† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupAustinMinnesotaUnited States
German24.2%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian15.1%12.1%—
Irish8.6%9.9%9.4%
English5.4%6.6%9.5%
American4.4%2.3%5.3%
Swedish2.3%6.5%—
French1.8%1.8%1.6%
Dutch1.6%——
Mexican12.5%3.9%11.3%
Guatemalan2.2%0.2%0.5%
Salvadoran1.0%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.6%0.3%1.8%
Honduran0.6%—0.3%
Burmese4.5%0.2%—
Vietnamese0.9%0.4%0.6%
Chinese0.6%0.5%1.3%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Sri Lankan0.4%——
Cambodian0.3%——
Thai0.3%——
African American†2.8%3.8%9.9%
African0.9%0.5%0.5%
Sudanese0.8%——
Liberian0.6%0.2%—
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
Austin
Minnesota
United States
Median age
36.2
39
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.9%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Austin
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$68,057
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.5%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.6%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Austin
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.9%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
15.6%
4.2%
13.6%
Vietnamese
1.1%
0.4%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
5.1%
2.3%
1.1%
Other languages
2.2%
2.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Austin
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
—
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.6%
51.5%
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.
Austin, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+31.7%
2008
+32.3%
2012
+32.9%
2016
+8.0%
2020
+11.3%
2024
+5.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
51.8%Harris5,605
46.4%Trump5,030
1.8%
D+5.3
R+6.0
D+6.8
10,829
D
54.6%Biden6,088
43.3%Trump4,825
2.2%
D+11.3
D+3.3
D+6.9
11,156
D
49.8%Clinton5,057
41.9%Trump4,248
8.3%
D+8.0
R+24.9
D+5.9
10,147
D
65.2%Obama7,080
32.3%Romney3,505
2.6%
D+32.9
D+0.6
D+29.1
10,862
D
64.9%Obama7,265
32.6%McCain3,652
2.5%
D+32.3
D+0.5
D+25.0
11,194
D
64.8%Kerry7,810
33.1%Bush3,986
2.1%
D+31.7
—
D+34.2
12,048
Austin's economy has long centered on the Hormel Foods complex, and its working-class, union-dense workforce has made it one of the more reliably Democratic-leaning small cities in rural southern Minnesota.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 32.9 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.3 points.
A population of 26,358, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,057 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Muscatine and Mason City.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Austin, Minnesota voted Democratic by 5.3 points (D+5.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,829 votes cast, 5,605 went Democratic and 5,030 went Republican.
How many people live in Austin, Minnesota?
Austin, Minnesota has a population of 26,358 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Austin, Minnesota?
Median household income in Austin, Minnesota is $68,057 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Austin, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Austin, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
