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The States · 2026 outlook

Minnesota

One state, every federal race and the provisional balance of power in its capitol.

2024 presidentD+4.3
SenateD+6.4
U.S. HouseD 4R 4
GovernorD+4.6
County by county · U.S. Senateprojected margin
County view
Projected margin
R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40
Striped = seat changes partyProjected county outcome

Counties colored by the projected margin — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast above. Hover a county for its numbers.

County numbers

Hennepin386,024 (70.0%)144,853 (26.2%)D+43.7551,847
Ramsey150,053 (70.4%)54,964 (25.8%)D+44.6213,115
Dakota110,614 (55.5%)80,959 (40.7%)D+14.9199,140
Anoka76,194 (47.2%)79,127 (49.0%)R+1.8161,456
Washington69,579 (53.5%)55,432 (42.7%)D+10.9129,949
St. Louis51,165 (56.0%)36,689 (40.2%)D+15.991,324
Olmsted37,912 (54.4%)29,152 (41.8%)D+12.669,713
Scott31,222 (45.1%)35,310 (51.1%)R+5.969,160
Wright23,990 (34.7%)42,463 (61.5%)R+26.769,078
Stearns24,162 (36.3%)39,818 (59.9%)R+23.566,507
Carver24,662 (46.5%)26,311 (49.7%)R+3.152,986
Sherburne14,291 (32.1%)28,512 (64.1%)R+32.044,494
Crow Wing11,003 (33.8%)20,269 (62.4%)R+28.532,507
Otter Tail9,145 (32.4%)17,976 (63.8%)R+31.328,192
Blue Earth13,725 (49.1%)13,187 (47.1%)D+1.927,975
Rice13,449 (48.1%)13,431 (48.1%)D+0.127,942
Chisago9,256 (33.9%)17,045 (62.3%)R+28.527,340
Clay12,531 (49.7%)11,719 (46.5%)D+3.225,208
Goodhue9,118 (41.2%)12,178 (55.0%)R+13.822,137
Winona10,081 (47.2%)10,456 (49.0%)R+1.821,348
Itasca8,150 (39.5%)11,675 (56.7%)R+17.120,608
Isanti5,769 (29.0%)13,366 (67.2%)R+38.219,891
Douglas6,176 (32.1%)12,359 (64.1%)R+32.119,267
Beltrami8,903 (46.6%)9,475 (49.6%)R+3.019,104
Kandiyohi6,138 (34.3%)11,059 (61.9%)R+27.517,876
Benton5,563 (31.7%)11,301 (64.5%)R+32.717,530
McLeod4,969 (30.5%)10,686 (65.7%)R+35.116,273
Steele5,968 (37.2%)9,448 (59.0%)R+21.716,025
Carlton7,711 (48.3%)7,659 (47.9%)D+0.315,977
Morrison3,375 (21.6%)11,643 (74.6%)R+53.015,611
Becker5,020 (33.1%)9,572 (63.1%)R+30.015,168
Nicollet7,338 (49.2%)7,001 (47.0%)D+2.314,905
Cass4,926 (33.1%)9,384 (63.1%)R+30.014,875
Mower6,475 (44.4%)7,546 (51.8%)R+7.314,575
Le Sueur4,405 (32.8%)8,502 (63.4%)R+30.513,417
Pine4,191 (32.2%)8,311 (64.0%)R+31.712,996
Freeborn5,029 (39.2%)7,321 (57.0%)R+17.912,838
Polk3,908 (33.0%)7,492 (63.2%)R+30.211,850
Mille Lacs3,416 (29.3%)7,817 (66.9%)R+37.711,677
Brown3,575 (32.0%)7,186 (64.2%)R+32.311,186
Todd2,429 (23.1%)7,700 (73.1%)R+50.110,529
Meeker2,964 (28.2%)7,147 (68.0%)R+39.810,510
