† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
5 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
GroupMankatoMinnesotaUnited States
German43.1%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian11.4%12.1%—
Irish7.7%9.9%9.4%
English5.2%6.6%9.5%
Swedish4.3%6.5%—
American4.2%2.3%5.3%
Polish2.3%3.7%2.2%
French1.8%1.8%1.6%
Mexican4.9%3.9%11.3%
Guatemalan0.7%0.2%0.5%
Spaniard0.2%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%0.2%0.7%
African American†1.3%3.8%9.9%
Somali0.8%1.1%—
Ethiopian0.3%0.5%—
African0.3%0.5%0.5%
Sudanese0.2%——
Korean0.2%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
Minnesota
United States
Median age
36.8
39
39.1
Age 18–24
15.1%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mankato
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$72,756
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
12.4%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.6%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mankato
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.1%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
4.3%
4.2%
13.6%
Other languages
1.7%
2.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mankato
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
24.1%
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
20.0%
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.2%
50.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
16.9%
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, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1892
−9.8%
1896
−21.8%
1900
−23.0%
1904
−46.4%
1908
−20.1%
1912
+17.8%
1916
−15.4%
1920
−65.1%
1924
−42.4%
1928
−15.9%
1932
+27.4%
1936
+28.5%
1940
−23.9%
1944
−26.1%
1948
+2.8%
1952
−44.8%
1956
−38.4%
1960
−20.5%
1964
+7.3%
1968
−11.4%
1972
−19.2%
1976
−2.9%
1980
−12.6%
1984
−16.6%
1988
−3.8%
1992
+3.2%
1996
+7.9%
2000
−7.5%
2004
−5.1%
2008
+3.9%
2012
−0.3%
2016
−14.8%
2020
−9.2%
2024
−13.1%
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
42.3%Harris36,469
55.4%Trump47,762
1.0%Kennedy827 +7
R+13.1
R+3.9
R+11.6
86,186
All 10 candidates in 2024 · 8 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.4%47,762
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic42.3%36,469
Robert F KennedyIndependent1.0%827
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%357
OtherAll other candidates0.4%305
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%243
Shiva AyyaduraiIndependent0.1%101
Claudia De La CruzIndependent0.1%60
Cornel WestIndependent0.1%52
Rachele FruitIndependent0.0%10
R
44.2%Biden37,997
53.3%Trump45,884
2.5%
R+9.2
D+5.7
R+13.6
86,021
R
37.8%Clinton30,624
52.6%Trump42,642
9.5%
R+14.8
R+14.5
R+16.9
80,998
R
48.4%Obama39,994
48.7%Romney40,242
2.9%
R+0.3
R+4.2
R+4.2
82,672
D
50.6%Obama41,996
46.8%McCain38,785
2.6%
D+3.9
D+9.0
R+3.4
82,947
R
46.7%Kerry37,924
51.8%Bush42,102
1.5%
R+5.1
D+2.4
R+2.7
81,268
R
42.8%Gore30,444
50.3%Bush35,781
6.8%
R+7.5
R+15.4
R+8.0
71,068
D
46.5%Clinton31,308
38.7%Dole26,019
14.8%
D+7.9
D+4.6
R+0.7
67,270
D
38.0%Clinton27,983
34.7%Bush25,603
27.3%
D+3.2
D+7.0
R+2.3
73,694
R
47.6%Dukakis31,736
51.4%Bush34,280
1.0%
R+3.8
D+12.8
D+3.9
66,650
R
41.4%Mondale29,233
58.0%Reagan41,003
0.7%
R+16.6
R+4.1
D+1.6
70,696
R
38.5%Carter27,988
51.0%Reagan37,139
10.5%
R+12.6
R+9.7
R+2.8
72,763
R
46.9%Carter33,348
49.7%Ford35,383
3.4%
R+2.9
D+16.3
R+4.9
