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Freeborn County, MN


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Albert Lea, MN
Designated Market Area: Rochester-Mason City-Austin, MN-IA
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2024 population: 30,314   ( 571 from 2020)
Land area: 707.2 square miles
Population density: 42.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:24,654 81.33% 4.3%
Black:4481.48% 7.2%
Indian:1130.37% 9.7%
Asian:1,2304.06% 23.2%
2+ races:4781.58% 16.3%
Hispanic:3,39111.19% 6.1%
Total non-White:5,66018.67% 10.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,236 10.0
Deaths:1,71313.9
Net Migration: -151-1.2
Net Immigration: 540.4
Change in White population:-1,104 -3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:533 1.7



Historical Presidential Election Results for Freeborn County, MN

Recent Trends
VotesΔ MarginSwing %
2024 vs. 2020 R +425 R +866 R + 5.3%
D -441
2024 vs. 2016 R +1,195 R +788 R + 3.0%
D +407
2020 vs. 2016 R +770 D +78 D + 2.3%
D +848
2024 vs. 2012 R +3,034 R +5,912 R + 36.1%
D -2,878
2016 vs. 2008 R +1,853 R +5,727 R + 36.2%
D -3,874
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YearTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes Diff
(St) 		Diff
(US) 		PSV
2024 71% Donald Trump (R) 10,003 59.9% Kamala Harris (D) 6,448 38.6% 253 [+] 1.5% 16,704 13 10 0.51%
2020 70% Donald Trump* (R) 9,578 57.0% Joe Biden (D) 6,889 41.0% 351 [+] 2.1% 16,818 12 10 0.51%
2016 66% Donald Trump (R) 8,808 54.9% Hillary Clinton (D) 6,041 37.6% 1,202 [+] 7.5% 16,051 10 9 0.54%
2012 69% Barack Obama* (D) 9,326 55.8% Mitt Romney (R) 6,969 41.7% 411 [+] 2.5% 16,706 -3 -5 0.57%
2008 71% Barack Obama (D) 9,915 57.4% John McCain (R) 6,955 40.2% 410 [+] 2.4% 17,280 -4 -5 0.59%
2004 72% John Kerry (D) 9,733 55.1% George W. Bush* (R) 7,681 43.5% 252 [+] 1.4% 17,666 -4 -7 0.62%
2000 65% Albert Gore, Jr. (D) 8,514 52.8% George W. Bush (R) 6,843 42.4% 782 [+] 4.8% 16,139 -3 -5 0.66%
1996 65% Bill Clinton* (D) 8,458 52.9% Robert Dole (R) 5,166 32.3% 2,364 [+] 14.8% 15,988 -3 -8 0.73%
1992 73% Bill Clinton (D) 7,759 43.6% George Bush* (R) 5,089 28.6% 4,965 [+] 27.9% 17,813 -3 -9 0.76%
1988 66% Michael Dukakis (D) 8,836 54.5% George Bush (R) 7,226 44.6% 156 [+] 1.0% 16,218 -1 -9 0.77%
1984 70% Walter Mondale (D) 9,338 52.2% Ronald Reagan* (R) 8,413 47.1% 122 0.7% 17,873 -2 -12 0.86%
1980 68% Ronald Reagan (R) 8,475 47.7% Jimmy Carter* (D) 8,212 46.2% 1,098 [+] 6.2% 17,785 5 -3 0.87%
1976 74% Jimmy Carter (D) 9,470 52.6% Gerald Ford* (R) 8,220 45.6% 328 [+] 1.8% 18,018 4 -2 0.92%
1972 69% Richard Nixon* (R) 9,747 56.9% George McGovern (D) 7,163 41.8% 220 [+] 1.3% 17,130 5 -4 0.98%
1968 74% Hubert Humphrey (D) 8,671 52.4% Richard Nixon (R) 7,315 44.2% 577 [+] 3.5% 16,563 3 1 1.04%
1964 75% Lyndon Johnson* (D) 10,554 63.2% Barry Goldwater (R) 6,136 36.7% 19 0.1% 16,709 1 -2 1.07%
1960 76% Richard Nixon (R) 8,970 52.7% John Kennedy (D) 8,018 47.1% 22 0.1% 17,010 4 3 1.10%
1956 64% Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 7,632 51.6% Adlai Stevenson (D) 7,138 48.3% 11 0.1% 14,781 -2 -6 1.10%
1952 67% Dwight Eisenhower (R) 8,450 56.3% Adlai Stevenson (D) 6,525 43.4% 46 0.3% 15,021 1 1 1.09%
1948 61% Harry Truman* (D) 7,825 58.9% Thomas Dewey (R) 5,238 39.5% 213 [+] 1.6% 13,276 0 -6 1.10%
1944 58% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,486 53.0% Thomas Dewey (R) 5,728 46.8% 32 0.3% 12,246 0 1 1.09%
1940 67% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 6,942 50.7% Wendell Willkie (R) 6,683 48.9% 55 0.4% 13,680 1 4 1.09%
1936 67% Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 7,378 60.0% Alf Landon (R) 4,653 37.8% 274 [+] 2.2% 12,305 7 1 1.09%
1932 63% Franklin Roosevelt (D) 5,838 52.8% Herbert Hoover* (R) 4,931 44.6% 283 [+] 2.6% 11,052 8 5 1.10%
1928 67% Herbert Hoover (R) 7,815 72.7% Al Smith (D) 2,859 26.6% 76 [+] 0.7% 10,750 15 14 1.11%
1924 64% Calvin Coolidge (R) 6,139 63.7% Robert LaFollette (Prog) 2,991 31.1% 500 [+] 5.2% 9,630 13 10 1.17%
1920 58% Warren Harding (R) 6,772 82.0% James Cox (D) 1,131 13.7% 360 [+] 4.4% 8,263 11 22 1.12%
1916 29% Charles Evans Hughes (R) 2,418 60.1% Woodrow Wilson* (D) 1,347 33.5% 260 [+] 6.5% 4,025 14 14 1.04%
1912 30% Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 1,902 48.2% Woodrow Wilson (D) 880 22.3% 1,162 [+] 29.5% 3,944 -2 -6 1.18%
1908 33% William Taft (R) 2,465 61.1% William J. Bryan (D) 976 24.2% 591 [+] 14.7% 4,032 2 10 1.22%
1904 31% Theodore Roosevelt (R) 2,876 78.2% Alton Parker (D) 461 12.5% 341 [+] 9.3% 3,678 4 22 1.26%
1900 34% William McKinley* (R) 2,934 74.2% William J. Bryan (D) 838 21.2% 184 [+] 4.7% 3,956 14 23 1.25%
* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Freeborn County, MN

