Pope County, MN

Designated Market Area: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
USDA County Type (2015): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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

Glenwood city (pop. 2,628) Starbuck city (pop. 1,269) Glenwood township (pop. 1,152) Leven township (pop. 508) White Bear Lake township (pop. 451) Minnewaska township (pop. 436) Reno township (pop. 412) Grove Lake township (pop. 338) Lowry city (pop. 316) Cyrus city (pop. 304) Long Beach city (pop. 301) Chippewa Falls township (pop. 286) Gilchrist township (pop. 278) Villard city (pop. 268) New Prairie township (pop. 250) Ben Wade township (pop. 248) Blue Mounds township (pop. 211) Westport township (pop. 210) Langhei township (pop. 210) Lake Johanna township (pop. 189) Nora township (pop. 185) Walden township (pop. 181) Hoff township (pop. 166) Bangor township (pop. 150) Rolling Forks township (pop. 149) Barsness township (pop. 106) Westport city (pop. 45) Farwell city (pop. 36) Sedan city (pop. 29)  

Tracts in Pope County, MN

Census Tract 9701, Pope County, Minnesota     Census Tract 9702, Pope County, Minnesota     Census Tract 9703, Pope County, Minnesota     Census Tract 9704, Pope County, Minnesota        

2022 population: 11,431   ( 436 from 2010 , 122 from 2020)
Land area: 669.5 square miles
Population density: 17.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,881	95.19%	1.5%
Black:	51	0.45%	45.7%
Indian:	50	0.44%	127.3%
Asian:	76	0.66%	85.4%
2+ races:	134	1.17%	63.4%
Hispanic:	239	2.09%	151.6%
Total non-White:	550	4.81%	100.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	274	12.1
Deaths:	308	13.6
Net Migration:	147	6.5
Net Immigration:	12	0.5

Change in White population:	161	1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	275	2.5

