† 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
GroupGrand Rapids, MNMinnesotaUnited States
German26.5%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian12.7%12.1%—
Irish9.0%9.9%9.4%
Swedish7.9%6.5%—
English7.2%6.6%9.5%
Finnish5.9%——
American4.8%2.3%5.3%
French3.6%1.8%1.6%
Mexican0.8%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%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
Grand Rapids, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median age
46.9
39
39.1
Age 18–24
6.5%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
25.6%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Grand Rapids, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$68,603
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
25.9%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Grand Rapids, MN
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.9%
12.5%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Grand Rapids, MN
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
13.8%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.7%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
60.6%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
10.3%
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.
Grand Rapids, MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+13.0%
1896
−6.5%
1900
−29.4%
1904
−64.5%
1908
−40.2%
1912
+9.4%
1916
+10.8%
1920
−30.0%
1924
−54.1%
1928
−22.9%
1932
+17.9%
1936
+41.4%
1940
+30.8%
1944
+34.8%
1948
+36.1%
1952
+16.2%
1956
+15.3%
1960
+23.8%
1964
+48.8%
1968
+34.6%
1972
+6.8%
1976
+31.2%
1980
+16.9%
1984
+10.3%
1988
+11.3%
1992
+17.6%
1996
+20.5%
2000
+4.8%
2004
+10.6%
2008
+12.9%
2012
+9.8%
2016
−16.4%
2020
−16.8%
2024
−20.1%
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
39.0%Harris10,467
59.1%Trump15,863
0.9%Kennedy254 +6
R+20.1
R+3.3
R+18.6
26,840
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican59.1%15,863
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic39.0%10,467
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%254
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%95
OtherAll other candidates0.3%80
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%51
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%16
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%9
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%5
R
40.6%Biden10,786
57.4%Trump15,239
2.0%
R+16.8
R+0.4
R+21.2
26,561
R
37.8%Clinton9,015
54.1%Trump12,920
8.1%
R+16.4
R+26.2
R+18.4
23,880
D
53.7%Obama12,852
43.9%Romney10,501
2.4%
D+9.8
R+3.1
D+6.0
23,919
D
55.2%Obama13,460
42.3%McCain10,309
2.6%
D+12.9
D+2.3
D+5.6
24,395
D
54.5%Kerry13,290
43.9%Bush10,705
1.5%
D+10.6
D+5.8
D+13.1
24,367
D
48.7%Gore10,583
44.0%Bush9,545
7.3%
D+4.8
R+15.7
D+4.3
21,714
D
52.3%Clinton10,706
31.8%Dole6,506
15.9%
D+20.5
D+2.9
D+12.0
20,473
D
46.2%Clinton9,621
28.6%Bush5,952
25.3%
D+17.6
D+6.3
D+12.0
20,838
D
55.2%Dukakis10,517
43.9%Bush8,358
0.9%
D+11.3
D+1.1
D+19.1
19,053
D
54.7%Mondale11,455
44.4%Reagan9,306
0.9%
D+10.3
R+6.7
D+28.5
20,948
D
54.6%Carter12,134
37.6%Reagan8,368
7.8%
D+16.9
R+14.3
D+26.7
22,228
D
64.0%Carter12,979
32.8%Ford6,646
3.2%
D+31.2
D+24.4
D+29.2
20,281
D
52.4%McGovern8,683
45.6%Nixon7,558
2.1%
D+6.8
R+27.9
D+29.9
16,583
D
64.9%Humphrey10,512
30.2%Nixon4,898
4.9%
D+34.6
R+14.1
D+35.3
16,206
D
74.3%Johnson12,054
25.5%Goldwater4,137
0.2%
D+48.8
D+25.0
D+26.2
16,231
D
61.8%Kennedy10,761
38.0%Nixon6,615
0.2%
D+23.8
D+8.5
D+23.7
17,408
D
57.6%Stevenson8,737
42.2%Eisenhower6,408
0.2%
D+15.3
R+0.8
D+30.7
15,178
D
57.8%Stevenson9,128
41.6%Eisenhower6,573
0.5%
D+16.2
R+20.0
D+26.9
15,782
D
65.6%Truman9,653
29.5%Dewey4,334
5.0%
D+36.1
D+1.3
D+31.7
14,716
D
67.1%Roosevelt8,787
32.3%Dewey4,227
0.6%
D+34.8
D+4.0
D+27.3
13,095
D
64.9%Roosevelt9,899
34.1%Willkie5,196
1.0%
D+30.8
R+10.5
D+20.9
15,254
D
69.4%Roosevelt8,896
28.0%Landon3,594
2.6%
D+41.4
D+23.4
D+17.1
12,819
D
54.9%Roosevelt5,616
36.9%Hoover3,782
8.2%
D+17.9
D+40.8
D+0.1
10,237
R
36.1%Smith3,122
59.0%Hoover5,103
5.0%
R+22.9
D+31.2
R+5.4
8,656
R
6.0%Davis496
60.1%Coolidge4,961
33.9%
R+54.1
R+24.1
R+28.9
8,255
R
28.3%Cox1,930
58.3%Harding3,973
13.4%
R+30.0
R+40.8
R+3.8
6,813
D
47.7%Wilson1,504
36.9%Hughes1,163
15.4%
D+10.8
D+1.4
D+7.7
3,153
O
26.0%Wilson699
16.6%Taft446
57.4%
Roosevelt +31.4
D+49.6
R+10.1
2,689
R
22.9%Bryan684
63.1%Taft1,883
13.9%
R+40.2
D+24.2
R+30.7
2,982
R
12.6%Parker293
77.0%Roosevelt1,796
10.4%
R+64.5
R+35.1
R+44.8
2,332
R
34.0%Bryan413
63.3%McKinley770
2.7%
R+29.4
R+22.8
R+21.8
1,216
R
46.4%Bryan724
52.9%McKinley826
0.7%
R+6.5
R+19.5
R+0.5
1,561
D
53.6%Cleveland686
40.7%Harrison520
5.7%
D+13.0
—
D+11.3
1,279
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
44.4%11,741
53.2%14,065
26,447
2020
R
39.9%10,463
53.2%13,949
26,237
2018
D
53.5%11,585
42.5%9,203
21,655
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Grand Rapids, MN
Year
Total registered
2016
28,525
2018
27,893
2020
30,593
2022
30,165
2024
31,770
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+91 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,901 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Grand Rapids, MN in Grand Rapids, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+103
2012
+76
2013
+282
2014
+62
2015
+12
2016
−51
2017
+3
2018
−31
2019
+136
2021
+284
2022
+449
2023
+385
2024
+100
2025
+91
The Grand Rapids micropolitan area anchors Itasca County, a historically DFL-leaning Iron Range county that has shifted markedly toward Republicans in recent cycles, tracking a broader working-class realignment visible across Minnesota's northern resource economies.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 48.8 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 64.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.1 points.
A population of 45,275, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,603 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rice Lake, WI and Albert Lea, MN.
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In 2024, Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 20.1 points (R+20.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 26,840 votes cast, 10,467 went Democratic and 15,863 went Republican.
When did Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota?
Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota has a population of 45,275 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota is $68,603 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Grand Rapids, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