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YearTypeTurnout WinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal VotesDiff PSV
2024 S1 69% Royce White (R) 8,013 49.0% Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) 7,818 47.8% 512 [+] 3.1% 16,343 9 0.51%
2022 G 55% Scott Jensen (R) 7,262 55.7% Tim Walz* (DFL) 5,350 41.0% 422 [+] 3.2% 13,034 11 0.52%
2020 S2 69% Jason Lewis (R) 8,364 50.6% Tina Smith* (DFL) 6,797 41.1% 1,380 [+] 8.3% 16,541 7 0.51%
2018 S2 57% Karin Housley (R) 6,689 48.1% Tina Smith* (DFL) 6,393 46.0% 815 [+] 5.9% 13,897 6 0.54%
2018 S1 58% Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) 7,675 54.8% Jim Newberger (R) 5,779 41.3% 547 [+] 3.9% 14,001 5 0.54%
2018 G 58% Tim Walz (DFL) 6,846 49.0% Jeff Johnson (R) 6,651 47.6% 473 [+] 3.4% 13,970 5 0.54%
2014 S2 51% Al Franken* (DFL) 6,719 54.1% Mike McFadden (R) 5,125 41.3% 572 [+] 4.6% 12,416 -2 0.63%
2014 G 51% Mark Dayton* (DFL) 6,205 50.1% Jeff Johnson (R) 5,414 43.7% 766 [+] 6.2% 12,385 -1 0.63%
2012 S1 67% Amy Klobuchar* (DFL) 11,107 68.4% Kurt Bills (R) 4,406 27.1% 724 [+] 4.5% 16,237 -3 0.57%
2010 G 55% Mark Dayton (DFL) 6,490 48.6% Tom Emmer (R) 5,285 39.6% 1,572 [+] 11.8% 13,347 -4 0.63%
2008 S2 70% Al Franken (DFL) 7,432 43.4% Norm Coleman* (R) 6,566 38.4% 3,121 [+] 18.2% 17,119 -4 0.59%
2006 S1 62% Amy Klobuchar (DFL) 9,417 62.2% Mark Kennedy (R) 5,180 34.2% 545 [+] 3.6% 15,142 -4 0.69%
2006 G 61% Mike Hatch (DFL) 8,155 54.0% Tim Pawlenty* (R) 5,980 39.6% 954 [+] 6.3% 15,089 -7 0.68%
2002 S2 64% Walter Mondale (DFL) 8,418 53.3% Norm Coleman (R) 6,542 41.4% 846 [+] 5.4% 15,806 -8 0.70%
2002 G 64% Tim Penny (Independence) 8,189 52.0% Tim Pawlenty (R) 4,530 28.8% 3,037 [+] 19.3% 15,756 -16 0.70%
2000 S1 65% Mark Dayton (DFL) 8,642 53.6% Rod Grams* (R) 6,660 41.3% 817 [+] 5.1% 16,119 -2 0.67%
1998 G 56% Norm Coleman (R) 5,463 39.5% Skip Humphrey (DFL) 4,605 33.3% 3,771 [+] 27.2% 13,839 5 0.66%
1996 S2 65% Paul Wellstone* (DFL) 8,147 51.0% Rudy Boschwitz (R) 7,087 44.4% 740 [+] 4.6% 15,974 3 0.73%
1994 S1 55% Rod Grams (IR) 6,482 48.2% Ann Wynia (DFL) 6,293 46.8% 670 [+] 5.0% 13,445 -1 0.76%
1994 G 55% Arne Carlson* (IR) 8,473 62.9% John Marty (DFL) 4,592 34.1% 404 [+] 3.0% 13,469 1 0.76%