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	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,417	62.9%	Joe Biden (D)	2,477	35.3%	128 [+]	1.8%	7,022	18	16	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 56 (0.8%);
2016	71%	Donald Trump (R)	3,793	60.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,106	33.3%	420 [+]	6.6%	6,319	15	14	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 221 (3.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 88 (1.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 43 (0.7%);
2012	72%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,142	50.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,981	47.7%	123 [+]	2.0%	6,246	5	3	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 51 (0.8%);
2008	76%	Barack Obama (D)	3,317	50.7%	John McCain (R)	3,069	47.0%	150 [+]	2.3%	6,536	3	1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 95 (1.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 11 (0.2%);
2004	78%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,303	49.3%	John Kerry (D)	3,301	49.3%	96 [+]	1.4%	6,700	2	-1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 51 (0.8%);
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	2,808	46.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,771	46.3%	408 [+]	6.8%	5,987	1	-1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 264 (4.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 123 (2.1%);
1996	68%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,803	50.7%	Robert Dole (R)	1,992	36.0%	734 [+]	13.3%	5,529	1	-5	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 665 (12.0%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 26 (0.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 10 (0.2%);
1992	75%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,619	43.9%	George Bush* (R)	1,886	31.6%	1,465 [+]	24.5%	5,970	0	-6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,390 (23.3%);
1988	73%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,074	53.2%	George Bush (R)	2,627	45.5%	75 [+]	1.3%	5,776	0	-8	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 12 (0.2%);
1984	72%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,064	52.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,757	47.0%	42	0.7%	5,863	3	-7	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	73%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,159	51.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,527	41.1%	467 [+]	7.6%	6,153	9	1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 354 (5.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 75 (1.2%);
1976	81%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,746	61.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,251	36.7%	130 [+]	2.1%	6,127	-5	-11	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 58 (0.9%);
1972	77%	George McGovern (D)	2,910	51.2%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,610	45.9%	161 [+]	2.8%	5,681	-6	-15	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 150 (2.6%);
1968	81%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,592	48.3%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,504	46.6%	272 [+]	5.1%	5,368	5	3	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 265 (4.9%);
1964	84%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,549	61.6%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,213	38.4%	2	0.0%	5,764	2	0	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	85%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,062	51.4%	John Kennedy (D)	2,883	48.4%	13	0.2%	5,958	2	2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	68%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,725	51.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,577	48.5%	7	0.1%	5,309	-2	-6	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,593	60.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,381	39.8%	14	0.2%	5,988	5	5	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	65%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,251	59.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,114	38.7%	97 [+]	1.8%	5,462	-1	-6	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 78 (1.4%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,781	51.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,607	48.3%	13	0.2%	5,401	1	2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	70%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,266	53.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,805	46.1%	19	0.3%	6,090	-2	1	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,200	61.0%	Alf Landon (R)	1,869	35.7%	173 [+]	3.3%	5,242	5	-1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 159 (3.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 9 (0.2%);
1932	68%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,571	66.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,688	31.5%	106 [+]	2.0%	5,365	-5	-8	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 59 (1.1%);
1928	67%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,382	66.1%	Al Smith (D)	1,667	32.6%	65 [+]	1.3%	5,114	8	8	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 45 (0.9%);
1924	58%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,284	50.4%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,079	45.9%	168 [+]	3.7%	4,531	-5	-8	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 151 (3.3%);
1920	58%	Warren Harding (R)	3,466	76.3%	James Cox (D)	709	15.6%	365 [+]	8.0%	4,540	6	16	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 167 (3.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 163 (3.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	34%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,321	51.2%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,121	43.4%	139 [+]	5.4%	2,581	5	5	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 78 (3.0%); Allan Benson (Soc) 57 (2.2%);
1912	30%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,283	56.3%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	443	19.4%	553 [+]	24.3%	2,279	-3	-7	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 379 (16.6%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 126 (5.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 40 (1.8%);
1908	34%	William Taft (R)	1,794	76.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	441	18.9%	98 [+]	4.2%	2,333	18	25	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 75 (3.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 23 (1.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	29%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,729	88.2%	Alton Parker (D)	159	8.1%	73 [+]	3.7%	1,961	14	32	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 45 (2.3%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 18 (0.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 8 (0.4%);
1900	34%	William McKinley* (R)	1,774	76.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	481	20.7%	67 [+]	2.9%	2,322	16	25	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 57 (2.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5 (0.2%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	2,477	35.3%
Donald Trump* (R)	4,417	62.9%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	56	0.8%
Other	72	1.0%
TOTAL	7,022
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	2,106	33.3%
Donald Trump (R)	3,793	60.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	221	3.5%
Jill Stein (Grn)	43	0.7%
Evan McMullin (I)	88	1.4%
Other	68	1.1%
TOTAL	6,319
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	2,981	47.7%
Mitt Romney (R)	3,142	50.3%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	51	0.8%
Other	72	1.2%
TOTAL	6,246
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	3,317	50.7%
John McCain (R)	3,069	47.0%
Ralph Nader (I)	95	1.5%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	11	0.2%
Other	44	0.7%
TOTAL	6,536
Turnout: 76% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	3,303	49.3%
John Kerry (D)	3,301	49.3%
Ralph Nader (I)	51	0.8%
Other	45	0.7%
TOTAL	6,700
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	2,808	46.9%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,771	46.3%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	264	4.4%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	123	2.1%
Other	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,987
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1996 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	2,803	50.7%
Robert Dole (R)	1,992	36.0%
Ross Perot (Ref)	665	12.0%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	26	0.5%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	10	0.2%
Other	33	0.6%
TOTAL	5,529
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -5

1992 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	2,619	43.9%
George Bush* (R)	1,886	31.6%
Ross Perot (I)	1,390	23.3%
Other	75	1.3%
TOTAL	5,970
Turnout: 75% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -6

1988 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,627	45.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,074	53.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	12	0.2%
Other	63	1.1%
TOTAL	5,776
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -8

