† 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
GroupMankatoMinnesotaUnited States
German38.9%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian11.4%12.1%—
Irish8.5%9.9%9.4%
English5.5%6.6%9.5%
American3.6%2.3%5.3%
Swedish3.4%6.5%—
French2.4%1.8%1.6%
Polish2.3%3.7%2.2%
African American†2.7%3.8%9.9%
Somali1.8%1.1%—
Ethiopian0.9%0.5%—
African0.6%0.5%0.5%
Sudanese0.6%——
Mexican3.9%3.9%11.3%
Spaniard0.4%——
Puerto Rican0.2%0.3%1.8%
Korean0.7%0.2%0.4%
Vietnamese0.6%0.4%0.6%
Chinese0.4%0.5%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%0.8%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Hmong0.3%1.7%—
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
Mankato
Minnesota
United States
Median age
26.5
39
39.1
Age 18–24
30.0%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
12.8%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Mankato
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$66,873
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
20.6%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
35.1%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Mankato
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.3%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
2.5%
4.2%
13.6%
Other languages
4.0%
2.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Mankato
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.
Mankato, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+10.9%
2008
+20.7%
2012
+18.5%
2016
+8.8%
2020
+21.3%
2024
+13.1%
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
D
55.3%Harris12,110
42.3%Trump9,251
2.4%
D+13.1
R+8.3
D+14.5
21,892
D
59.2%Biden12,764
37.9%Trump8,168
2.9%
D+21.3
D+12.5
D+16.9
21,565
D
48.8%Clinton10,041
39.9%Trump8,228
11.3%
D+8.8
R+9.7
D+6.7
20,596
D
57.5%Obama12,091
39.0%Romney8,209
3.5%
D+18.5
R+2.3
D+14.6
21,033
D
59.0%Obama12,842
38.3%McCain8,330
2.7%
D+20.7
D+9.8
D+13.5
21,764
D
54.6%Kerry11,154
43.7%Bush8,925
1.7%
D+10.9
—
D+13.4
20,433
Home to Minnesota State University, Mankato anchors Blue Earth County's economy and electorate, with student population swings that can move local margins by several points in high-turnout cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 21.3 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 8.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 13.1 points.
A population of 45,473, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,873 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of La Crosse and Cedar 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, Mankato, Minnesota voted Democratic by 13.1 points (D+13.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 21,892 votes cast, 12,110 went Democratic and 9,251 went Republican.
How many people live in Mankato, Minnesota?
Mankato, Minnesota has a population of 45,473 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mankato, Minnesota?
Median household income in Mankato, Minnesota is $66,873 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Mankato, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Mankato, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
