† 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
GroupWinona, MNMinnesotaUnited States
German38.1%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian13.9%12.1%—
Irish9.6%9.9%9.4%
Polish8.9%3.7%2.2%
American7.3%2.3%5.3%
English5.8%6.6%9.5%
Swedish2.8%6.5%—
French2.1%1.8%1.6%
Mexican2.6%3.9%11.3%
Guatemalan0.3%0.2%0.5%
Spanish0.3%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Hmong0.5%1.7%—
Chinese0.4%0.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.8%1.4%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Laotian0.2%——
African American†1.7%3.8%9.9%
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
Winona, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median age
36.4
39
39.1
Age 18–24
19.3%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.7%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Winona, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$70,744
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.8%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.7%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Winona, MN
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.9%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.7%
4.2%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.0%
2.3%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Winona, MN
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
24.4%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.1%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.9%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
9.3%
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.
Winona, MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
+14.1%
1896
−5.3%
1900
+1.9%
1904
−27.4%
1908
+0.9%
1912
+31.1%
1916
−0.1%
1920
−44.2%
1924
−35.0%
1928
−6.9%
1932
+26.7%
1936
+25.2%
1940
−14.3%
1944
−15.0%
1948
+9.1%
1952
−29.4%
1956
−23.2%
1960
−4.4%
1964
+28.4%
1968
+3.6%
1972
−14.6%
1976
+2.3%
1980
−2.3%
1984
−11.0%
1988
−3.2%
1992
+4.6%
1996
+10.7%
2000
+1.2%
2004
+5.6%
2008
+19.1%
2012
+12.9%
2016
−2.9%
2020
+0.4%
2024
−4.9%
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
46.5%Harris12,929
51.4%Trump14,288
0.9%Kennedy246 +6
R+4.9
R+5.3
R+3.4
27,797
All 9 candidates in 2024 · 7 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.4%14,288
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic46.5%12,929
Robert F KennedyIndependent0.9%246
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%95
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%93
OtherAll other candidates0.3%76
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%31
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%26
Cornel WestIndependent0.0%13
D
49.1%Biden13,333
48.7%Trump13,227
2.3%
D+0.4
D+3.3
R+4.1
27,173
R
43.6%Clinton11,366
46.5%Trump12,122
9.9%
R+2.9
R+15.8
R+5.0
26,074
D
55.0%Obama14,980
42.2%Romney11,480
2.8%
D+12.9
R+6.2
D+9.0
27,232
D
58.4%Obama16,308
39.3%McCain10,975
2.3%
D+19.1
D+13.5
D+11.8
27,935
D
51.9%Kerry14,231
46.3%Bush12,686
1.8%
D+5.6
D+4.4
D+8.1
27,422
D
46.3%Gore11,069
45.0%Bush10,773
8.7%
D+1.2
R+9.5
D+0.7
23,918
D
47.5%Clinton10,272
36.8%Dole7,955
15.7%
D+10.7
D+6.1
D+2.2
21,616
D
39.6%Clinton9,707
35.0%Bush8,585
25.4%
D+4.6
D+7.8
R+1.0
24,518
R
47.7%Dukakis10,310
50.9%Bush11,012
1.4%
R+3.2
D+7.8
D+4.5
21,624
R
44.0%Mondale9,577
55.0%Reagan11,981
1.0%
R+11.0
R+8.8
D+7.2
21,770
R
42.9%Carter9,814
45.1%Reagan10,332
12.0%
R+2.3
R+4.6
D+7.5
22,903
D
49.9%Carter10,939
47.6%Ford10,436
2.5%
D+2.3
D+16.9
D+0.2
21,914
R
41.8%McGovern8,080
56.4%Nixon10,910
1.7%
R+14.6
R+18.2
D+8.5
19,327
D
49.5%Humphrey8,627
45.9%Nixon7,998
4.7%
D+3.6
R+24.8
D+4.3
17,443
D
64.1%Johnson11,397
35.7%Goldwater6,345
0.2%
D+28.4
D+32.9
D+5.8
17,770
R
47.7%Kennedy8,484
52.1%Nixon9,271
0.1%
R+4.4
D+18.8
R+4.6
17,780
R
38.1%Stevenson6,048
61.3%Eisenhower9,743
0.6%
R+23.2
D+6.2
R+7.8
15,893
R
35.1%Stevenson5,834
64.5%Eisenhower10,723
0.4%
R+29.4
R+38.6
R+18.7
16,621
D
54.1%Truman8,281
44.9%Dewey6,880
1.0%
D+9.1
D+24.2
D+4.7
15,313
R
42.2%Roosevelt6,117
57.2%Dewey8,296
0.6%
R+15.0
R+0.7
R+22.5
14,506
R
42.5%Roosevelt7,187
56.8%Willkie9,599
0.6%
R+14.3
R+39.5
R+24.2
16,891
D
59.6%Roosevelt9,268
34.4%Landon5,353
6.0%
D+25.2
R+1.5
D+0.9
15,551
D
62.4%Roosevelt8,305
35.7%Hoover4,751
1.9%
D+26.7
D+33.7
D+8.9
13,308
R
46.2%Smith6,484
53.2%Hoover7,459
0.6%
R+6.9
D+28.1
D+10.5
14,031
O
8.5%Davis1,111
43.5%Coolidge5,670
47.9%
La Follette +4.4
D+9.2
R+9.8
13,026
R
25.6%Cox2,896
69.8%Harding7,888
4.6%
R+44.2
R+44.0
R+18.0
11,300
R
47.8%Wilson2,907
47.9%Hughes2,916
4.3%
R+0.1
R+31.3
R+3.3
6,082
D
47.7%Wilson3,004
16.5%Taft1,042
35.8%
D+31.1
D+30.2
D+11.6
6,300
D
49.2%Bryan3,072
48.2%Taft3,014
2.6%
D+0.9
D+28.3
D+10.5
6,249
R
33.8%Parker2,063
61.2%Roosevelt3,734
5.0%
R+27.4
R+29.3
R+7.7
6,099
D
49.2%Bryan3,436
47.3%McKinley3,305
3.4%
D+1.9
D+7.2
D+9.4
6,980
R
46.2%Bryan3,528
51.5%McKinley3,935
2.3%
R+5.3
R+19.5
D+0.7
7,639
D
54.1%Cleveland3,701
39.9%Harrison2,734
6.0%
D+14.1
—
D+12.5
6,844
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
49.7%13,474
47.2%12,806
27,128
2020
D
45.5%12,002
45.3%11,961
26,390
2018
D
56.5%12,090
38.5%8,236
21,387
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Winona, MN
Year
Total registered
2016
31,524
2018
29,402
2020
31,241
2022
30,122
2024
32,327
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+146 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,408 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Winona, MN in Winona, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−170
2012
−159
2013
−189
2014
−452
2015
−332
2016
−85
2017
−211
2018
−36
2019
−292
2021
+38
2022
−71
2023
+21
2024
+384
2025
+146
Winona's electorate is heavily influenced by the student population at Winona State University and Saint Mary's University, compressing the median voter age and boosting turnout volatility in even-numbered years.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 31.1 points in 1912 and a Republican high of 44.2 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 5.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 4.9 points.
A population of 49,779, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,744 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stevens Point-Plover, WI and La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN.
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In 2024, Winona, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 4.9 points (R+4.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,797 votes cast, 12,929 went Democratic and 14,288 went Republican.
When did Winona, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Winona, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Winona, MN, Minnesota?
Winona, MN, Minnesota has a population of 49,779 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Winona, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Winona, MN, Minnesota is $70,744 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Winona, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Winona, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
