Politics

What would it take for Trump to win Minnesota over Biden?

Geography is just one of many variables in a presidential race — but it's a big one. Where voters turn out could determine whether President Donald Trump becomes the first Republican presidential candidate to win Minnesota in nearly half a century. Use the interactive sliders below to see how changes in turnout and the partisan mix in different regions could flip Minnesota.

By Michael Corey,

Anna Boone,

Jessie Van Berkel and

Torey Van Oot

October 6, 2020 at 11:11AM
(Anna Boone — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
about the writers

about the writers

Michael Corey

News Developer

Michael Corey is a news developer for the Star Tribune. He specializes in data journalism, and his reporting has focused on mapping, science, remote sensing, history, data on the radio, police use of force, the U.S.-Mexico border wall and sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

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Anna Boone

Digital designer

Anna Boone became a full-time digital designer at the Minnesota Star Tribune following her internship there in the summer of 2017. Before moving to Minneapolis, she interned at the Denver Post and Verge Magazine in London. 

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Jessie Van Berkel

Reporter

Jessie Van Berkel is the Star Tribune’s social services reporter. She writes about Minnesota’s most vulnerable populations and the systems and policies that affect them. Topics she covers include disability services, mental health, addiction, poverty, elder care and child protection.

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Torey Van Oot

Politics and Government

Torey Van Oot reports on Minnesota politics and government for the Star Tribune.

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