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1876–2024
Faribault·Minnesota

Faribault moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

2008 — 2024·5 elections
MN
2024 presidential election
Faribault
TrumpR+13.5
2024
2024 presidential margin for Faribault, MNThe boundary of Faribault, filled by its 2024 presidential margin (R+13.5), over faint outlines of the counties it is drawn from.Faribault · R+13.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican55.8%5,568
Kamala HarrisDemocratic42.3%4,218
OtherAll other candidates2.0%195
D+60
R+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
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −13.5% in 2024.flipped R · 2016−13.5%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008+8.7%
2012+8.1%
2016−8.9%
2020−5.5%
2024−13.5%
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
42.3%Harris4,218
55.8%Trump5,568
2.0%
−13.5%
9,981
R
45.9%Biden4,701
51.4%Trump5,264
2.7%incl. Jorgensen
−5.5%
10,244
R
41.4%Clinton3,855
50.4%Trump4,687
8.2%incl. Johnson
−8.9%
9,302
D
54.0%Obama4,857
46.0%Romney4,130
0.0%
+8.1%
8,987
D
53.1%Obama4,852
44.4%McCain4,054
2.5%
+8.7%
9,130

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.
IndicatorFaribaultCityMinnesotaStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White66.8%77.1%61.0%
Black16.6%7.0%12.2%
Asian1.4%5.1%6.0%
Two or more races6.4%7.0%12.6%
Other race8.7%3.8%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino13.6%6.4%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$61,449$89,062$84,427
Poverty rate16.4%9.3%12.5%
Median age38.73939.1
Age 18–2414.1%8.8%9.2%
Age 65 and older16.5%17.2%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)30.2%39.4%35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home13.7%12.5%22.3%
Spanish7.5%4.2%13.6%
Other languages3.2%2.6%0.8%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 29.5%German 29.2%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryNorwegian 12.1%Norwegian 12.1%Mexican 11.3%
3rd-largest ancestryIrish 9.5%Irish 9.9%English 9.5%
Religion
Catholic25.3%County context19.5%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant10.1%County context11.8%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed44.1%County context50.6%51.5%
Mainline Protestant17.5%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 origins and ancestries reported within it.
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
German
29.5%
Norwegian
12.1%
Irish
9.5%
English
6.8%
Czech
4.5%
Swedish
3.9%
American
2.8%
French
2.6%
Reported ancestry · ACS B04006
African American identity is recorded by the ACS race question; the ancestry item enumerates specific African and Caribbean ancestries only.
Somali
4.0%
Ethiopian
0.2%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
7.5%
Guatemalan
0.5%
Honduran
0.5%
Spanish
0.4%
Salvadoran
0.3%
Tribal grouping · detailed group · ACS B02020 · B02016
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
Maya
0.2%
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Chinese
0.6%
Hmong
0.5%
Vietnamese
0.4%
Korean
0.3%
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: 38.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.9%
85+
1.1%
2.1%
75–84
2.6%
4.8%
65–74
5.0%
6.3%
55–64
6.0%
6.0%
45–54
5.4%
6.9%
35–44
5.3%
6.7%
25–34
5.1%
7.0%
18–24
7.1%
8.0%
5–17
8.0%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,449
Faribault$61,449
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
16.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)9.2%
Seniors (65+)9.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.3%
speak English only
Spanish7.5%
Other languages3.2%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.6%
Other Indo-European0.5%
German or other West Germanic0.4%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.4%
Vietnamese0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
25.3%
Mainline Protestant
17.5%
Evangelical Protestant
10.1%
Latter-day Saints
1.3%
Other Christian
1.0%
Muslim
0.4%
Other faiths
0.2%
Orthodox Christian
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted44.1%
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.

Faribault sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 8.7 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 13.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.5 points.

A population of 24,631, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,449 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Faribault, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Faribault, Minnesota voted Republican by 13.5 points (R+13.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,981 votes cast, 4,218 went Democratic and 5,568 went Republican.
When did Faribault, Minnesota last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Faribault, Minnesota voted Democratic was 2012.
How many people live in Faribault, Minnesota?
Faribault, Minnesota has a population of 24,631 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Faribault, Minnesota?
Median household income in Faribault, Minnesota is $61,449 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Faribault, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Faribault, Minnesota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 3 went Republican.