Hubbard3,538 (33.9%)6,515 (62.3%)R+28.510,450
Wabasha3,676 (35.4%)6,311 (60.8%)R+25.410,382
Lyon3,384 (33.9%)6,207 (62.3%)R+28.39,970
Dodge3,206 (33.4%)6,016 (62.8%)R+29.39,586
Fillmore3,499 (36.8%)5,639 (59.4%)R+22.59,499
Houston3,630 (41.4%)4,812 (54.8%)R+13.58,775
Martin2,466 (29.7%)5,509 (66.5%)R+36.78,290
Aitkin2,757 (34.4%)4,962 (61.8%)R+27.58,024
Waseca2,657 (33.3%)5,019 (62.9%)R+29.67,979
Kanabec2,135 (28.6%)5,038 (67.6%)R+38.97,456
Sibley1,839 (28.1%)4,467 (68.1%)R+40.16,555
Roseau1,639 (25.1%)4,648 (71.1%)R+46.16,535
Redwood1,789 (28.0%)4,359 (68.2%)R+40.26,391
Nobles2,038 (32.0%)4,079 (64.1%)R+32.16,359
Renville1,801 (29.1%)4,157 (67.1%)R+38.06,193
Wadena1,500 (24.3%)4,444 (71.9%)R+47.76,179
Faribault1,846 (31.0%)3,888 (65.2%)R+34.25,960
Pennington1,924 (33.9%)3,530 (62.3%)R+28.35,669
Pope1,877 (33.9%)3,451 (62.3%)R+28.45,538
Lake2,722 (51.0%)2,411 (45.2%)D+5.85,336
Koochiching1,927 (36.9%)3,093 (59.3%)R+22.45,218
Chippewa1,584 (32.6%)3,084 (63.6%)R+30.94,852
Cottonwood1,336 (29.1%)3,083 (67.1%)R+38.04,594
Jackson1,243 (28.7%)2,924 (67.5%)R+38.84,332
Yellow Medicine1,219 (29.4%)2,775 (66.8%)R+37.54,152
Rock1,231 (29.8%)2,741 (66.4%)R+36.64,129
Stevens1,431 (36.3%)2,363 (59.9%)R+23.73,944
Swift1,270 (32.7%)2,464 (63.5%)R+30.83,882
Marshall927 (24.0%)2,795 (72.2%)R+48.33,869
Watonwan1,361 (36.0%)2,276 (60.2%)R+24.23,781
Pipestone952 (25.6%)2,625 (70.6%)R+45.03,718
Clearwater921 (24.9%)2,638 (71.3%)R+46.43,700
Murray1,043 (28.5%)2,480 (67.7%)R+39.23,662
Lac qui Parle1,036 (33.7%)1,919 (62.5%)R+28.83,072
Cook1,854 (66.1%)843 (30.1%)D+36.12,804
Grant935 (34.4%)1,681 (61.8%)R+27.52,719
Wilkin770 (29.9%)1,706 (66.3%)R+36.42,574
Norman979 (38.7%)1,455 (57.5%)R+18.82,530
Lincoln756 (30.4%)1,634 (65.8%)R+35.32,484
Big Stone754 (34.8%)1,333 (61.5%)R+26.72,169
Kittson714 (37.2%)1,134 (59.0%)R+21.81,921
Lake of the Woods475 (26.3%)1,263 (69.9%)R+43.71,807
Mahnomen763 (45.5%)849 (50.7%)R+5.11,676
Red Lake503 (31.0%)1,060 (65.2%)R+34.31,625
Traverse470 (33.9%)864 (62.3%)R+28.41,387

Model benchmark — the 2024 result shifted by the state's projected swing, summing exactly to the forecast.

State government2026 outlook

Trifecta nowSplit controlProjectedDemocratic trifecta

ChamberNowProjected
SenateDD
HouseOTHD
State legislative outlook · modeledBoth chambers carry the Call the Map state legislature forecast — the same model the Chamber Board publishes.
Governor control: NCSL · 2026 State & Legislative Partisan Composition · Jan. 27, 2026Open the full Chamber Board →
The closest races in Minnesotaby forecast margin