Meeker County, MN

Designated Market Area: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Litchfield city (pop. 6,598) Dassel township (pop. 1,603) Dassel city (pop. 1,341) Kingston township (pop. 1,287) Collinwood township (pop. 1,159) Forest Prairie township (pop. 1,157) Watkins city (pop. 831) Litchfield township (pop. 828) Grove City city (pop. 816) Greenleaf township (pop. 811) Ellsworth township (pop. 765) Forest City township (pop. 734) Eden Valley city (pop. 628) Union Grove township (pop. 587) Manannah township (pop. 564) Cosmos city (pop. 534) Darwin township (pop. 472) Acton township (pop. 419) Cedar Mills township (pop. 408) Harvey township (pop. 384) Darwin city (pop. 377) Swede Grove township (pop. 322) Danielson township (pop. 247) Cosmos township (pop. 236) Kingston city (pop. 215) Cedar Mills city (pop. 29)  

Tracts in Meeker County, MN

Census Tract 5601, Meeker County, Minnesota     Census Tract 5602, Meeker County, Minnesota     Census Tract 5603, Meeker County, Minnesota     Census Tract 5604, Meeker County, Minnesota     Census Tract 5605, Meeker County, Minnesota     Census Tract 5606, Meeker County, Minnesota        

2022 population: 23,496   ( 196 from 2010 , 96 from 2020)
Land area: 608.0 square miles
Population density: 38.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	21,926	93.32%	1.4%
Black:	132	0.56%	94.1%
Indian:	65	0.28%	97.0%
Asian:	120	0.51%	76.5%
2+ races:	210	0.89%	70.7%
Hispanic:	1,043	4.44%	36.0%
Total non-White:	1,570	6.68%	47.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	538	11.5
Deaths:	585	12.5
Net Migration:	132	2.8
Net Immigration:	11	0.2

Change in White population:	-307	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	503	2.2

