† 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
GroupMankato, MNMinnesotaUnited States
German41.2%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian11.6%12.1%—
Irish8.4%9.9%9.4%
English5.4%6.6%9.5%
Swedish4.0%6.5%—
American3.9%2.3%5.3%
Polish2.3%3.7%2.2%
French2.2%1.8%1.6%
Mexican3.6%3.9%11.3%
Spaniard0.3%——
African American†2.0%3.8%9.9%
Somali1.2%1.1%—
Ethiopian0.4%0.5%—
African0.4%0.5%0.5%
Sudanese0.3%——
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Vietnamese0.3%0.4%0.6%
Chinese0.3%0.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.8%1.4%
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
Mankato, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median age
33.8
39
39.1
Age 18–24
19.1%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.0%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mankato, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$76,219
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.2%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
34.8%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mankato, MN
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.5%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
4.2%
13.6%
Other languages
2.5%
2.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mankato, MN
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
18.3%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
18.1%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
47.8%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
13.5%
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.
Mankato, MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−5.4%
1896
−23.3%
1900
−25.1%
1904
−43.9%
1908
−20.3%
1912
+14.1%
1916
−15.0%
1920
−64.8%
1924
−45.5%
1928
−21.0%
1932
+20.6%
1936
+20.6%
1940
−24.2%
1944
−29.9%
1948
−0.7%
1952
−40.0%
1956
−34.7%
1960
−16.0%
1964
+15.2%
1968
−2.6%
1972
−10.4%
1976
+1.7%
1980
−5.2%
1984
−10.3%
1988
+0.8%
1992
+8.6%
1996
+12.9%
2000
−1.9%
2004
+2.4%
2008
+12.1%
2012
+8.9%
2016
−3.5%
2020
+4.0%
2024
−1.0%
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
48.3%Harris26,999
49.3%Trump27,541
1.0%Kennedy544 +7
R+1.0
R+5.0
D+0.5
55,859
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican49.3%27,541
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic48.3%26,999
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.0%544
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%241
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%188
OtherAll other candidates0.3%179
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%62
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%53
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%42
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%10
D
50.7%Biden27,952
46.7%Trump25,749
2.7%
D+4.0
D+7.5
R+0.5
55,176
R
43.2%Clinton22,314
46.6%Trump24,104
10.2%
R+3.5
R+12.4
R+5.6
51,690
D
52.9%Obama27,816
43.9%Romney23,130
3.2%
D+8.9
R+3.2
D+5.0
52,631
D
54.8%Obama29,212
42.7%McCain22,750
2.5%
D+12.1
D+9.7
D+4.8
53,315
D
50.5%Kerry25,662
48.0%Bush24,426
1.5%
D+2.4
D+4.3
D+4.9
50,860
R
45.3%Gore19,370
47.2%Bush20,163
7.5%
R+1.9
R+14.8
R+2.4
42,729
D
49.1%Clinton19,192
36.2%Dole14,139
14.8%
D+12.9
D+4.3
D+4.4
39,103
D
41.0%Clinton17,586
32.4%Bush13,904
26.6%
D+8.6
D+7.7
D+3.0
42,886
D
50.0%Dukakis19,161
49.1%Bush18,837
0.9%
D+0.8
D+11.2
D+8.6
38,331
R
44.5%Mondale17,666
54.8%Reagan21,770
0.7%
R+10.3
R+5.1
D+7.9
39,696
R
41.1%Carter16,330
46.3%Reagan18,402
12.6%
R+5.2
R+6.9
D+4.5
39,760
D
49.3%Carter18,707
47.6%Ford18,069
3.1%
D+1.7
D+12.1
R+0.4
37,933
R
44.1%McGovern15,318
54.5%Nixon18,932
1.4%
R+10.4
R+7.8
D+12.7
34,731
R
46.9%Humphrey13,498
49.5%Nixon14,242
3.6%
R+2.6
R+17.8
R+1.9
28,771
D
57.4%Johnson15,808
42.2%Goldwater11,614
0.4%
D+15.2
D+31.3
R+7.4
27,533
R
41.9%Kennedy12,013
57.9%Nixon16,611
0.2%
R+16.0
D+18.6
R+16.2
28,668
R
32.6%Stevenson8,103
67.3%Eisenhower16,720
0.1%
R+34.7
D+5.3
R+19.3
24,852
R
29.8%Stevenson7,536
69.8%Eisenhower17,642
0.4%
R+40.0
R+39.3
R+29.2
25,268
R
49.1%Truman10,935
49.8%Dewey11,096
1.1%
R+0.7
D+29.1
R+5.2
22,279
R
34.9%Roosevelt7,419
64.7%Dewey13,774
0.4%
R+29.9
R+5.6
R+37.4
21,283
R
37.7%Roosevelt8,712
61.9%Willkie14,316
0.4%
R+24.2
R+44.8
R+34.2
23,121
D
56.9%Roosevelt12,391
36.3%Landon7,910
6.8%
D+20.6
±0.0
R+3.7
21,772
D
59.4%Roosevelt11,885
38.8%Hoover7,767
1.8%
D+20.6
D+41.6
D+2.8
20,019
R
39.2%Smith7,643
60.2%Hoover11,748
0.6%
R+21.0
D+24.4
R+3.6
19,512
R
8.1%Davis1,410
53.6%Coolidge9,291
38.2%
R+45.5
D+19.3
R+20.3
17,326
R
15.6%Cox2,530
80.4%Harding13,009
4.0%
R+64.8
R+49.8
R+38.6
16,182
R
40.3%Wilson3,025
55.3%Hughes4,152
4.5%
R+15.0
R+29.1
R+18.1
7,512
D
38.3%Wilson2,954
24.2%Taft1,869
37.5%
D+14.1
D+34.3
R+5.5
7,717
R
36.8%Bryan3,023
57.1%Taft4,689
6.1%
R+20.3
D+23.6
R+10.7
8,215
R
25.5%Parker1,932
69.4%Roosevelt5,250
5.1%
R+43.9
R+18.8
R+24.2
7,565
R
35.2%Bryan3,112
60.3%McKinley5,331
4.5%
R+25.1
R+1.8
R+17.6
8,841
R
36.7%Bryan3,581
60.0%McKinley5,858
3.4%
R+23.3
R+17.9
R+17.2
9,767
R
41.0%Cleveland3,336
46.5%Harrison3,778
12.5%
R+5.4
—
R+7.1
8,128
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
53.9%29,543
42.5%23,279
54,802
2020
D
47.1%25,519
43.2%23,437
54,202
2018
D
60.2%26,408
35.3%15,501
43,867
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Mankato, MN
Year
Total registered
2016
61,407
2018
59,298
2020
63,759
2022
61,207
2024
66,215
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+139 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −903 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Mankato, MN in Mankato, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−125
2012
+99
2013
−790
2014
+265
2015
−98
2016
+217
2017
+332
2018
+176
2019
−125
2021
−317
2022
+444
2023
−782
2024
−338
2025
+139
Anchored by Minnesota State University, Mankato anchors a mid-size metro that has trended more competitive than its surrounding Greater Minnesota counties, with younger, education-driven in-migration reshaping its precinct-level margins over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 64.8 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.0 points.
A population of 104,282, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,219 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Eau Claire, WI and La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN.
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In 2024, Mankato, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 1.0 points (R+1.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,859 votes cast, 26,999 went Democratic and 27,541 went Republican.
When did Mankato, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mankato, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Mankato, MN, Minnesota?
Mankato, MN, Minnesota has a population of 104,282 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mankato, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Mankato, MN, Minnesota is $76,219 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Mankato, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mankato, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.
