Fairmont, MN Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Fairmont, MN, Minnesota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+40%. Republican peak: R+60 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+40MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population: 19,7802024 5-year
Median household income: $59,5072024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 92.5%2024 5-year
Black: 0.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 7.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+35 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+60 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Fairmont, MN

TrumpR+40

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	68.9%	7,442
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	29.4%	3,171
OtherAll other candidates	1.7%	183

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	+25.4%
1896	−12.9%
1900	−17.6%
1904	−49.3%
1908	−26.7%
1912	+17.0%
1916	+0.4%
1920	−59.8%
1924	−46.3%
1928	−28.7%
1932	+22.0%
1936	+34.6%
1940	−19.8%
1944	−7.7%
1948	+12.6%
1952	−55.6%
1956	−42.4%
1960	−33.8%
1964	−7.9%
1968	−23.8%
1972	−32.0%
1976	−6.5%
1980	−22.4%
1984	−21.9%
1988	−7.5%
1992	−3.6%
1996	+3.9%
2000	−14.7%
2004	−15.6%
2008	−15.3%
2012	−23.7%
2016	−41.1%
2020	−37.9%
2024	−39.6%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−39.6%	3,171	7,442	10,796
2020	R	−37.9%	3,305	7,480	11,009
2016	R	−41.1%	2,733	7,062	10,531
2012	R	−23.7%	4,054	6,657	10,968
2008	R	−15.3%	4,413	6,053	10,754
2004	R	−15.6%	4,590	6,311	11,047
2000	R	−14.7%	4,166	5,686	10,371
1996	D	+3.9%	4,718	4,303	10,517
1992	R	−3.6%	4,019	4,438	11,609
1988	R	−7.5%	4,922	5,724	10,731
1984	R	−21.9%	4,673	7,308	12,045
1980	R	−22.4%	4,301	7,057	12,294
1976	R	−6.5%	5,672	6,484	12,488
1972	R	−32.0%	3,816	7,569	11,718
1968	R	−23.8%	4,271	7,115	11,973
1964	R	−7.9%	5,575	6,529	12,126
1960	R	−33.8%	4,194	8,479	12,692
1956	R	−42.4%	3,289	8,152	11,456
1952	R	−55.6%	2,673	9,411	12,123
1948	D	+12.6%	6,015	4,662	10,764
1944	R	−7.7%	4,443	5,182	9,654
1940	R	−19.8%	4,290	6,409	10,720
1936	D	+34.6%	6,492	3,090	9,825
1932	D	+22.0%	4,731	3,004	7,851
1928	R	−28.7%	2,822	5,110	7,972
1924	R	−46.3%	751	4,238	7,535
1920	R	−59.8%	1,221	5,142	6,554
1916	D	+0.4%	1,756	1,741	3,692
1912	O	+17.0%	1,141	578	3,310
1908	R	−26.7%	1,054	1,922	3,255
1904	R	−49.3%	656	2,167	3,067
1900	R	−17.6%	1,233	1,819	3,326
1896	R	−12.9%	1,327	1,739	3,202
1892	D	+25.4%	1,189	661	2,078
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

39.5%

Irish

7.4%

American

6.7%

English

6.5%

Polish

3.8%

French

1.5%

Italian

1.2%

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: 43.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.8%

85+

3.1%

2.7%

75–84

3.0%

7.6%

65–74

6.4%

6.9%

55–64

7.3%

5.4%

45–54

5.0%

5.7%

35–44

5.0%

5.5%

25–34

5.4%

3.2%

18–24

3.1%

8.4%

5–17

8.8%

2.6%

3.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$59,507

Fairmont, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.

Fairmont, MN$59,507

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

13.1%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1813.9%

Working age (18–64)12.6%

Seniors (65+)14.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

94.3%

speak English only

Spanish4.4%

Other Indo-European0.8%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

44.3%

Catholic & Orthodox

26.1%

Other Christian

5.8%

Methodist

3.4%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 19.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-five points in 1936 and a Republican high of sixty points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.

A population of 19,780, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,507 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Fairmont, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Fairmont, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 39.6 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 10,796 votes cast, 3,171 went Democratic and 7,442 went Republican.

What is Fairmont, MN, Minnesota's political typology?

Akashic places Fairmont, 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 6 times, Republican 27 times, and other 1 times.

When did Fairmont, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Fairmont, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.

How many people live in Fairmont, MN, Minnesota?

Fairmont, MN, Minnesota has a population of 19,780 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Fairmont, MN, Minnesota?

Median household income in Fairmont, MN, Minnesota is $59,507 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Fairmont, MN, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fairmont, MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Fairmont, MN has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+40 in 2024.

Key facts

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