
1966	S2	60%	Walter Mondale* (DFL)	1,833	65.2%	Robert Forsythe (R)	958	34.1%	21 [+]	0.7%	2,812	-11	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Joseph Johnson (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.5%); William Braatz (Industrial Government) 7 (0.2%);
1966	G	61%	Karl Rolvaag* (DFL)	1,539	53.8%	Harold Levander (R)	1,288	45.0%	35 [+]	1.2%	2,862	-8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Kenneth Sachs (Industrial Government) 35 (1.2%);
1964	S1	78%	Eugene McCarthy* (DFL)	2,485	66.1%	Wheelock Whitney (R)	1,260	33.5%	13 [+]	0.3%	3,758	-6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: William Braatz (Industrial Government) 9 (0.2%); Everett Luoma (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%);
1962	G	69%	Karl Rolvaag (DFL)	2,058	61.1%	Elmer Andersen* (R)	1,300	38.6%	12 [+]	0.4%	3,370	-11	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: William Braatz (Industrial Government) 12 (0.4%);
1960	S2	85%	Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	2,883	68.3%	Kenneth Peterson (R)	1,325	31.4%	13 [+]	0.3%	4,221	-11	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Carl Feingold (Socialist Workers) 13 (0.3%);
1960	G	86%	Orville Freeman* (DFL)	2,623	61.6%	Elmer Andersen (R)	1,621	38.1%	16 [+]	0.4%	4,260	-13	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Rudolph Gustafson (Industrial Government) 16 (0.4%);

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Clearwater County, MN

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Voter Registration Data for Clearwater County, MN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Clearwater County, MN were estimated to be 40% Republican and 25% Democrat.