Beltrami County once again backs Trump while Bemidji goes for Harris

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61% : Harris collected 3,942 votes, or 55.29% in the city, while Trump received 3,187 votes, or 44.70%.Harris' advantages were 660 to 456 in Ward 1, 731 to 584 in Ward 2, 803 to 731 in Ward 3, 869 to 619 in Ward 4, and 879 to 797 in Ward 5, according to preliminary results.
44% : Overall in the state, 50.93% of Minnesotans backed Harris while Trump received 46.68% of the total votes cast.
43% : In 2016, Trump won the county over Hillary Clinton by 10,783 to 8,688.
43% : A similar situation took place in 2020 when Biden won the city vote count 3,787 to 3,065, a switch from 2016, where Trump earned more Bemidji votes by a close margin of 2,912 to 2,793.
34% : The current unofficial election results show that 12,897 residents voted for Trump, while 11,493 voted for current Vice President Kamala Harris in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
32% : Meanwhile, city of Bemidji residents went against the county trend once again and backed Harris, with her receiving more votes than Trump in all five Bemidji wards.

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