† 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
GroupDetroit Lakes, MNMinnesotaUnited States
German32.3%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian19.8%12.1%—
Irish6.7%9.9%9.4%
Swedish5.9%6.5%—
English5.4%6.6%9.5%
Finnish5.0%——
French3.4%1.8%1.6%
American3.1%2.3%5.3%
Mexican0.9%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%——
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
Detroit Lakes, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median age
43.5
39
39.1
Age 18–24
7.2%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.0%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Detroit Lakes, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$71,388
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.9%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.0%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Detroit Lakes, MN
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.0%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
4.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Detroit Lakes, MN
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
16.5%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.3%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.2%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
14.8%
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.
Detroit Lakes, MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−38.1%
1896
−19.6%
1900
−36.8%
1904
−66.3%
1908
−41.6%
1912
+7.3%
1916
−8.8%
1920
−61.6%
1924
−38.9%
1928
−13.2%
1932
+39.6%
1936
+40.0%
1940
+19.8%
1944
+12.4%
1948
+24.6%
1952
−12.3%
1956
+0.1%
1960
+1.6%
1964
+26.4%
1968
+1.4%
1972
−12.3%
1976
+7.8%
1980
−12.4%
1984
−16.0%
1988
−7.5%
1992
−3.4%
1996
+3.4%
2000
−20.2%
2004
−18.1%
2008
−6.9%
2012
−14.5%
2016
−32.9%
2020
−30.1%
2024
−33.1%
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
32.6%Harris6,435
65.7%Trump12,961
0.9%Kennedy182 +7
R+33.1
R+2.9
R+31.6
19,739
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.7%12,961
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic32.6%6,435
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%182
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%58
OtherAll other candidates0.2%43
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%31
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%18
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%8
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%2
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%1
R
34.0%Biden6,589
64.1%Trump12,438
1.9%
R+30.1
D+2.8
R+34.6
19,401
R
30.2%Clinton5,208
63.2%Trump10,880
6.6%
R+32.9
R+18.4
R+35.0
17,222
R
41.7%Obama6,829
56.2%Romney9,204
2.1%
R+14.5
R+7.6
R+18.4
16,382
R
45.3%Obama7,687
52.2%McCain8,851
2.5%
R+6.9
D+11.2
R+14.1
16,965
R
40.2%Kerry6,756
58.3%Bush9,795
1.5%
R+18.1
D+2.1
R+15.6
16,801
R
36.6%Gore5,253
56.9%Bush8,152
6.5%
R+20.2
R+23.6
R+20.7
14,333
D
44.2%Clinton5,911
40.8%Dole5,461
15.0%
D+3.4
D+6.8
R+5.2
13,374
R
36.2%Clinton4,958
39.6%Bush5,430
24.2%
R+3.4
D+4.1
R+9.0
13,702
R
45.7%Dukakis5,787
53.3%Bush6,738
1.0%
R+7.5
D+8.5
D+0.2
12,651
R
41.6%Mondale5,456
57.7%Reagan7,553
0.7%
R+16.0
R+3.6
D+2.2
13,101
R
39.8%Carter5,221
52.1%Reagan6,848
8.1%
R+12.4
R+20.2
R+2.7
13,134
D
52.5%Carter6,597
44.7%Ford5,611
2.8%
D+7.8
D+20.1
D+5.8
12,566
R
43.1%McGovern4,695
55.4%Nixon6,033
1.4%
R+12.3
R+13.7
D+10.9
10,884
D
47.8%Humphrey4,875
46.4%Nixon4,728
5.8%
D+1.4
R+25.0
D+2.1
10,196
D
63.1%Johnson6,453
36.7%Goldwater3,751
0.2%
D+26.4
D+24.8
D+3.9
10,220
D
50.6%Kennedy5,257
49.0%Nixon5,090
0.4%
D+1.6
D+1.5
D+1.4
10,389
D
49.9%Stevenson4,619
49.8%Eisenhower4,608
0.3%
D+0.1
D+12.4
D+15.5
9,251
R
43.6%Stevenson4,539
55.8%Eisenhower5,815
0.6%
R+12.3
R+36.8
R+1.5
10,414
D
60.5%Truman5,885
35.9%Dewey3,495
3.6%
D+24.6
D+12.2
D+20.1
9,727
D
55.9%Roosevelt4,889
43.5%Dewey3,803
0.7%
D+12.4
R+7.4
D+4.9
8,750
D
59.5%Roosevelt6,432
39.7%Willkie4,292
0.9%
D+19.8
R+20.3
D+9.8
10,816
D
68.4%Roosevelt6,473
28.3%Landon2,683
3.3%
D+40.0
D+0.5
D+15.8
9,466
D
67.6%Roosevelt5,547
28.0%Hoover2,299
4.4%
D+39.6
D+52.8
D+21.8
8,210
R
42.2%Smith3,253
55.5%Hoover4,273
2.3%
R+13.2
D+25.6
D+4.2
7,703
O
6.6%Davis429
45.5%Coolidge2,936
47.8%
La Follette +2.3
D+22.7
R+13.7
6,452
R
14.2%Cox901
75.8%Harding4,811
10.0%
R+61.6
R+52.8
R+35.4
6,349
R
41.6%Wilson1,453
50.4%Hughes1,761
7.9%
R+8.8
R+16.2
R+12.0
3,491
O
24.1%Wilson732
16.8%Taft509
59.1%
Roosevelt +35.0
D+49.0
R+12.2
3,037
R
22.8%Bryan728
64.4%Taft2,058
12.8%
R+41.6
D+24.7
R+32.1
3,196
R
13.2%Parker310
79.5%Roosevelt1,872
7.3%
R+66.3
R+29.5
R+46.7
2,355
R
27.8%Bryan771
64.6%McKinley1,790
7.5%
R+36.8
R+17.1
R+29.2
2,770
R
39.2%Bryan985
58.8%McKinley1,479
2.0%
R+19.6
D+18.5
R+13.6
2,515
R
17.3%Cleveland266
55.4%Harrison853
27.3%
R+38.1
—
R+39.8
1,539
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
38.7%7,539
59.0%11,489
19,475
2020
R
33.5%6,370
59.3%11,274
19,019
2018
R
45.4%6,699
50.9%7,520
14,770
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Detroit Lakes, MN
Year
Total registered
2016
20,371
2018
20,027
2020
22,588
2022
22,145
2024
23,653
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+143 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,511 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Detroit Lakes, MN in Detroit Lakes, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+123
2012
+118
2013
+71
2014
−63
2015
+91
2016
+179
2017
+248
2018
+230
2019
−31
2021
+179
2022
+108
2023
−30
2024
+145
2025
+143
Detroit Lakes, MN sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 40.0 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 66.3 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 33.1 points.
A population of 35,343, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,388 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Alexandria, MN and Fergus Falls, MN.
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How did Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 33.1 points (R+33.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,739 votes cast, 6,435 went Democratic and 12,961 went Republican.
When did Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota?
Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota has a population of 35,343 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota is $71,388 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Detroit Lakes, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 21 went Republican.
