HarrisDemocratic29.8%3,459TrumpRepublican67.7%7,866OliverLibertarian1.4%165
R+37.9- Lead
- 4,407
- Total
- 11,614
- vs nation
- R+36.5
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
2 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
President results by year
Vote totals, margins, and source status
BidenDemocratic31.5%3,536TrumpRepublican65.8%7,400OtherAll other candidates2.7%306
R+34.4- Lead
- 3,864
- Total
- 11,242
- vs nation
- R+38.8
ClintonDemocratic27.1%2,957TrumpRepublican63.3%6,896OtherAll other candidates9.6%1,041
R+36.2- Lead
- 3,939
- Total
- 10,894
- vs nation
- R+38.2
ObamaDemocratic41.1%4,456RomneyRepublican56.4%6,113OtherAll other candidates2.5%266
R+15.3- Lead
- 1,657
- Total
- 10,835
- vs nation
- R+19.1
ObamaDemocratic46.1%5,063McCainRepublican51.8%5,686OtherAll other candidates2.1%228
R+5.7- Lead
- 623
- Total
- 10,977
- vs nation
- R+12.9
KerryDemocratic34.0%3,990BushRepublican64.4%7,567OtherAll other candidates1.6%185
R+30.5- Lead
- 3,577
- Total
- 11,742
- vs nation
- R+28.0
GoreDemocratic31.2%3,536BushRepublican62.1%7,031OtherAll other candidates6.7%753
R+30.9- Lead
- 3,495
- Total
- 11,320
- vs nation
- R+31.4
ClintonDemocratic40.9%4,209DoleRepublican47.2%4,853OtherAll other candidates11.9%1,227
R+6.3- Lead
- 644
- Total
- 10,289
- vs nation
- R+14.8
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37.9MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 22,9552024 5-year
- Population density
- 10 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 2,187 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $74,3162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 89.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 3.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+39.9 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+58.6 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Watertown, SD · twin score 95.1
presidential history
Party record book
Wahpeton, ND-MN · 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
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
68.8%
8,151 votes · D+39.9
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 58.9%
Republican
Warren G. Harding1920
78.2%
7,589 votes · R+58.6
Runner-up · Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 · 69.5%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
8,151votes
68.8% of the vote · D+39.9
Runner-up · Lyndon B. Johnson, 1964 · 7,276 votes
Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower1952
9,001votes
68.3% of the vote · R+37.1
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 8,347 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
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
+22.1pts D vs U.S.
Place D+39.9 · U.S. D+17.8
Runner-up · Al Smith, 1928 · +9.2 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2020
+38.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+34.4 · U.S. D+4.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2016 · +38.2 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
−20 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −888 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −63 |
| 2012 | −56 |
| 2013 | −50 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | −191 |
| 2016 | −67 |
| 2017 | −81 |
| 2018 | −168 |
| 2019 | −132 |
| 2021 | −57 |
| 2022 | −27 |
| 2023 | −5 |
| 2024 | +29 |
| 2025 | −20 |
Wahpeton-Breckenridge straddles the North Dakota–Minnesota line, functioning as a single small industrial and retail hub whose cross-state geography complicates clean partisan sorting in either state's data.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 39.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 58.6 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 37.9 points.
A population of 22,955, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,316 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Watertown, SD and Jamestown, ND.
Political twins — metros
The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Watertown, SD
95.1twin score
12-yr trendNorwegian ancestryelasticity
Jamestown, ND
87.6twin score
Norwegian ancestry12-yr trendpopulation scale≠ elasticity
Aberdeen, SD
86.3twin score
elasticity12-yr trend% Catholic≠ Norwegian 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 Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Republican by 37.9 points (R+37.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,614 votes cast, 3,459 went Democratic and 7,866 went Republican.
When did Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota has a population of 22,955 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Median household income in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota is $74,316 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wahpeton, ND-MN, Minnesota from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 28 went Republican.