† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
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
GroupMarshall, MNMinnesotaUnited States
German34.1%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian15.7%12.1%—
Irish6.4%9.9%9.4%
English5.3%6.6%9.5%
Swedish3.9%6.5%—
French3.7%1.8%1.6%
Polish2.9%3.7%2.2%
Danish2.9%——
Mexican5.3%3.9%11.3%
Guatemalan1.4%0.2%0.5%
Salvadoran0.6%0.2%0.7%
Hmong1.7%1.7%—
Burmese1.3%0.2%—
Nepalese0.4%——
Asian Indian0.3%0.8%1.4%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
African American†1.4%3.8%9.9%
Somali0.5%1.1%—
Haitian0.3%—0.3%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Aztec0.3%——
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
Marshall, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median age
37.4
39
39.1
Age 18–24
9.3%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.5%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Marshall, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$75,303
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
31.1%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Marshall, MN
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.2%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
6.1%
4.2%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.9%
2.3%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Marshall, MN
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
25.4%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
13.8%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
38.0%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
19.6%
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.
Marshall, MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−27.7%
1896
−8.9%
1900
−33.8%
1904
−70.5%
1908
−20.1%
1912
+20.7%
1916
+14.1%
1920
−53.4%
1924
−48.6%
1928
−10.6%
1932
+36.9%
1936
+31.0%
1940
+9.7%
1944
+12.3%
1948
+33.3%
1952
−19.7%
1956
−10.6%
1960
+7.9%
1964
+35.5%
1968
+9.9%
1972
−1.8%
1976
+16.7%
1980
−1.8%
1984
−14.1%
1988
−2.7%
1992
−0.9%
1996
+1.1%
2000
−11.8%
2004
−15.1%
2008
−1.6%
2012
−9.1%
2016
−28.1%
2020
−25.9%
2024
−31.7%
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
33.0%Harris4,284
64.7%Trump8,400
1.1%Kennedy149 +7
R+31.7
R+5.7
R+30.2
12,990
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican64.7%8,400
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic33.0%4,284
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.1%149
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%64
OtherAll other candidates0.3%44
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%25
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%13
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%7
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%3
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%1
R
35.9%Biden4,634
61.9%Trump7,979
2.2%
R+25.9
D+2.1
R+30.4
12,893
R
31.3%Clinton3,825
59.4%Trump7,256
9.3%
R+28.1
R+19.0
R+30.2
12,215
R
44.1%Obama5,465
53.2%Romney6,594
2.7%
R+9.1
R+7.5
R+13.0
12,388
R
48.1%Obama6,110
49.7%McCain6,315
2.2%
R+1.6
D+13.5
R+8.9
12,708
R
41.8%Kerry5,292
56.8%Bush7,203
1.4%
R+15.1
R+3.3
R+12.6
12,673
R
41.2%Gore4,737
53.0%Bush6,087
5.8%
R+11.8
R+12.9
R+12.3
11,489
D
44.1%Clinton5,062
43.0%Dole4,932
12.9%
D+1.1
D+2.0
R+7.4
11,477
R
36.4%Clinton4,481
37.3%Bush4,591
26.4%
R+0.9
D+1.8
R+6.5
12,324
R
48.2%Dukakis5,657
50.9%Bush5,969
0.9%
R+2.7
D+11.4
D+5.1
11,736
R
42.6%Mondale5,389
56.6%Reagan7,170
0.8%
R+14.1
R+12.3
D+4.2
12,659
R
43.6%Carter5,626
45.3%Reagan5,852
11.1%
R+1.8
R+18.5
D+8.0
12,911
D
57.2%Carter7,122