1990 S2 53% Rudy Boschwitz* (IR) 6,892 53.2% Paul Wellstone (DFL) 5,822 44.9% 249 [+] 1.9% 12,963 5 0.72%
1990 G 54% Arne Carlson (IR) 6,542 49.9% Rudy Perpich* (DFL) 6,199 47.3% 377 [+] 2.9% 13,118 0 0.73%
1988 S1 66% Dave Durenberger* (IR) 8,351 51.0% Skip Humphrey (DFL) 7,883 48.1% 139 [+] 0.8% 16,373 -5 0.78%
1986 G 46% Rudy Perpich* (DFL) 6,271 54.7% Cal Ludeman (IR) 5,151 44.9% 51 [+] 0.4% 11,473 2 0.81%
1984 S2 68% Rudy Boschwitz* (IR) 9,732 56.2% Joan Anderson Growe (DFL) 7,419 42.9% 152 [+] 0.9% 17,303 -2 0.84%
1982 S1 62% Dave Durenberger* (IR) 8,429 53.3% Mark Dayton (DFL) 7,294 46.1% 97 [+] 0.6% 15,820 1 0.88%
1982 G 61% Rudy Perpich (DFL) 8,100 51.6% Wheelock Whitney (IR) 7,399 47.2% 185 [+] 1.2% 15,684 7 0.88%
1978 S2 59% Rudy Boschwitz (IR) 8,496 59.9% Wendell Anderson* (DFL) 5,395 38.0% 292 [+] 2.1% 14,183 3 0.90%
1978 S1 58% Dave Durenberger (IR) 9,298 66.5% Bob Short (DFL) 4,300 30.8% 379 [+] 2.7% 13,977 5 0.90%
1978 G 59% Albert Quie (IR) 9,012 63.2% Rudy Perpich* (DFL) 5,029 35.3% 208 [+] 1.5% 14,249 11 0.90%
1976 S1 72% Hubert Humphrey* (DFL) 11,925 68.1% Gerald Brekke (IR) 5,251 30.0% 342 [+] 2.0% 17,518 5 0.92%
1974 G 52% Wendell Anderson* (DFL) 7,550 59.3% John Warren Johnson (R) 4,450 34.9% 740 [+] 5.8% 12,740 6 1.02%
1972 S2 69% Walter Mondale* (DFL) 8,650 51.0% Phil Hansen (R) 8,266 48.7% 52 [+] 0.3% 16,968 6 0.98%
1970 S1 58% Hubert Humphrey (DFL) 7,705 56.8% Clark MacGregor (R) 5,831 43.0% 39 [+] 0.3% 13,575 1 0.99%
1970 G 58% Wendell Anderson (DFL) 6,818 50.3% Douglas Head (R) 6,704 49.4% 41 [+] 0.3% 13,563 4 0.99%
1966 S2 61% Walter Mondale* (DFL) 7,347 53.7% Robert Forsythe (R) 6,250 45.7% 87 [+] 0.6% 13,684 0 1.08%
1966 G 63% Harold Levander (R) 7,216 51.5% Karl Rolvaag* (DFL) 6,740 48.1% 48 [+] 0.3% 14,004 -1 1.08%
1964 S1 74% Eugene McCarthy* (DFL) 9,587 58.3% Wheelock Whitney (R) 6,797 41.3% 74 [+] 0.4% 16,458 2 1.07%
1962 G 64% Elmer Andersen* (R) 7,650 53.7% Karl Rolvaag (DFL) 6,528 45.9% 56 [+] 0.4% 14,234 4 1.14%
1960 S2 76% Hubert Humphrey* (DFL) 9,185 54.1% Kenneth Peterson (R) 7,766 45.7% 32 [+] 0.2% 16,983 4 1.11%
1960 G 76% Elmer Andersen (R) 8,626 50.8% Orville Freeman* (DFL) 8,308 48.9% 44 [+] 0.3% 16,978 0 1.10%
*: 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 Freeborn County, MN

