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1876–2024
Grand Forks, ND-MN·Minnesota

Grand Forks, ND-MN moved 5 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

A university town anchoring a competitive Red River Valley corridor

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
LatestR+23in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population103,6282024 ACS

Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+23%. Republican peak: R+55 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+23MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
103,6282024 5-year
Median household income
$69,5662024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
83.9%2024 5-year
Black
3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
5.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+42 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Grand Forks, ND-MN
TrumpR+23
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2024 presidential margin by county for Grand Forks, ND-MN, MNA map of the constituent counties of Grand Forks, ND-MN, MN, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Polk County, MN · R+34Grand Forks County, ND · R+18
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican60.4%28,285
Kamala HarrisDemocratic37.2%17,436
OtherAll other candidates2.4%1,109
D+60
R+60
2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
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: −23.2% in 2024.flipped R · 2012−23.2%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−19.5%
1896+13.4%
1900−14.0%
1904−55.0%
1908−22.0%
1912+15.0%
1916+14.4%
1920−50.6%
1924−45.8%
1928−22.1%
1932+29.3%
1936+41.7%
1940+21.6%
1944+24.1%
1948+18.5%
1952−19.7%
1956−9.3%
1960−2.3%
1964+27.4%
1968+0.6%
1972−12.0%
1976+0.6%
1980−21.6%
1984−17.7%
1988−4.3%
1992−6.0%
1996+1.5%
2000−16.8%
2004−14.4%
2008+4.9%
2012−4.2%
2016−21.6%
2020−18.3%
2024−23.2%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−23.2%
17,43628,28546,830
R
−18.3%
18,31926,85246,564
R
−21.6%
15,56325,31945,161
R
−4.2%
20,80522,67544,722
D
+4.9%
23,95421,66846,487
R
−14.4%
19,37526,02246,138
R
−16.8%
16,35723,48442,525
D
+1.5%
17,74517,16939,423
R
−6.0%
16,78019,52246,038
R
−4.3%
20,01721,83342,193
R
−17.7%
17,08324,51541,973
R
−21.6%
14,14823,29342,375
D
+0.6%
20,62320,37242,252
R
−12.0%
16,78221,50039,360
D
+0.6%
16,07515,87634,018
D
+27.4%
21,79212,40634,286
R
−2.3%
17,68718,52536,252
R
−9.3%
14,21117,13631,403
R
−19.7%
12,88319,26532,345
D
+18.5%
16,27511,03628,369
D
+24.1%
16,51510,07026,744
D
+21.6%
19,04812,24331,491
D
+41.7%
20,5598,06329,986
D
+29.3%
16,3308,69426,090
R
−22.1%
9,65715,23925,237
R
−45.8%
1,60611,71722,091
R
−50.6%
4,63815,84322,132
D
+14.4%
6,3124,63011,662
O
+15.0%
3,1541,6909,746
R
−22.0%
3,6786,05110,770
R
−55.0%
1,5246,3568,786
R
−14.0%
4,0655,46610,014
D
+13.4%
6,9475,28712,432
O
−19.5%
1,3763,1499,089
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
27.3%
Irish
8.7%
English
5.2%
Polish
3.8%
French
3.5%
American
2.4%
Italian
1.7%
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: 33.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.4%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.5%
65–74
4.5%
5.4%
55–64
5.4%
4.9%
45–54
4.4%
6.2%
35–44
5.7%
7.9%
25–34
6.3%
8.4%
18–24
7.4%
8.2%
5–17
7.9%
3.2%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,566
Grand Forks, ND-MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grand Forks, ND-MN$69,566
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
12.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.4%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)12.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.6%
speak English only
Other Indo-European2.6%
Spanish2.1%
Other languages1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
23.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
18.1%
Other Christian
3.7%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Non-Christian
1.2%
Methodist
0.9%
Baptist
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks trends more competitive than its surrounding region, with the student and faculty population tempering the broader rural Republican lean that dominates both the North Dakota and Minnesota sides of the metro.

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

A population of 103,628, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,566 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 23.2 points (R+23), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,830 votes cast, 17,436 went Democratic and 28,285 went Republican.
What is Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Grand Forks, ND-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 Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota has a population of 103,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota is $69,566 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grand Forks, ND-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.