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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 Primary Absentee Counts

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

Statewide Counts

  • Applications (8/11/26 at 3 p.m.): 445,023
  • Accepted ballots - by mail (8/11/26 at 3 p.m.): 116,414
  • Accepted ballots - in person (8/11/26 at 3 p.m.): 133,364

Absentee Counts by County as of August 11, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Aitkin 5,889 2,164 292
Anoka 16,412 3,669 7,795
Becker 3,324 866 431
Beltrami 4,308 1,078 799
Benton 1,336 391 349
Big Stone 1,879 656 43
Blue Earth 9,696 2,617 1,360
Brown 3,560 1,184 309
Carlton 4,028 1,218 528
Carver 5,219 1,299 2,343
Cass 7,190 2,487 300
Chippewa 2,247 719 160
Chisago 1,836 577 625
Clay 6,002 1,471 1,254
Clearwater 740 211 109
Cook 3,191 1,443 81
Cottonwood 277 66 62
Crow Wing 6,015 1,830 946
Dakota 29,726 6,537 14,551
Dodge 394 78 158
Douglas 1,626 320 852
Faribault 1,248 387 322
Fillmore 3,029 836 165
Freeborn 1,570 446 287
Goodhue 2,061 603 664
Grant 3,477 1,077 20
Hennepin 95,431 20,242 47,690
Houston 511 145 145
Hubbard 2,155 676 269
Isanti 1,391 350 510
Itasca 11,179 3,893 676
Jackson 2,273 640 75
Kanabec 389 112 144
Kandiyohi 2,848 779 679
Kittson 1,888 735 11
Koochiching 4,339 1,299 230
Lac Qui Parle 2,299 741 73
Lake 996 337 188
Lake Of The Woods 2,253 709 20
Le Sueur 4,329 1,371 247
Lincoln 245 73 29
Lyon 3,606 1,080 282
McLeod 1,421 406 365
Mahnomen 1,844 537 69
Marshall 4,650 1,329 8
Martin 1,843 595 146
Meeker 2,748 748 251
Mille Lacs 1,291 344 212
Morrison 4,704 1,478 464
Mower 3,463 969 411
Murray 2,021 752 29
Nicollet 4,304 1,201 571
Nobles 3,336 949 83
Norman 2,716 773 32
Olmsted 9,895 2,241 4,690
Otter Tail 2,451 639 664
Pennington 1,307 355 92
Pine 2,069 662 304
Pipestone 2,829 1,002 179
Polk 6,042 1,826 103
Pope 2,912 836 130
Ramsey 31,168 7,408 14,104
Red Lake 1,669 535 8
Redwood 439 118 168
Renville 747 197 76
Rice 3,104 651 1,585
Rock 2,606 643 58
Roseau 3,637 991 79
St. Louis 11,606 3,914 2,127
Scott 7,264 1,419 3,810
Sherburne 2,652 750 839
Sibley 3,224 881 241
Stearns 10,588 2,807 3,137
Steele 973 178 517
Stevens 3,008 899 69
Swift 2,242 549 72
Todd 438 148 141
Traverse 968 353 32
Wabasha 1,431 450 216
Wadena 829 236 137
Waseca 712 196 157
Washington 17,100 4,104 8,244
Watonwan 2,691 856 66
Wilkin 2,055 468 19
Winona 2,167 647 410
Wright 5,078 1,149 2,108
Yellow Medicine 2,369 813 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 6/4/2025.

Statewide Absentee Summary Data
Absentee Ballot Counts 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 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 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 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 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 2014-2024

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