† 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
GroupWahpeton, ND-MNUnited States
German42.2%12.5%
Norwegian22.3%—
Irish6.2%9.4%
Swedish3.6%—
English3.5%9.5%
Polish2.8%2.2%
Czech2.4%—
French1.3%1.6%
Mexican2.8%11.3%
Costa Rican0.2%—
Turtle Mountain Chippewa0.3%—
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
Wahpeton, ND-MN
United States
Median age
39.2
39.1
Age 18–24
11.5%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wahpeton, ND-MN
United States
Median household income
$74,316
$84,427
Poverty rate
10.9%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
24.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wahpeton, ND-MN
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
2.6%
22.3%
Spanish
1.3%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wahpeton, ND-MN
United States
Catholic
27.0%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
32.9%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
26.5%
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.
Wahpeton, ND-MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−30.8%
1896
−10.1%
1900
−16.0%
1904
−42.7%
1908
−10.7%
1912
+15.4%
1916
−3.8%
1920
−58.6%
1924
−37.6%
1928
−8.3%
1932
+39.9%
1936
+22.2%
1940
−10.9%
1944
−11.7%
1948
+5.0%
1952
−37.1%
1956
−18.2%
1960
−5.4%
1964
+17.9%
1968
−10.2%
1972
−18.7%
1976
−1.3%
1980
−27.8%
1984
−30.1%
1988
−13.6%
1992
−14.3%
1996
−6.3%
2000
−30.9%
2004
−30.5%
2008
−5.7%
2012
−15.3%
2016
−36.2%
2020
−34.4%
2024
−37.9%
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
29.8%Harris3,459
67.7%Trump7,866
1.4%Oliver165 +6
R+37.9
R+3.6
R+36.5
11,614
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican67.7%7,866
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic29.8%3,459
Chase OliverLibertarian1.4%165
OtherAll other candidates0.6%72
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.3%38
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%8
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.0%3
Jill SteinIndependent0.0%2
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%1
R
31.5%Biden3,536
65.8%Trump7,400
2.7%
R+34.4
D+1.8
R+38.8
11,242
R
27.1%Clinton2,957
63.3%Trump6,896
9.6%
R+36.2
R+20.9
R+38.2
10,894
R
41.1%Obama4,456
56.4%Romney6,113
2.5%
R+15.3
R+9.6
R+19.1
10,835
R
46.1%Obama5,063
51.8%McCain5,686
2.1%
R+5.7
D+24.8
R+12.9
10,977
R
34.0%Kerry3,990
64.4%Bush7,567
1.6%
R+30.5
D+0.4
R+28.0
11,742
R
31.2%Gore3,536
62.1%Bush7,031
6.7%
R+30.9
R+24.6
R+31.4
11,320
R
40.9%Clinton4,209
47.2%Dole4,853
11.9%
R+6.3
D+8.0
R+14.8
10,289
R
32.3%Clinton3,810
46.6%Bush5,499
21.2%
R+14.3
R+0.7
R+19.9
11,811
R
42.7%Dukakis5,009
56.3%Bush6,603
0.9%
R+13.6
D+16.5
R+5.9
11,721
R
34.5%Mondale4,457
64.6%Reagan8,347
1.0%
R+30.1
R+2.3
R+11.9
12,929
R
31.2%Carter4,194
59.0%Reagan7,935
9.8%
R+27.8
R+26.5
R+18.1
13,444
R
48.2%Carter6,695
49.5%Ford6,873
2.4%
R+1.3
D+17.4
R+3.3
13,895
R
40.2%McGovern5,106
58.9%Nixon7,486
1.0%
R+18.7
R+8.5
D+4.4
12,717
R
42.3%Humphrey5,044
52.5%Nixon6,261
5.3%
R+10.2
R+28.1
R+9.5
11,932
D
58.9%Johnson7,276
41.0%Goldwater5,061
0.1%
D+17.9
D+23.4
R+4.6
12,346
R
47.2%Kennedy6,322
52.7%Nixon7,051
0.1%
R+5.4
D+12.8
R+5.6
13,385
R
40.8%Stevenson5,052
59.1%Eisenhower7,306
0.1%
R+18.2
D+18.9
R+2.8
12,372
R
31.1%Stevenson4,105
68.3%Eisenhower9,001
0.6%
R+37.1
R+42.1
R+26.4
13,186
D
51.2%Truman5,704
46.2%Dewey5,148
2.5%
D+5.0
D+16.7
D+0.5
11,135
R
44.0%Roosevelt5,011
55.7%Dewey6,347
0.4%
R+11.7
R+0.9
R+19.2
11,400
R
44.4%Roosevelt5,760
55.2%Willkie7,169
0.4%
R+10.9
R+33.0
R+20.8
12,983
D
53.9%Roosevelt6,220
31.8%Landon3,664
14.3%
D+22.2
R+17.7
R+2.1
11,534
D
68.8%Roosevelt8,151
29.0%Hoover3,430
2.2%
D+39.9
D+48.2
D+22.1
11,845
R
45.6%Smith5,182
53.9%Hoover6,125
0.5%
R+8.3
D+29.3
D+9.2
11,366
R
10.7%Davis1,014
48.3%Coolidge4,577
41.0%
R+37.6
D+21.0
R+12.4
9,469
R
19.6%Cox1,900
78.2%Harding7,589
2.2%
R+58.6
R+54.9
R+32.5
9,701
R
46.9%Wilson2,580
50.7%Hughes2,787
2.4%
R+3.8
R+19.2
R+6.9
5,499
D
42.0%Wilson1,966
26.6%Taft1,243
31.4%
D+15.4
D+26.2
R+4.1
4,680
R
43.1%Bryan2,116
53.8%Taft2,643
3.1%
R+10.7
D+31.9
R+1.2
4,910
R
26.9%Parker1,362
69.5%Roosevelt3,523
3.6%
R+42.7
R+26.6
R+23.0
5,066
R
40.5%Bryan2,062
56.5%McKinley2,879
3.0%
R+16.0
R+5.9
R+8.5
5,096
R
44.4%Bryan2,015
54.5%McKinley2,474
1.2%
R+10.1
D+20.7
R+4.0
4,543
O
11.9%Cleveland363
42.7%Harrison1,300
45.3%
Weaver +2.6
—
R+32.5
3,042
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−20 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −888 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Wahpeton, ND-MN in Wahpeton, ND-MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−63
2012
−56
2013
−50
2014
0
2015
−191
2016
−67
2017
−81
2018
−168
2019
−132
2021
−57
2022
−27
2023
−5
2024
+29
2025
−20
Wahpeton-Breckenridge straddles the North Dakota–Minnesota line, functioning as a single small industrial and retail hub whose cross-state geography complicates clean partisan sorting in either state's data.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 58.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.9 points.
A population of 22,955, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,316 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Watertown, SD and Jamestown, ND.
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In 2024, Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 37.9 points (R+37.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,614 votes cast, 3,459 went Democratic and 7,866 went Republican.
When did Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota has a population of 22,955 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota is $74,316 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.
