† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupBaxterMinnesotaUnited States
German34.1%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian13.8%12.1%—
Irish11.5%9.9%9.4%
Swedish8.5%6.5%—
English8.2%6.6%9.5%
Polish5.1%3.7%2.2%
French4.5%1.8%1.6%
American4.1%2.3%5.3%
Mexican2.3%3.9%11.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Baxter
Minnesota
United States
Median age
43.1
39
39.1
Age 18–24
9.0%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.3%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Baxter
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$70,688
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.1%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
38.3%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Baxter
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
1.8%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.2%
4.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Baxter
Minnesota
United States
Catholic
—
19.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.8%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
50.6%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Baxter, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−14.3%
2008
−6.1%
2012
−14.4%
2016
−24.3%
2020
−17.9%
2024
−20.0%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
39.1%Harris2,134
59.2%Trump3,227
1.7%
R+20.0
R+2.2
R+18.6
5,452
R
40.1%Biden2,156
58.0%Trump3,117
1.8%
R+17.9
D+6.4
R+22.3
5,370
R
34.4%Clinton1,659
58.7%Trump2,833
6.9%
R+24.3
R+9.9
R+26.4
4,827
R
41.7%Obama1,898
56.1%Romney2,553
2.1%
R+14.4
R+8.3
R+18.3
4,548
R
46.1%Obama2,031
52.2%McCain2,298
1.7%
R+6.1
D+8.2
R+13.3
4,403
R
42.6%Kerry1,784
56.9%Bush2,381
0.4%
R+14.3
—
R+11.8
4,183
Baxter sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 24.3 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.0 points.
A population of 8,966, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,688 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Detroit Lakes and Sheboygan Falls.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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.
In 2024, Baxter, Minnesota voted Republican by 20.0 points (R+20.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,452 votes cast, 2,134 went Democratic and 3,227 went Republican.
How many people live in Baxter, Minnesota?
Baxter, Minnesota has a population of 8,966 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Baxter, Minnesota?
Median household income in Baxter, Minnesota is $70,688 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Baxter, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Baxter, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
