† 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
GroupAlexandria, MNMinnesotaUnited States
German42.4%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian22.2%12.1%—
Swedish8.5%6.5%—
Irish8.4%9.9%9.4%
English4.8%6.6%9.5%
Polish3.1%3.7%2.2%
American2.6%2.3%5.3%
Czech2.6%——
Mexican1.9%3.9%11.3%
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
Alexandria, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median age
44.5
39
39.1
Age 18–24
6.8%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.3%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Alexandria, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$79,043
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.0%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.7%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Alexandria, MN
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.5%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.4%
4.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Alexandria, MN
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
19.2%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
16.4%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
41.2%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
22.1%
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.
Alexandria, MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−30.3%
1896
−18.1%
1900
−22.6%
1904
−64.4%
1908
−29.4%
1912
+12.3%
1916
−9.1%
1920
−55.2%
1924
−34.1%
1928
−19.9%
1932
+36.3%
1936
+20.4%
1940
−1.6%
1944
−5.8%
1948
+14.2%
1952
−23.0%
1956
−9.9%
1960
−6.9%
1964
+18.9%
1968
−5.9%
1972
−9.3%
1976
+8.9%
1980
−15.6%
1984
−24.5%
1988
−15.1%
1992
−7.0%
1996
−1.9%
2000
−20.1%
2004
−17.6%
2008
−9.5%
2012
−15.4%
2016
−35.5%
2020
−32.8%
2024
−35.0%
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
31.6%Harris7,938
66.6%Trump16,726
0.8%Kennedy193 +6
R+35.0
R+2.2
R+33.5
25,107
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican66.6%16,726
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic31.6%7,938
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.8%193
OtherAll other candidates0.4%88
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%72
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%47
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%25
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%11
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%7
R
32.6%Biden7,868
65.4%Trump15,799
2.1%
R+32.8
D+2.7
R+37.3
24,165
R
28.6%Clinton6,227
64.1%Trump13,966
7.3%
R+35.5
R+20.1
R+37.6
21,785
R
41.3%Obama8,653
56.7%Romney11,884
2.0%
R+15.4
R+5.9
R+19.3
20,953
R
44.2%Obama9,256
53.7%McCain11,241
2.0%
R+9.5
D+8.1
R+16.8
20,918
R
40.5%Kerry8,219
58.1%Bush11,793
1.5%
R+17.6
D+2.5
R+15.1
20,309
R
36.9%Gore6,352
57.0%Bush9,811
6.1%
R+20.1
R+18.2
R+20.6
17,205
R
41.7%Clinton6,450
43.6%Dole6,747
14.7%
R+1.9
D+5.0
R+10.4
15,464
R
33.1%Clinton5,252
40.1%Bush6,356
26.8%
R+7.0
D+8.2
R+12.5
15,859
R
41.9%Dukakis5,803
57.0%Bush7,898
1.1%
R+15.1
D+9.4
R+7.4
13,852
R
37.4%Mondale5,444
61.9%Reagan9,005
0.6%
R+24.5
R+8.9
R+6.3
14,543
R
38.3%Carter5,530
53.8%Reagan7,778
7.9%
R+15.6
R+24.5
R+5.8
14,445
D
53.3%Carter7,097
44.4%Ford5,910
2.3%
D+8.9
D+18.3
D+6.9
13,314
R
43.6%McGovern5,501
53.0%Nixon6,678
3.4%
R+9.3
R+3.5
D+13.8
12,606
R
44.5%Humphrey4,826
50.4%Nixon5,464
5.1%
R+5.9
R+24.7
R+5.2
10,839
D
59.4%Johnson6,040
40.5%Goldwater4,122
0.1%
D+18.9
D+25.7
R+3.7
10,175
R
46.4%Kennedy4,871
53.2%Nixon5,594
0.4%
R+6.9
D+3.0
R+7.0
10,506
R
45.0%Stevenson4,194
54.9%Eisenhower5,114
0.1%
R+9.9
D+13.2
D+5.5
9,320
R
38.3%Stevenson3,768
61.3%Eisenhower6,037
0.4%
R+23.0
R+37.3
R+12.3
9,848
D
56.0%Truman5,022
41.7%Dewey3,744
2.3%
D+14.2
D+20.1
D+9.8
8,973
R
46.8%Roosevelt3,681
52.6%Dewey4,140
0.6%
R+5.8
R+4.3
R+13.3
7,867
R
49.0%Roosevelt4,507
50.5%Willkie4,652
0.5%
R+1.6
R+22.0
R+11.5
9,207
D
56.8%Roosevelt4,186
36.4%Landon2,681
6.7%
D+20.4
R+15.8
R+3.8
7,364
D
66.6%Roosevelt5,101
30.4%Hoover2,325
3.0%
D+36.3
D+56.2
D+18.5
7,656
R
39.3%Smith2,829
59.3%Hoover4,262
1.4%
R+19.9
D+14.1
R+2.5
7,191
O
5.1%Davis315
39.1%Coolidge2,424
55.8%
La Follette +16.6
D+21.1
R+8.9
6,192
R
10.9%Cox733
66.1%Harding4,428
22.9%
R+55.2
R+46.0
R+29.0
6,696
R
41.1%Wilson1,398
50.3%Hughes1,709
8.6%
R+9.1
R+21.4
R+12.3
3,400
O
27.2%Wilson793
14.9%Taft435
57.8%
Roosevelt +30.6
D+41.7
R+7.3
2,912
R
31.5%Bryan979
60.9%Taft1,894
7.6%
R+29.4
D+35.0
R+19.9
3,109
R
15.0%Parker410
79.4%Roosevelt2,171
5.6%
R+64.4
R+41.8
R+44.7
2,734
R
37.3%Bryan1,194
59.9%McKinley1,917
2.8%
R+22.6
R+4.5
R+15.0
3,202
R
39.7%Bryan1,350
57.8%McKinley1,966
2.4%
R+18.1
D+12.1
R+12.0
3,399
R
20.6%Cleveland533
50.9%Harrison1,315
28.5%
R+30.3
—
R+31.9
2,584
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
41.4%10,179
55.9%13,741
24,587
2020
R
32.0%7,617
62.1%14,775
23,782
2018
R
47.0%8,504
50.4%9,113
18,084
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Alexandria, MN
Year
Total registered
2016
25,705
2018
25,290
2020
27,358
2022
27,559
2024
29,095
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+231 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,380 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Alexandria, MN in Alexandria, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+177
2012
+83
2013
+55
2014
+185
2015
+188
2016
+381
2017
+391
2018
+401
2019
+187
2021
+295
2022
+416
2023
+272
2024
+118
2025
+231
Alexandria anchors Douglas County in west-central Minnesota, a lake-country corridor where competitive statewide races frequently land within single digits, making it a reliable bellwether for the broader rural-to-suburban transition unfolding across the region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.4 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.0 points.
A population of 39,575, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,043 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fergus Falls, MN and Detroit Lakes, MN.
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In 2024, Alexandria, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 35.0 points (R+35.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,107 votes cast, 7,938 went Democratic and 16,726 went Republican.
When did Alexandria, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Alexandria, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Alexandria, MN, Minnesota?
Alexandria, MN, Minnesota has a population of 39,575 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Alexandria, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Alexandria, MN, Minnesota is $79,043 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Alexandria, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Alexandria, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 27 went Republican.
