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Absentee Data


Data about absentee voting in Minnesota is listed below.

Presidential Primary Absentee Counts

The table below lists counts of absentee applications and accepted ballots for the Presidential Primary. This data also includes mail ballots initialized by counties for precincts that vote by mail. The data is current as of the date shown.

Statewide Counts

  • Applications submitted (3/4/24): 207,509
  • Accepted ballots (3/4/24): 88,583
Absentee Counts by County as of March 4, 2024
Aitkin 4,963 1,548
Anoka 3,205 2,515
Becker 2,289 638
Beltrami 2,782 993
Benton 1,100 473
Big Stone 1,627 520
Blue Earth 7,083 2,238
Brown 2,967 1,003
Carlton 2,722 906
Carver 958 777
Cass 6,078 2,175
Chippewa 1,929 583
Chisago 474 330
Clay 3,173 806
Clearwater 507 151
Cook 3,071 885
Cottonwood 124 52
Crow Wing 3,674 1,291
Dakota 5,644 4,152
Dodge 77 73
Douglas 304 255
Faribault 969 261
Fillmore 2,237 577
Freeborn 894 379
Goodhue 641 481
Grant 3,146 637
Hennepin 20,935 16,881
Houston 130 104
Hubbard 1,502 481
Isanti 337 209
Itasca 9,454 3,113
Jackson 1,850 548
Kanabec 102 93
Kandiyohi 1,333 454
Kittson 1,720 525
Koochiching 2,107 794
Lac Qui Parle 2,041 565
Lake 614 231
Lake Of The Woods 2,157 610
Le Sueur 4,108 1,231
Lincoln 129 52
Lyon 2,873 794
McLeod 628 271
Mahnomen 1,547 387
Marshall 4,138 1,152
Martin 1,244 348
Meeker 2,899 817
Mille Lacs 761 263
Morrison 3,527 1,085
Mower 2,431 748
Murray 1,837 599
Nicollet 3,152 1,056
Nobles 2,805 812
Norman 2,321 498
Olmsted 2,001 1,576
Otter Tail 1,017 477
Pennington 962 290
Pine 1,317 518
Pipestone 2,323 588
Polk 5,044 1,496
Pope 2,373 661
Ramsey 7,199 5,582
Red Lake 1,473 455
Redwood 103 75
Renville 74 66
Rice 543 436
Rock 2,149 582
Roseau 3,196 722
St. Louis 6,154 2,528
Scott 1,280 1,021
Sherburne 486 351
Sibley 2,667 626
Stearns 6,274 2,397
Steele 330 306
Stevens 2,580 709
Swift 1,772 483
Todd 111 78
Traverse 887 314
Wabasha 946 349
Wadena 162 72
Waseca 371 123
Washington 4,193 3,512
Watonwan 2,315 676
Wilkin 1,800 402
Winona 964 416
Wright 1,109 742
Yellow Medicine 2,014 534

Absentee Data for Past Elections

Information about key absentee ballot metrics for past elections is in the table below. Additional information is available in the spreadsheet below. The data also includes mail ballots for precincts that vote by mail. Last updated 4/12/23.

Statewide Absentee Summary Data
Absentee Ballot Counts 2022 State General 2022 State Primary 2020 State General 2020 State Primary 2020 Presidential Primary 2018 State General 2018 State Primary
Transmitted 792,581 275,851 2,193,411 867,123 249,701 730,875 226,263
Returned 687,062 161,662 1,929,945 555,998 155,255 652,053 149,274
Accepted 673,360 155,097 1,909,701 543,665 145,824 638,581 143,975
Rejected 13,698 6,542 20,240 12,229 9,388 13,468 5,200

Download a spreadsheet of statewide absentee voting statistics 2014-2022

Data for past elections is also available through the Election Administration & Voting Survey.