1984 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,064	52.3%
Walter Mondale (D)	2,757	47.0%
Other	42	0.7%
TOTAL	5,863
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -7

1980 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	3,159	51.3%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,527	41.1%
John Anderson (I)	354	5.8%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	75	1.2%
Other	38	0.6%
TOTAL	6,153
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	3,746	61.1%
Gerald Ford* (R)	2,251	36.7%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	58	0.9%
Other	72	1.2%
TOTAL	6,127
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	2,610	45.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,910	51.2%
John Schmitz (Amer)	150	2.6%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,681
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -15

1968 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	2,504	46.6%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,592	48.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	265	4.9%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,368
Turnout: 81% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1964 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,549	61.6%
Barry Goldwater (R)	2,213	38.4%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,764
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,883	48.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,062	51.4%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,958
Turnout: 85% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,725	51.3%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,577	48.5%
Other	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,309
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -6

1952 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,593	60.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,381	39.8%
Other	14	0.2%
TOTAL	5,988
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 5

1948 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	3,251	59.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,114	38.7%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	78	1.4%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	5,462
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -6

1944 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,781	51.5%
Thomas Dewey (R)	2,607	48.3%
Other	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,401
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,266	53.6%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,805	46.1%
Other	19	0.3%
TOTAL	6,090
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): 1

1936 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,200	61.0%
Alf Landon (R)	1,869	35.7%
William Lemke (Union)	159	3.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	9	0.2%
Other	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,242
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -1

1932 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,571	66.6%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,688	31.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	59	1.1%
Other	47	0.9%
TOTAL	5,365
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1928 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	3,382	66.1%
Al Smith (D)	1,667	32.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	45	0.9%
Other	20	0.4%
TOTAL	5,114
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 8

1924 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,079	45.9%
John Davis (D)	151	3.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	2,284	50.4%
Other	17	0.4%
TOTAL	4,531
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -8

1920 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	3,466	76.3%
James Cox (D)	709	15.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	163	3.6%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	167	3.7%
Other	35	0.8%
TOTAL	4,540
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 16

1916 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,121	43.4%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,321	51.2%
Allan Benson (Soc)	57	2.2%
James Hanly (Proh)	78	3.0%
Other	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,581
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 5

1912 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	443	19.4%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,283	56.3%
William Taft* (R)	379	16.6%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	40	1.8%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	126	5.5%
Other	8	0.4%
TOTAL	2,279
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -7

1908 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	1,794	76.9%
William J. Bryan (D)	441	18.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	23	1.0%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	75	3.2%
TOTAL	2,333
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 18 Diff (US): 25

1904 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,729	88.2%
Alton Parker (D)	159	8.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	8	0.4%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	45	2.3%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	18	0.9%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,961
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 32

1900 President, Pope County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	1,774	76.4%
William J. Bryan (D)	481	20.7%
John Woolley (Proh)	57	2.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	5	0.2%
Other	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,322
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): 25