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DateDistrictWinnerRunner-Up OtherTotal Votes
2024-11-05 MN01Brad Finstad* (R) 10,072 62.3% Rachel Bohman (DFL) 6,084 37.6% 6 0.0% 16,162
County Total for 2024-11-05:   16,162
2022-11-08 MN01Brad Finstad* (R) 7,444 57.2% Jeff Ettinger (DFL) 5,049 38.8% 524 4.0% 13,017
County Total for 2022-11-08:   13,017
2022-08-09 sp MN01Brad Finstad (R) 3,746 56.9% Jeff Ettinger (DFL) 2,615 39.7% 226 3.4% 6,587
County Total for 2022-08-09:   6,587
2020-11-03 MN01Jim Hagedorn* (R) 8,381 50.7% Dan Feehan (DFL) 7,111 43.0% 1,042 6.3% 16,534
County Total for 2020-11-03:   16,534
2018-11-06 MN01Jim Hagedorn (R) 6,996 50.6% Dan Feehan (DFL) 6,791 49.1% 45 0.3% 13,832
County Total for 2018-11-06:   13,832
2016-11-08 MN01Tim Walz* (DFL) 8,386 52.9% Jim Hagedorn (R) 7,454 47.0% 6 0.0% 15,846
County Total for 2016-11-08:   15,846
2014-11-04 MN01Tim Walz* (DFL) 7,380 59.6% Jim Hagedorn (R) 4,990 40.3% 14 0.1% 12,384
County Total for 2014-11-04:   12,384
2012-11-06 MN01Tim Walz* (DFL) 10,548 64.1% Allen Quist (R) 5,884 35.8% 25 0.2% 16,457
County Total for 2012-11-06:   16,457
2010-11-02 MN01Tim Walz* (DFL) 7,467 55.6% Randy Demmer (R) 5,187 38.6% 781 5.8% 13,435
County Total for 2010-11-02:   13,435
2008-11-04 MN01Tim Walz* (DFL) 11,320 66.4% Brian Davis (R) 5,004 29.3% 728 4.3% 17,052
County Total for 2008-11-04:   17,052
2006-11-07 MN01Tim Walz (DFL) 8,545 56.6% Gil Gutknecht* (R) 6,541 43.3% 21 0.1% 15,107
County Total for 2006-11-07:   15,107
2004-11-02 MN01Gil Gutknecht* (R) 9,859 57.3% Leigh Pomeroy (DFL) 6,689 38.9% 644 3.7% 17,192
County Total for 2004-11-02:   17,192
2002-11-05 MN01Gil Gutknecht* (R) 9,603 61.5% Steve Andreasen (DFL) 5,642 36.2% 361 2.3% 15,606
County Total for 2002-11-05:   15,606
2000-11-07 MN01Gil Gutknecht* (R) 8,738 54.5% Mary Rieder (DFL) 7,061 44.0% 243 1.5% 16,042
County Total for 2000-11-07:   16,042
1998-11-03 MN01Tracy Beckman (DFL) 7,085 51.1% Gil Gutknecht* (R) 6,787 48.9% 5 0.0% 13,877
County Total for 1998-11-03:   13,877
1996-11-05 MN01Mary Rieder (DFL) 8,060 50.4% Gil Gutknecht* (R) 7,913 49.5% 18 0.1% 15,991
County Total for 1996-11-05:   15,991
1994-11-08 MN01John Hottinger (DFL) 6,941 51.5% Gil Gutknecht (IR) 6,525 48.4% 20 0.1% 13,486
County Total for 1994-11-08:   13,486
1992-11-03 MN01Tim Penny* (DFL) 13,524 78.3% Tim Droogsma (IR) 3,623 21.0% 122 0.7% 17,269
County Total for 1992-11-03:   17,269
*: incumbent           sp: special election           RO: runoff election

Voter Registration Data for Freeborn County, MN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Freeborn County, MN were estimated to be 32% Republican and 36% Democrat.

YearTotalRepublicanDemocratOtherR/D EdgeR/D Edge %VAPOP %
2024 18,982 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18,982 100.0% n/a n/a 81%
2022 18,539 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18,539 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
2020 18,629 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18,629 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
2018 17,716 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17,716 100.0% n/a n/a 75%
2016 17,920 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17,920 100.0% n/a n/a 75%
2014 17,709 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17,709 100.0% n/a n/a 74%
2012 17,944 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 17,944 100.0% n/a n/a 74%
2010 18,716 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18,716 100.0% n/a n/a 77%
2008 19,374 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 19,374 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
2006 19,370 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 19,370 100.0% n/a n/a 79%
2004 18,918 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18,918 100.0% n/a n/a 77%
2002 18,227 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18,227 100.0% n/a n/a 74%
2000 18,512 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18,512 100.0% n/a n/a 75%
1994 20,436 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 20,436 100.0% n/a n/a 83%
1986 21,099 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 21,099 100.0% n/a n/a 84%
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.