† 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
GroupNorthfieldMinnesotaUnited States
German31.1%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian12.5%12.1%—
Irish10.3%9.9%9.4%
English7.3%6.6%9.5%
Swedish4.3%6.5%—
Czech4.1%——
American2.9%2.3%5.3%
French2.4%1.8%1.6%
Mexican9.4%3.9%11.3%
Guatemalan0.6%0.2%0.5%
Honduran0.6%—0.3%
Salvadoran0.4%0.2%0.7%
Spanish0.4%——
Chinese1.0%0.5%1.3%
Hmong0.8%1.7%—
Vietnamese0.7%0.4%0.6%
Korean0.5%0.2%0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%0.8%1.4%
Somali1.1%1.1%—
African American†0.8%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
Northfield
Minnesota
United States
Median age
28.2
39
39.1
Age 18–24
30.4%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.2%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Northfield
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$84,895
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
8.8%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
53.3%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Northfield
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.1%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
9.3%
4.2%
13.6%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)
1.6%
0.4%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Northfield
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.
Northfield, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+39.8%
2008
+42.8%
2012
+37.9%
2016
+41.5%
2020
+46.9%
2024
+47.8%
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
72.6%Harris8,875
24.9%Trump3,040
2.5%
D+47.8
D+0.8
D+49.2
12,219
D
72.4%Biden8,433
25.5%Trump2,966
2.2%
D+46.9
D+5.4
D+42.5
11,653
D
66.9%Clinton7,277
25.4%Trump2,764
7.7%
D+41.5
D+3.6
D+39.4
10,882
D
67.7%Obama7,570
29.8%Romney3,333
2.5%
D+37.9
R+4.9
D+34.0
11,187
D
70.6%Obama7,798
27.8%McCain3,071
1.6%
D+42.8
D+3.0
D+35.5
11,046
D
69.4%Kerry7,309
29.7%Bush3,122
0.9%
D+39.8
—
D+42.2
10,527
Home to both Carleton College and St. Olaf College, Northfield's electorate splits between high-turnout student-adjacent wards and older blue-collar neighborhoods, producing competitive margins that shift noticeably with enrollment cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 47.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.8 points.
A population of 20,742, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $84,895 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Fridley and Urbana.
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, Northfield, Minnesota voted Democratic by 47.8 points (D+47.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 12,219 votes cast, 8,875 went Democratic and 3,040 went Republican.
How many people live in Northfield, Minnesota?
Northfield, Minnesota has a population of 20,742 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Northfield, Minnesota?
Median household income in Northfield, Minnesota is $84,895 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Northfield, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Northfield, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
