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New Ulm, MN
presidential margin
2008R+12.12012R+16.62016R+35.92020R+32.82024R+35.0
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+35.0
2024
median income$69,378U.S. $80,734 · MN $89,062
median age42.0U.S. 39.1 · MN 39
poverty rate8.5%U.S. 12.5% · MN 9.3%
bachelor’s+ (25+)24.5%U.S. 35.6% · MN 39.4%
non-english5.0%U.S. 22.3% · MN 12.5%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German56.8%
Norwegian9.9%
Irish5.9%
Mexican4.3%
Puerto Rican0.3%
religion
other traditions
Mainline18.2%
Other Christian0.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

New Ulm, MN, Minnesota

Akashic
New Ulm, MNTrumpR+35.0
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2024 presidential margin by county for New Ulm, MN, MNA map of the single county of New Ulm, MN, MN, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Brown County, MN · R+35.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican66.4%9,692
Kamala HarrisDemocratic31.3%4,576
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.We The People2.3%330
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for New Ulm, MN, MN — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Brown County, MNRepublicanR+35.0
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
31.3%Harris4,576
66.4%Trump9,692
2.3%Kennedy330
−35.0%
14,598
R
32.5%Biden4,753
65.3%Trump9,552
2.3%Jorgensen330
−32.8%
14,635
R
27.3%Clinton3,763
63.2%Trump8,708
9.5%Johnson1,308
−35.9%
13,779
R
40.4%Obama5,630
57.0%Romney7,938
2.6%Johnson361
−16.6%
13,929
R
42.7%Obama5,809
54.7%McCain7,456
2.6%Nader355
−12.1%
13,620
R
37.4%Kerry5,158
60.9%Bush8,395
1.6%Nader225
−23.5%
13,778
R
36.2%Gore4,650
57.4%Bush7,370
6.3%Nader814
−21.2%
12,834
R
39.4%Clinton4,864
45.1%Dole5,580
15.5%Perot1,915
−5.8%
12,359
R
31.4%Clinton4,278
39.6%Bush5,390
29.0%Perot3,953
−8.2%
13,621
R
42.0%Dukakis5,109
56.7%Bush6,898
1.4%McCarthy166
−14.7%
12,173
R
34.4%Mondale4,469
64.7%Reagan8,399
0.8%Larouche109
−30.3%
12,977
R
34.8%Carter4,915
57.0%Reagan8,051
8.2%Anderson1,156
−22.2%
14,122
R
41.3%Carter5,792
53.3%Ford7,479
5.5%McCarthy768
−12.0%
14,039
R
34.2%McGovern4,347
61.2%Nixon7,791
4.6%Schmitz591
−27.1%
12,729
R
37.1%Humphrey4,585
57.0%Nixon7,039
5.9%Wallace726
−19.9%
12,350
D
50.8%Johnson6,069
49.0%Goldwater5,851
0.1%Hass17
+1.8%
11,937
R
43.0%Kennedy5,353
56.9%Nixon7,084
0.1%Byrd16
−13.9%
12,453
R
27.7%Stevenson3,067
72.0%Eisenhower7,965
0.2%Andrews27
−44.3%
11,059
R
27.7%Stevenson3,129
72.1%Eisenhower8,152
0.2%Hallinan27
−44.4%
11,308
R
48.0%Truman4,804
50.6%Dewey5,068
1.4%Thurmond144
−2.6%
10,016
R
28.6%Roosevelt2,842
70.5%Dewey7,018
0.9%Thomas89
−42.0%
9,949
R
32.5%Roosevelt3,678
66.7%Willkie7,533
0.8%Thomas90
−34.1%
11,301
D
64.6%Roosevelt6,637
26.1%Landon2,679
9.3%Lemke951
+38.6%
10,267
D
75.0%Roosevelt6,716
22.6%Hoover2,027
2.4%Thomas212
+52.4%
8,955
D
59.2%Smith5,341
40.1%Hoover3,611
0.7%Thomas64
+19.2%
9,016
O
3.8%Davis270
31.9%Coolidge2,255
64.3%La Follette4,551
La Follette +32.4
7,076
R
11.0%Cox796
80.7%Harding5,841
8.3%Debs603
−69.7%
7,240
R
31.6%Wilson1,101
59.7%Hughes2,078
8.7%Benson303
−28.1%
3,482
D
43.0%Wilson1,359
14.9%Taft472
42.1%Roosevelt1,330
+28.1%
3,161
D
45.8%Bryan1,536
45.2%Taft1,518
9.0%Debs303
+0.5%
3,357
R
28.7%Parker869
68.4%Roosevelt2,073
2.9%Debs89
−39.7%
3,031
R
45.2%Bryan1,471
52.1%McKinley1,695
2.8%Woolley90
−6.9%
3,256
R
43.4%Bryan1,469
53.4%McKinley1,807
3.2%Palmer107
−10.0%
3,383
D
41.8%Cleveland1,174
38.5%Harrison1,080
19.7%Weaver553
+3.3%
2,807
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −35.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−35.0%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+3.3%
1896−10.0%
1900−6.9%
1904−39.7%
1908+0.5%
1912+28.1%
1916−28.1%
1920−69.7%
1924−28.1%
1928+19.2%
1932+52.4%
1936+38.6%
1940−34.1%
1944−42.0%
1948−2.6%
1952−44.4%
1956−44.3%
1960−13.9%
1964+1.8%
1968−19.9%
1972−27.1%
1976−12.0%
1980−22.2%
1984−30.3%
1988−14.7%
1992−8.2%
1996−5.8%
2000−21.2%
2004−23.5%
2008−12.1%
2012−16.6%
2016−35.9%
2020−32.8%
2024−35.0%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in New Ulm, MNTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 17,355 in 2024.4.3K8.7K13K17.4K17.4K20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in New Ulm, MN
YearTotal registered
201616,223
201815,531
202016,782
202216,617
202417,355
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

New Ulm anchors Brown County, one of Minnesota's most reliably conservative enclaves, where German Lutheran and Catholic settlement patterns dating to the 1850s still correlate with voting margins that routinely diverge from statewide trends.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 52.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 69.7 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 35.0 points.

A population of 25,800, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,378 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hutchinson, MN and Fairmont, MN.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Hutchinson, MN
86.7twin score
German ancestry% White2016 margin≠ % Catholic
Fairmont, MN
85.4twin score
% unaffiliatedpopulation scaleNorwegian ancestry≠ elasticity
Carroll, IA
83.5twin score
% Catholic% unaffiliatedGerman ancestry≠ 12-yr trend

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 New Ulm, MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, New Ulm, MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 35.0 points (R+35.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,598 votes cast, 4,576 went Democratic and 9,692 went Republican.
When did New Ulm, MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which New Ulm, MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in New Ulm, MN, Minnesota?
New Ulm, MN, Minnesota has a population of 25,800 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New Ulm, MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in New Ulm, MN, Minnesota is $69,378 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of New Ulm, MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in New Ulm, MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 26 went Republican.