HarrisDemocratic57.1%1,213,755TrumpRepublican40.3%856,984KennedyIndependent0.7%14,140
D+16.8- Lead
- 356,771
- Total
- 2,125,508
- vs nation
- D+18.3
Akashicmetro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Office (updates table and map)
President margin by year
Place winner margin
15 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic58.5%1,259,771TrumpRepublican39.2%843,877OtherAll other candidates2.4%51,175
D+19.3- Lead
- 415,894
- Total
- 2,154,823
- vs nation
- D+14.8
ClintonDemocratic51.9%992,990TrumpRepublican39.3%750,718OtherAll other candidates8.8%168,007
D+12.7- Lead
- 242,272
- Total
- 1,911,715
- vs nation
- D+10.6
ObamaDemocratic54.7%1,041,062RomneyRepublican43.0%817,216OtherAll other candidates2.3%43,688
D+11.8- Lead
- 223,846
- Total
- 1,901,966
- vs nation
- D+7.9
ObamaDemocratic55.9%1,039,202McCainRepublican42.2%783,297OtherAll other candidates1.9%35,644
D+13.8- Lead
- 255,905
- Total
- 1,858,143
- vs nation
- D+6.5
KerryDemocratic52.9%942,996BushRepublican46.0%819,666OtherAll other candidates1.2%21,068
D+6.9- Lead
- 123,330
- Total
- 1,783,730
- vs nation
- D+9.4
GoreDemocratic49.9%755,209BushRepublican43.6%660,127OtherAll other candidates6.5%98,096
D+6.3- Lead
- 95,082
- Total
- 1,513,432
- vs nation
- D+5.8
ClintonDemocratic52.8%701,279DoleRepublican33.8%448,222OtherAll other candidates13.4%177,512
D+19.1- Lead
- 253,057
- Total
- 1,327,013
- vs nation
- D+10.5
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+16.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 3,713,6682024 5-year
- Population density
- 527 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 7,048 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $100,1942024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+28.9 in 1964MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54.4 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · twin score 90.2
presidential history
Party record book
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1892–2024 · 34 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson1964
64.3%
512,100 votes · D+28.9
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 59.4%
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
73.1%
79,029 votes · R+54.4
Runner-up · Warren G. Harding, 1920 · 65.9%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Joe Biden2020
1,259,771votes
58.5% of the vote · D+19.3
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 1,213,755 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
856,984votes
40.3% of the vote · D+16.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 843,877 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Walter Mondale1984
+22.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+3.9 · U.S. R+18.2
Runner-up · George McGovern, 1972 · +19.8 pts
Republican
Theodore Roosevelt1904
+34.7pts R vs U.S.
Place R+54.4 · U.S. R+19.7
Runner-up · Calvin Coolidge, 1924 · +20.0 pts
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
On a multi-state Place, each row sums votes cast in the separate U.S. House races held inside the Place that year. It is a geographic vote total, not one contest or a seat tally.
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+7,690 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −24,729 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +86 |
| 2012 | −215 |
| 2013 | +3,073 |
| 2014 | −453 |
| 2015 | −7,029 |
| 2016 | +113 |
| 2017 | +8,040 |
| 2018 | +7,353 |
| 2019 | +3,202 |
| 2021 | −18,059 |
| 2022 | −19,253 |
| 2023 | −9,757 |
| 2024 | +480 |
| 2025 | +7,690 |
Home to roughly 3.7 million residents, the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro generates a Democratic-leaning vote share that routinely offsets rural outstate margins, making it the decisive weight in statewide contests.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 28.9 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 54.4 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.8 points.
A population of 3,713,668, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,194 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Political twins — metros
The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
90.2twin score
2000–2020 trajectory≠ population scale
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
89.1twin score
population scale12-yr trend2020–2024 trajectory≠ % Asian
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
88.9twin score
population scale2020–2024 trajectory12-yr trend≠ Scottish ancestry
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Minnesota voted Democratic by 16.8 points (D+16.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 2,125,508 votes cast, 1,213,755 went Democratic and 856,984 went Republican.
When did Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Minnesota voted Republican was 1972.
How many people live in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Minnesota?
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Minnesota has a population of 3,713,668 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Minnesota?
Median household income in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Minnesota is $100,194 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 11 went Republican.