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1876–2024
Grand Rapids, MN·Minnesota

Grand Rapids, MN delivered R+20 in 2024.

Iron Range gateway where timber-era labor politics meet modern rural realignment

1876 — 2024·38 elections
MN
LatestR+20in 2024
TypologyFarm Beltcluster typology
Population45,2752024 ACS

Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+20%. Republican peak: R+64 in 1904.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+20MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population
45,2752024 5-year
Median household income
$68,6032024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
88.8%2024 5-year
Black
0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
1.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+49 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+64 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Grand Rapids, MN
TrumpR+20
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican59.1%15,863
Kamala HarrisDemocratic39.0%10,467
OtherAll other candidates1.9%510
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: −20.1% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−20.1%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892−13.0%
1896−6.5%
1900−29.4%
1904−64.5%
1908−40.2%
1912+9.4%
1916+10.8%
1920−30.0%
1924−54.1%
1928−22.9%
1932+17.9%
1936+41.4%
1940+30.8%
1944+34.8%
1948+36.1%
1952+16.2%
1956+15.3%
1960+23.8%
1964+48.8%
1968+34.6%
1972+6.8%
1976+31.2%
1980+16.9%
1984+10.3%
1988+11.3%
1992+17.6%
1996+20.5%
2000+4.8%
2004+10.6%
2008+12.9%
2012+9.8%
2016−16.4%
2020−16.8%
2024−20.1%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−20.1%
10,46715,86326,840
R
−16.8%
10,78615,23926,561
R
−16.4%
9,01512,92023,880
D
+9.8%
12,85210,50123,919
D
+12.9%
13,46010,30924,395
D
+10.6%
13,29010,70524,367
D
+4.8%
10,5839,54521,714
D
+20.5%
10,7066,50620,473
D
+17.6%
9,6215,95220,838
D
+11.3%
10,5178,35819,053
D
+10.3%
11,4559,30620,948
D
+16.9%
12,1348,36822,228
D
+31.2%
12,9796,64620,281
D
+6.8%
8,6837,55816,583
D
+34.6%
10,5124,89816,206
D
+48.8%
12,0544,13716,231
D
+23.8%
10,7616,61517,408
D
+15.3%
8,7376,40815,178
D
+16.2%
9,1286,57315,782
D
+36.1%
9,6534,33414,716
D
+34.8%
8,7874,22713,095
D
+30.8%
9,8995,19615,254
D
+41.4%
8,8963,59412,819
D
+17.9%
5,6163,78210,237
R
−22.9%
3,1225,1038,656
R
−54.1%
4964,9618,255
R
−30.0%
1,9303,9736,813
D
+10.8%
1,5041,1633,153
O
+9.4%
6994462,689
R
−40.2%
6841,8832,982
R
−64.5%
2931,7962,332
R
−29.4%
4137701,216
R
−6.5%
7248261,561
R
−13.0%
5206861,279
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.5%
Irish
9.0%
English
7.2%
American
4.8%
French
3.6%
Italian
3.2%
Polish
2.8%
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: 46.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.3%
85+
1.6%
3.3%
75–84
3.9%
7.9%
65–74
7.6%
7.6%
55–64
7.5%
5.9%
45–54
5.4%
5.8%
35–44
5.7%
5.0%
25–34
4.7%
3.5%
18–24
3.0%
8.1%
5–17
7.3%
2.5%
<5
2.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$68,603
Grand Rapids, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grand Rapids, MN$68,603
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
12.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.7%
Working age (18–64)12.3%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
98.1%
speak English only
Spanish0.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
13.8%
Mainline Protestant
12.3%
Other Christian
9.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.9%
Methodist
1.2%
Baptist
0.2%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Grand Rapids micropolitan area anchors Itasca County, a historically DFL-leaning Iron Range county that has shifted markedly toward Republicans in recent cycles, tracking a broader working-class realignment visible across Minnesota's northern resource economies.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-nine points in 1964 and a Republican high of sixty-four points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty points.

A population of 45,275, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,603 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 20.1 points (R+20), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,840 votes cast, 10,467 went Democratic and 15,863 went Republican.
What is Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Grand Rapids, 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 22 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota?
Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota has a population of 45,275 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota is $68,603 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.