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pope 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	63%	Scott Jensen (R)	3,549	62.6%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	1,970	34.7%	154 [+]	2.7%	5,673	18	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 50 (0.9%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 47 (0.8%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 43 (0.8%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 9 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2020	S2	76%	Jason Lewis (R)	4,135	60.0%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	2,390	34.7%	371 [+]	5.4%	6,896	16	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 290 (4.2%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 77 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2018	S2	61%	Karin Housley (R)	2,907	53.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	2,272	41.8%	251 [+]	4.6%	5,430	11	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 178 (3.3%); Jerry Trooien (I) 71 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2018	S1	61%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	2,851	52.3%	Jim Newberger (R)	2,443	44.8%	158 [+]	2.9%	5,452	9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 121 (2.2%); Paula Overby (Green) 36 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	61%	Jeff Johnson (R)	3,014	55.4%	Tim Walz (DFL)	2,276	41.8%	151 [+]	2.8%	5,441	13	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 105 (1.9%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 45 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	56%	Al Franken* (DFL)	2,595	52.5%	Mike McFadden (R)	2,143	43.3%	206 [+]	4.2%	4,944	0	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 144 (2.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 60 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	G	56%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	2,351	47.7%	Jeff Johnson (R)	2,297	46.6%	279 [+]	5.7%	4,927	2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 173 (3.5%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 70 (1.4%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 33 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
2012	S1	70%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	4,005	65.6%	Kurt Bills (R)	1,831	30.0%	269 [+]	4.4%	6,105	-1	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Stephen Williams (Independence Party) 185 (3.0%); Tim Davis (Grassroots) 61 (1.0%); Michael Cavlan (Progressive) 22 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2010	G	60%	Tom Emmer (R)	2,270	43.3%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,181	41.6%	787 [+]	15.0%	5,238	0	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Tom Horner (Independence Party) 715 (13.7%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 23 (0.4%); Ken Pentel (Ecology Democracy) 19 (0.4%); Linda Eno (Resource Party) 16 (0.3%); Faeheen Hakeem (Green) 10 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2008	S2	76%	Norm Coleman* (R)	2,749	42.1%	Al Franken (DFL)	2,559	39.2%	1,216 [+]	18.6%	6,524	0	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Dean Barkley (Independence Party) 1,171 (17.9%); Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 23 (0.4%); James Niemacki (Constitution) 20 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2006	S1	68%	Amy Klobuchar (DFL)	3,359	57.2%	Mark Kennedy (R)	2,273	38.7%	238 [+]	4.1%	5,870	1	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rob Fitzgerald (Independence Party) 216 (3.7%); Michael Cavlan (Green) 10 (0.2%); Ben Powers (Constitution) 10 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2006	G	69%	Tim Pawlenty* (R)	2,762	46.9%	Mike Hatch (DFL)	2,698	45.9%	423 [+]	7.2%	5,883	0	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Hutchinson (Independence Party) 358 (6.1%); Walt Brown (Quit Raising Taxes) 42 (0.7%); Ken Pentel (Green) 14 (0.2%); Leslie Davis (American) 8 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2002	S2	67%	Walter Mondale (DFL)	2,870	50.5%	Norm Coleman (R)	2,599	45.7%	214 [+]	3.8%	5,683	-4	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jim Moore (Independence Party) 141 (2.5%); Paul Wellstone* (DFL) 33 (0.6%); Ray Tricomo (Green) 23 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.2%); Miro Kovatchevich (Constitution) 6 (0.1%);
