† 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
GroupPerhamMinnesotaUnited States
German35.9%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian25.0%12.1%—
Irish7.6%9.9%9.4%
Swedish7.4%6.5%—
English5.1%6.6%9.5%
Polish3.5%3.7%2.2%
Finnish3.3%——
American3.2%2.3%5.3%
Mexican8.2%3.9%11.3%
Cuban0.6%—0.7%
Dominican0.6%—0.7%
Spanish0.6%——
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
Perham
Minnesota
United States
Median age
33.2
39
39.1
Age 18–24
9.8%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
24.0%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Perham
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$49,716
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
19.1%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.0%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Perham
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.3%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
13.8%
4.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Perham
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.
Perham, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−26.7%
2008
−16.5%
2012
−31.7%
2016
−42.4%
2020
−29.9%
2024
−32.8%
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
R
32.4%Harris577
65.2%Trump1,160
2.4%
R+32.8
R+2.9
R+31.3
1,779
R
33.4%Biden580
63.3%Trump1,099
3.2%
R+29.9
D+12.5
R+34.4
1,735
R
24.7%Clinton399
67.1%Trump1,083
8.1%
R+42.4
R+10.8
R+44.5
1,613
R
33.2%Obama461
64.8%Romney901
2.0%
R+31.7
R+15.1
R+35.5
1,390
R
40.4%Obama583
56.9%McCain821
2.6%
R+16.5
D+10.2
R+23.8
1,442
R
35.5%Kerry514
62.2%Bush900
2.3%
R+26.7
—
R+24.2
1,448
Perham sits at the heart of Minnesota's lake district, and its Otter Tail County context means it consistently tilts toward statewide Republican margins well above the metropolitan average.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 42.4 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 32.8 points.
A population of 3,627, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,716 describe the city.
In 2024, Perham, Minnesota voted Republican by 32.8 points (R+32.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,779 votes cast, 577 went Democratic and 1,160 went Republican.
How many people live in Perham, Minnesota?
Perham, Minnesota has a population of 3,627 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Perham, Minnesota?
Median household income in Perham, Minnesota is $49,716 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Perham, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Perham, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
