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1876–2024
Bemidji, MN·Minnesota

Bemidji, MN delivered R+6 in 2024.

Timber-country hub where Native and rural white electorates intersect

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
LatestR+6in 2024
TypologyIndustrial Catholic Metrocluster typology
Population46,5122024 ACS

Bemidji, MN, Minnesota: Industrial Catholic Metro metro. In 2024, voted R+6%. Republican peak: R+73 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+6MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
Population
46,5122024 5-year
Median household income
$68,9752024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.5%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+48 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+73 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Bemidji, MN
TrumpR+6
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican51.9%12,898
Kamala HarrisDemocratic46.2%11,493
OtherAll other candidates1.9%483
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −5.6% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−5.6%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+10.2%
1896+2.6%
1900−26.5%
1904−72.5%
1908−41.6%
1912+9.9%
1916+14.4%
1920−41.9%
1924−41.2%
1928−28.2%
1932+28.6%
1936+48.3%
1940+32.9%
1944+33.7%
1948+30.2%
1952−8.1%
1956−2.1%
1960+1.9%
1964+30.4%
1968+11.7%
1972−6.6%
1976+17.5%
1980+6.1%
1984+0.4%
1988+6.4%
1992+12.5%
1996+13.9%
2000−6.1%
2004+1.7%
2008+10.2%
2012+9.9%
2016−9.7%
2020−3.2%
2024−5.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−5.6%
11,49312,89824,874
R
−3.2%
11,42612,18824,189
R
−9.7%
8,68810,78321,564
D
+9.9%
11,8189,63722,051
D
+10.2%
12,0199,76222,236
D
+1.7%
10,59210,23721,131
R
−6.1%
7,3018,34617,217
D
+13.9%
8,0065,80615,848
D
+12.5%
7,2105,20415,987
D
+6.4%
7,5666,65214,380
D
+0.4%
7,4817,41414,998
D
+6.1%
7,4326,48115,537
D
+17.5%
7,5405,21413,285
R
−6.6%
5,1945,94711,393
D
+11.7%
5,0343,9129,565
D
+30.4%
5,9673,1849,166
D
+1.9%
4,6534,4829,157
R
−2.1%
3,8073,9747,797
R
−8.1%
4,0924,8178,962
D
+30.2%
6,0203,1269,580
D
+33.7%
5,4902,7058,256
D
+32.9%
7,0363,51110,713
D
+48.3%
6,5072,1828,957
D
+28.6%
4,3862,3187,222
R
−28.2%
2,2214,0626,522
O
−41.2%
3232,9606,404
R
−41.9%
1,4274,5187,375
D
+14.4%
1,9121,3314,028
O
+9.9%
7904903,025
R
−41.6%
6481,8822,969
R
−72.5%
2341,9532,371
R
−26.5%
7671,3392,158
D
+2.6%
213202421
D
+10.2%
5744127
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
24.4%
Irish
6.6%
English
6.0%
American
5.4%
French
3.1%
Polish
1.9%
Italian
1.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 35.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.3%
2.1%
75–84
2.7%
5.2%
65–74
5.3%
5.6%
55–64
6.0%
4.8%
45–54
4.8%
6.0%
35–44
5.7%
6.0%
25–34
5.8%
6.7%
18–24
6.3%
9.7%
5–17
8.6%
3.4%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,975
Bemidji, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bemidji, MN$68,975
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.4%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Other languages2.9%
Spanish0.8%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
14.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.0%
Other Christian
8.0%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Methodist
0.7%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 65.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bemidji anchors a region where Beltrami County's large Ojibwe population and surrounding rural white communities produce split-ticket patterns unusual for outstate Minnesota, making it a reliable bellwether for northern district races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-eight points in 1936 and a Republican high of seventy-three points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.

A population of 46,512, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,975 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bemidji, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bemidji, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 5.6 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,874 votes cast, 11,493 went Democratic and 12,898 went Republican.
What is Bemidji, MN, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Bemidji, MN, Minnesota in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 20 times, Republican 12 times, and other 2 times.
When did Bemidji, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bemidji, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Bemidji, MN, Minnesota?
Bemidji, MN, Minnesota has a population of 46,512 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bemidji, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Bemidji, MN, Minnesota is $68,975 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Bemidji, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bemidji, MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.