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	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	9,359	69.2%	Joe Biden (D)	3,867	28.6%	303 [+]	2.2%	13,529	24	22	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 122 (0.9%);
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	8,104	66.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,191	26.0%	987 [+]	8.0%	12,282	21	20	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 448 (3.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 244 (2.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 94 (0.8%);
2012	70%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,913	56.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,969	40.7%	332 [+]	2.7%	12,214	12	9	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 156 (1.3%);
2008	73%	John McCain (R)	6,737	53.7%	Barack Obama (D)	5,380	42.9%	428 [+]	3.4%	12,545	10	8	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 235 (1.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 21 (0.2%);
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,854	55.6%	John Kerry (D)	5,292	42.9%	188 [+]	1.5%	12,334	8	5	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 94 (0.8%);
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	5,520	51.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,402	41.2%	750 [+]	7.0%	10,672	6	4	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 517 (4.8%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 174 (1.6%);
1996	61%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,531	47.0%	Robert Dole (R)	3,428	35.6%	1,680 [+]	17.4%	9,639	1	-5	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,571 (16.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 32 (0.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 19 (0.2%);
1992	70%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,861	36.6%	George Bush* (R)	3,497	33.2%	3,182 [+]	30.2%	10,540	1	-4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 3,120 (29.6%);
1988	66%	George Bush (R)	4,999	51.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	4,544	46.8%	164 [+]	1.7%	9,707	6	-2	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 30 (0.3%);
1984	67%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,511	56.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	4,156	42.7%	59	0.6%	9,726	7	-2	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	71%	Ronald Reagan (R)	5,032	49.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,238	42.0%	825 [+]	8.2%	10,095	7	-1	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 668 (6.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 124 (1.2%);
1976	77%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,295	54.2%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,097	42.0%	369 [+]	3.8%	9,761	0	-6	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 255 (2.6%);
1972	74%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,097	57.1%	George McGovern (D)	3,601	40.3%	235 [+]	2.6%	8,933	5	-4	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 196 (2.2%);
1968	81%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,213	48.4%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,044	46.5%	447 [+]	5.1%	8,704	5	3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 438 (5.0%);
1964	78%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,270	62.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,099	37.0%	9	0.1%	8,378	1	-2	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	80%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,857	56.7%	John Kennedy (D)	3,678	43.0%	25	0.3%	8,560	8	7	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	70%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,738	58.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,348	41.3%	11	0.1%	8,097	5	1	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,750	66.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,833	32.9%	25	0.3%	8,608	11	12	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	68%	Harry Truman* (D)	4,333	53.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,620	44.9%	112 [+]	1.4%	8,065	5	0	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 89 (1.1%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	63%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,302	57.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,159	42.1%	45	0.6%	7,506	10	11	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	73%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,026	57.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,615	41.6%	45	0.5%	8,686	10	13	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	69%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,242	56.2%	Alf Landon (R)	2,479	32.9%	821 [+]	10.9%	7,542	2	-4	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 797 (10.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.1%);
1932	68%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,723	66.1%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,273	31.8%	151 [+]	2.1%	7,147	-4	-8	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 78 (1.1%);
1928	70%	Herbert Hoover (R)	4,175	59.6%	Al Smith (D)	2,761	39.4%	66 [+]	0.9%	7,002	2	1	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 31 (0.4%);
1924	60%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,910	48.0%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,757	45.5%	397 [+]	6.5%	6,064	-6	-9	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 365 (6.0%);
1920	59%	Warren Harding (R)	4,693	78.4%	James Cox (D)	878	14.7%	415 [+]	6.9%	5,986	8	18	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 223 (3.7%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 123 (2.1%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	34%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,780	52.7%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,475	43.7%	123 [+]	3.6%	3,378	6	7	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 67 (2.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 54 (1.6%);
1912	33%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,458	46.4%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,009	32.1%	678 [+]	21.6%	3,145	-1	-5	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 560 (17.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 67 (2.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 43 (1.4%);
1908	35%	William Taft (R)	1,928	61.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,111	35.3%	110 [+]	3.5%	3,149	2	10	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 74 (2.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 35 (1.1%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	34%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,327	73.8%	Alton Parker (D)	692	22.0%	132 [+]	4.2%	3,151	0	17	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 79 (2.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 31 (1.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 20 (0.6%);
1900	37%	William McKinley* (R)	2,032	58.8%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,300	37.6%	126 [+]	3.6%	3,458	-1	7	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 108 (3.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 12 (0.3%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	3,867	28.6%
Donald Trump* (R)	9,359	69.2%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	122	0.9%
Other	181	1.3%
TOTAL	13,529
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 24 Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	3,191	26.0%
Donald Trump (R)	8,104	66.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	448	3.6%
Jill Stein (Grn)	94	0.8%
Evan McMullin (I)	244	2.0%
Other	201	1.6%
TOTAL	12,282
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	4,969	40.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	6,913	56.6%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	156	1.3%
Other	176	1.4%
TOTAL	12,214
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	5,380	42.9%
John McCain (R)	6,737	53.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	235	1.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	21	0.2%
Other	172	1.4%
TOTAL	12,545
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	6,854	55.6%
John Kerry (D)	5,292	42.9%
Ralph Nader (I)	94	0.8%
Other	94	0.8%
TOTAL	12,334
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	5,520	51.7%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,402	41.2%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	517	4.8%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	174	1.6%
Other	59	0.6%
TOTAL	10,672
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

1996 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	4,531	47.0%
Robert Dole (R)	3,428	35.6%
Ross Perot (Ref)	1,571	16.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	32	0.3%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	19	0.2%
Other	58	0.6%
TOTAL	9,639
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -5

1992 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	3,861	36.6%
George Bush* (R)	3,497	33.2%
Ross Perot (I)	3,120	29.6%
Other	62	0.6%
TOTAL	10,540
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,999	51.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	4,544	46.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	30	0.3%
Other	134	1.4%
TOTAL	9,707
Turnout: 66% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -2

