Voting & Elections in Moorhead, MN
Presidential election results and party lean trends
County-level data: Election results are reported at the county level. Moorhead is located in Clay County, MN. Results reflect all voters in the county, not just those in Moorhead.
Election Overview
Source: Clay County (2024)2024 Winner
Democrat
Dem Votes
16,121
49.3%
GOP Votes
15,965
48.8%
Total Votes
32,734
Margin
D+0.5%
Shift from 2020
R+3.6pp
vs prior election
📊Election Results by Year
2016–2024📈Partisan Lean Trend
D+0.5%Election History
Source: County-Level Election Results| Year | Dem Votes | GOP Votes | Total | Dem % | GOP % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16,121 | 15,965 | 32,734 | 49.3% | 48.8% | D+0.5 |
| 2020 | 16,357 | 15,043 | 32,239 | 50.7% | 46.7% | D+4.1 |
| 2016 | 12,974 | 13,549 | 29,108 | 44.6% | 46.6% | R+2.0 |
In the 2024 presidential election, Clay County recorded 32,734 total votes. Democrats won the county with 49.3% of the vote compared to 48.8% for Republicans, a margin of D+0.5%. Compared to 2020, the margin shifted R+3.6pp from the previous election. Since 2016, Clay County has shifted 2.5 percentage points toward Democrats.