† 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
GroupOwatonnaMinnesotaUnited States
German31.9%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian15.9%12.1%—
Irish8.7%9.9%9.4%
English6.6%6.6%9.5%
Czech4.8%——
Swedish3.7%6.5%—
American3.6%2.3%5.3%
Polish2.6%3.7%2.2%
Mexican7.5%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.3%1.8%
African American†1.3%3.8%9.9%
Somali1.3%1.1%—
Ethiopian0.7%0.5%—
Sudanese0.7%——
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
Owatonna
Minnesota
United States
Median age
40.4
39
39.1
Age 18–24
7.2%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.6%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Owatonna
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$80,750
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.2%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
29.3%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Owatonna
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.6%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.0%
4.2%
13.6%
Other languages
1.8%
2.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Owatonna
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.
Owatonna, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−12.0%
2008
−4.0%
2012
−4.2%
2016
−19.8%
2020
−14.4%
2024
−16.2%
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
40.7%Harris5,846
56.9%Trump8,165
2.4%
R+16.2
R+1.7
R+14.7
14,349
R
41.3%Biden6,027
55.7%Trump8,134
3.0%
R+14.4
D+5.4
R+18.9
14,604
R
35.4%Clinton4,672
55.1%Trump7,288
9.5%
R+19.8
R+15.6
R+21.9
13,215
R
46.5%Obama6,121
50.8%Romney6,678
2.7%
R+4.2
R+0.3
R+8.1
13,153
R
46.6%Obama6,278
50.6%McCain6,814
2.8%
R+4.0
D+8.1
R+11.3
13,464
R
43.1%Kerry5,543
55.2%Bush7,090
1.7%
R+12.0
—
R+9.6
12,848
Owatonna's manufacturing base—anchored by firms like Federated Insurance and Viracon—shapes a working-class electorate that has consistently backed Republican statewide candidates by mid-single-digit margins in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 19.8 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.2 points.
A population of 26,498, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $80,750 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Watertown and Alexandria.
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, Owatonna, Minnesota voted Republican by 16.2 points (R+16.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,349 votes cast, 5,846 went Democratic and 8,165 went Republican.
How many people live in Owatonna, Minnesota?
Owatonna, Minnesota has a population of 26,498 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Owatonna, Minnesota?
Median household income in Owatonna, Minnesota is $80,750 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Owatonna, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Owatonna, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
