† 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
GroupBemidji, MNMinnesotaUnited States
German24.4%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian17.8%12.1%—
Irish6.6%9.9%9.4%
English6.0%6.6%9.5%
Swedish5.7%6.5%—
American5.4%2.3%5.3%
French3.1%1.8%1.6%
Polish1.9%3.7%2.2%
Navajo0.2%——
Turtle Mountain Chippewa0.2%——
Mexican1.6%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
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
Bemidji, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median age
35.3
39
39.1
Age 18–24
13.0%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.5%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Bemidji, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$68,975
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.1%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.8%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Bemidji, MN
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.7%
12.5%
22.3%
Other languages
2.8%
2.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Bemidji, MN
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
10.0%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
10.4%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
65.0%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
12.6%
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.
Bemidji, MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−10.2%
1896
+2.6%
1900
−26.5%
1904
−72.5%
1908
−41.6%
1912
+9.9%
1916
+14.4%
1920
−41.9%
1924
−41.2%
1928
−28.2%
1932
+28.6%
1936
+48.3%
1940
+32.9%
1944
+33.7%
1948
+30.2%
1952
−8.1%
1956
−2.1%
1960
+1.9%
1964
+30.4%
1968
+11.7%
1972
−6.6%
1976
+17.5%
1980
+6.1%
1984
+0.4%
1988
+6.4%
1992
+12.5%
1996
+13.9%
2000
−6.1%
2004
+1.7%
2008
+10.2%
2012
+9.9%
2016
−9.7%
2020
−3.2%
2024
−5.6%
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
46.2%Harris11,493
51.9%Trump12,898
0.8%Kennedy192 +7
R+5.6
R+2.5
R+4.2
24,874
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.9%12,898
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic46.2%11,493
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.8%192
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%97
OtherAll other candidates0.3%67
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%62
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%28
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%19
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%13
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%5
R
47.2%Biden11,426
50.4%Trump12,188
2.4%
R+3.2
D+6.6
R+7.6
24,189
R
40.3%Clinton8,688
50.0%Trump10,783
9.7%
R+9.7
R+19.6
R+11.8
21,564
D
53.6%Obama11,818
43.7%Romney9,637
2.7%
D+9.9
R+0.3
D+6.0
22,051
D
54.1%Obama12,019
43.9%McCain9,762
2.0%
D+10.2
D+8.5
D+2.9
22,236
D
50.1%Kerry10,592
48.4%Bush10,237
1.4%
D+1.7
D+7.7
D+4.1
21,131
R
42.4%Gore7,301
48.5%Bush8,346
9.1%
R+6.1
R+20.0
R+6.6
17,217
D
50.5%Clinton8,006
36.6%Dole5,806
12.8%
D+13.9
D+1.3
D+5.4
15,848
D
45.1%Clinton7,210
32.6%Bush5,204
22.3%
D+12.5
D+6.2
D+7.0
15,987
D
52.6%Dukakis7,566
46.3%Bush6,652
1.1%
D+6.4
D+5.9
D+14.1
14,380
D
49.9%Mondale7,481
49.4%Reagan7,414
0.7%
D+0.4
R+5.7
D+18.7
14,998
D
47.8%Carter7,432
41.7%Reagan6,481
10.5%
D+6.1
R+11.4
D+15.9
15,537
D
56.8%Carter7,540
39.2%Ford5,214
4.0%
D+17.5
D+24.1
D+15.4
13,285
R
45.6%McGovern5,194
52.2%Nixon5,947
2.2%
R+6.6
R+18.3
D+16.5
11,393
D
52.6%Humphrey5,034
40.9%Nixon3,912
6.5%
D+11.7
R+18.6
D+12.4
9,565
D
65.1%Johnson5,967
34.7%Goldwater3,184
0.2%
D+30.4
D+28.5
D+7.8
9,166
D
50.8%Kennedy4,653
48.9%Nixon4,482
0.2%
D+1.9
D+4.0
D+1.7
9,157
R
48.8%Stevenson3,807
51.0%Eisenhower3,974
0.2%
R+2.1
D+5.9
D+13.3
7,797
R
45.7%Stevenson4,092
53.7%Eisenhower4,817
0.6%
R+8.1
R+38.3
D+2.7
8,962
D
62.8%Truman6,020
32.6%Dewey3,126
4.5%
D+30.2
R+3.5
D+25.7
9,580
D
66.5%Roosevelt5,490
32.8%Dewey2,705
0.7%
D+33.7
D+0.8
D+26.2
8,256
D
65.7%Roosevelt7,036
32.8%Willkie3,511
1.5%
D+32.9
R+15.4
D+23.0
10,713
D
72.6%Roosevelt6,507
24.4%Landon2,182
3.0%
D+48.3
D+19.7
D+24.0
8,957
D
60.7%Roosevelt4,386
32.1%Hoover2,318
7.2%
D+28.6
D+56.9
D+10.8
7,222
R
34.1%Smith2,221
62.3%Hoover4,062
3.7%
R+28.2
D+12.9
R+10.8
6,522
O
5.0%Davis323
46.2%Coolidge2,960
48.7%
La Follette +2.5
D+0.7
R+16.0
6,404
R
19.3%Cox1,427
61.3%Harding4,518
19.4%
R+41.9
R+56.3
R+15.7
7,375
D
47.5%Wilson1,912
33.0%Hughes1,331
19.5%
D+14.4
D+4.5
D+11.3
4,028
O
26.1%Wilson790
16.2%Taft490
57.7%
Roosevelt +31.6
D+51.5
R+9.6
3,025
R
21.8%Bryan648
63.4%Taft1,882
14.8%
R+41.6
D+30.9
R+32.0
2,969
R
9.9%Parker234
82.4%Roosevelt1,953
7.8%
R+72.5
R+46.0
R+52.8
2,371
R
35.5%Bryan767
62.0%McKinley1,339
2.4%
R+26.5
R+29.1
R+19.0
2,158
D
50.6%Bryan213
48.0%McKinley202
1.4%
D+2.6
D+12.8
D+8.7
421
R
34.6%Cleveland44
44.9%Harrison57
20.5%
R+10.2
—
R+11.9
127
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
50.4%12,390
45.9%11,278
24,569
2020
R
41.9%9,987
48.1%11,468
23,845
2018
D
53.9%9,711
42.0%7,562
18,009
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Bemidji, MN
Year
Total registered
2016
26,614
2018
25,580
2020
29,086
2022
28,688
2024
31,162
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+206 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +411 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Bemidji, MN in Bemidji, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+161
2012
−247
2013
+6
2014
−212
2015
−290
2016
+64
2017
+171
2018
+24
2019
+219
2021
+98
2022
+233
2023
−141
2024
+119
2025
+206
Bemidji anchors a region where Beltrami County's large Ojibwe population and surrounding rural white communities produce split-ticket patterns unusual for outstate Minnesota, making it a reliable bellwether for northern district races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 72.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.6 points.
A population of 46,512, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,975 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Menomonie, WI and Eau Claire, WI.
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In 2024, Bemidji, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 5.6 points (R+5.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 24,874 votes cast, 11,493 went Democratic and 12,898 went Republican.
When did Bemidji, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bemidji, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Bemidji, MN, Minnesota?
Bemidji, MN, Minnesota has a population of 46,512 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bemidji, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Bemidji, MN, Minnesota is $68,975 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Bemidji, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Bemidji, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
