2024 presidential election
Detroit Lakes
TrumpR+18.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 58.1% | 2,993 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 39.9% | 2,057 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.0% | 103 |
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 | −5.7% |
| 2012 | −10.6% |
| 2016 | −23.7% |
| 2020 | −16.5% |
| 2024 | −18.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 39.9%Harris2,057 | 58.1%Trump2,993 | 2.0% | 5,153 | ||
| R | 40.5%Biden2,096 | 57.0%Trump2,948 | 2.5%incl. Jorgensen | 5,173 | ||
| R | 34.4%Clinton1,580 | 58.1%Trump2,666 | 7.4%incl. Johnson | 4,587 | ||
| R | 44.7%Obama1,848 | 55.3%Romney2,287 | 0.0% | 4,135 | ||
| R | 45.8%Obama1,977 | 51.5%McCain2,225 | 2.7% | 4,317 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | Detroit LakesCity | MinnesotaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 88.0% | 77.1% | 61.0% |
| Black | 1.6% | 7.0% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.3% | 5.1% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% | 7.0% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 4.3% | 3.8% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.8% | 6.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $62,958 | $89,062 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 16.6% | 9.3% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 41.6 | 39 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.2% | 8.8% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 23.0% | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 28.0% | 39.4% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 3.0% | 12.5% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 1.0% | 4.2% | 13.6% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 32.3% | German 29.2% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Norwegian 19.8% | Norwegian 12.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 6.7% | Irish 9.9% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 16.5%County context | 19.5% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 20.3%County context | 11.8% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 47.2%County context | 50.6% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 14.8%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
32.3%
Norwegian
19.8%
Irish
6.7%
Swedish
5.9%
English
5.4%
Finnish
5.0%
French
3.4%
American
3.1%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
African
0.1%
Kenyan
0.1%
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
Below 1% of the population here; subgroup estimates are within the survey's margin of error.
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: 41.6 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
$62,958
Detroit Lakes$62,958
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
16.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.1%
Working age (18–64)11.0%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.0%
speak English only
Spanish1.0%
Other languages0.9%
German or other West Germanic0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.1%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.1%
Arabic0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted47.2%
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.
Detroit Lakes sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 23.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 18.2 points.
A population of 10,025, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,958 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Detroit Lakes, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota voted Republican by 18.2 points (R+18.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,153 votes cast, 2,057 went Democratic and 2,993 went Republican.
How many people live in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota?
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota has a population of 10,025 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota?
Median household income in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota is $62,958 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.