† 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
2 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
GroupGrand Forks, ND-MNUnited States
Norwegian27.6%—
German27.3%12.5%
Irish8.7%9.4%
English5.2%9.5%
Swedish5.0%—
Polish3.8%2.2%
French3.5%1.6%
American2.4%5.3%
Mexican4.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%1.8%
Colombian0.2%0.4%
African American†1.6%9.9%
Somali0.5%—
African0.4%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%
Bangladeshi0.4%—
Chinese0.4%1.3%
Filipino0.4%0.9%
Asian Indian0.3%1.4%
Korean0.3%0.4%
Turtle Mountain Chippewa0.2%—
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
Grand Forks, ND-MN
United States
Median age
33.5
39.1
Age 18–24
15.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Grand Forks, ND-MN
United States
Median household income
$69,566
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.0%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Grand Forks, ND-MN
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.4%
22.3%
Spanish
2.1%
13.6%
Other Indo-European
1.0%
2.0%
Other languages
1.2%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Grand Forks, ND-MN
United States
Catholic
18.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
7.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
50.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
20.9%
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.
Grand Forks, ND-MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−16.6%
1896
+13.4%
1900
−14.0%
1904
−55.0%
1908
−22.0%
1912
+15.0%
1916
+14.4%
1920
−50.6%
1924
−45.8%
1928
−22.1%
1932
+29.3%
1936
+41.7%
1940
+21.6%
1944
+24.1%
1948
+18.5%
1952
−19.7%
1956
−9.3%
1960
−2.3%
1964
+27.4%
1968
+0.6%
1972
−12.0%
1976
+0.6%
1980
−21.6%
1984
−17.7%
1988
−4.3%
1992
−6.0%
1996
+1.5%
2000
−16.8%
2004
−14.4%
2008
+4.9%
2012
−4.2%
2016
−21.6%
2020
−18.3%
2024
−23.2%
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
37.2%Harris17,436
60.4%Trump28,285
1.2%Oliver549 +7
R+23.2
R+4.8
R+21.7
46,830
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican60.4%28,285
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic37.2%17,436
Chase OliverLibertarian1.2%549
OtherAll other candidates0.8%354
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.3%143
Jill SteinIndependent0.1%27
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.0%14
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%10
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%10
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%2
R
39.3%Biden18,319
57.7%Trump26,852
3.0%
R+18.3
D+3.3
R+22.8
46,564
R
34.5%Clinton15,563
56.1%Trump25,319
9.5%
R+21.6
R+17.4
R+23.7
45,161
R
46.5%Obama20,805
50.7%Romney22,675
2.8%
R+4.2
R+9.1
R+8.0
44,722
D
51.5%Obama23,954
46.6%McCain21,668
1.9%
D+4.9
D+19.3
R+2.4
46,487
R
42.0%Kerry19,375
56.4%Bush26,022
1.6%
R+14.4
D+2.4
R+11.9
46,138
R
38.5%Gore16,357
55.2%Bush23,484
6.3%
R+16.8
R+18.2
R+17.3
42,525
D
45.0%Clinton17,745
43.6%Dole17,169
11.4%
D+1.5
D+7.4
R+7.1
39,423
R
36.4%Clinton16,780
42.4%Bush19,522
21.1%
R+6.0
R+1.7
R+11.5
46,038
R
47.4%Dukakis20,017
51.7%Bush21,833
0.8%
R+4.3
D+13.4
D+3.4
42,193
R
40.7%Mondale17,083
58.4%Reagan24,515
0.9%
R+17.7
D+3.9
D+0.5
41,973
R
33.4%Carter14,148
55.0%Reagan23,293
11.6%
R+21.6
R+22.2
R+11.8
42,375
D
48.8%Carter20,623
48.2%Ford20,372
3.0%
D+0.6
D+12.6
R+1.5
42,252
R
42.6%McGovern16,782
54.6%Nixon21,500
2.7%
R+12.0
R+12.6
D+11.2
39,360
D
47.3%Humphrey16,075
46.7%Nixon15,876
6.1%
D+0.6
R+26.8
D+1.3
34,018
D
63.6%Johnson21,792
36.2%Goldwater12,406
0.3%
D+27.4
D+29.7
D+4.8
34,286
R
48.8%Kennedy17,687
51.1%Nixon18,525
0.1%
R+2.3
D+7.0
R+2.5
36,252
R
45.3%Stevenson14,211
54.6%Eisenhower17,136
0.2%
R+9.3
D+10.4
D+6.1
31,403
R
39.8%Stevenson12,883
59.6%Eisenhower19,265
0.6%
R+19.7
R+38.2
R+9.0
32,345
D
57.4%Truman16,275
38.9%Dewey11,036
3.7%
D+18.5
R+5.6
D+14.0
28,369
D
61.8%Roosevelt16,515
37.7%Dewey10,070
0.6%
D+24.1
D+2.5
D+16.6
26,744
D
60.5%Roosevelt19,048
38.9%Willkie12,243
0.6%
D+21.6
R+20.1
D+11.7
31,491
D
68.6%Roosevelt20,559
26.9%Landon8,063
4.5%
D+41.7
D+12.4
D+17.4
29,986
D
62.6%Roosevelt16,330
33.3%Hoover8,694
4.1%
D+29.3
D+51.4
D+11.5
26,090
R
38.3%Smith9,657
60.4%Hoover15,239
1.4%
R+22.1
D+23.7
R+4.7
25,237
R
7.3%Davis1,606
53.0%Coolidge11,717
39.7%
R+45.8
D+4.9
R+20.6
22,091
R
21.0%Cox4,638
71.6%Harding15,843
7.5%
R+50.6
R+65.1
R+24.4
22,132
D
54.1%Wilson6,312
39.7%Hughes4,630
6.2%
D+14.4
R+0.6
D+11.3
11,662
O
32.4%Wilson3,154
17.3%Taft1,690
50.3%
Roosevelt +17.9
D+37.1
R+4.5
9,746
R
34.2%Bryan3,678
56.2%Taft6,051
9.7%
R+22.0
D+33.0
R+12.5
10,770
R
17.3%Parker1,524
72.3%Roosevelt6,356
10.3%
R+55.0
R+41.0
R+35.3
8,786
R
40.6%Bryan4,065
54.6%McKinley5,466
4.8%
R+14.0
R+27.3
R+6.4
10,014
D
55.9%Bryan6,947
42.5%McKinley5,287
1.6%
D+13.4
D+29.9
D+19.4
12,432
O
16.6%Cleveland1,510
33.2%Harrison3,015
50.2%
Weaver +17.0
—
R+18.2
9,089
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−87 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −7,635 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Grand Forks, ND-MN in Grand Forks, ND-MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−1,166
2012
+92
2013
+916
2014
−270
2015
−394
2016
−538
2017
−973
2018
−978
2019
−1,577
2021
−1,334
2022
−1,021
2023
−38
2024
−267
2025
−87
Home to the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks trends more competitive than its surrounding region, with the student and faculty population tempering the broader rural Republican lean that dominates both the North Dakota and Minnesota sides of the metro.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 41.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 55.0 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.2 points.
A population of 103,628, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,566 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fargo, ND-MN and Brookings, SD.
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How did Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 23.2 points (R+23.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,830 votes cast, 17,436 went Democratic and 28,285 went Republican.
When did Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota has a population of 103,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota is $69,566 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Grand Forks, ND-MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
