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1876–2024
Detroit Lakes, MN·Minnesota

Detroit Lakes, MN has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+33 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
LatestR+33in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population35,3432024 ACS

Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+33%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+33MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
35,3432024 5-year
Median household income
$71,3882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
85.3%2024 5-year
Black
1.0%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
2.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+66 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Detroit Lakes, MN
TrumpR+33
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican65.7%12,961
Kamala HarrisDemocratic32.6%6,435
OtherAll other candidates1.7%343
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: −33.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−33.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892+38.1%
1896−19.6%
1900−36.8%
1904−66.3%
1908−41.6%
1912+7.3%
1916−8.8%
1920−61.6%
1924−38.9%
1928−13.2%
1932+39.6%
1936+40.0%
1940+19.8%
1944+12.4%
1948+24.6%
1952−12.3%
1956+0.1%
1960+1.6%
1964+26.4%
1968+1.4%
1972−12.3%
1976+7.8%
1980−12.4%
1984−16.0%
1988−7.5%
1992−3.4%
1996+3.4%
2000−20.2%
2004−18.1%
2008−6.9%
2012−14.5%
2016−32.9%
2020−30.1%
2024−33.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−33.1%
6,43512,96119,739
R
−30.1%
6,58912,43819,401
R
−32.9%
5,20810,88017,222
R
−14.5%
6,8299,20416,382
R
−6.9%
7,6878,85116,965
R
−18.1%
6,7569,79516,801
R
−20.2%
5,2538,15214,333
D
+3.4%
5,9115,46113,374
R
−3.4%
4,9585,43013,702
R
−7.5%
5,7876,73812,651
R
−16.0%
5,4567,55313,101
R
−12.4%
5,2216,84813,134
D
+7.8%
6,5975,61112,566
R
−12.3%
4,6956,03310,884
D
+1.4%
4,8754,72810,196
D
+26.4%
6,4533,75110,220
D
+1.6%
5,2575,09010,389
D
+0.1%
4,6194,6089,251
R
−12.3%
4,5395,81510,414
D
+24.6%
5,8853,4959,727
D
+12.4%
4,8893,8038,750
D
+19.8%
6,4324,29210,816
D
+40.0%
6,4732,6839,466
D
+39.6%
5,5472,2998,210
R
−13.2%
3,2534,2737,703
O
−38.9%
4292,9366,452
R
−61.6%
9014,8116,349
R
−8.8%
1,4531,7613,491
O
+7.3%
7325093,037
R
−41.6%
7282,0583,196
R
−66.3%
3101,8722,355
R
−36.8%
7711,7902,770
R
−19.6%
9851,4792,515
D
+38.1%
8532661,539
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
32.3%
Irish
6.7%
English
5.4%
French
3.4%
American
3.1%
Polish
2.3%
Scottish
0.9%
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: 43.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.7%
3.4%
75–84
3.2%
7.1%
65–74
6.8%
7.2%
55–64
7.4%
5.5%
45–54
5.2%
5.7%
35–44
5.7%
5.0%
25–34
5.0%
3.7%
18–24
3.5%
9.0%
5–17
8.9%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$71,388
Detroit Lakes, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Detroit Lakes, MN$71,388
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
12.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.1%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other languages1.0%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
21.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
16.5%
Other Christian
13.6%
Methodist
1.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 47.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Detroit Lakes, MN sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

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

A population of 35,343, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,388 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 33.1 points (R+33), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,739 votes cast, 6,435 went Democratic and 12,961 went Republican.
What is Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota in the "Farm Belt" 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 12 times, Republican 20 times, and other 2 times.
When did Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota?
Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota has a population of 35,343 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota is $71,388 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.