† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
1 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAlbert Lea, MNMinnesotaUnited States
German30.0%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian24.1%12.1%—
Irish9.5%9.9%9.4%
English6.2%6.6%9.5%
Danish4.5%——
American3.9%2.3%5.3%
Dutch2.7%——
Swedish2.5%6.5%—
Mexican9.1%3.9%11.3%
Colombian0.4%—0.4%
Cuban0.3%—0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Peruvian0.2%——
Burmese2.5%0.2%—
Thai0.4%——
Hmong0.3%1.7%—
Laotian0.2%——
African American†1.4%3.8%9.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Albert Lea, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median age
44.3
39
39.1
Age 18–24
7.3%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.4%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Albert Lea, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$71,023
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.6%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.2%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Albert Lea, MN
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.6%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.1%
4.2%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.7%
2.3%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Albert Lea, MN
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
9.8%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
8.6%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
41.2%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
38.4%
13.5%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Albert Lea, MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−38.6%
1896
−47.2%
1900
−53.0%
1904
−65.7%
1908
−36.9%
1912
+5.3%
1916
−26.6%
1920
−68.3%
1924
−58.8%
1928
−46.1%
1932
+8.2%
1936
+22.1%
1940
+1.9%
1944
+6.2%
1948
+19.5%
1952
−12.8%
1956
−3.3%
1960
−5.6%
1964
+26.4%
1968
+8.2%
1972
−15.1%
1976
+6.9%
1980
−1.5%
1984
+5.2%
1988
+9.9%
1992
+15.0%
1996
+20.6%
2000
+10.4%
2004
+11.6%
2008
+17.1%
2012
+14.1%
2016
−17.2%
2020
−16.0%
2024
−21.3%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
38.6%Harris6,448
59.9%Trump10,003
0.7%Kennedy124 +7
R+21.3
R+5.3
R+19.8
16,704
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.9%10,003
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic38.6%6,448
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.7%124
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%46
OtherAll other candidates0.2%34
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%29
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%9
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%7
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%3
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%1
R
41.0%Biden6,889
57.0%Trump9,578
2.1%
R+16.0
D+1.2
R+20.4
16,818
R
37.6%Clinton6,041
54.9%Trump8,808
7.5%
R+17.2
R+31.3
R+19.3
16,051
D
55.8%Obama9,326
41.7%Romney6,969
2.5%
D+14.1
R+3.0
D+10.3
16,706
D
57.4%Obama9,915
40.2%McCain6,955
2.4%
D+17.1
D+5.5
D+9.9
17,280
D
55.1%Kerry9,733
43.5%Bush7,681
1.4%
D+11.6
D+1.3
D+14.1
17,666
D
52.8%Gore8,514
42.4%Bush6,843
4.8%
D+10.4
R+10.2
D+9.8
16,139
D
52.9%Clinton8,458
32.3%Dole5,166
14.8%
D+20.6
D+5.6
D+12.1
15,988
D
43.6%Clinton7,759
28.6%Bush5,089
27.9%
D+15.0
D+5.1
D+9.4
17,813
D
54.5%Dukakis8,836
44.6%Bush7,226
1.0%
D+9.9
D+4.8
D+17.7
16,218
D
52.3%Mondale9,338
47.1%Reagan8,413
0.6%
D+5.2
D+6.7
D+23.4
17,867
R
46.2%Carter8,212
47.7%Reagan8,475
6.2%
R+1.5
R+8.4
D+8.3
17,785
D
52.6%Carter9,470
45.6%Ford8,220
1.8%
D+6.9
D+22.0
D+4.9
18,018
R
41.8%McGovern7,163
56.9%Nixon9,747
1.3%
R+15.1
R+23.3
D+8.1
17,130
D
52.4%Humphrey8,671
44.2%Nixon7,315
3.5%
D+8.2
R+18.3
D+8.9
16,563
D
63.2%Johnson10,554
36.7%Goldwater6,136
0.1%
D+26.4
D+32.0
D+3.9
16,709
R
47.1%Kennedy8,018
52.7%Nixon8,970
0.1%
R+5.6
R+2.3
R+5.8
17,010
R
48.3%Stevenson7,138
51.6%Eisenhower7,632
0.1%
R+3.3
D+9.5
D+12.1
14,781
R
43.4%Stevenson6,525
56.3%Eisenhower8,450
0.3%
R+12.8
R+32.3
R+2.1
15,021
D
58.9%Truman7,825
39.5%Dewey5,238
1.6%
D+19.5
D+13.3
D+15.0
13,276
D
53.0%Roosevelt6,486
46.8%Dewey5,728
0.3%
D+6.2
D+4.3
R+1.3
12,246
D
50.7%Roosevelt6,942
48.9%Willkie6,683
0.4%
D+1.9
R+20.3
R+8.1
13,680
D
60.0%Roosevelt7,378
37.8%Landon4,653
2.2%
D+22.1
D+13.9
R+2.1
12,305
D
52.8%Roosevelt5,838
44.6%Hoover4,931
2.6%
D+8.2
D+54.3
R+9.6
11,052
R
26.6%Smith2,859
72.7%Hoover7,815
0.7%
R+46.1
D+12.7
R+28.6
10,750
R
5.0%Davis480
63.7%Coolidge6,139
31.3%
R+58.8
D+9.5
R+33.6
9,630
R
13.7%Cox1,131
82.0%Harding6,772
4.4%
R+68.3
R+41.7
R+42.1
8,263
R
33.5%Wilson1,347
60.1%Hughes2,418
6.5%
R+26.6
R+31.9
R+29.8
4,025
O
22.3%Wilson880
17.0%Taft672
60.6%
Roosevelt +38.3
D+42.2
R+14.3
3,944
R
24.2%Bryan976
61.1%Taft2,465
14.7%
R+36.9
D+28.7
R+27.4
4,032
R
12.5%Parker461
78.2%Roosevelt2,876
9.3%
R+65.7
R+12.7
R+46.0
3,678
R
21.2%Bryan838
74.2%McKinley2,934
4.7%
R+53.0
R+5.8
R+45.4
3,956
R
25.1%Bryan1,179
72.2%McKinley3,400
2.7%
R+47.2
R+8.6
R+41.1
4,706
R
22.7%Cleveland743
61.3%Harrison2,004
16.0%
R+38.6
—
R+40.2
3,271
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
47.8%7,818
49.0%8,013
16,343
2020
R
41.1%6,797
50.6%8,364
16,541
2018
D
54.8%7,675
41.3%5,779
14,001
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Albert Lea, MN
Year
Total registered
2016
18,915
2018
18,185
2020
19,297
2022
18,766
2024
19,838
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+102 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −965 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Albert Lea, MN in Albert Lea, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−145
2012
−26
2013
−169
2014
−186
2015
−167
2016
−111
2017
+146
2018
−67
2019
−187
2021
−33
2022
−31
2023
−107
2024
+16
2025
+102
Albert Lea anchors a southern Minnesota metro where food-processing employment draws a growing Latino workforce alongside longtime Scandinavian-heritage residents, producing a demographic mix that has tightened margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 26.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 68.3 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 21.3 points.
A population of 30,623, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,023 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mason City, IA and Austin, MN.
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In 2024, Albert Lea, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 21.3 points (R+21.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,704 votes cast, 6,448 went Democratic and 10,003 went Republican.
When did Albert Lea, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Albert Lea, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Albert Lea, MN, Minnesota?
Albert Lea, MN, Minnesota has a population of 30,623 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albert Lea, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Albert Lea, MN, Minnesota is $71,023 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Albert Lea, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Albert Lea, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 17 went Republican.
