Marshall, MN, Minnesota: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+32%. Republican peak: R+71 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+32MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 25,5032024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,3032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 7.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+37 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Marshall, MN
TrumpR+32
Constituent county margins for Marshall, 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 | 64.7% | 8,400 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 33.0% | 4,284 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 306 |
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 | +27.7% |
| 1896 | −8.9% |
| 1900 | −33.8% |
| 1904 | −70.5% |
| 1908 | −20.1% |
| 1912 | +20.7% |
| 1916 | +14.1% |
| 1920 | −53.4% |
| 1924 | −48.6% |
| 1928 | −10.6% |
| 1932 | +36.9% |
| 1936 | +31.0% |
| 1940 | +9.7% |
| 1944 | +12.3% |
| 1948 | +33.3% |
| 1952 | −19.7% |
| 1956 | −10.6% |
| 1960 | +7.9% |
| 1964 | +35.5% |
| 1968 | +9.9% |
| 1972 | −1.8% |
| 1976 | +16.7% |
| 1980 | −1.8% |
| 1984 | −14.1% |
| 1988 | −2.7% |
| 1992 | −0.9% |
| 1996 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | −11.8% |
| 2004 | −15.1% |
| 2008 | −1.6% |
| 2012 | −9.1% |
| 2016 | −28.1% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2024 | −31.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 4,284 | 8,400 | 12,990 | ||
| R | 4,634 | 7,979 | 12,893 | ||
| R | 3,825 | 7,256 | 12,215 | ||
| R | 5,465 | 6,594 | 12,388 | ||
| R | 6,110 | 6,315 | 12,708 | ||
| R | 5,292 | 7,203 | 12,673 | ||
| R | 4,737 | 6,087 | 11,489 | ||
| D | 5,062 | 4,932 | 11,477 | ||
| R | 4,481 | 4,591 | 12,324 | ||
| R | 5,657 | 5,969 | 11,736 | ||
| R | 5,389 | 7,170 | 12,659 | ||
| R | 5,626 | 5,852 | 12,911 | ||
| D | 7,122 | 5,036 | 12,458 | ||
| R | 5,614 | 5,820 | 11,630 | ||
| D | 5,317 | 4,331 | 9,966 | ||
| D | 6,649 | 3,165 | 9,822 | ||
| D | 5,550 | 4,740 | 10,305 | ||
| R | 4,190 | 5,188 | 9,386 | ||
| R | 4,030 | 6,015 | 10,069 | ||
| D | 6,144 | 3,054 | 9,286 | ||
| D | 4,640 | 3,617 | 8,295 | ||
| D | 5,234 | 4,305 | 9,575 | ||
| D | 5,163 | 2,551 | 8,424 | ||
| D | 4,989 | 2,264 | 7,383 | ||
| R | 3,274 | 4,058 | 7,388 | ||
| R | 334 | 3,519 | 6,553 | ||
| R | 1,232 | 4,557 | 6,229 | ||
| D | 1,893 | 1,389 | 3,564 | ||
| O | 1,068 | 460 | 2,939 | ||
| R | 1,043 | 1,618 | 2,854 | ||
| R | 330 | 2,394 | 2,926 | ||
| R | 879 | 1,844 | 2,854 | ||
| R | 1,351 | 1,623 | 3,072 | ||
| D | 1,068 | 486 | 2,099 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
34.1%
Irish
6.4%
English
5.3%
French
3.7%
Polish
2.9%
American
2.6%
Italian
0.8%
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: 37.4 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
$75,303
Marshall, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Marshall, MN$75,303
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 1812.0%
Working age (18–64)12.1%
Seniors (65+)13.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.8%
speak English only
Spanish6.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.0%
Other Indo-European1.6%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Marshall anchors Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota's farm belt, where Southwest Minnesota State University adds a modest academic presence to a predominantly rural, agriculture-driven voting base that has trended Republican in recent cycles by double-digit margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-seven points in 1932 and a Republican high of seventy-one points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-two points.
A population of 25,503, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,303 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Marshall, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Marshall, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 31.7 points (R+32), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,990 votes cast, 4,284 went Democratic and 8,400 went Republican.
What is Marshall, MN, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Marshall, MN, Minnesota in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 21 times, and other 1 times.
When did Marshall, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marshall, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Marshall, MN, Minnesota?
Marshall, MN, Minnesota has a population of 25,503 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marshall, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Marshall, MN, Minnesota is $75,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Marshall, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Marshall, MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.