Winona, MN, Minnesota: Farm Belt metro. In 2024, voted R+5%. Republican peak: R+44 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+5MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 49,7792024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,7442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+31 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+44 in 1920MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Winona, MN
TrumpR+5
Constituent county margins for Winona, 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 | 51.4% | 14,288 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 46.5% | 12,929 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.1% | 580 |
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 | −14.1% |
| 1896 | −5.3% |
| 1900 | +1.9% |
| 1904 | −27.4% |
| 1908 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | +31.1% |
| 1916 | −0.1% |
| 1920 | −44.2% |
| 1924 | −35.0% |
| 1928 | −6.9% |
| 1932 | +26.7% |
| 1936 | +25.2% |
| 1940 | −14.3% |
| 1944 | −15.0% |
| 1948 | +9.1% |
| 1952 | −29.4% |
| 1956 | −23.2% |
| 1960 | −4.4% |
| 1964 | +28.4% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −14.6% |
| 1976 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | −2.3% |
| 1984 | −11.0% |
| 1988 | −3.2% |
| 1992 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | +19.1% |
| 2012 | +12.9% |
| 2016 | −2.9% |
| 2020 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | −4.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 12,929 | 14,288 | 27,797 | ||
| D | 13,333 | 13,227 | 27,173 | ||
| R | 11,366 | 12,122 | 26,074 | ||
| D | 14,980 | 11,480 | 27,232 | ||
| D | 16,308 | 10,975 | 27,935 | ||
| D | 14,231 | 12,686 | 27,422 | ||
| D | 11,069 | 10,773 | 23,918 | ||
| D | 10,272 | 7,955 | 21,616 | ||
| D | 9,707 | 8,585 | 24,518 | ||
| R | 10,310 | 11,012 | 21,624 | ||
| R | 9,577 | 11,981 | 21,770 | ||
| R | 9,814 | 10,332 | 22,903 | ||
| D | 10,939 | 10,436 | 21,914 | ||
| R | 8,080 | 10,910 | 19,327 | ||
| D | 8,627 | 7,998 | 17,443 | ||
| D | 11,397 | 6,345 | 17,770 | ||
| R | 8,484 | 9,271 | 17,780 | ||
| R | 6,048 | 9,743 | 15,893 | ||
| R | 5,834 | 10,723 | 16,621 | ||
| D | 8,281 | 6,880 | 15,313 | ||
| R | 6,117 | 8,296 | 14,506 | ||
| R | 7,187 | 9,599 | 16,891 | ||
| D | 9,268 | 5,353 | 15,551 | ||
| D | 8,305 | 4,751 | 13,308 | ||
| R | 6,484 | 7,459 | 14,031 | ||
| O | 1,111 | 5,670 | 13,026 | ||
| R | 2,896 | 7,888 | 11,300 | ||
| R | 2,907 | 2,916 | 6,082 | ||
| D | 3,004 | 1,042 | 6,300 | ||
| D | 3,072 | 3,014 | 6,249 | ||
| R | 2,063 | 3,734 | 6,099 | ||
| D | 3,436 | 3,305 | 6,980 | ||
| R | 3,528 | 3,935 | 7,639 | ||
| R | 2,734 | 3,701 | 6,844 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
38.1%
Irish
9.6%
Polish
8.9%
American
7.3%
English
5.8%
French
2.1%
Italian
1.5%
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: 36.4 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
$70,744
Winona, MN ranks near the middle of US counties.
Winona, MN$70,744
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
14.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.6%
Working age (18–64)15.4%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Winona's electorate is heavily influenced by the student population at Winona State University and Saint Mary's University, compressing the median voter age and boosting turnout volatility in even-numbered years.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-one points in 1912 and a Republican high of forty-four points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was five points.
A population of 49,779, a 90% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,744 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Winona, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Winona, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,797 votes cast, 12,929 went Democratic and 14,288 went Republican.
What is Winona, MN, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Winona, 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 16 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did Winona, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Winona, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Winona, MN, Minnesota?
Winona, MN, Minnesota has a population of 49,779 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Winona, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Winona, MN, Minnesota is $70,744 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Winona, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Winona, MN, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.