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Crow Wing County, MN


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Brainerd, MN
Designated Market Area: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 68,642   ( 2,519 from 2020)
Land area: 998.4 square miles
Population density: 68.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:64,510 93.98% 2.9%
Black:5920.86% 9.8%
Indian:6180.90% 8.6%
Asian:4270.62% 23.8%
2+ races:1,2831.87% 22.0%
Hispanic:1,2121.77% 29.6%
Total non-White:4,1326.02% 20.1%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,679 10.1
Deaths:3,35812.7
Net Migration: 3,08611.7
Net Immigration: 1300.5
Change in White population:1,827 2.8
Change in Non-White pop.:692 1.0



Historical Presidential Election Results for Crow Wing County, MN

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +1,747 R +1,300 R + 1.5%
D +447
2024 vs. 2016 R +5,136 R +1,945 D + 2.1%
D +3,191
2020 vs. 2016 R +3,389 R +645 D + 3.7%
D +2,744
2024 vs. 2012 R +8,008 R +8,595 R + 18.2%
D -587
2016 vs. 2008 R +3,720 R +8,597 R + 26.1%
D -4,877
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 79% Donald Trump (R) 27,423 64.7% Kamala Harris (D) 14,173 33.5% 770 [+] 1.8% 42,366 18 15 1.30%
2020 77% Donald Trump* (R) 25,676 63.9% Joe Biden (D) 13,726 34.2% 771 [+] 1.9% 40,173 19 17 1.23%
2016 71% Donald Trump (R) 22,287 62.2% Hillary Clinton (D) 10,982 30.6% 2,573 [+] 7.2% 35,842 17 16 1.22%
2012 71% Mitt Romney (R) 19,415 55.6% Barack Obama* (D) 14,760 42.3% 745 [+] 2.1% 34,920 11 8 1.19%
2008 75% John McCain (R) 18,567 52.8% Barack Obama (D) 15,859 45.1% 739 [+] 2.1% 35,165 9 7 1.21%
2004 76% George W. Bush* (R) 19,106 57.0% John Kerry (D) 14,005 41.7% 434 [+] 1.3% 33,545 9 6 1.19%
2000 68% George W. Bush (R) 15,035 53.5% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 11,255 40.0% 1,838 [+] 6.5% 28,128 8 6 1.15%
1996 66% Bill Clinton* (D) 11,156 44.7% Robert Dole (R) 10,095 40.4% 3,712 [+] 14.9% 24,963 5 0 1.14%
1992 72% George Bush* (R) 9,112 37.1% Bill Clinton (D) 8,896 36.3% 6,531 [+] 26.6% 24,539 5 0 1.05%
1988 66% George Bush (R) 11,017 52.7% Michael Dukakis (D) 9,674 46.3% 220 [+] 1.1% 20,911 7 -1 1.00%
1984 66% Ronald Reagan* (R) 11,362 56.1% Walter Mondale (D) 8,719 43.1% 155 0.8% 20,236 7 -3 0.97%
1980 73% Ronald Reagan (R) 10,844 50.0% Jimmy Carter* (D) 9,323 43.0% 1,510 [+] 7.0% 21,677 7 -1 1.06%
1976 77% Jimmy Carter (D) 10,653 54.5% Gerald Ford* (R) 8,072 41.3% 839 [+] 4.3% 19,564 -1 -7 1.00%
1972 71% Richard Nixon* (R) 8,774 53.0% George McGovern (D) 7,328 44.3% 449 [+] 2.7% 16,551 1 -8 0.95%
1968 74% Hubert Humphrey (D) 7,411 50.1% Richard Nixon (R) 6,687 45.2% 697 [+] 4.7% 14,795 4 2 0.93%
1964 74% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 9,197 64.1% Barry Goldwater (R) 5,131 35.8% 21 0.1% 14,349 0 -3 0.92%
1960 78% Richard Nixon (R) 7,727 52.9% John Kennedy (D) 6,835 46.8% 52 0.4% 14,614 4 3 0.95%
1956 62% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 6,657 54.4% Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,556 45.4% 30 0.2% 12,243 1 -3 0.91%
1952 66% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 6,992 54.0% Adlai Stevenson (D) 5,883 45.4% 81 0.6% 12,956 -1 -1 0.94%
1948 61% Harry Truman* (D) 6,773 57.2% Thomas Dewey (R) 4,702 39.7% 370 [+] 3.1% 11,845 0 -5 0.98%
1944 52% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 5,504 54.7% Thomas Dewey (R) 4,500 44.7% 63 0.6% 10,067 -2 -1 0.89%