1984 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	5,511	56.7%
Walter Mondale (D)	4,156	42.7%
Other	59	0.6%
TOTAL	9,726
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	5,032	49.8%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	4,238	42.0%
John Anderson (I)	668	6.6%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	124	1.2%
Other	33	0.3%
TOTAL	10,095
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	5,295	54.2%
Gerald Ford* (R)	4,097	42.0%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	255	2.6%
Other	114	1.2%
TOTAL	9,761
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	5,097	57.1%
George McGovern (D)	3,601	40.3%
John Schmitz (Amer)	196	2.2%
Other	39	0.4%
TOTAL	8,933
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	4,044	46.5%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	4,213	48.4%
George Wallace (AIP)	438	5.0%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	8,704
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1964 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	5,270	62.9%
Barry Goldwater (R)	3,099	37.0%
Other	9	0.1%
TOTAL	8,378
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1960 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,678	43.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	4,857	56.7%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	8,560
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	4,738	58.5%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,348	41.3%
Other	11	0.1%
TOTAL	8,097
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 1

1952 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	5,750	66.8%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,833	32.9%
Other	25	0.3%
TOTAL	8,608
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 12

1948 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	4,333	53.7%
Thomas Dewey (R)	3,620	44.9%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	89	1.1%
Other	23	0.3%
TOTAL	8,065
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,159	42.1%
Thomas Dewey (R)	4,302	57.3%
Other	45	0.6%
TOTAL	7,506
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 11

1940 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,615	41.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	5,026	57.9%
Other	45	0.5%
TOTAL	8,686
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 13

1936 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,242	56.2%
Alf Landon (R)	2,479	32.9%
William Lemke (Union)	797	10.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	5	0.1%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	7,542
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -4

1932 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,723	66.1%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,273	31.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	78	1.1%
Other	73	1.0%
TOTAL	7,147
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -4 Diff (US): -8

1928 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	4,175	59.6%
Al Smith (D)	2,761	39.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	31	0.4%
Other	35	0.5%
TOTAL	7,002
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 1

1924 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,757	45.5%
John Davis (D)	365	6.0%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,910	48.0%
Other	32	0.5%
TOTAL	6,064
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -9

1920 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	4,693	78.4%
James Cox (D)	878	14.7%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	223	3.7%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	123	2.1%
Other	69	1.2%
TOTAL	5,986
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 18

1916 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,475	43.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,780	52.7%
Allan Benson (Soc)	67	2.0%
James Hanly (Proh)	54	1.6%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,378
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 7

1912 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,009	32.1%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,458	46.4%
William Taft* (R)	560	17.8%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	67	2.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	43	1.4%
Other	8	0.3%
TOTAL	3,145
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -5

1908 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,928	61.2%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,111	35.3%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	35	1.1%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	74	2.3%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,149
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 10

1904 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,327	73.8%
Alton Parker (D)	692	22.0%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	31	1.0%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	79	2.5%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	20	0.6%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,151
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): 17