40.4%Ford5,036
2.4%
D+16.7
D+18.5
D+14.7
12,458
R
48.3%McGovern5,614
50.0%Nixon5,820
1.7%
R+1.8
R+11.7
D+21.4
11,630
D
53.4%Humphrey5,317
43.5%Nixon4,331
3.2%
D+9.9
R+25.6
D+10.6
9,966
D
67.7%Johnson6,649
32.2%Goldwater3,165
0.1%
D+35.5
D+27.6
D+12.9
9,822
D
53.9%Kennedy5,550
46.0%Nixon4,740
0.1%
D+7.9
D+18.5
D+7.7
10,305
R
44.6%Stevenson4,190
55.3%Eisenhower5,188
0.1%
R+10.6
D+9.1
D+4.8
9,386
R
40.0%Stevenson4,030
59.7%Eisenhower6,015
0.2%
R+19.7
R+53.0
R+9.0
10,069
D
66.2%Truman6,144
32.9%Dewey3,054
0.9%
D+33.3
D+20.9
D+28.8
9,286
D
55.9%Roosevelt4,640
43.6%Dewey3,617
0.5%
D+12.3
D+2.6
D+4.8
8,295
D
54.7%Roosevelt5,234
45.0%Willkie4,305
0.4%
D+9.7
R+21.3
R+0.2
9,575
D
61.3%Roosevelt5,163
30.3%Landon2,551
8.4%
D+31.0
R+5.9
D+6.7
8,424
D
67.6%Roosevelt4,989
30.7%Hoover2,264
1.8%
D+36.9
D+47.5
D+19.1
7,383
R
44.3%Smith3,274
54.9%Hoover4,058
0.8%
R+10.6
D+38.0
D+6.9
7,388
R
5.1%Davis334
53.7%Coolidge3,519
41.2%
R+48.6
D+4.8
R+23.4
6,553
R
19.8%Cox1,232
73.2%Harding4,557
7.1%
R+53.4
R+67.5
R+27.2
6,229
D
53.1%Wilson1,893
39.0%Hughes1,389
7.9%
D+14.1
R+6.5
D+11.0
3,564
O
36.3%Wilson1,068
15.7%Taft460
48.0%
Roosevelt +11.7
D+40.8
D+1.1
2,939
R
36.5%Bryan1,043
56.7%Taft1,618
6.8%
R+20.1
D+50.4
R+10.6
2,854
R
11.3%Parker330
81.8%Roosevelt2,394
6.9%
R+70.5
R+36.7
R+50.9
2,926
R
30.8%Bryan879
64.6%McKinley1,844
4.6%
R+33.8
R+25.0
R+26.3
2,854
R
44.0%Bryan1,351
52.8%McKinley1,623
3.2%
R+8.9
D+18.9
R+2.8
3,072
R
23.2%Cleveland486
50.9%Harrison1,068
26.0%
R+27.7
—
R+29.4
2,099
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
42.4%5,436
54.4%6,976
12,819
2020
R
35.0%4,464
58.1%7,401
12,742
2018
D
49.8%4,973
47.1%4,700
9,986
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Marshall, MN
Year
Total registered
2016
14,431
2018
14,002
2020
15,094
2022
14,786
2024
15,811
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−197 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −3,211 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Marshall, MN in Marshall, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−249
2012
−398
2013
−123
2014
−204
2015
−223
2016
−157
2017
−295
2018
−569
2019
−319
2021
−36
2022
−306
2023
−149
2024
+14
2025
−197
Marshall anchors Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota's farm belt, where Southwest Minnesota State University adds a modest academic presence to a predominantly rural, agriculture-driven voting base that has trended Republican in recent cycles by double-digit margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 70.5 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.7 points.
A population of 25,503, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,303 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Aberdeen, SD and Wahpeton, ND-MN.
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In 2024, Marshall, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 31.7 points (R+31.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 12,990 votes cast, 4,284 went Democratic and 8,400 went Republican.
When did Marshall, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Marshall, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Marshall, MN, Minnesota?
Marshall, MN, Minnesota has a population of 25,503 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Marshall, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Marshall, MN, Minnesota is $75,303 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Marshall, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Marshall, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.