1940 66% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,876 54.8% Wendell Willkie (R) 5,524 44.0% 150 1.2% 12,550 -4 -1 1.00%
1936 64% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,561 61.5% Alf Landon (R) 3,611 33.8% 501 [+] 4.7% 10,673 3 -3 0.94%
1932 61% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 5,068 52.9% Herbert Hoover* (R) 3,991 41.7% 519 [+] 5.4% 9,578 5 2 0.96%
1928 65% Herbert Hoover (R) 6,436 67.9% Al Smith (D) 2,851 30.1% 196 [+] 2.1% 9,483 10 10 0.98%
1924 59% Calvin Coolidge (R) 4,230 50.1% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 3,725 44.1% 494 [+] 5.8% 8,449 -1 -4 1.03%
1920 54% Warren Harding (R) 5,262 70.3% James Cox (D) 1,077 14.4% 1,142 [+] 15.3% 7,481 0 10 1.02%
1916 32% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 1,715 44.4% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,568 40.6% 578 [+] 15.0% 3,861 -2 -2 1.00%
1912 31% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,079 32.7% Eugene Debs (Soc) 736 22.3% 1,482 [+] 44.9% 3,297 2 -2 0.99%
1908 32% William Taft (R) 1,681 59.4% William J. Bryan (D) 661 23.4% 487 [+] 17.2% 2,829 0 8 0.85%
1904 34% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,150 77.0% Alton Parker (D) 333 11.9% 309 [+] 11.1% 2,792 3 21 0.95%
1900 35% William McKinley* (R) 1,803 67.3% William J. Bryan (D) 804 30.0% 73 [+] 2.7% 2,680 7 16 0.85%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Crow Wing County, MN

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 78% Royce White (R) 23,953 57.5% Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) 16,451 39.5% 1,260 [+] 3.0% 41,664 17 1.31%
2022 G 61% Scott Jensen (R) 20,188 61.8% Tim Walz* (DFL) 11,388 34.9% 1,080 [+] 3.3% 32,656 17 1.30%
2020 S2 76% Jason Lewis (R) 23,792 60.1% Tina Smith* (DFL) 12,964 32.8% 2,822 [+] 7.1% 39,578 17 1.23%
2018 S2 61% Karin Housley (R) 18,094 57.8% Tina Smith* (DFL) 11,648 37.2% 1,547 [+] 4.9% 31,289 15 1.21%
2018 S1 62% Jim Newberger (R) 16,132 51.3% Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) 14,206 45.2% 1,098 [+] 3.5% 31,436 15 1.21%
2018 G 61% Jeff Johnson (R) 18,176 58.1% Tim Walz (DFL) 11,866 37.9% 1,268 [+] 4.0% 31,310 16 1.21%
2014 S2 54% Mike McFadden (R) 13,715 51.0% Al Franken* (DFL) 12,049 44.8% 1,144 [+] 4.3% 26,908 8 1.36%
2014 G 54% Jeff Johnson (R) 14,005 52.2% Mark Dayton* (DFL) 11,290 42.1% 1,515 [+] 5.7% 26,810 8 1.36%
2012 S1 69% Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) 19,568 58.0% Kurt Bills (R) 12,467 36.9% 1,718 [+] 5.1% 33,753 6 1.19%
2010 G 57% Tom Emmer (R) 13,442 49.1% Mark Dayton (DFL) 10,559 38.6% 3,381 [+] 12.3% 27,382 6 1.30%
2008 S2 75% Norm Coleman* (R) 16,107 46.1% Al Franken (DFL) 13,025 37.3% 5,773 [+] 16.5% 34,905 4 1.21%
2006 S1 61% Amy Klobuchar (DFL) 13,775 50.1% Mark Kennedy (R) 12,624 45.9% 1,114 [+] 4.0% 27,513 8 1.25%
2006 G 61% Tim Pawlenty* (R) 14,113 51.3% Mike Hatch (DFL) 11,651 42.3% 1,763 [+] 6.4% 27,527 5 1.25%
2002 S2 62% Norm Coleman (R) 14,222 53.7% Walter Mondale (DFL) 10,883 41.1% 1,379 [+] 5.2% 26,484 4 1.17%
2002 G 62% Tim Pawlenty (R) 12,970 48.8% Roger Moe (DFL) 8,984 33.8% 4,597 [+] 17.3% 26,551 4 1.18%
2000 S1 68% Rod Grams* (R) 13,199 47.1% Mark Dayton (DFL) 13,122 46.8% 1,708 [+] 6.1% 28,029 4 1.16%
1998 G 61% Norm Coleman (R) 9,559 39.7% Jesse Ventura (I) 8,162 33.9% 6,362 [+] 26.4% 24,083 5 1.15%
1996 S2 66% Rudy Boschwitz (R) 11,839 47.5% Paul Wellstone* (DFL) 11,233 45.0% 1,869 [+] 7.5% 24,941 6 1.14%