71,122
R
39.3%McGovern25,710
58.5%Nixon38,252
2.2%
R+19.2
R+7.8
D+4.0
65,429
R
42.1%Humphrey25,055
53.5%Nixon31,842
4.4%
R+11.4
R+18.7
R+10.7
59,527
D
53.5%Johnson31,067
46.2%Goldwater26,817
0.3%
D+7.3
D+27.8
R+15.3
58,041
R
39.7%Kennedy23,972
60.2%Nixon36,347
0.1%
R+20.5
D+17.9
R+20.6
60,408
R
30.7%Stevenson16,345
69.1%Eisenhower36,800
0.2%
R+38.4
D+6.4
R+23.0
53,228
R
27.4%Stevenson15,090
72.3%Eisenhower39,754
0.3%
R+44.8
R+47.7
R+34.1
55,015
D
50.9%Truman24,793
48.0%Dewey23,407
1.1%
D+2.8
D+28.9
R+1.6
48,757
R
36.7%Roosevelt17,028
62.8%Dewey29,120
0.5%
R+26.1
R+2.2
R+33.6
46,379
R
37.8%Roosevelt19,463
61.7%Willkie31,736
0.5%
R+23.9
R+52.4
R+33.8
51,431
D
61.3%Roosevelt29,188
32.8%Landon15,609
6.0%
D+28.5
D+1.1
D+4.2
47,636
D
62.7%Roosevelt26,127
35.3%Hoover14,717
2.0%
D+27.4
D+43.3
D+9.6
41,668
R
41.7%Smith17,218
57.6%Hoover23,775
0.6%
R+15.9
D+26.5
D+1.6
41,244
R
7.5%Davis2,710
49.9%Coolidge18,081
42.6%
R+42.4
D+22.6
R+17.3
36,225
R
15.1%Cox5,194
80.2%Harding27,502
4.6%
R+65.1
R+49.7
R+38.9
34,288
R
39.6%Wilson6,683
55.0%Hughes9,271
5.3%
R+15.4
R+33.2
R+18.5
16,855
O
37.3%Wilson6,072
19.5%Taft3,173
43.2%
Roosevelt +5.8
D+38.0
R+1.7
16,266
R
36.5%Bryan6,150
56.7%Taft9,540
6.8%
R+20.1
D+26.2
R+10.6
16,830
R
24.3%Parker3,764
70.7%Roosevelt10,945
5.0%
R+46.4
R+23.4
R+26.7
15,483
R
36.1%Bryan6,325
59.1%McKinley10,354
4.8%
R+23.0
R+1.2
R+15.4
17,521
R
37.4%Bryan6,963
59.3%McKinley11,026
3.3%
R+21.8
R+12.0
R+15.8
18,605
R
38.3%Cleveland5,559
48.1%Harrison6,981
13.5%
R+9.8
—
R+11.5
14,503
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Mankato
Year
Total registered
2016
96,189
2018
92,477
2020
98,989
2022
95,712
2024
102,427
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+47 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −4,720 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Mankato in Mankato: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−520
2012
−419
2013
−1,010
2014
+7
2015
−335
2016
−10
2017
+42
2018
+45
2019
−551
2021
−419
2022
−28
2023
−961
2024
−608
2025
+47
The Mankato media market spans the agriculturally dominant Minnesota River valley while absorbing a measurable student and university-staff population from Minnesota State Mankato, producing a suburban-rural mix that shifts competitive margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 65.1 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.1 points.
A population of 161,067, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,756 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rochester-Mason City-Austin and La Crosse-Eau Claire.
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In 2024, Mankato, Minnesota voted Republican by 13.1 points (R+13.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 86,186 votes cast, 36,469 went Democratic and 47,762 went Republican.
When did Mankato, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mankato, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2008.
How many people live in Mankato, Minnesota?
Mankato, Minnesota has a population of 161,067 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mankato, Minnesota?
Median household income in Mankato, Minnesota is $72,756 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Mankato, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Mankato, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.
