† 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
GroupRoseauMinnesotaUnited States
Norwegian29.7%12.1%—
German21.0%29.2%12.5%
Swedish11.0%6.5%—
Irish5.7%9.9%9.4%
American5.3%2.3%5.3%
English4.6%6.6%9.5%
Polish4.5%3.7%2.2%
French3.8%1.8%1.6%
Puerto Rican2.8%0.3%1.8%
Mexican1.0%3.9%11.3%
Laotian0.6%——
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Chinese0.2%0.5%1.3%
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
Roseau
Minnesota
United States
Median age
38.6
39
39.1
Age 18–24
4.9%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.8%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Roseau
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$60,217
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.8%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.1%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Roseau
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.0%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.8%
4.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Roseau
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.
Roseau, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−31.4%
2008
−11.8%
2012
−15.3%
2016
−36.5%
2020
−33.2%
2024
−35.0%
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
31.9%Harris467
66.9%Trump979
1.2%
R+35.0
R+1.8
R+33.5
1,464
R
32.5%Biden445
65.6%Trump900
1.9%
R+33.2
D+3.4
R+37.6
1,371
R
28.7%Clinton393
65.2%Trump894
6.1%
R+36.5
R+21.3
R+38.6
1,371
R
41.2%Obama539
56.5%Romney739
2.3%
R+15.3
R+3.5
R+19.1
1,308
R
43.2%Obama582
55.0%McCain741
1.8%
R+11.8
D+19.6
R+19.1
1,347
R
33.6%Kerry463
65.0%Bush896
1.4%
R+31.4
—
R+29.0
1,378
Roseau sits steps from the Canadian border in Minnesota's northwest corner, anchored by Polaris Industries' snowmobile production. Its small, tight-knit workforce and rural isolation have made it one of the region's most reliably lopsided counties in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 36.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.0 points.
A population of 2,736, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,217 describe the city.
In 2024, Roseau, Minnesota voted Republican by 35.0 points (R+35.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,464 votes cast, 467 went Democratic and 979 went Republican.
How many people live in Roseau, Minnesota?
Roseau, Minnesota has a population of 2,736 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Roseau, Minnesota?
Median household income in Roseau, Minnesota is $60,217 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Roseau, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Roseau, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
