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Absentee Data

Data about absentee voting in Minnesota is listed below. This incorporates all voting before election day, including voter requests for an absentee ballot by mail, ballots sent to voters on the permanent absentee list, ballots sent to UOCAVA voters, ballots sent to voters in precincts that vote by mail, absentee in person voting (by envelope), and early voting. 

State General Election Absentee Counts

The data below lists counts of absentee applications and accepted ballots (by mail and in person) for the State General Election. The data is current as of the date shown.

Statewide Counts

  • Applications (10/23/26): 688,688
  • Accepted ballots - by mail (10/23/26): 177,841
  • Accepted ballots - in person (10/23/26): 241,348

Absentee Counts by County as of October 23, 2026
County Applications Accepted ballots - by mail Accepted ballots - in person
Aitkin 6,545 2,419 539
Anoka 32,116 7,236 16,218
Becker 4,544 1,138 1,087
Beltrami 6,020 1,342 1,702
Benton 2,323 735 711
Big Stone 1,950 773 78
Blue Earth 12,118 3,192 2,598
Brown 4,222 1,236 590
Carlton 5,389 1,481 1,188
Carver 12,148 3,155 5,809
Cass 8,383 2,931 949
Chippewa 2,525 661 258
Chisago 4,420 1,231 2,084
Clay 7,774 2,218 1,684
Clearwater 849 210 134
Cook 3,297 1,344 120
Cottonwood 574 145 229
Crow Wing 9,167 2,580 2,843
Dakota 51,887 11,039 24,832
Dodge 1,023 191 436
Douglas 3,667 633 2,159
Faribault 1,362 373 230
Fillmore 3,441 935 305
Freeborn 2,657 801 872
Goodhue 3,769 1,148 1,434
Grant 3,457 922 30
Hennepin 163,269 39,650 74,298
Houston 1,082 292 289
Hubbard 3,357 955 1,034
Isanti 2,701 624 1,243
Itasca 12,464 3,861 1,421
Jackson 2,526 659 193
Kanabec 833 230 386
Kandiyohi 4,062 955 1,220
Kittson 2,054 766 18
Koochiching 4,538 1,323 322
Lac Qui Parle 2,406 608 78
Lake 1,531 495 435
Lake Of The Woods 2,255 607 40
Le Sueur 4,925 1,519 448
Lincoln 409 106 93
Lyon 4,200 1,279 575
McLeod 2,682 629 1,109
Mahnomen 1,874 489 64
Marshall 4,707 1,715 34
Martin 2,431 698 524
Meeker 3,403 815 593
Mille Lacs 1,975 474 557
Morrison 5,303 1,580 747
Mower 4,832 1,311 1,133
Murray 2,191 754 85
Nicollet 5,728 1,791 1,098
Nobles 3,695 866 259
Norman 2,774 776 50
Olmsted 16,727 4,307 7,016
Otter Tail 4,632 1,110 1,706
Pennington 1,688 466 273
Pine 3,152 810 853
Pipestone 2,840 685 101
Polk 6,515 2,107 261
Pope 3,312 893 342
Ramsey 54,819 14,173 21,318
Red Lake 1,696 724 11
Redwood 825 203 396
Renville 1,028 312 212
Rice 5,797 1,421 2,999
Rock 2,755 634 103
Roseau 3,843 1,030 189
St. Louis 19,221 6,311 5,056
Scott 13,586 2,734 6,741
Sherburne 6,055 1,638 2,486
Sibley 3,386 799 249
Stearns 15,527 4,112 5,469
Steele 2,476 479 1,529
Stevens 3,142 905 132
Swift 2,360 850 95
Todd 940 304 380
Traverse 1,033 374 53
Wabasha 2,101 764 461
Wadena 1,071 172 263
Waseca 1,150 228 398
Washington 35,198 7,691 18,416
Watonwan 2,831 811 120
Wilkin 2,135 592 43
Winona 3,951 1,425 1,096
Wright 10,601 2,133 5,048
Yellow Medicine 2,461 748 68

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 9/28/2026.

Statewide Absentee Summary Data
Absentee Ballot Counts 2026 State Primary 2024 State General 2024 State Primary 2024 Presidential Primary 2022 State General 2022 State Primary 2020 State General 2020 State Primary 2020 Presidential Primary 2018 State General 2018 State Primary 2016 State General 2016 State Primary
Transmitted 450,777 1,452,508 286,263 217,791 792,581 275,851 2,193,411 867,123 249,701 730,875 226,263 742,021 108,658
Returned 263,847 1,330,958 134,360 111,930 687,062 161,662 1,929,945 555,998 155,255 652,053 149,274 689,228 44,504
Accepted 254,786 1,310,773 127,647 105,704 673,360 155,097 1,909,701 543,665 145,824 638,581 143,975 676,722 42,079
Rejected 8,832 20,172 6,688 6,187 13,698 6,542 20,240 12,229 9,388 13,468 5,200 12,461 2,390

Download a spreadsheet of statewide absentee voting statistics 2014-2026

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