† 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
GroupMonticelloMinnesotaUnited States
German32.9%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian10.6%12.1%—
Irish9.7%9.9%9.4%
Swedish7.5%6.5%—
English5.6%6.6%9.5%
American4.6%2.3%5.3%
Polish4.2%3.7%2.2%
Finnish3.6%——
Mexican6.0%3.9%11.3%
Honduran0.5%—0.3%
Spanish0.5%——
Hmong1.1%1.7%—
Chinese0.8%0.5%1.3%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.4%0.2%0.4%
African American†0.6%3.8%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Kenyan0.1%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
Monticello
Minnesota
United States
Median age
34.1
39
39.1
Age 18–24
10.7%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.9%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Monticello
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$79,534
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.8%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.5%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Monticello
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.8%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.5%
4.2%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
1.1%
0.3%
0.7%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
2.8%
0.4%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Monticello
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.
Monticello, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−9.3%
2008
−4.0%
2012
−7.7%
2016
−25.0%
2020
−19.0%
2024
−25.1%
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
36.3%Harris2,978
61.4%Trump5,035
2.4%
R+25.1
R+6.1
R+23.6
8,206
R
38.9%Biden2,753
57.9%Trump4,097
3.3%
R+19.0
D+6.0
R+23.4
7,081
R
32.8%Clinton2,007
57.8%Trump3,534
9.4%
R+25.0
R+17.3
R+27.1
6,114
R
45.0%Obama2,708
52.7%Romney3,172
2.4%
R+7.7
R+3.7
R+11.6
6,023
R
46.8%Obama2,707
50.8%McCain2,937
2.4%
R+4.0
D+5.3
R+11.3
5,780
R
44.4%Kerry2,327
53.7%Bush2,812
1.9%
R+9.3
—
R+6.8
5,239
Monticello sits on the Mississippi northwest of the Twin Cities metro, and its rapid population growth over the past two decades has made it a bellwether for how expanding exurban communities shift voting patterns in traditionally rural Wright County.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.1 points.
A population of 14,858, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,534 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wahpeton and Aberdeen.
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, Monticello, Minnesota voted Republican by 25.1 points (R+25.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,206 votes cast, 2,978 went Democratic and 5,035 went Republican.
How many people live in Monticello, Minnesota?
Monticello, Minnesota has a population of 14,858 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monticello, Minnesota?
Median household income in Monticello, Minnesota is $79,534 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Monticello, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Monticello, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
