2024 presidential election
Bemidji
HarrisD+10.4
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Kamala Harris ✓Democratic | 53.9% | 3,742 |
|---|---|---|
| Donald TrumpRepublican | 43.6% | 3,023 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.5% | 173 |
D+60R+60
City boundary, filled by its own 2024 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over the 1 county it's drawn from (shown faint).
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the city’s overall result across 2008–2024, on current city boundaries.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2008 | +16.0% |
| 2012 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | −2.5% |
| 2020 | +9.8% |
| 2024 | +10.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 53.9%Harris3,742 | 43.6%Trump3,023 | 2.5% | 6,938 | ||
| D | 53.2%Biden3,687 | 43.4%Trump3,008 | 3.4%incl. Jorgensen | 6,928 | ||
| R | 42.6%Clinton2,869 | 45.1%Trump3,038 | 12.3%incl. Johnson | 6,735 | ||
| D | 57.7%Obama3,891 | 42.3%Romney2,850 | 0.0% | 6,741 | ||
| D | 56.6%Obama3,961 | 40.6%McCain2,841 | 2.7% | 6,994 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | BemidjiCity | MinnesotaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 71.5% | 77.1% | 61.0% |
| Black | 2.4% | 7.0% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 5.1% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 11.5% | 7.0% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 13.4% | 3.8% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.2% | 6.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $55,405 | $89,062 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 21.3% | 9.3% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 30 | 39 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 13.0% | 8.8% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 17.5% | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 31.8% | 39.4% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 4.7% | 12.5% | 22.3% |
| Other languages | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.8% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 24.4% | German 29.2% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Norwegian 17.8% | Norwegian 12.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 6.6% | Irish 9.9% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 10.0%County context | 19.5% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 10.4%County context | 11.8% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 65.0%County context | 50.6% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 12.6%County context | 13.5% | 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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
24.4%
Norwegian
17.8%
Irish
6.6%
English
6.0%
Swedish
5.7%
American
5.4%
French
3.1%
Polish
1.9%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Navajo
0.2%
Turtle Mountain Chippewa
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
1.6%
Puerto Rican
0.3%
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries, none of which clears the display floor here.
No single reported group clears the display floor at this geography.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Race shares: B02001 · B03003. Subgroup detail: B03001 (Hispanic or Latino specific origin), B02015 (Asian groups), B02020 · B02016 (American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and Pacific Islander groups), B04006 (reported ancestry). Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so group shares can total more than 100%. All subgroup rows are shares of total population; ancestry is self-reported and multiple-response, so rows do not sum to the parent group's share.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 30.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$55,405
Bemidji$55,405
Minnesota$89,062
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.4%
Working age (18–64)15.7%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.3%
speak English only
Other languages2.8%
Spanish0.8%
German or other West Germanic0.4%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.1%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.1%
Vietnamese0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted65.0%
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.
Bemidji sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Democratic.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 16.0 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 2.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.6 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.4 points.
A population of 15,569, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,405 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bemidji, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bemidji, Minnesota voted Democratic by 10.4 points (D+10.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,938 votes cast, 3,742 went Democratic and 3,023 went Republican.
When did Bemidji, Minnesota last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Bemidji, Minnesota voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Bemidji, Minnesota?
Bemidji, Minnesota has a population of 15,569 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bemidji, Minnesota?
Median household income in Bemidji, Minnesota is $55,405 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Bemidji, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Bemidji, Minnesota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.