Duluth-Superior, Minnesota: Farm Belt market. In 2024, voted D+3%. Republican peak: R+61 in 1904.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Farm BeltAkashic typology
- Population
- 426,1522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,0552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 88.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 1904MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Duluth-Superior
HarrisD+3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 50.7% | 128,385 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 47.2% | 119,538 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 5,110 |
D+60R+60
12 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
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +1.8% |
| 1896 | −23.1% |
| 1900 | −36.4% |
| 1904 | −61.4% |
| 1908 | −38.8% |
| 1912 | +7.0% |
| 1916 | +1.2% |
| 1920 | −36.9% |
| 1924 | −47.3% |
| 1928 | −24.4% |
| 1932 | +10.7% |
| 1936 | +47.3% |
| 1940 | +31.5% |
| 1944 | +33.3% |
| 1948 | +31.4% |
| 1952 | +15.8% |
| 1956 | +14.2% |
| 1960 | +23.0% |
| 1964 | +49.4% |
| 1968 | +37.8% |
| 1972 | +11.7% |
| 1976 | +30.7% |
| 1980 | +22.9% |
| 1984 | +28.4% |
| 1988 | +29.4% |
| 1992 | +27.7% |
| 1996 | +29.1% |
| 2000 | +19.2% |
| 2004 | +24.3% |
| 2008 | +27.3% |
| 2012 | +24.2% |
| 2016 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | +3.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 128,385 | 119,538 | 253,033 | ||
| D | 131,157 | 115,102 | 251,491 | ||
| D | 110,780 | 101,739 | 231,005 | ||
| D | 143,729 | 86,694 | 235,873 | ||
| D | 151,210 | 85,265 | 241,666 | ||
| D | 151,292 | 91,541 | 245,818 | ||
| D | 122,488 | 80,695 | 217,989 | ||
| D | 115,136 | 56,779 | 200,793 | ||
| D | 116,819 | 55,963 | 220,079 | ||
| D | 131,713 | 71,370 | 204,920 | ||
| D | 141,670 | 78,676 | 222,144 | ||
| D | 129,412 | 77,074 | 228,214 | ||
| D | 140,949 | 73,269 | 220,751 | ||
| D | 110,638 | 87,118 | 201,069 | ||
| D | 130,328 | 56,501 | 195,214 | ||
| D | 150,238 | 50,722 | 201,550 | ||
| D | 129,871 | 81,202 | 211,953 | ||
| D | 112,385 | 84,386 | 197,646 | ||
| D | 114,961 | 83,408 | 200,261 | ||
| D | 118,417 | 59,349 | 188,197 | ||
| D | 118,971 | 59,124 | 179,765 | ||
| D | 134,922 | 69,504 | 207,401 | ||
| D | 135,540 | 47,275 | 186,752 | ||
| D | 82,433 | 65,154 | 162,102 | ||
| R | 51,636 | 86,653 | 143,310 | ||
| R | 5,685 | 65,404 | 126,295 | ||
| R | 24,574 | 60,695 | 98,014 | ||
| D | 24,527 | 23,844 | 55,285 | ||
| O | 12,001 | 8,828 | 45,650 | ||
| R | 11,371 | 29,041 | 45,591 | ||
| R | 5,802 | 29,239 | 38,186 | ||
| R | 11,603 | 25,579 | 38,443 | ||
| R | 15,824 | 25,521 | 42,062 | ||
| D | 14,840 | 14,260 | 32,090 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
23.5%
Irish
9.5%
English
7.5%
Polish
5.5%
Italian
4.1%
American
3.3%
French
3.0%
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: 44.3 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
$70,055
Duluth-Superior ranks near the middle of US counties.
Duluth-Superior$70,055
Minnesota$77,485
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
12.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.5%
Working age (18–64)12.4%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.1%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Duluth-Superior market straddles two states and blends historic union-labor Democratic strength in Minnesota's Iron Range with more volatile suburban and Wisconsin exurban precincts that have trended competitive in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of forty-nine points in 1964 and a Republican high of sixty-one points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.
A population of 426,152, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,055 describe the market.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Duluth-Superior, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Duluth-Superior, Minnesota voted Democratic by 3.5 points (D+3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 253,033 votes cast, 128,385 went Democratic and 119,538 went Republican.
What is Duluth-Superior, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Duluth-Superior, 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 market has voted Democratic 26 times, Republican 7 times, and other 1 times.
When did Duluth-Superior, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Duluth-Superior, Minnesota voted Republican was 1928.
How many people live in Duluth-Superior, Minnesota?
Duluth-Superior, Minnesota has a population of 426,152 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Duluth-Superior, Minnesota?
Median household income in Duluth-Superior, Minnesota is $70,055 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Duluth-Superior, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Duluth-Superior, Minnesota from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The market's typology — "Farm Belt" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.