2024 presidential election
Monticello
TrumpR+25.1
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 61.4% | 5,035 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 36.3% | 2,978 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 2.4% | 193 |
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 | −4.0% |
| 2012 | −7.9% |
| 2016 | −25.0% |
| 2020 | −19.0% |
| 2024 | −25.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
5 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 36.3%Harris2,978 | 61.4%Trump5,035 | 2.4% | 8,206 | ||
| R | 38.9%Biden2,753 | 57.9%Trump4,097 | 3.3%incl. Jorgensen | 7,081 | ||
| R | 32.8%Clinton2,007 | 57.8%Trump3,534 | 9.4%incl. Johnson | 6,114 | ||
| R | 46.1%Obama2,708 | 53.9%Romney3,172 | 0.0% | 5,880 | ||
| R | 46.8%Obama2,707 | 50.8%McCain2,937 | 2.4% | 5,780 |
Demographics
Demographic profile
Demographic Profile
Key indicators compared across containing geographies
| Indicator | MonticelloCity | MinnesotaState | United StatesNation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race & Ethnicity | |||
| White | 85.3% | 77.1% | 61.0% |
| Black | 1.0% | 7.0% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.4% | 5.1% | 6.0% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% | 7.0% | 12.6% |
| Other race | 5.6% | 3.8% | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.6% | 6.4% | 19.3% |
| Income & Age | |||
| Median household income | $79,534 | $89,062 | $84,427 |
| Poverty rate | 6.8% | 9.3% | 12.5% |
| Median age | 34.1 | 39 | 39.1 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.3% | 8.8% | 9.2% |
| Age 65 and older | 13.8% | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| Education & Language | |||
| Bachelor's degree or higher (25+) | 34.4% | 39.4% | 35.6% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 6.0% | 12.5% | 22.3% |
| Spanish | 2.3% | 4.2% | 13.6% |
| Other languages | 1.0% | 2.6% | 0.8% |
| Ancestry | |||
| Largest ancestry | German 33.9% | German 29.2% | German 12.5% |
| 2nd-largest ancestry | Norwegian 10.9% | Norwegian 12.1% | Mexican 11.3% |
| 3rd-largest ancestry | Irish 10.0% | Irish 9.9% | English 9.5% |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 25.5%County context | 19.5% | 18.6% |
| Evangelical Protestant | 8.7%County context | 11.8% | 16.5% |
| Unaffiliated or unclaimed | 56.4%County context | 50.6% | 51.5% |
| Mainline Protestant | 7.9%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
33.9%
Norwegian
10.9%
Irish
10.0%
Swedish
7.7%
English
5.8%
American
4.7%
Polish
4.3%
Finnish
3.7%
Specific origin · ACS B03001
Mexican
2.5%
Honduran
0.2%
Spanish
0.2%
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other single-race responses combined.
The ACS does not publish subgroup detail for people reporting two or more races.
Detailed group · ACS B02015
Hmong
0.6%
Chinese
0.4%
Filipino
0.2%
Korean
0.2%
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
0.4%
Kenyan
0.2%
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: 34.1 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
$79,534
Monticello$79,534
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
6.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.6%
Working age (18–64)4.6%
Seniors (65+)10.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
94.0%
speak English only
Spanish2.3%
Other languages1.0%
Other Asian & Pacific Island0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.4%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.4%
Arabic0.4%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.2%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Vietnamese0.1%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Unaffiliated or not counted56.4%
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.
Monticello sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 25.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 25.1 points.
A population of 14,858, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,534 describe the city.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Monticello, Minnesota vote in 2024?
In 2024, Monticello, Minnesota voted Republican by 25.1 points (R+25.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,206 votes cast, 2,978 went Democratic and 5,035 went Republican.
How many people live in Monticello, Minnesota?
Monticello, Minnesota has a population of 14,858 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Monticello, Minnesota?
Median household income in Monticello, Minnesota is $79,534 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Monticello, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Monticello, Minnesota from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican.