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Austin·Minnesota

Austin moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
MN
Austin
HarrisD+5.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala HarrisDemocratic51.8%5,605
Donald TrumpRepublican46.4%5,030
OtherAll other candidates1.8%194
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: +5.3% in 2024.+5.3%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+32.3%
2012+33.8%
2016+8.0%
2020+11.3%
2024+5.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
D
+5.3%
5,6055,03010,829
D
+11.3%
6,0884,82511,156
D
+8.0%
5,0574,24810,147
D
+33.8%
7,0803,50510,585
D
+32.3%
7,2653,65211,194

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorAustinCityMinnesotaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White65.8%77.1%61.0%
Black5.1%7.0%12.2%
Asian9.2%5.1%6.0%
Two or more races10.7%7.0%12.6%
Other race8.4%3.8%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino18.7%6.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$68,057$89,062$84,427
Poverty rate12.5%9.3%12.5%
Median age36.23939.1
Age 18–248.2%8.8%9.2%
Age 65 and older18.6%17.2%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)23.6%39.4%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home26.9%12.4%22.3%
Spanish15.6%4.2%13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island5.1%2.4%1.1%
Other languages2.2%2.6%0.8%
Vietnamese1.1%0.4%0.5%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 26.7%German 29.2%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 9.5%Irish 9.9%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryEnglish 5.9%English 6.6%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic22.2%County context19.5%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant7.9%County context11.8%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed43.7%County context50.6%51.5%
Mainline Protestant25.0%County context13.5%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
26.7%
Irish
9.5%
English
5.9%
American
4.9%
French
2.0%
Polish
1.3%
Scottish
0.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.1%
speak English only
Spanish15.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island5.1%
Other languages2.2%
Vietnamese1.1%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.9%
German or other West Germanic0.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Mainline Protestant
25.0%
Catholic
22.2%
Evangelical Protestant
7.9%
Latter-day Saints
0.8%
Other Christian
0.4%
Unaffiliated or not counted43.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Austin sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 33.8 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 5.3 points.

A population of 26,358, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $68,057 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Austin, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Austin, Minnesota voted Democratic by 5.3 points (D+5.3), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,829 votes cast, 5,605 went Democratic and 5,030 went Republican.
What is Austin, Minnesota's political typology?
Akashic places Austin, Minnesota in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 5 times, Republican 0 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Austin, Minnesota?
Austin, Minnesota has a population of 26,358 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Austin, Minnesota?
Median household income in Austin, Minnesota is $68,057 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Austin, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Austin, Minnesota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 0 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.