Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+34%. Republican peak: R+66 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+34MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 60,4752024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,2552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 91.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+15 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Fergus Falls, MN
TrumpR+34
Constituent county margins for Fergus Falls, MN, MNOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 66.1% | 24,276 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 32.0% | 11,752 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 708 |
D+60R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +8.7% |
| 1896 | +11.3% |
| 1900 | −2.6% |
| 1904 | −59.9% |
| 1908 | −24.1% |
| 1912 | +15.0% |
| 1916 | −18.5% |
| 1920 | −66.2% |
| 1924 | −51.3% |
| 1928 | −39.0% |
| 1932 | +8.2% |
| 1936 | −1.4% |
| 1940 | −27.9% |
| 1944 | −35.7% |
| 1948 | −25.2% |
| 1952 | −50.4% |
| 1956 | −32.0% |
| 1960 | −26.1% |
| 1964 | −2.7% |
| 1968 | −24.6% |
| 1972 | −25.9% |
| 1976 | −0.9% |
| 1980 | −22.9% |
| 1984 | −23.3% |
| 1988 | −14.8% |
| 1992 | −7.1% |
| 1996 | −5.0% |
| 2000 | −25.0% |
| 2004 | −23.9% |
| 2008 | −12.9% |
| 2012 | −21.1% |
| 2016 | −35.7% |
| 2020 | −32.5% |
| 2024 | −34.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,752 | 24,276 | 36,736 | ||
| R | 11,958 | 23,800 | 36,399 | ||
| R | 9,340 | 20,939 | 32,500 | ||
| R | 12,165 | 18,860 | 31,670 | ||
| R | 13,856 | 18,077 | 32,687 | ||
| R | 12,038 | 19,734 | 32,178 | ||
| R | 9,844 | 16,963 | 28,511 | ||
| R | 10,519 | 11,808 | 25,850 | ||
| R | 9,176 | 11,074 | 26,670 | ||
| R | 10,373 | 14,015 | 24,604 | ||
| R | 9,714 | 15,664 | 25,551 | ||
| R | 9,108 | 15,091 | 26,138 | ||
| R | 11,881 | 12,113 | 24,510 | ||
| R | 7,881 | 13,519 | 21,731 | ||
| R | 7,400 | 12,483 | 20,701 | ||
| R | 9,997 | 10,542 | 20,565 | ||
| R | 8,054 | 13,747 | 21,843 | ||
| R | 6,571 | 12,764 | 19,375 | ||
| R | 5,388 | 16,447 | 21,921 | ||
| R | 6,546 | 11,131 | 18,172 | ||
| R | 5,823 | 12,351 | 18,284 | ||
| R | 7,705 | 13,737 | 21,629 | ||
| R | 8,642 | 8,899 | 18,110 | ||
| D | 8,805 | 7,416 | 16,964 | ||
| R | 4,990 | 11,624 | 17,025 | ||
| R | 568 | 7,557 | 13,629 | ||
| R | 1,741 | 11,084 | 14,119 | ||
| R | 2,858 | 4,328 | 7,966 | ||
| O | 1,739 | 755 | 6,546 | ||
| R | 2,320 | 3,964 | 6,826 | ||
| R | 869 | 4,642 | 6,299 | ||
| R | 3,257 | 3,446 | 7,303 | ||
| D | 4,482 | 3,544 | 8,294 | ||
| D | 2,140 | 1,642 | 5,722 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
37.0%
Irish
7.8%
English
5.3%
Polish
3.6%
American
3.3%
French
1.8%
Italian
1.1%
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: 46.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$72,255
Fergus Falls, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fergus Falls, MN$72,255
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
8.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.6%
Working age (18–64)8.7%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish2.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fergus Falls anchors a region where agricultural heritage and a dense network of lakes shape both the economy and a persistently Republican-leaning electorate that has backed GOP presidential candidates by wide margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of fifteen points in 1912 and a Republican high of sixty-six points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-four points.
A population of 60,475, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,255 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 34.1 points (R+34), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,736 votes cast, 11,752 went Democratic and 24,276 went Republican.
What is Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Fergus Falls, 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 3 times, Republican 30 times, and other 1 times.
When did Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota?
Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota has a population of 60,475 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota is $72,255 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fergus Falls, MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 3 went Democratic and 30 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.