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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 (7/30/26): 344,708
  • Accepted ballots - by mail (7/30/26): 65,342
  • Accepted ballots - in person (7/30/26): 35,969

Absentee Counts by County as of July 30, 2026
County Applications Accepted ballots - by mail Accepted ballots - in person
Aitkin 5,671 1,262 86
Anoka 10,386 2,196 1,969
Becker 2,961 436 100
Beltrami 3,684 583 218
Benton 1,089 222 138
Big Stone 1,841 242 7
Blue Earth 8,721 1,496 423
Brown 3,368 679 81
Carlton 3,660 688 190
Carver 3,379 808 581
Cass 6,943 1,439 65
Chippewa 2,107 339 32
Chisago 1,390 354 224
Clay 5,139 915 425
Clearwater 638 102 19
Cook 3,133 655 16
Cottonwood 235 42 23
Crow Wing 5,343 1,120 300
Dakota 18,599 3,827 3,793
Dodge 249 31 35
Douglas 990 187 236
Faribault 1,032 188 112
Fillmore 2,883 415 27
Freeborn 1,389 293 119
Goodhue 1,657 401 293
Grant 3,459 476 7
Hennepin 59,375 12,074 12,405
Houston 397 73 39
Hubbard 1,895 382 37
Isanti 1,027 208 130
Itasca 10,650 2,251 158
Jackson 2,202 369 9
Kanabec 272 70 32
Kandiyohi 2,270 369 155
Kittson 1,879 393 8
Koochiching 4,170 695 39
Lac Qui Parle 2,233 384 9
Lake 849 177 49
Lake Of The Woods 2,233 321 3
Le Sueur 4,119 699 52
Lincoln 229 31 7
Lyon 3,355 550 45
McLeod 1,141 208 96
Mahnomen 1,783 275 4
Marshall 4,647 701 4
Martin 1,720 316 33
Meeker 2,546 380 44
Mille Lacs 1,134 157 57
Morrison 4,325 786 120
Mower 3,188 518 144
Murray 1,994 346 6
Nicollet 3,959 655 227
Nobles 3,263 496 18
Norman 2,683 334 5
Olmsted 6,340 1,145 1,246
Otter Tail 2,076 290 277
Pennington 1,255 180 25
Pine 1,864 367 113
Pipestone 2,677 434 29
Polk 5,940 977 23
Pope 2,807 409 22
Ramsey 20,962 4,440 4,273
Red Lake 1,664 339 4
Redwood 319 56 45
Renville 706 118 37
Rice 1,924 355 448
Rock 2,545 260 8
Roseau 3,564 523 13
St. Louis 9,980 2,174 598
Scott 4,255 793 753
Sherburne 2,011 461 229
Sibley 3,039 428 40
Stearns 8,227 1,630 788
Steele 694 117 245
Stevens 2,943 409 10
Swift 2,177 395 10
Todd 330 79 25
Traverse 940 152 4
Wabasha 1,302 285 46
Wadena 684 121 30
Waseca 594 99 36
Washington 11,240 2,580 2,587
Watonwan 2,639 398 15
Wilkin 2,048 267 9
Winona 1,830 363 99
Wright 3,344 696 419
Yellow Medicine 2,304 388 9

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.