1900 President, Meeker County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	2,032	58.8%
William J. Bryan (D)	1,300	37.6%
John Woolley (Proh)	108	3.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	12	0.3%
Other	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,458
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Meeker 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	61%	Scott Jensen (R)	7,249	67.0%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	3,214	29.7%	351 [+]	3.2%	10,814	22	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 125 (1.2%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 108 (1.0%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 95 (0.9%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 20 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2020	S2	75%	Jason Lewis (R)	8,575	64.2%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	3,888	29.1%	891 [+]	6.7%	13,354	21	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 663 (5.0%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 221 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2018	S2	58%	Karin Housley (R)	6,207	60.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	3,606	35.0%	481 [+]	4.7%	10,294	18	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 374 (3.6%); Jerry Trooien (I) 106 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	S1	59%	Jim Newberger (R)	5,363	51.9%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	4,677	45.2%	298 [+]	2.9%	10,338	16	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 218 (2.1%); Paula Overby (Green) 78 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2018	G	58%	Jeff Johnson (R)	6,325	61.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	3,584	34.8%	398 [+]	3.9%	10,307	19	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 275 (2.7%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 116 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
2014	S2	52%	Mike McFadden (R)	4,480	49.0%	Al Franken* (DFL)	4,128	45.1%	542 [+]	5.9%	9,150	6	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 377 (4.1%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 163 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	G	52%	Jeff Johnson (R)	4,811	52.7%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	3,697	40.5%	627 [+]	6.9%	9,135	8	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 408 (4.5%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 133 (1.5%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 84 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2012	S1	69%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	7,111	59.4%	Kurt Bills (R)	4,224	35.3%	634 [+]	5.3%	11,969	5	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Stephen Williams (Independence Party) 428 (3.6%); Tim Davis (Grassroots) 156 (1.3%); Michael Cavlan (Progressive) 44 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2010	G	57%	Tom Emmer (R)	4,897	49.8%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	3,312	33.7%	1,622 [+]	16.5%	9,831	7	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Tom Horner (Independence Party) 1,476 (15.0%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 43 (0.4%); Ken Pentel (Ecology Democracy) 36 (0.4%); Faeheen Hakeem (Green) 31 (0.3%); Linda Eno (Resource Party) 30 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
2008	S2	73%	Norm Coleman* (R)	5,697	45.6%	Al Franken (DFL)	3,870	31.0%	2,936 [+]	23.5%	12,503	4	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Dean Barkley (Independence Party) 2,797 (22.4%); James Niemacki (Constitution) 69 (0.6%); Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 60 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
2006	S1	61%	Amy Klobuchar (DFL)	5,396	51.6%	Mark Kennedy (R)	4,638	44.3%	430 [+]	4.1%	10,464	6	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rob Fitzgerald (Independence Party) 338 (3.2%); Ben Powers (Constitution) 49 (0.5%); Michael Cavlan (Green) 39 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2006	G	61%	Tim Pawlenty* (R)	5,576	53.4%	Mike Hatch (DFL)	3,976	38.1%	888 [+]	8.5%	10,440	7	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Hutchinson (Independence Party) 781 (7.5%); Walt Brown (Quit Raising Taxes) 55 (0.5%); Ken Pentel (Green) 29 (0.3%); Leslie Davis (American) 20 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2002	S2	63%	Norm Coleman (R)	5,704	54.6%	Walter Mondale (DFL)	4,274	40.9%	475 [+]	4.5%	10,453	5	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jim Moore (Independence Party) 321 (3.1%); Paul Wellstone* (DFL) 58 (0.6%); Ray Tricomo (Green) 43 (0.4%); Miro Kovatchevich (Constitution) 42 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.1%);
