2020 Minnesota General Election Story

A head to head comparison of the Minnesota 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.      

VP Joseph Biden received 1,718,728 (54%) votes beating President Donald Trump who gained 1,485,330 (46%) by 233,398 votes in Minnesota.

President Trump won 74 counties out of the 87 counties that make up Minnesota. The record shows that VP Biden won 13 counties.  

2020 MN Primary Election vs Presidential General Elections Counties Won              

In the Primary, President Trump won 54 counties in a 3 way match up. VP Biden trailed behind him winning 30 counties, with Senator Sanders winning 3 counties at the 2020 Primary Elections.

2020 MN Presidential Primary vs Presidential General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won        

On a head to head count with the total votes between in VP Biden and President Trump between the Presidential Primary and General Elections, percentage (%) vote shift difference is 14% increase for President Trump and a 14% decrease for VP Biden. These percentages are represented by a vote increment of 1,348,055 for Trump and 1,431,175 for Biden at the Presidential General Elections.

Popular Vote Victory Contributed by Minnesota at the 2020 General Elections

During the 2020 General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Presidential Primary Elections vs Presidential General Elections

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakota), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties with out voter out reach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakota, three of the larger counties in Minnesota voted in favor of VP Joseph Biden giving him a 497k vote advantage out of those counties. President Trump's steady win at many of the smaller counties wasn't enough for him to catch up, making VP Biden gain an upper hand in the State of Minnesota.

Related References: 2020 Minnesota Primary Election Story, 2016 Minnesota Primary Election Story, 2012 Minnesota Primary Election Story