A regional hub where agriculture and higher education shape the electorate
Marshall anchors Lyon County in southwestern Minnesota's farm belt, where Southwest Minnesota State University adds a modest academic presence to a predominantly rural, agriculture-driven voting base that has trended Republican in recent cycles by double-digit margins.
| Group | Marshall, MN | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 87.2% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(9) | 5.9% | 19.3% |
▶Asian(5) | 2.8% | 6.0% |
▶Black / African American(8) | 2.2% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.5% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.5% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: +14.3pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Catholic-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Democratic-leaning urban and suburban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.2% | 41.0% | — | — | |
| 19.4% | 31.6% | — | — | |
| 13.7% | 22.2% | — | — | |
| 3.1% | 5.1% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.3% | 2.1% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 38.6% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Marshall, MN metro area? 101,508 residents across 4 counties.
26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 7pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+31.7 | R+12.0 | 19.7pp |