Election Results for Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,249	12.9
Deaths:	9,499	11.9
Net Migration:	-2,716	-3.4
Net Immigration:	1,536	1.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +12,043	D +6,997	D + 5.0%
D +19,040
2020 vs. 2012	R +23,351	R +28,606	R + 13.8%
D -5,255
2020 vs. 2008	R +26,470	R +35,726	R + 17.4%
D -9,256

2016 vs. 2008	R +14,427	R +42,723	R + 22.4%
D -28,296
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (US)	PUSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	115,467	52.5%	Joe Biden (D)	99,957	45.4%	4,715 [+]	2.1%	220,139	6	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 2,261 (1.0%);
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	103,424	51.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	80,917	40.2%	16,786 [+]	8.3%	201,127	6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 7,717 (3.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 3,470 (1.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 2,049 (1.0%);
2012	69%	Barack Obama* (D)	105,212	52.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	92,116	45.6%	4,702 [+]	2.3%	202,030	-2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 2,293 (1.1%);
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	109,213	53.9%	John McCain (R)	88,997	44.0%	4,279 [+]	2.1%	202,489	-2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 1,982 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 636 (0.3%);
2004	71%	John Kerry (D)	100,023	50.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	96,689	48.6%	2,415 [+]	1.2%	199,127	-2	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 1,282 (0.6%);
2000	64%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	85,650	48.9%	George W. Bush (R)	82,035	46.8%	7,499 [+]	4.3%	175,184	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 5,451 (3.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 1,117 (0.6%);
1996	62%	Bill Clinton* (D)	81,706	49.7%	Robert Dole (R)	61,910	37.7%	20,712 [+]	12.6%	164,328	-3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 19,078 (11.6%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 639 (0.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 300 (0.2%);
1992	70%	Bill Clinton (D)	72,875	40.3%	George Bush* (R)	64,056	35.4%	44,027 [+]	24.3%	180,958	-2	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 42,877 (23.7%);
1988	64%	Michael Dukakis (D)	82,788	50.8%	George Bush (R)	78,682	48.3%	1,382 [+]	0.8%	162,852	-5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 332 (0.2%);
1984	67%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	90,618	53.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	78,007	45.9%	1,232	0.7%	169,857	-5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	66%	Ronald Reagan (R)	86,973	51.8%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	66,349	39.5%	14,640 [+]	8.7%	167,962	1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 12,332 (7.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 1,712 (1.0%);
1976	71%	Gerald Ford* (R)	83,372	50.1%	Jimmy Carter (D)	79,922	48.0%	3,269 [+]	2.0%	166,563	2	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 2,103 (1.3%);
1972	68%	Richard Nixon* (R)	93,820	59.5%	George McGovern (D)	61,128	38.8%	2,698 [+]	1.7%	157,646	-1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 2,281 (1.4%);
1968	72%	Richard Nixon (R)	78,611	52.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	66,014	43.8%	6,137 [+]	4.1%	150,762	9	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 5,870 (3.9%);
1964	73%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	92,818	60.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	59,250	38.9%	247	0.2%	152,315	0	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	77%	Richard Nixon (R)	90,542	56.8%	John Kennedy (D)	68,615	43.1%	208	0.1%	159,365	7	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	68%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	85,098	58.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	60,910	41.6%	263	0.2%	146,271	1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	71%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	95,549	64.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	52,517	35.4%	484	0.3%	148,550	9	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	62%	Harry Truman* (D)	67,252	53.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	56,646	45.0%	2,115 [+]	1.7%	126,013	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 1,559 (1.2%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	60%	Thomas Dewey (R)	62,764	52.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	57,537	47.7%	418	0.3%	120,719	6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	71%	Wendell Willkie (R)	72,275	51.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	67,286	48.1%	432	0.3%	139,993	7	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	71%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	71,657	56.8%	Alf Landon (R)	50,192	39.8%	4,333 [+]	3.4%	126,182	3	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 4,010 (3.2%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 151 (0.1%);
1932	67%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	65,539	57.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	46,783	41.0%	1,921 [+]	1.7%	114,243	1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,235 (1.1%);
1928	67%	Herbert Hoover (R)	70,111	65.8%	Al Smith (D)	36,235	34.0%	255 [+]	0.2%	106,601	8	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 130 (0.1%);
1924	64%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	56,266	56.4%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	34,645	34.7%	8,822 [+]	8.8%	99,733	2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 8,678 (8.7%);
1920	57%	Warren Harding (R)	70,411	80.5%	James Cox (D)	14,480	16.5%	2,610 [+]	3.0%	87,501	20	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,158 (1.3%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 816 (0.9%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 415 (0.5%);
1916	33%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	28,565	60.6%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	16,996	36.1%	1,569 [+]	3.3%	47,130	15	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 779 (1.7%); James Hanly (Proh) 763 (1.6%);
1912	33%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	17,544	39.0%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	13,982	31.1%	13,472 [+]	29.9%	44,998	1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 10,845 (24.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 1,330 (3.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,228 (2.7%);
1908	36%	William Taft (R)	28,698	63.9%	William J. Bryan (D)	14,206	31.6%	2,016 [+]	4.5%	44,920	12	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 1,350 (3.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 635 (1.4%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 27 (0.1%);
1904	33%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	31,814	75.0%	Alton Parker (D)	8,703	20.5%	1,916 [+]	4.5%	42,433	19	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 1,047 (2.5%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 618 (1.5%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 234 (0.6%);
1900	39%	William McKinley* (R)	33,852	68.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	14,123	28.5%	1,520 [+]	3.1%	49,495	17	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 1,339 (2.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 122 (0.2%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

