States with similar presidential preferences to Minnesota

The data shows that Minnesota tends to have similar presidential preferences with states in the Northeast region and Hawaii, despite the state being located in the Midwest. It almost always votes for Democratic candidates in presidential elections.

5 States with similar presidential preferences to Minnesota

1. Hawaii is the furthest state away from Minnesota, but it has voted in presidential elections similarly to Minnesota. In fact, the only contest in which they voted differently was in the 1984 presidential election. However, this was in large part to due with the Democratic Party’s candidate, Walter Mondale, being from Minnesota.
2. Rhode Island and Minnesota rarely vote for different candidates in presidential elections. In fact, they have only preferred different candidates in one election since 1934. This is because both states tend to favor the Democratic Party.
3. New York is another state in the Northeast region on this list. The state only voted differently than Minnesota in two presidential elections since 1960. These two elections were won by Ronald Reagan in a landslide. Instead, Minnesota preferred Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale.
4. Maryland and Minnesota also preferred different candidates in only two elections since 1960. However, they are slightly different than New York. Jimmy Carter won Maryland and Minnesota in 1980, but Maryland did not vote for Michael Dukakis in 1988, like Minnesota and New York did.
5. Massachusetts is yet another state in the New England region on this list. It borders Rhode Island and New York. Both Minnesota and Massachusetts have been traditionally strongholds of the Democratic Party. Like New York, Massachusetts voted for Ronald Reagan twice, while Minnesota preferred Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale.

5 States with least similar presidential preferences to Minnesota

1. Mississippi
2. Utah
3. Idaho
4. Kansas
5. Nebraska

Minnesota Presidential Voting History

2020: Joe Biden (D)
2016: Hillary Clinton (D)
2012: Barack Obama (D)
2008: Barack Obama (D)
2004: John Kerry (D)
2000: Al Gore (D)
1996: Bill Clinton (D)
1992: Bill Clinton (D)
1988: Michael Dukakis (D)
1984: Walter Mondale (D)
1980: Jimmy Carter (D)
1976: Jimmy Carter (D)
1972: Richard Nixon (R)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (D)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1960: John F. Kennedy (D)