1994 S1 55% Rod Grams (IR) 11,214 56.5% Ann Wynia (DFL) 7,630 38.4% 1,018 [+] 5.1% 19,862 7 1.12%
1994 G 55% Arne Carlson* (IR) 12,314 62.3% John Marty (DFL) 6,694 33.9% 758 [+] 3.8% 19,766 0 1.12%
1990 S2 62% Rudy Boschwitz* (IR) 10,736 53.4% Paul Wellstone (DFL) 8,947 44.5% 422 [+] 2.1% 20,105 6 1.11%
1990 G 62% Arne Carlson (IR) 9,920 49.2% Rudy Perpich* (DFL) 9,305 46.1% 955 [+] 4.7% 20,180 0 1.12%
1988 S1 66% Dave Durenberger* (IR) 12,096 57.3% Skip Humphrey (DFL) 8,724 41.3% 285 [+] 1.4% 21,105 1 1.01%
1986 G 54% Cal Ludeman (IR) 8,525 50.4% Rudy Perpich* (DFL) 8,335 49.2% 67 [+] 0.4% 16,927 8 1.20%
1984 S2 67% Rudy Boschwitz* (IR) 12,534 61.2% Joan Anderson Growe (DFL) 7,863 38.4% 81 [+] 0.4% 20,478 3 0.99%
1982 S1 62% Dave Durenberger* (IR) 9,587 51.2% Mark Dayton (DFL) 8,939 47.7% 201 [+] 1.1% 18,727 -1 1.04%
1982 G 61% Rudy Perpich (DFL) 11,473 62.7% Wheelock Whitney (IR) 6,582 36.0% 247 [+] 1.3% 18,302 -4 1.02%
1978 S2 63% Rudy Boschwitz (IR) 9,236 56.2% Wendell Anderson* (DFL) 6,239 38.0% 947 [+] 5.8% 16,422 0 1.04%
1978 S1 62% Dave Durenberger (IR) 8,360 51.3% Bob Short (DFL) 6,461 39.6% 1,477 [+] 9.1% 16,298 -10 1.04%
1978 G 63% Albert Quie (IR) 7,851 47.7% Rudy Perpich* (DFL) 7,724 47.0% 875 [+] 5.3% 16,450 -5 1.04%
1976 S1 77% Hubert Humphrey* (DFL) 11,641 60.0% Gerald Brekke (IR) 4,751 24.5% 3,008 [+] 15.5% 19,400 -1 1.01%
1974 G 57% Wendell Anderson* (DFL) 8,418 60.5% John Warren Johnson (R) 3,544 25.5% 1,956 [+] 14.1% 13,918 -4 1.11%
1972 S2 70% Walter Mondale* (DFL) 9,400 57.1% Phil Hansen (R) 6,951 42.2% 113 [+] 0.7% 16,464 -1 0.95%
1970 S1 67% Hubert Humphrey (DFL) 8,196 58.6% Clark MacGregor (R) 5,631 40.2% 170 [+] 1.2% 13,997 -1 1.03%
1970 G 67% Wendell Anderson (DFL) 7,560 53.9% Douglas Head (R) 6,395 45.6% 59 [+] 0.4% 14,014 0 1.03%
1966 S2 60% Walter Mondale* (DFL) 6,417 54.0% Robert Forsythe (R) 5,384 45.3% 74 [+] 0.6% 11,875 0 0.93%
1966 G 61% Harold Levander (R) 6,198 51.5% Karl Rolvaag* (DFL) 5,776 48.0% 65 [+] 0.5% 12,039 -1 0.93%
1964 S1 74% Eugene McCarthy* (DFL) 8,450 58.8% Wheelock Whitney (R) 5,898 41.0% 34 [+] 0.2% 14,382 2 0.93%
1962 G 63% Karl Rolvaag (DFL) 6,232 51.9% Elmer Andersen* (R) 5,710 47.6% 65 [+] 0.5% 12,007 -2 0.96%
1960 S2 79% Hubert Humphrey* (DFL) 7,797 52.8% Kenneth Peterson (R) 6,920 46.9% 40 [+] 0.3% 14,757 5 0.96%
1960 G 80% Elmer Andersen (R) 7,706 51.9% Orville Freeman* (DFL) 7,084 47.7% 65 [+] 0.4% 14,855 1 0.96%
*: 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 Crow Wing County, MN

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MN08Pete Stauber* (R) 27,370 66.3% Jennifer Schultz (DFL) 13,867 33.6% 25 0.1% 41,262
County Total for 2024-11-05:   41,262
2022-11-08 MN08Pete Stauber* (R) 21,636 66.4% Jennifer Schultz (DFL) 10,923 33.5% 18 0.1% 32,577
County Total for 2022-11-08:   32,577
2020-11-03 MN08Pete Stauber* (R) 24,546 62.3% Quinn Nystrom (DFL) 12,993 33.0% 1,883 4.8% 39,422
County Total for 2020-11-03:   39,422
2018-11-06 MN08Pete Stauber (R) 18,100 57.7% Joe Radinovich (DFL) 12,283 39.2% 971 3.1% 31,354
County Total for 2018-11-06:   31,354
2016-11-08 MN08Stewart Mills (R) 20,873 58.9% Richard Nolan* (DFL) 14,482 40.9% 74 0.2% 35,429
County Total for 2016-11-08:   35,429
2014-11-04 MN08Stewart Mills (R) 15,308 57.0% Richard Nolan* (DFL) 10,584 39.4% 960 3.6% 26,852
County Total for 2014-11-04:   26,852