2002	G	62%	Tim Pawlenty (R)	5,182	50.1%	Roger Moe (DFL)	3,128	30.2%	2,036 [+]	19.7%	10,346	6	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Tim Penny (Independence Party) 1,753 (16.9%); Ken Pentel (Green) 150 (1.4%); Lawrence Aeshilman (Constitution) 54 (0.5%); Booker Hodges (I) 54 (0.5%); Kari Sachs (Socialist Workers) 23 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2000	S1	65%	Rod Grams* (R)	5,284	49.6%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,595	43.1%	782 [+]	7.3%	10,661	6	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Jim Gibson (Independence Party) 552 (5.2%); David Daniels (Green) 80 (0.8%); David Swan (Constitution) 73 (0.7%); Rebecca Ellis (Socialist Workers) 62 (0.6%); Erik Pakieser (Libertarian) 15 (0.1%);
1998	G	66%	Jesse Ventura (I)	5,153	48.6%	Norm Coleman (R)	3,320	31.3%	2,122 [+]	20.0%	10,595	-3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Skip Humphrey (DFL) 2,083 (19.7%); Ray McCloney (I) 15 (0.1%); Ken Pentel (Green) 13 (0.1%); Frank Germann (Libertarian) 7 (0.1%); Chris Wright (Green) 4 (0.0%);
1996	S2	61%	Rudy Boschwitz (R)	4,402	45.7%	Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	4,244	44.1%	981 [+]	10.2%	9,627	4	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dean Barkley (Reform) 887 (9.2%); Tim Davis (Green) 35 (0.4%); Steve Johnson (Natural Law) 24 (0.2%); Howard Hanson (Resource Party) 16 (0.2%); Roy Carlton (Libertarian) 14 (0.1%); Thomas Fiske (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%);
1994	S1	55%	Rod Grams (IR)	4,934	58.0%	Ann Wynia (DFL)	3,055	35.9%	521 [+]	6.1%	8,510	9	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Dean Barkley (I) 416 (4.9%); Candice Sjostrom (Green) 50 (0.6%); Steve Johnson (Natural Law) 33 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.1%); Marca Himelgrin (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.1%);
1994	G	55%	Arne Carlson* (IR)	5,301	62.5%	John Marty (DFL)	2,801	33.0%	380 [+]	4.5%	8,482	1	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Other (Write-in) 228 (2.7%); Will Shetterly (Green) 79 (0.9%); Eric Olson (Libertarian) 43 (0.5%); Leslie Davis (National Rights Alliance) 20 (0.2%); Jon Hillson (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.1%);
1990	S2	62%	Rudy Boschwitz* (IR)	4,936	54.0%	Paul Wellstone (DFL)	4,030	44.1%	182 [+]	2.0%	9,148	6	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Russell Bentley (Green) 170 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 12 (0.1%);
1990	G	61%	Arne Carlson (IR)	4,453	49.5%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	4,171	46.3%	381 [+]	4.2%	9,005	0	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Ross Culverhouse (Grassroots) 97 (1.1%); Judith Ann Chosa (Earth Federation) 90 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 82 (0.9%); Jon Grunseth (IR (write-in)) 76 (0.8%); Wendy Lyons (Socialist Workers) 36 (0.4%);
1988	S1	67%	Dave Durenberger* (IR)	5,763	59.1%	Skip Humphrey (DFL)	3,859	39.6%	128 [+]	1.3%	9,750	3	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Polly Mann (Progressive Independent) 67 (0.7%); Derrick Grimmer (Green) 32 (0.3%); Arlen Overvig (Libertarian) 19 (0.2%); Wendy Lyons (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.1%);
1986	G	59%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	4,475	52.2%	Cal Ludeman (IR)	3,979	46.4%	121 [+]	1.4%	8,575	4	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Other (Write-in) 65 (0.8%); Bill Brust (Workers League) 27 (0.3%); Thomas Jaax (Socialist Workers) 15 (0.2%); Joseph Rohner (Libertarian) 14 (0.2%);
1984	S2	68%	Rudy Boschwitz* (IR)	6,449	66.1%	Joan Anderson Growe (DFL)	3,255	33.4%	48 [+]	0.5%	9,752	8	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Richard Putnam (Libertarian) 20 (0.2%); Eleanor Garcia (Socialist Workers) 16 (0.2%); Jeffrey Miller (New Union) 12 (0.1%);
1982	S1	65%	Dave Durenberger* (IR)	5,322	56.7%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	4,011	42.7%	55 [+]	0.6%	9,388	4	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Fred Hewitt (Libertarian) 20 (0.2%); Jeffrey Miller (New Union) 19 (0.2%); William Onasch (Socialist Workers) 16 (0.2%);