2002	G	66%	Tim Pawlenty (R)	2,436	43.3%	Roger Moe (DFL)	2,215	39.3%	979 [+]	17.4%	5,630	-1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Tim Penny (Independence Party) 828 (14.7%); Ken Pentel (Green) 101 (1.8%); Booker Hodges (I) 25 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%); Kari Sachs (Socialist Workers) 9 (0.2%); Lawrence Aeshilman (Constitution) 6 (0.1%);
2000	S1	71%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,942	49.1%	Rod Grams* (R)	2,653	44.3%	393 [+]	6.6%	5,988	1	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Jim Gibson (Independence Party) 304 (5.1%); Rebecca Ellis (Socialist Workers) 31 (0.5%); David Daniels (Green) 24 (0.4%); David Swan (Constitution) 22 (0.4%); Erik Pakieser (Libertarian) 12 (0.2%);
1998	G	70%	Jesse Ventura (I)	2,099	36.1%	Norm Coleman (R)	1,954	33.6%	1,755 [+]	30.2%	5,808	-1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Skip Humphrey (DFL) 1,738 (29.9%); Frank Germann (Libertarian) 7 (0.1%); Ray McCloney (I) 4 (0.1%); Chris Wright (Green) 3 (0.1%); Ken Pentel (Green) 3 (0.1%);
1996	S2	68%	Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	2,684	48.6%	Rudy Boschwitz (R)	2,397	43.4%	444 [+]	8.0%	5,525	2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dean Barkley (Reform) 394 (7.1%); Howard Hanson (Resource Party) 15 (0.3%); Tim Davis (Green) 14 (0.3%); Steve Johnson (Natural Law) 9 (0.2%); Roy Carlton (Libertarian) 8 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%); Thomas Fiske (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.0%);
1994	S1	63%	Rod Grams (IR)	2,726	53.8%	Ann Wynia (DFL)	2,123	41.9%	218 [+]	4.3%	5,067	5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Dean Barkley (I) 163 (3.2%); Candice Sjostrom (Green) 29 (0.6%); Steve Johnson (Natural Law) 17 (0.3%); Marca Himelgrin (Socialist Workers) 6 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
1994	G	63%	Arne Carlson* (IR)	3,034	60.0%	John Marty (DFL)	1,855	36.7%	167 [+]	3.3%	5,056	-2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Other (Write-in) 87 (1.7%); Will Shetterly (Green) 41 (0.8%); Leslie Davis (National Rights Alliance) 17 (0.3%); Jon Hillson (Socialist Workers) 11 (0.2%); Eric Olson (Libertarian) 11 (0.2%);
1990	S2	64%	Rudy Boschwitz* (IR)	2,702	54.1%	Paul Wellstone (DFL)	2,210	44.2%	87 [+]	1.7%	4,999	6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Russell Bentley (Green) 82 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
1990	G	64%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	2,444	49.4%	Arne Carlson (IR)	2,345	47.4%	157 [+]	3.2%	4,946	-2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Ross Culverhouse (Grassroots) 50 (1.0%); Jon Grunseth (IR (write-in)) 38 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 28 (0.6%); Judith Ann Chosa (Earth Federation) 24 (0.5%); Wendy Lyons (Socialist Workers) 17 (0.3%);
1988	S1	74%	Dave Durenberger* (IR)	3,120	53.8%	Skip Humphrey (DFL)	2,608	44.9%	75 [+]	1.3%	5,803	-2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Polly Mann (Progressive Independent) 50 (0.9%); Derrick Grimmer (Green) 13 (0.2%); Arlen Overvig (Libertarian) 6 (0.1%); Wendy Lyons (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1986	G	63%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	2,654	52.7%	Cal Ludeman (IR)	2,351	46.7%	34 [+]	0.7%	5,039	4	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Bill Brust (Workers League) 14 (0.3%); Joseph Rohner (Libertarian) 12 (0.2%); Thomas Jaax (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1984	S2	72%	Rudy Boschwitz* (IR)	3,537	60.1%	Joan Anderson Growe (DFL)	2,335	39.7%	13 [+]	0.2%	5,885	2	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Richard Putnam (Libertarian) 7 (0.1%); Eleanor Garcia (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Jeffrey Miller (New Union) 2 (0.0%);
1982	S1	68%	Dave Durenberger* (IR)	3,133	55.5%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	2,470	43.7%	44 [+]	0.8%	5,647	3	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Fred Hewitt (Libertarian) 18 (0.3%); Jeffrey Miller (New Union) 15 (0.3%); William Onasch (Socialist Workers) 11 (0.2%);
1982	G	68%	Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,492	62.1%	Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,059	36.6%	68 [+]	1.2%	5,619	-3	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Tom McDonald (Honest Government) 34 (0.6%); Franklin Haws (Libertarian) 20 (0.4%); Kathy Wheeler (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.2%);
