† 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
GroupDelanoMinnesotaUnited States
German36.7%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian11.8%12.1%—
Irish10.8%9.9%9.4%
Swedish8.3%6.5%—
English6.3%6.6%9.5%
American5.1%2.3%5.3%
Polish4.7%3.7%2.2%
Finnish4.0%——
Mexican1.0%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
Delano
Minnesota
United States
Median age
37.4
39
39.1
Age 18–24
4.7%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.6%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Delano
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$109,946
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.0%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
48.0%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Delano
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
3.2%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
1.0%
4.2%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.7%
0.4%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Delano
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.
Delano, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−25.1%
2008
−19.7%
2012
−20.0%
2016
−23.6%
2020
−17.2%
2024
−20.2%
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
38.6%Harris1,798
58.8%Trump2,741
2.6%
R+20.2
R+3.1
R+18.8
4,660
R
40.2%Biden1,689
57.3%Trump2,411
2.5%
R+17.2
D+6.4
R+21.6
4,205
R
33.2%Clinton1,177
56.8%Trump2,013
10.0%
R+23.6
R+3.6
R+25.7
3,544
R
38.8%Obama1,233
58.8%Romney1,868
2.4%
R+20.0
R+0.3
R+23.8
3,176
R
39.4%Obama1,160
59.0%McCain1,739
1.6%
R+19.7
D+5.4
R+26.9
2,945
R
37.3%Kerry996
62.4%Bush1,665
0.3%
R+25.1
—
R+22.6
2,670
Delano sits on the western edge of the Twin Cities metro, drawing families priced out of closer-in suburbs. That migration has made it one of Wright County's faster-growing communities, with voter behavior tracking the broader exurban swing toward competitive margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.1 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 20.2 points.
A population of 6,942, a 95% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $109,946 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Albertville and Buffalo.
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, Delano, Minnesota voted Republican by 20.2 points (R+20.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,660 votes cast, 1,798 went Democratic and 2,741 went Republican.
How many people live in Delano, Minnesota?
Delano, Minnesota has a population of 6,942 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Delano, Minnesota?
Median household income in Delano, Minnesota is $109,946 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Delano, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Delano, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
