Voting & Elections in Prior Lake, MN
Presidential election results and party lean trends
County-level data: Election results are reported at the county level. Prior Lake is located in Scott County, MN. Results reflect all voters in the county, not just those in Prior Lake.
Election Overview
Source: Scott County (2024)2024 Winner
Republican
Dem Votes
40,214
44.8%
GOP Votes
47,837
53.3%
Total Votes
89,806
Margin
R+8.5%
Shift from 2020
R+1.9pp
vs prior election
📊Election Results by Year
2016–2024📈Partisan Lean Trend
R+8.5%Election History
Source: County-Level Election Results| Year | Dem Votes | GOP Votes | Total | Dem % | GOP % | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40,214 | 47,837 | 89,806 | 44.8% | 53.3% | R+8.5 |
| 2020 | 40,040 | 45,872 | 87,965 | 45.5% | 52.1% | R+6.6 |
| 2016 | 28,502 | 39,948 | 74,390 | 38.3% | 53.7% | R+15.4 |
In the 2024 presidential election, Scott County recorded 89,806 total votes. Republicans won the county with 53.3% of the vote compared to 44.8% for Democrats, a margin of R+8.5%. Compared to 2020, the margin shifted R+1.9pp from the previous election. Since 2016, Scott County has shifted 6.9 percentage points toward Democrats.