† 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
GroupPaynesvilleMinnesotaUnited States
German43.5%29.2%12.5%
Irish8.8%9.9%9.4%
Norwegian8.3%12.1%—
Polish5.9%3.7%2.2%
Swedish4.6%6.5%—
English4.5%6.6%9.5%
American3.0%2.3%5.3%
French2.2%1.8%1.6%
Mexican4.2%3.9%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.7%0.3%1.8%
Cuban0.4%—0.7%
Dominican0.3%—0.7%
Nicaraguan0.3%——
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
Paynesville
Minnesota
United States
Median age
36.1
39
39.1
Age 18–24
10.4%
8.8%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
27.1%
17.2%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Paynesville
Minnesota
United States
Median household income
$75,250
$89,062
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.6%
9.3%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.2%
39.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Paynesville
Minnesota
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
4.2%
12.5%
22.3%
Spanish
3.4%
4.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Paynesville
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.
Paynesville, Minnesota
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−18.5%
2008
−12.5%
2012
−18.3%
2016
−38.8%
2020
−32.7%
2024
−38.9%
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
29.7%Harris423
68.6%Trump976
1.6%
R+38.9
R+6.2
R+37.4
1,422
R
32.6%Biden444
65.3%Trump889
2.1%
R+32.7
D+6.1
R+37.1
1,362
R
26.9%Clinton338
65.7%Trump826
7.5%
R+38.8
R+20.5
R+40.9
1,258
R
39.6%Obama490
57.9%Romney716
2.4%
R+18.3
R+5.8
R+22.1
1,236
R
41.5%Obama504
54.1%McCain656
4.4%
R+12.5
D+6.0
R+19.8
1,213
R
40.3%Kerry454
58.8%Bush663
0.9%
R+18.5
—
R+16.1
1,127
Paynesville sits in Stearns County, one of Minnesota's most reliably conservative rural counties, anchored by a tight-knit German Catholic heritage that has historically produced lopsided margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 38.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 38.9 points.
A population of 2,519, a 88% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,250 describe the city.
In 2024, Paynesville, Minnesota voted Republican by 38.9 points (R+38.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,422 votes cast, 423 went Democratic and 976 went Republican.
How many people live in Paynesville, Minnesota?
Paynesville, Minnesota has a population of 2,519 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paynesville, Minnesota?
Median household income in Paynesville, Minnesota is $75,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Minnesota state median is $89,062.
What is the political history of Paynesville, Minnesota?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Paynesville, Minnesota from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
