† 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
GroupOtsegoMinnesotaUnited States
German31.2%29.2%12.5%
Norwegian10.0%12.1%—
Irish9.2%9.9%9.4%
Swedish7.1%6.5%—
English5.3%6.6%9.5%
American4.3%2.3%5.3%
Polish4.0%3.7%2.2%
Finnish3.4%——
African American†4.6%3.8%9.9%
African1.4%0.5%0.5%
Kenyan0.7%0.2%—
Mexican2.4%3.9%11.3%
Honduran0.2%—0.3%
Spanish0.2%——
Hmong1.2%1.7%—
Chinese0.8%0.5%1.3%
Filipino0.4%0.2%0.9%
Korean0.4%0.2%0.4%
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
Otsego
Minnesota
United States
Median age
34.9
39
39.1
Age 18–24
6.2%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
10.1%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Otsego
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$119,927
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
3.5%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
40.0%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Otsego
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
10.9%
12.5%
22.3%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.4%
0.4%
0.7%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.8%
2.3%
1.1%
Arabic
2.5%
0.3%
0.4%
Other languages
3.6%
2.6%
0.8%
Religious landscape
Measure
Otsego
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.
Otsego, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−25.0%
2008
−19.7%
2012
−22.9%
2016
−33.5%
2020
−26.7%
2024
−24.2%
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
36.8%Harris5,069
61.0%Trump8,395
2.2%
R+24.2
D+2.5
R+22.7
13,761
R
35.5%Biden4,065
62.2%Trump7,122
2.3%
R+26.7
D+6.8
R+31.2
11,446
R
29.1%Clinton2,478
62.6%Trump5,335
8.3%
R+33.5
R+10.6
R+35.6
8,517
R
37.3%Obama2,745
60.3%Romney4,432
2.4%
R+22.9
R+3.3
R+26.8
7,351
R
39.3%Obama2,626
59.0%McCain3,941
1.7%
R+19.7
D+5.3
R+27.0
6,682
R
36.8%Kerry2,249
61.7%Bush3,777
1.5%
R+25.0
—
R+22.5
6,118
Otsego has nearly doubled in population since 2000 as Twin Cities sprawl pushes northwest along the I-94 corridor, making it a closely watched bellwether for how fast-growing exurban communities shift their partisan lean over time.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 33.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 2.5 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 24.2 points.
A population of 22,245, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $119,927 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Elk River and St. Michael.
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, Otsego, Minnesota voted Republican by 24.2 points (R+24.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,761 votes cast, 5,069 went Democratic and 8,395 went Republican.
How many people live in Otsego, Minnesota?
Otsego, Minnesota has a population of 22,245 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Otsego, Minnesota?
Median household income in Otsego, Minnesota is $119,927 — above the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Otsego, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Otsego, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