1978	S2	72%	Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,381	61.1%	Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,884	34.0%	269 [+]	4.9%	5,534	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Sal Carlone (American) 164 (3.0%); Brian Coyle (I) 44 (0.8%); William Peterson (Socialist Workers) 29 (0.5%); Jean Brust (Workers) 19 (0.3%); Leonard Richards (Libertarian) 11 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1978	S1	72%	Dave Durenberger (IR)	3,133	56.9%	Bob Short (DFL)	2,002	36.4%	371 [+]	6.7%	5,506	-4	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Paul Helm (American) 312 (5.7%); Other (Write-in) 26 (0.5%); Christine Frank (Socialist Workers) 18 (0.3%); Fred Hewitt (Libertarian) 15 (0.3%);
1978	G	72%	Albert Quie (IR)	3,232	58.9%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	1,999	36.4%	257 [+]	4.7%	5,488	7	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Richard Pedersen (American) 196 (3.6%); Jill Lakowske (Socialist Workers) 17 (0.3%); Tom McDonald (Honest Government) 15 (0.3%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 12 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.2%); Edwin Pommerening (Savings Account) 7 (0.1%);
1976	S1	81%	Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	4,197	69.1%	Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,460	24.0%	420 [+]	6.9%	6,077	-1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Paul Helm (American) 391 (6.4%); Matt Savola (Communist) 10 (0.2%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 10 (0.2%); William Peterson (Socialist Workers) 9 (0.1%);
1974	G	58%	Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,782	64.1%	John Johnson (R)	1,216	28.0%	342 [+]	7.9%	4,340	-1	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: James Miles (I) 222 (5.1%); Harry Pool (American) 80 (1.8%); Jane Van Deusen (Socialist Workers) 15 (0.3%); Genevieve Gunderson (Industrial Government) 11 (0.3%); Erwin Marquit (Communist) 7 (0.2%); Richard Kleinow (Libertarian) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);
1972	S2	78%	Walter Mondale* (DFL)	3,606	62.9%	Phil Hansen (R)	2,108	36.8%	19 [+]	0.3%	5,733	-6	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Karl Heck (Industrial Government) 19 (0.3%);
1970	S1	72%	Hubert Humphrey (DFL)	2,867	58.5%	Clark MacGregor (R)	2,020	41.2%	15 [+]	0.3%	4,902	0	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Nancy Strebe (Socialist Workers) 11 (0.2%); William Braatz (Industrial Government) 4 (0.1%);
1970	G	72%	Wendell Anderson (DFL)	2,516	51.3%	Douglas Head (R)	2,380	48.5%	10 [+]	0.2%	4,906	3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Karl Heck (Industrial Government) 10 (0.2%);
1966	S2	70%	Walter Mondale* (DFL)	2,463	51.8%	Robert Forsythe (R)	2,260	47.5%	34 [+]	0.7%	4,757	2	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Joseph Johnson (Socialist Workers) 24 (0.5%); William Braatz (Industrial Government) 10 (0.2%);
1966	G	71%	Harold Levander (R)	2,724	56.7%	Karl Rolvaag* (DFL)	2,061	42.9%	23 [+]	0.5%	4,808	4	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Kenneth Sachs (Industrial Government) 23 (0.5%);
1964	S1	84%	Eugene McCarthy* (DFL)	3,221	55.8%	Wheelock Whitney (R)	2,548	44.1%	7 [+]	0.1%	5,776	5	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: Everett Luoma (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); William Braatz (Industrial Government) 3 (0.1%);
1962	G	71%	Elmer Andersen* (R)	2,443	49.9%	Karl Rolvaag (DFL)	2,421	49.4%	34 [+]	0.7%	4,898	0	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: William Braatz (Industrial Government) 34 (0.7%);
1960	S2	86%	Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,461	57.1%	Kenneth Peterson (R)	2,589	42.7%	13 [+]	0.2%	6,063	0	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Carl Feingold (Socialist Workers) 13 (0.2%);
1960	G	86%	Orville Freeman* (DFL)	3,073	50.6%	Elmer Andersen (R)	2,981	49.1%	19 [+]	0.3%	6,073	-1	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Rudolph Gustafson (Industrial Government) 19 (0.3%);

*: 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 Pope County, MN

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Voter Registration Data for Pope County, MN

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