1982	G	65%	Rudy Perpich (DFL)	5,499	58.7%	Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,736	39.9%	132 [+]	1.4%	9,367	0	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Kathy Wheeler (Socialist Workers) 60 (0.6%); Tom McDonald (Honest Government) 50 (0.5%); Franklin Haws (Libertarian) 22 (0.2%);
1978	S2	65%	Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	4,965	58.9%	Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,242	38.5%	218 [+]	2.6%	8,425	2	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Sal Carlone (American) 130 (1.5%); Brian Coyle (I) 33 (0.4%); William Peterson (Socialist Workers) 30 (0.4%); Jean Brust (Workers) 14 (0.2%); Leonard Richards (Libertarian) 10 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1978	S1	65%	Dave Durenberger (IR)	5,202	62.1%	Bob Short (DFL)	2,830	33.8%	340 [+]	4.1%	8,372	1	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Paul Helm (American) 270 (3.2%); Christine Frank (Socialist Workers) 34 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 18 (0.2%); Fred Hewitt (Libertarian) 18 (0.2%);
1978	G	65%	Albert Quie (IR)	4,558	54.1%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	3,672	43.6%	188 [+]	2.2%	8,418	2	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Richard Pedersen (American) 103 (1.2%); Tom McDonald (Honest Government) 32 (0.4%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 20 (0.2%); Jill Lakowske (Socialist Workers) 19 (0.2%); Edwin Pommerening (Savings Account) 14 (0.2%);
1976	S1	77%	Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	5,983	61.3%	Gerald Brekke (IR)	2,723	27.9%	1,053 [+]	10.8%	9,759	3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Paul Helm (American) 1,015 (10.4%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 20 (0.2%); William Peterson (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.1%); Matt Savola (Communist) 4 (0.0%);
1974	G	66%	Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	5,076	62.2%	John Johnson (R)	2,676	32.8%	414 [+]	5.1%	8,166	3	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: James Miles (I) 177 (2.2%); Harry Pool (American) 164 (2.0%); Jane Van Deusen (Socialist Workers) 27 (0.3%); Erwin Marquit (Communist) 20 (0.2%); Genevieve Gunderson (Industrial Government) 14 (0.2%); Richard Kleinow (Libertarian) 12 (0.1%);
1972	S2	75%	Phil Hansen (R)	4,691	51.7%	Walter Mondale* (DFL)	4,346	47.9%	33 [+]	0.4%	9,070	9	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Karl Heck (Industrial Government) 33 (0.4%);
1970	S1	72%	Hubert Humphrey (DFL)	4,381	54.7%	Clark MacGregor (R)	3,583	44.7%	49 [+]	0.6%	8,013	3	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: William Braatz (Industrial Government) 25 (0.3%); Nancy Strebe (Socialist Workers) 24 (0.3%);
1970	G	73%	Wendell Anderson (DFL)	4,073	50.5%	Douglas Head (R)	3,967	49.2%	30 [+]	0.4%	8,070	4	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Karl Heck (Industrial Government) 30 (0.4%);
1966	S2	68%	Walter Mondale* (DFL)	3,704	50.6%	Robert Forsythe (R)	3,551	48.5%	60 [+]	0.8%	7,315	3	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Joseph Johnson (Socialist Workers) 42 (0.6%); William Braatz (Industrial Government) 18 (0.2%);
1966	G	69%	Harold Levander (R)	4,221	56.8%	Karl Rolvaag* (DFL)	3,185	42.9%	24 [+]	0.3%	7,430	4	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Kenneth Sachs (Industrial Government) 24 (0.3%);
1964	S1	79%	Eugene McCarthy* (DFL)	4,929	58.4%	Wheelock Whitney (R)	3,490	41.3%	24 [+]	0.3%	8,443	2	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: William Braatz (Industrial Government) 18 (0.2%); Everett Luoma (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.1%);
1962	G	68%	Elmer Andersen* (R)	3,908	53.5%	Karl Rolvaag (DFL)	3,343	45.8%	49 [+]	0.7%	7,300	4	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: William Braatz (Industrial Government) 49 (0.7%);
1960	S2	81%	Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,467	51.5%	Kenneth Peterson (R)	4,181	48.2%	20 [+]	0.2%	8,668	6	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Carl Feingold (Socialist Workers) 20 (0.2%);
1960	G	81%	Elmer Andersen (R)	4,981	57.1%	Orville Freeman* (DFL)	3,704	42.5%	32 [+]	0.4%	8,717	7	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Rudolph Gustafson (Industrial Government) 32 (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 Meeker County, MN

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Voter Registration Data for Meeker County, MN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Meeker County, MN were estimated to be 42% Republican and 18% Democrat.