99,957

45.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

115,467

52.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2,261

1.0%

Other

2,454

1.1%

TOTAL

220,139

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

80,917

40.2%

Donald Trump (R)

103,424

51.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

7,717

3.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2,049

1.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

3,470

1.7%

Other

3,550

1.8%

TOTAL

201,127

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

105,212

52.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

92,116

45.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2,293

1.1%

Other

2,409

1.2%

TOTAL

202,030

Turnout: 69%	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

109,213

53.9%

John McCain (R)

88,997

44.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,982

1.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

636

0.3%

Other

1,661

0.8%

TOTAL

202,489

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

96,689

48.6%

John Kerry (D)

100,023

50.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1,282

0.6%

Other

1,133

0.6%

TOTAL

199,127

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

82,035

46.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

85,650

48.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5,451

3.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

1,117

0.6%

Other

931

0.5%

TOTAL

175,184

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -1

1996 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

81,706

49.7%

Robert Dole (R)

61,910

37.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

19,078

11.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

639

0.4%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

300

0.2%

Other

695

0.4%

TOTAL

164,328

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): -3

1992 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

72,875

40.3%

George Bush* (R)

64,056

35.4%

Ross Perot (I)

42,877

23.7%

Other

1,150

0.6%

TOTAL

180,958

Turnout: 70%	Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

78,682

48.3%

Michael Dukakis (D)

82,788

50.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

332

0.2%

Other

1,050

0.6%

TOTAL

162,852

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): -5

1984 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

90,618

53.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

78,007

45.9%

Other

1,232

0.7%

TOTAL

169,857

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

86,973

51.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

66,349

39.5%

John Anderson (I)

12,332

7.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

1,712

1.0%

Other

596

0.4%

TOTAL

167,962

Turnout: 66%	Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

79,922

48.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

83,372

50.1%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

2,103

1.3%

Other

1,166

0.7%

TOTAL

166,563

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 2

1972 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

93,820

59.5%

George McGovern (D)

61,128

38.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

2,281

1.4%

Other

417

0.3%

TOTAL

157,646

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

78,611

52.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

66,014

43.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

5,870

3.9%

Other

267

0.2%

TOTAL

150,762

Turnout: 72%	Diff (US): 9

1964 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

92,818

60.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

59,250

38.9%

Other

247

0.2%

TOTAL

152,315

Turnout: 73%	Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

68,615

43.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

90,542

56.8%

Other

208

0.1%

TOTAL

159,365

Turnout: 77%	Diff (US): 7

1956 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

85,098

58.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

60,910

41.6%

Other

263

0.2%

TOTAL

146,271

Turnout: 68%	Diff (US): 1

1952 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

95,549

64.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

52,517

35.4%

Other

484

0.3%

TOTAL

148,550

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 9

1948 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

67,252

53.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

56,646

45.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

1,559

1.2%

Other

556

0.4%

TOTAL

126,013

Turnout: 62%	Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

57,537

47.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

62,764

52.0%

Other

418

0.3%

TOTAL

120,719

Turnout: 60%	Diff (US): 6

1940 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

67,286

48.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

72,275

51.6%

Other

432

0.3%

TOTAL

139,993

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 7

1936 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

71,657

56.8%

Alf Landon (R)

50,192

39.8%

William Lemke (Union)

4,010

3.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

151

0.1%

Other

172

0.1%

TOTAL

126,182

Turnout: 71%	Diff (US): 3

1932 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

65,539

57.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

46,783

41.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

1,235

1.1%

Other

686

0.6%

TOTAL

114,243

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 1

1928 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

70,111

65.8%

Al Smith (D)

36,235

34.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

130

0.1%

Other

125

0.1%

TOTAL

106,601

Turnout: 67%	Diff (US): 8

1924 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

56,266

56.4%

John Davis (D)

8,678

8.7%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

34,645

34.7%

Other

144

0.1%

TOTAL

99,733

Turnout: 64%	Diff (US): 2

1920 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

70,411

80.5%

James Cox (D)

14,480

16.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,158

1.3%

Parley Christiansen (FL)

415

0.5%

Aaron Watkins (Proh)

816

0.9%

Other

221

0.3%

TOTAL

87,501

Turnout: 57%	Diff (US): 20

1916 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

16,996

36.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

28,565

60.6%

Allan Benson (Soc)

779

1.7%

James Hanly (Proh)

763

1.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

47,130

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 15

1912 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

13,982

31.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

17,544

39.0%

William Taft* (R)

10,845

24.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1,330

3.0%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,228

2.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

44,998

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 1

1908 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

28,698

63.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

14,206

31.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

635

1.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1,350

3.0%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

44,920

Turnout: 36%	Diff (US): 12

1904 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

31,814

75.0%

Alton Parker (D)

8,703

20.5%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

618

1.5%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

1,047

2.5%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

234

0.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

42,433

Turnout: 33%	Diff (US): 19

1900 President, Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

33,852

68.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

14,123

28.5%

John Woolley (Proh)

1,339

2.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

122

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

49,495

Turnout: 39%	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

2022 Census data
White:	331,518	83.26%	2.4%
Black:	16,697	4.19%	88.9%
Indian:	1,032	0.26%	67.3%
Asian:	16,459	4.13%	68.3%
2+ races:	7,553	1.90%	54.3%
Hispanic:	24,921	6.26%	42.7%

Total non-White:	66,662	16.74%	58.9%

Change in White population:	-8,305	-2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	24,722	6.5

Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA Market Area