Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+38MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 36,7982024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,0842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+38 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Hutchinson, MN
TrumpR+38
Constituent county margins for Hutchinson, 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 | 67.9% | 14,394 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 30.1% | 6,374 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 431 |
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 | −22.2% |
| 1896 | +1.7% |
| 1900 | −4.5% |
| 1904 | −28.8% |
| 1908 | −2.3% |
| 1912 | +19.8% |
| 1916 | −14.6% |
| 1920 | −61.3% |
| 1924 | −36.0% |
| 1928 | −10.4% |
| 1932 | +38.0% |
| 1936 | +18.7% |
| 1940 | −38.1% |
| 1944 | −38.3% |
| 1948 | −7.3% |
| 1952 | −44.4% |
| 1956 | −37.4% |
| 1960 | −25.5% |
| 1964 | +1.9% |
| 1968 | −14.6% |
| 1972 | −25.8% |
| 1976 | −2.0% |
| 1980 | −20.2% |
| 1984 | −28.1% |
| 1988 | −16.1% |
| 1992 | −3.3% |
| 1996 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | −20.6% |
| 2004 | −25.5% |
| 2008 | −18.3% |
| 2012 | −22.1% |
| 2016 | −38.2% |
| 2020 | −36.2% |
| 2024 | −37.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,374 | 14,394 | 21,199 | ||
| R | 6,413 | 13,986 | 20,933 | ||
| R | 4,978 | 12,155 | 18,807 | ||
| R | 6,968 | 11,069 | 18,553 | ||
| R | 7,505 | 10,993 | 19,029 | ||
| R | 6,712 | 11,407 | 18,412 | ||
| R | 5,609 | 8,782 | 15,394 | ||
| D | 6,027 | 5,474 | 14,063 | ||
| R | 4,919 | 5,422 | 15,347 | ||
| R | 5,736 | 7,967 | 13,862 | ||
| R | 4,864 | 8,728 | 13,727 | ||
| R | 4,987 | 7,819 | 14,035 | ||
| R | 6,249 | 6,519 | 13,238 | ||
| R | 4,538 | 7,820 | 12,733 | ||
| R | 4,861 | 6,619 | 12,064 | ||
| D | 5,755 | 5,545 | 11,316 | ||
| R | 4,276 | 7,214 | 11,511 | ||
| R | 3,068 | 6,743 | 9,828 | ||
| R | 2,781 | 7,246 | 10,048 | ||
| R | 3,987 | 4,623 | 8,716 | ||
| R | 2,557 | 5,756 | 8,361 | ||
| R | 2,884 | 6,474 | 9,420 | ||
| D | 4,449 | 2,941 | 8,058 | ||
| D | 5,187 | 2,293 | 7,608 | ||
| R | 3,445 | 4,252 | 7,757 | ||
| O | 563 | 2,841 | 6,329 | ||
| R | 1,139 | 5,430 | 6,996 | ||
| R | 1,305 | 1,772 | 3,209 | ||
| D | 1,225 | 655 | 2,876 | ||
| R | 1,506 | 1,579 | 3,197 | ||
| R | 793 | 1,478 | 2,380 | ||
| R | 1,540 | 1,691 | 3,381 | ||
| D | 1,653 | 1,595 | 3,342 | ||
| R | 902 | 1,523 | 2,794 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
46.5%
Irish
7.7%
Polish
5.4%
English
4.8%
American
3.9%
French
1.8%
Italian
1.0%
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: 41.6 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
$80,084
Hutchinson, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hutchinson, MN$80,084
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 189.3%
Working age (18–64)7.7%
Seniors (65+)15.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 30.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hutchinson anchors a McLeod County economy built on food processing and light manufacturing, and its outer-ring blue-collar demographics produce closely contested results in cycles that trend statewide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-eight points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-one points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.
A population of 36,798, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,084 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 37.8 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 21,199 votes cast, 6,374 went Democratic and 14,394 went Republican.
What is Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Hutchinson, 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 Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota?
Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota has a population of 36,798 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota is $80,084 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Hutchinson, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hutchinson, 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.