† 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
GroupMelroseMinnesotaUnited States
German35.9%29.2%12.5%
Irish7.3%9.9%9.4%
Norwegian6.8%12.1%—
Polish4.8%3.7%2.2%
Swedish3.8%6.5%—
English3.7%6.6%9.5%
American2.5%2.3%5.3%
French1.8%1.8%1.6%
Mexican15.2%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.6%0.3%1.8%
Cuban1.6%—0.7%
Dominican1.1%—0.7%
Nicaraguan1.1%——
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
Melrose
Minnesota
United States
Median age
38.7
39
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.2%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Melrose
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$59,677
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.5%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
15.3%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Melrose
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
24.2%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
23.5%
4.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Melrose
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.
Melrose, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−24.5%
2008
−20.0%
2012
−25.7%
2016
−45.6%
2020
−41.3%
2024
−45.1%
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
R
26.1%Harris414
71.2%Trump1,128
2.7%
R+45.1
R+3.7
R+43.6
1,584
R
28.3%Biden445
69.7%Trump1,095
2.0%
R+41.3
D+4.2
R+45.8
1,572
R
24.2%Clinton356
69.7%Trump1,027
6.1%
R+45.6
R+19.9
R+47.6
1,473
R
36.0%Obama490
61.6%Romney840
2.4%
R+25.7
R+5.7
R+29.5
1,363
R
38.7%Obama533
58.7%McCain809
2.7%
R+20.0
D+4.5
R+27.3
1,379
R
36.8%Kerry490
61.3%Bush817
2.0%
R+24.5
—
R+22.1
1,333
Melrose sits in one of Minnesota's most reliably Republican rural Catholic corridors, where German-immigrant roots and tight-knit parish culture have historically anchored conservative voting patterns across state and federal cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 45.6 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.1 points.
A population of 3,671, a 80% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,677 describe the city.
In 2024, Melrose, Minnesota voted Republican by 45.1 points (R+45.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,584 votes cast, 414 went Democratic and 1,128 went Republican.
How many people live in Melrose, Minnesota?
Melrose, Minnesota has a population of 3,671 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Melrose, Minnesota?
Median household income in Melrose, Minnesota is $59,677 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Melrose, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Melrose, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