2012-11-06 MN08Chip Cravaack* (R) 17,599 51.9% Richard Nolan (DFL) 16,220 47.8% 117 0.3% 33,936
County Total for 2012-11-06:   33,936
2010-11-02 MN08Chip Cravaack (R) 14,964 54.7% James Oberstar* (DFL) 10,541 38.5% 1,858 6.8% 27,363
County Total for 2010-11-02:   27,363
2008-11-04 MN08James Oberstar* (DFL) 20,615 60.5% Michael Cummins (R) 13,436 39.4% 46 0.1% 34,097
County Total for 2008-11-04:   34,097
2006-11-07 MN08James Oberstar* (DFL) 15,019 55.0% Rod Grams (R) 11,920 43.6% 386 1.4% 27,325
County Total for 2006-11-07:   27,325
2004-11-02 MN08James Oberstar* (DFL) 18,411 56.9% Mark Groettum (R) 13,301 41.1% 642 2.0% 32,354
County Total for 2004-11-02:   32,354
2002-11-05 MN08James Oberstar* (DFL) 15,815 60.3% Bob Lemen (R) 10,411 39.7% 22 0.1% 26,248
County Total for 2002-11-05:   26,248
2000-11-07 MN08James Oberstar* (DFL) 16,717 60.9% Bob Lemen (R) 8,999 32.8% 1,723 6.3% 27,439
County Total for 2000-11-07:   27,439
1998-11-03 MN08James Oberstar* (DFL) 13,751 58.4% Jerry Shuster (R) 8,230 35.0% 1,562 6.6% 23,543
County Total for 1998-11-03:   23,543
1996-11-05 MN08James Oberstar* (DFL) 14,476 59.2% Andy Larson (R) 8,417 34.4% 1,576 6.4% 24,469
County Total for 1996-11-05:   24,469
1994-11-08 MN08James Oberstar* (DFL) 11,796 59.9% Phil Herwig (IR) 7,877 40.0% 13 0.1% 19,686
County Total for 1994-11-08:   19,686
1992-11-03 MN08James Oberstar* (DFL) 12,789 53.6% Phil Herwig (IR) 8,089 33.9% 2,974 12.5% 23,852
County Total for 1992-11-03:   23,852
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Crow Wing County, MN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Crow Wing County, MN were estimated to be 37% Republican and 22% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 47,337 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 47,337 100.0% n/a n/a 88%
2022 46,034 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 46,034 100.0% n/a n/a 86%
2020 44,215 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 44,215 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2018 40,844 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 40,844 100.0% n/a n/a 78%
2016 39,427 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 39,427 100.0% n/a n/a 77%
2014 38,159 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 38,159 100.0% n/a n/a 76%
2012 37,962 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 37,962 100.0% n/a n/a 77%
2010 38,077 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 38,077 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
2008 38,314 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 38,314 100.0% n/a n/a 82%
2006 36,796 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 36,796 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
2004 35,049 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 35,049 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
2002 31,852 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 31,852 100.0% n/a n/a 74%
2000 32,469 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 32,469 100.0% n/a n/a 78%
1994 30,205 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 30,205 100.0% n/a n/a 84%
1986 26,643 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 26,643 100.0% n/a n/a 85%
VAPOP% is the estimated percentage of voting age population that is registered.
Registration data may include "inactive" voters.   Data for each year pertains to the November elections.