† 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
GroupOwatonna, MNMinnesotaUnited States
German31.6%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian15.7%12.1%—
Irish8.6%9.9%9.4%
English6.5%6.6%9.5%
Czech4.8%——
Swedish3.7%6.5%—
American3.6%2.3%5.3%
Polish2.6%3.7%2.2%
Mexican7.8%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.3%1.8%
African American†0.9%3.8%9.9%
Somali0.9%1.1%—
Ethiopian0.5%0.5%—
Sudanese0.5%——
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
Owatonna, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median age
40.5
39
39.1
Age 18–24
7.2%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.2%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Owatonna, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$84,196
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.3%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
28.0%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Owatonna, MN
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.7%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.6%
4.2%
13.6%
Other languages
1.3%
2.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Owatonna, MN
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
20.4%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
9.5%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
38.8%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
30.3%
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.
Owatonna, MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−3.4%
1896
−23.2%
1900
−20.5%
1904
−31.1%
1908
−18.5%
1912
+20.1%
1916
−7.1%
1920
−55.4%
1924
−46.3%
1928
−25.3%
1932
+12.2%
1936
+13.5%
1940
−20.1%
1944
−18.0%
1948
−1.7%
1952
−42.2%
1956
−32.2%
1960
−20.4%
1964
+10.4%
1968
−14.0%
1972
−30.9%
1976
−5.8%
1980
−19.0%
1984
−26.7%
1988
−18.3%
1992
−5.1%
1996
+9.1%
2000
−8.2%
2004
−12.8%
2008
−5.4%
2012
−6.3%
2016
−25.8%
2020
−22.4%
2024
−24.4%
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
36.7%Harris7,650
61.0%Trump12,742
1.0%Kennedy208 +7
R+24.4
R+2.0
R+22.9
20,872
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican61.0%12,742
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic36.7%7,650
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.0%208
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%89
OtherAll other candidates0.3%63
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%62
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%27
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%19
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%11
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%1
R
37.5%Biden7,917
59.9%Trump12,656
2.6%
R+22.4
D+3.4
R+26.9
21,128
R
32.5%Clinton6,241
58.4%Trump11,198
9.1%
R+25.8
R+19.6
R+27.9
19,179
R
45.5%Obama8,706
51.8%Romney9,903
2.7%
R+6.3
R+0.9
R+10.1
19,124
R
45.9%Obama9,016
51.2%McCain10,068
2.9%
R+5.4
D+7.5
R+12.6
19,656
R
42.8%Kerry7,994
55.6%Bush10,389
1.7%
R+12.8
R+4.6
R+10.4
18,695
R
42.9%Gore6,900
51.2%Bush8,223
5.9%
R+8.2
R+17.3
R+8.8
16,066
D
46.6%Clinton6,974
37.5%Dole5,617
15.9%
D+9.1
D+14.2
D+0.5
14,964
R
32.6%Clinton5,152
37.8%Bush5,964
29.6%
R+5.1
D+13.1
R+10.7
15,789
R
40.4%Dukakis5,496
58.6%Bush7,981
1.0%
R+18.3
D+8.5
R+10.5
13,610
R
36.4%Mondale5,060
63.1%Reagan8,780
0.5%
R+26.7
R+7.8
R+8.5
13,910
R
35.7%Carter5,095
54.7%Reagan7,805
9.7%
R+19.0
R+13.2
R+9.2
14,279
R
45.9%Carter6,263
51.7%Ford7,053
2.4%
R+5.8
D+25.1
R+7.9
13,647
R
33.8%McGovern4,010
64.7%Nixon7,678
1.5%
R+30.9
R+16.9
R+7.8
11,868
R
41.4%Humphrey4,631
55.3%Nixon6,193
3.3%
R+14.0
R+24.4
R+13.3
11,190
D
55.1%Johnson6,022
44.6%Goldwater4,882
0.3%
D+10.4
D+30.8
R+12.2
10,939
R
39.7%Kennedy4,491
60.1%Nixon6,795
0.1%
R+20.4
D+11.8
R+20.6
11,301
R
33.7%Stevenson3,293
65.9%Eisenhower6,435
0.4%
R+32.2
D+10.0
R+16.8
9,764
R
28.8%Stevenson2,819
71.0%Eisenhower6,956
0.3%
R+42.2
R+40.5
R+31.4
9,804
R
48.8%Truman4,305
50.5%Dewey4,451
0.7%
R+1.7
D+16.3
R+6.1
8,816
R
40.9%Roosevelt3,307
58.9%Dewey4,760
0.2%
R+18.0
D+2.1
R+25.5
8,082
R
39.9%Roosevelt3,668
60.0%Willkie5,517
0.2%
R+20.1
R+33.6
R+30.0
9,199
D
54.5%Roosevelt4,481
41.0%Landon3,373
4.5%
D+13.5
D+1.2
R+10.8
8,224
D
55.4%Roosevelt4,318
43.2%Hoover3,365
1.4%
D+12.2
D+37.5
R+5.6
7,790
R
37.2%Smith2,826
62.5%Hoover4,744
0.3%
R+25.3
D+21.1
R+7.8
7,595
R
13.2%Davis796
59.5%Coolidge3,598
27.3%
R+46.3
D+9.1
R+21.2
6,047
R
21.0%Cox1,167
76.5%Harding4,243
2.5%
R+55.4
R+48.3
R+29.2
5,550
R
45.1%Wilson1,497
52.2%Hughes1,734
2.7%
R+7.1
R+27.2
R+10.3
3,322
D
40.4%Wilson1,294
20.3%Taft651
39.2%
D+20.1
D+38.6
D+0.5
3,200
R
38.6%Bryan1,284
57.1%Taft1,899
4.3%
R+18.5
D+12.6
R+8.9
3,325
R
32.3%Parker1,067
63.4%Roosevelt2,095
4.3%
R+31.1
R+10.6
R+11.5
3,303
R
37.8%Bryan1,188
58.3%McKinley1,833
3.9%
R+20.5
D+2.6
R+13.0
3,143
R
36.2%Bryan1,248
59.4%McKinley2,046
4.4%
R+23.2
R+19.8
R+17.1
3,444
R
45.3%Cleveland1,299
48.7%Harrison1,396
6.0%
R+3.4
—
R+5.0
2,866
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%9,089
51.8%10,601
20,455
2020
R
36.0%7,412
55.2%11,358
20,591
2018
D
50.1%8,192
45.8%7,490
16,351
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Owatonna, MN
Year
Total registered
2016
22,375
2018
21,813
2020
23,859
2022
23,221
2024
24,387
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−25 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,600 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Owatonna, MN in Owatonna, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−178
2012
−425
2013
−136
2014
−78
2015
−61
2016
−80
2017
+35
2018
−121
2019
−166
2021
−29
2022
−62
2023
−113
2024
−161
2025
−25
Owatonna anchors a small metro whose electorate blends blue-collar factory workers with surrounding agricultural townships, producing competitive margins that often track statewide results within a point or two.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 20.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 55.4 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.4 points.
A population of 37,439, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,196 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Willmar, MN and Alexandria, MN.
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In 2024, Owatonna, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 24.4 points (R+24.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,872 votes cast, 7,650 went Democratic and 12,742 went Republican.
When did Owatonna, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Owatonna, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Owatonna, MN, Minnesota?
Owatonna, MN, Minnesota has a population of 37,439 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Owatonna, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Owatonna, MN, Minnesota is $84,196 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Owatonna, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Owatonna, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 29 went Republican.
