† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
3 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupMankato-New Ulm, MNMinnesotaUnited States
German44.3%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian11.2%12.1%—
Irish7.9%9.9%9.4%
English5.1%6.6%9.5%
Swedish4.0%6.5%—
American3.8%2.3%5.3%
Polish2.3%3.7%2.2%
French2.2%1.8%1.6%
Mexican3.8%3.9%11.3%
Spaniard0.2%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
African American†1.6%3.8%9.9%
Somali1.0%1.1%—
Ethiopian0.3%0.5%—
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Sudanese0.2%——
Korean0.3%0.2%0.4%
Vietnamese0.2%0.4%0.6%
Chinese0.2%0.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.2%0.8%1.4%
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
Mankato-New Ulm, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median age
35.4
39
39.1
Age 18–24
17.1%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.3%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mankato-New Ulm, MN
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$74,862
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.2%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.8%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mankato-New Ulm, MN
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
7.0%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.7%
4.2%
13.6%
Other languages
2.1%
2.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mankato-New Ulm, MN
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
23.7%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
19.2%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
40.7%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
14.4%
13.5%
5.2%
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.
Mankato-New Ulm, MN
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−3.2%
1896
−19.9%
1900
−20.2%
1904
−42.7%
1908
−14.2%
1912
+18.1%
1916
−19.1%
1920
−66.3%
1924
−40.4%
1928
−8.3%
1932
+30.4%
1936
+26.3%
1940
−27.5%
1944
−33.7%
1948
−1.3%
1952
−41.4%
1956
−37.6%
1960
−15.4%
1964
+11.2%
1968
−7.8%
1972
−14.9%
1976
−2.0%
1980
−9.7%
1984
−15.3%
1988
−2.9%
1992
+4.5%
1996
+8.4%
2000
−6.3%
2004
−3.1%
2008
+7.2%
2012
+3.6%
2016
−10.3%
2020
−3.7%
2024
−8.0%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
44.8%Harris31,575
52.8%Trump37,233
1.0%Kennedy675 +7
R+8.0
R+4.3
R+6.6
70,457
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican52.8%37,233
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic44.8%31,575
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.0%675
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%308
OtherAll other candidates0.4%251
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%215
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%83
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%58
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%49
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%10
R
46.8%Biden32,705
50.6%Trump35,301
2.6%
R+3.7
D+6.6
R+8.2
69,811
R
39.8%Clinton26,077
50.1%Trump32,812
10.1%
R+10.3
R+13.9
R+12.4
65,469
D
50.2%Obama33,446
46.7%Romney31,068
3.1%
D+3.6
R+3.6
R+0.3
66,560
D
52.3%Obama35,021
45.1%McCain30,206
2.6%
D+7.2
D+10.3
R+0.1
66,935
R
47.7%Kerry30,820
50.8%Bush32,821
1.5%
R+3.1
D+3.2
R+0.6
64,638
R
43.2%Gore24,020
49.6%Bush27,533
7.2%
R+6.3
R+14.8
R+6.8
55,563
D
46.7%Clinton24,056
38.3%Dole19,719
14.9%
D+8.4
D+3.9
R+0.1
51,462
D
38.7%Clinton21,864
34.1%Bush19,294
27.2%
D+4.5
D+7.4
R+1.0
56,507
R
48.1%Dukakis24,270
51.0%Bush25,735
1.0%
R+2.9
D+12.4
D+4.8
50,504
R
42.0%Mondale22,135
57.3%Reagan30,169
0.7%
R+15.3
R+5.6
D+3.0
52,673
R
39.4%Carter21,245
49.1%Reagan26,453
11.5%
R+9.7
R+7.6
