Wahpeton, ND-MN Metro Area — Elections 1876–2024

Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+38%. Republican peak: R+59 in 1920.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+38MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Farm BeltAkashic typology
Population: 22,9552024 5-year
Median household income: $74,3162024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 90.5%2024 5-year
Black: 0.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 3.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+40 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+59 in 1920MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Wahpeton, ND-MN

TrumpR+38

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	67.7%	7,866
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	29.8%	3,459
OtherAll other candidates	2.5%	289

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 time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−26.1%
1896	−10.1%
1900	−16.0%
1904	−42.7%
1908	−10.7%
1912	+15.4%
1916	−3.8%
1920	−58.6%
1924	−37.6%
1928	−8.3%
1932	+39.9%
1936	+22.2%
1940	−10.9%
1944	−11.7%
1948	+5.0%
1952	−37.1%
1956	−18.2%
1960	−5.4%
1964	+17.9%
1968	−10.2%
1972	−18.7%
1976	−1.3%
1980	−27.8%
1984	−30.1%
1988	−13.6%
1992	−14.3%
1996	−6.3%
2000	−30.9%
2004	−30.5%
2008	−5.7%
2012	−15.3%
2016	−36.2%
2020	−34.4%
2024	−37.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−37.9%	3,459	7,866	11,614
2020	R	−34.4%	3,536	7,400	11,242
2016	R	−36.2%	2,957	6,896	10,894
2012	R	−15.3%	4,456	6,113	10,835
2008	R	−5.7%	5,063	5,686	10,977
2004	R	−30.5%	3,990	7,567	11,742
2000	R	−30.9%	3,536	7,031	11,320
1996	R	−6.3%	4,209	4,853	10,289
1992	R	−14.3%	3,810	5,499	11,811
1988	R	−13.6%	5,009	6,603	11,721
1984	R	−30.1%	4,457	8,347	12,929
1980	R	−27.8%	4,194	7,935	13,444
1976	R	−1.3%	6,695	6,873	13,895
1972	R	−18.7%	5,106	7,486	12,717
1968	R	−10.2%	5,044	6,261	11,932
1964	D	+17.9%	7,276	5,061	12,346
1960	R	−5.4%	6,322	7,051	13,385
1956	R	−18.2%	5,052	7,306	12,372
1952	R	−37.1%	4,105	9,001	13,186
1948	D	+5.0%	5,704	5,148	11,135
1944	R	−11.7%	5,011	6,347	11,400
1940	R	−10.9%	5,760	7,169	12,983
1936	D	+22.2%	6,220	3,664	11,534
1932	D	+39.9%	8,151	3,430	11,845
1928	R	−8.3%	5,182	6,125	11,366
1924	R	−37.6%	1,014	4,577	9,469
1920	R	−58.6%	1,900	7,589	9,701
1916	R	−3.8%	2,580	2,787	5,499
1912	D	+15.4%	1,966	1,243	4,680
1908	R	−10.7%	2,116	2,643	4,910
1904	R	−42.7%	1,362	3,523	5,066
1900	R	−16.0%	2,062	2,879	5,096
1896	R	−10.1%	2,015	2,474	4,543
1892	O	−26.1%	434	1,229	3,042
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

42.2%

Irish

6.2%

English

3.5%

Polish

2.8%

American

2.2%

French

1.8%

Scottish

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: 39.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

1.1%

85+

1.5%

2.7%

75–84

3.3%

6.0%

65–74

5.6%

6.8%

55–64

6.7%

5.4%

45–54

4.8%

6.0%

35–44

5.4%

5.8%

25–34

5.3%

6.6%

18–24

4.9%

7.8%

5–17

8.6%

2.8%

2.7%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,316

Wahpeton, ND-MN ranks near the middle of US counties.

Wahpeton, ND-MN$74,316

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

10.9%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 189.4%

Working age (18–64)10.6%

Seniors (65+)17.8%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

97.4%

speak English only

Spanish1.3%

Other Indo-European0.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%

Other languages0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Mainline Protestant

33.1%

Catholic & Orthodox

27.0%

Other Christian

3.5%

Methodist

2.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.7%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Wahpeton-Breckenridge straddles the North Dakota–Minnesota line, functioning as a single small industrial and retail hub whose cross-state geography complicates clean partisan sorting in either state's data.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-nine points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-eight points.

A population of 22,955, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,316 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 37.9 points (R+38), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,614 votes cast, 3,459 went Democratic and 7,866 went Republican.

What is Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota's political typology?

Akashic places Wahpeton, 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 5 times, Republican 28 times, and other 1 times.

When did Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota?

Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota has a population of 22,955 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota?

Median household income in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota is $74,316 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.

What is the political history of Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Richland County, ND	R +847
Wilkin County, MN	R +244

Wahpeton, ND-MN has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+38 in 2024.

Key facts

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