† 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
GroupNew BrightonMinnesotaUnited States
German25.4%29.2%12.5%
Irish12.2%9.9%9.4%
Norwegian9.4%12.1%—
English7.1%6.6%9.5%
Swedish7.0%6.5%—
Polish3.7%3.7%2.2%
Italian3.1%—4.8%
French3.0%1.8%1.6%
African American†7.9%3.8%9.9%
Ethiopian1.8%0.5%—
Somali1.6%1.1%—
African0.9%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.5%0.2%0.2%
Kenyan0.3%0.2%—
Jamaican0.2%—0.4%
Mexican5.7%3.9%11.3%
Salvadoran0.6%0.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.3%0.3%1.8%
Cuban0.2%—0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.2%0.5%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Colombian0.2%—0.4%
Ecuadorian0.2%0.2%—
Hmong3.5%1.7%—
Burmese0.8%0.2%—
Chinese0.3%0.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.8%1.4%
Vietnamese0.3%0.4%0.6%
Korean0.2%0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.2%0.2%0.9%
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
New Brighton
Minnesota
United States
Median age
37
39
39.1
Age 18–24
5.8%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.6%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
New Brighton
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$88,521
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.3%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
48.2%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
New Brighton
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.1%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
5.8%
4.2%
13.6%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)
2.4%
0.3%
0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
3.9%
2.3%
1.1%
Other languages
3.0%
2.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
New Brighton
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.
New Brighton, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+7.7%
2008
+14.9%
2012
+15.2%
2016
+23.9%
2020
+33.6%
2024
+33.7%
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
65.3%Harris8,460
31.6%Trump4,093
3.1%
D+33.7
D+0.1
D+35.2
12,955
D
65.4%Biden9,004
31.8%Trump4,382
2.7%
D+33.6
D+9.7
D+29.1
13,762
D
56.9%Clinton7,386
33.0%Trump4,281
10.2%
D+23.9
D+8.7
D+21.8
12,991
D
56.3%Obama9,125
41.1%Romney6,658
2.5%
D+15.2
D+0.3
D+11.4
16,194
D
56.4%Obama7,352
41.5%McCain5,409
2.0%
D+14.9
D+7.2
D+7.6
13,026
D
53.5%Kerry6,902
45.8%Bush5,907
0.6%
D+7.7
—
D+10.2
12,891
New Brighton sits along the Ramsey-Anoka county line north of Minneapolis, drawing a mix of longtime homeowners and younger families. Its modest size makes precinct-level swings meaningful signals for broader suburban trend-watching.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.7 points in 2024. The 2024 margin was 33.7 points.
A population of 22,710, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $88,521 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Roseville and Crystal.
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, New Brighton, Minnesota voted Democratic by 33.7 points (D+33.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,955 votes cast, 8,460 went Democratic and 4,093 went Republican.
How many people live in New Brighton, Minnesota?
New Brighton, Minnesota has a population of 22,710 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Brighton, Minnesota?
Median household income in New Brighton, Minnesota is $88,521 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of New Brighton, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New Brighton, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