D+0.1
53,882
R
47.1%Carter24,499
49.2%Ford25,548
3.7%
R+2.0
D+12.9
R+4.1
51,972
R
41.4%McGovern19,665
56.3%Nixon26,723
2.3%
R+14.9
R+7.1
D+8.3
47,460
R
44.0%Humphrey18,083
51.8%Nixon21,281
4.3%
R+7.8
R+19.0
R+7.1
41,121
D
55.4%Johnson21,877
44.2%Goldwater17,465
0.3%
D+11.2
D+26.6
R+11.4
39,470
R
42.2%Kennedy17,366
57.6%Nixon23,695
0.1%
R+15.4
D+22.2
R+15.6
41,121
R
31.1%Stevenson11,170
68.7%Eisenhower24,685
0.2%
R+37.6
D+3.7
R+22.2
35,911
R
29.2%Stevenson10,665
70.5%Eisenhower25,794
0.3%
R+41.4
R+40.0
R+30.6
36,576
R
48.7%Truman15,739
50.1%Dewey16,164
1.2%
R+1.3
D+32.4
R+5.8
32,295
R
32.9%Roosevelt10,261
66.6%Dewey20,792
0.6%
R+33.7
R+6.2
R+41.2
31,232
R
36.0%Roosevelt12,390
63.5%Willkie21,849
0.5%
R+27.5
R+53.8
R+37.4
34,422
D
59.4%Roosevelt19,028
33.1%Landon10,589
7.6%
D+26.3
R+4.1
D+2.1
32,039
D
64.2%Roosevelt18,601
33.8%Hoover9,794
2.0%
D+30.4
D+38.7
D+12.6
28,974
R
45.5%Smith12,984
53.8%Hoover15,359
0.6%
R+8.3
D+32.1
D+9.1
28,528
R
6.9%Davis1,680
47.3%Coolidge11,546
45.8%
R+40.4
D+25.8
R+15.3
24,402
R
14.2%Cox3,326
80.5%Harding18,850
5.3%
R+66.3
R+47.1
R+40.1
23,422
R
37.5%Wilson4,126
56.7%Hughes6,230
5.8%
R+19.1
R+37.3
R+22.3
10,994
D
39.6%Wilson4,313
21.5%Taft2,341
38.8%
D+18.1
D+32.4
R+1.4
10,878
R
39.4%Bryan4,559
53.6%Taft6,207
7.0%
R+14.2
D+28.4
R+4.7
11,572
R
26.4%Parker2,801
69.1%Roosevelt7,323
4.5%
R+42.7
R+22.5
R+23.0
10,596
R
37.9%Bryan4,583
58.1%McKinley7,026
4.0%
R+20.2
R+0.3
R+12.6
12,097
R
38.4%Bryan5,050
58.3%McKinley7,665
3.3%
R+19.9
R+16.7
R+13.8
13,150
R
41.2%Cleveland4,510
44.4%Harrison4,858
14.3%
R+3.2
—
R+4.8
10,935
Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
D
51.2%35,394
45.4%31,416
69,183
2020
R
44.2%30,327
46.9%32,173
68,670
2018
D
57.5%32,022
38.3%21,317
55,698
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Mankato-New Ulm, MN
Year
Total registered
2016
77,630
2018
74,829
2020
80,541
2022
77,824
2024
83,570
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+139 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,878 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Mankato-New Ulm, MN in Mankato-New Ulm, MN: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−284
2012
−171
2013
−878
2014
+266
2015
−93
2016
+213
2017
+237
2018
+135
2019
−250
2021
−290
2022
+297
2023
−839
2024
−360
2025
+139
Mankato-New Ulm, MN sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 30.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 66.3 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 4.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.0 points.
A population of 130,082, a 86% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,862 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI and Rochester-Austin-Winona, MN.
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How did Mankato-New Ulm, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mankato-New Ulm, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 8.0 points (R+8.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 70,457 votes cast, 31,575 went Democratic and 37,233 went Republican.
When did Mankato-New Ulm, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mankato-New Ulm, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Mankato-New Ulm, MN, Minnesota?
Mankato-New Ulm, MN, Minnesota has a population of 130,082 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mankato-New Ulm, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Mankato-New Ulm, MN, Minnesota is $74,862 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Mankato-New Ulm, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mankato-New Ulm, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
